"But what?" Sidney asked, still puzzled.

carefree life."

Maria sank into the couch, her slender body relaxed as she gazed at Sidney. "Miss Powell's suggestion actually gave me an idea. If you and I got married, the studio would become shared property. You wouldn't have to pay a cent to run it, and I could take off and live my Sidney stared at her, utterly bewildered. "Marriage?"

"That's right." Maria nodded, resting her chin on her hand and giving him a playful wink. "What do you think? Interested?"

Without a word, Sidney turned and headed for the door.

This was insane.

First Fawn, now Maria-was every woman in his life losing their mind?

"I'm telling you, if you walk away now, this opportunity won't come around again. I'm being reasonable today, but who knows about tomorrow?" Maria called after him, her tone teasing but calm.

His only response was the sound of the door closing behind him.

"Tsk..." Maria muttered to herself.

He had his principle, huh?

Men with that kind of integrity were hard to come by these days.

at the ceiling, a deep sense

to keep chasing someone

the beginning, it seemed like

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day, several people came by to inquire about the studio's

whole day talking with potential buyers, exhausted by the end of it, but still hadn't made a deal. Most of the interested parties were fresh graduates looking to start a business. They all thought

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hands before slipping into the passenger seat

he asked after a

to speak much, Maria mumbled, "Take me

replied, and didn't say anything

dozed off during

she awoke,

car had stopped outside her building. Blinking sleepily, she turned to see Sidney, his eyes closed, resting as

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moment, she quietly watched him, then unfastened her seatbelt and leaned

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