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."

you want to date! I

nose, feeling cornered. "I don't have

you think she's pretty? Is she your type? Answer me directly, and don't try

she's pretty. But she's not my

She's gorgeous, and you don't like her? What's your type then? Don't

sitting down on a bench and letting the

are plenty of great women out there. Diana's one of them. I'm not asking you to start dating her tomorrow just get to know her. Sometimes feelings develop over time." Her tone softened at the end. She didn't want to

weary, replied, "Okay,

for the moment, Ruth ended the call without further

scrolling through Maria's recent beach photos. He stared at them, his thoughts once again

...

had spent

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

she asked, "Where's

"Mr. Troy went out. I think he's on a date."

an eyebrow in surprise. "He's seeing

it. There's been a gift picking him up after work

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