The next day, when Sidney arrived at the studio, he noticed a gift box sitting on his desk.

Puzzled, he asked, "Where did this come from?"

Alex appeared again, grinning. "Ms. Maria brought us all gifts. She's back."

""Maria's back?"

Sidney was a bit surprised-she'd returned quietly, without any fanfare.

He opened the box to find some local specialties from South City, the sweet scent of floral pastries filling the air. His expression softened slightly.

Alex, ever the gossip, sidled up next to him. "So, Mr. Troy, how's it going with that girl? Are you two together yet?"

Sidney frowned. "What girl?"

"Don't play dumb. We've all seen her-the pretty one who loves wearing floral dresses. Even Ms. Maria knows about her," Alex said, eyes twinkling with amusement. Sidney's brows furrowed further. "She only got back yesterday, how could she know?"

Alex chuckled. "I told her! She seemed a bit surprised, to be honest."

asked, "Did she say

thought for a moment. "She mentioned it's

Sidney's face suddenly darkened.

you guys together? When you are, don't forget to

him off, his voice cold. "Did you

Alex froze, finally noticing the

Alex stammered, hurrying back

good mood a second ago, so why did things

gift box. The interest in looking through it

on his work, pushing everything else out of

...

out with a few close friends

of them, Tiana Evans, suddenly said, "My brother's flying back to the country today. How about you all come with me to the airport to pick him up?" Maria raised a brow. "That

to come with me. We'll just pick him up real quick, and maybe we can even make him

a moment. "He's alright,

a picture?" one of the

out her phone and swiped through until she found a photo. "Here, see for

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