Diana glanced back and noticed that Sidney had already walked off.

Her expression darkened.

"What is with this guy?"

Did he not realize today was essentially a setup for them to meet? His attitude was downright dismissive-so disrespectful! Feeling frustrated, Diana turned and left.

...

Sidney had walked a few blocks when his phone rang.

Seeing it was his mother, he answered.

""Hey, Mom."

Sidney's tone was calm but distant.

Ruth's voice came through quieter than usual. "Sidney, what do you think of Diana?"

Sidney sighed. "Mom, I'm not in the mood to date right now. Please stop trying to set me up."

sharp. "I didn't ask if you want to date! I asked what you thought of Diana. Stop dodging my

his nose, feeling cornered. "I

pretty? Is she your type? Answer me

exasperated, said, "Yes, she's pretty. But she's

"You've got to be kidding me! She's gorgeous, and you don't like her? What's your type then? Don't tell me you're still hung up on Aveline. She'll never like you back, and you know

Sidney replied firmly, sitting down

to let her go. There are plenty of great women out there. Diana's one of them. I'm not asking you to

feeling weary, replied,

for the moment, Ruth ended the call without

phone again and found himself scrolling through Maria's recent beach photos. He stared at them,

...

spent a

Cloudflare City, a week had passed. She brought back gifts for everyone at the studio, but when she got

asked, "Where's

of the employees, grinned. "Mr. Troy went out. I think he's on a date." Huh?

an eyebrow in surprise. "He's

like it. There's been a gift picking

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