After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back by Riverflow

Chapter 944

Maria's eyes were half-lidded, her cheeks flushed as she gazed at him through the haze of alcohol.

"You... you're really good-looking," she murmured, her words slurred.

She was definitely drunk.

Herman gently grasped her wrist, removing her hand from where it lingered.

"Thanks, you're not too bad yourself," he replied with a small smile.

When he stood and put some distance between them, Maria blinked and asked, "Why are you getting up?"

"You should rest," Herman said softly. "If you need anything, call me. I'm heading out."

Taking advantage of someone in this state wasn't his style. He wouldn't do something like that-especially when Maria clearly didn't have feelings for him.

He tucked the blanket around her, adjusted the air conditioning to a comfortable level, and quietly left the room.

As the door clicked shut, the room fell into silence. Maria stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment before slowly closing her eyes.

...

When Herman stepped out of the room, he spotted someone standing not far off-it was the same man who had confronted Maria earlier.

cast him a brief

however, kept his gaze locked on him, his mind swirling with

doing in there for so long? What

And most importantly...

responded to his

mess, spinning out of control. He felt like he was losing his grip on reality. He hadn't cared much for

memory of that brief, heart-racing connection they once had flashed in his mind, and he pressed his lips tightly together

phone rang, breaking through the whirlwind of emotions. He glanced at the screen-it

his

you? I can't find you," Diana's voice came

off to?" Sidney

the other end before Diana quietly asked, "Is that

White, this whole situation started because of your mistake. Don't you think you should go

me to apologize to her? Didn't you hear what she said? She

to extort me! Why should

wouldn't let it go!"

was spiraling into unreasonable complaints, her tone becoming more

patience wearing thin. "If that's how you see it, then there's nothing I can do. I can't change your mind. I have other things to take care of, so I'm hanging up now." Without waiting for

Why was Sidney suddenly treating her like this? Could it be that he was interested in that other woman? The thought sent a surge of anger through her as she tightly gripped her phone, her face contorting

....

but when she woke up, a sharp