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Chapter 899
At night, Sidney sent out numerous résumés. His abilities were exceptional, and his designs were innovative. During his time at Maria's studio, he had only collaborated with Aveline on one project; after that, he worked independently. He was confident he could find a good company.
However, three days passed, and there wasn't a single response.
On the seventh day, he finally received a reply and was invited for an afternoon interview. But when he arrived, he was informed that the position had already been filled.
Sidney stood at the bus stop, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, his entire appearance clean and handsome. He stared at the cold message on his phone, his eyes reflected in the screen with a hint of chill.
He had a pretty good idea of what was happening.
Recalling Maria's ambiguous smile, he took a deep breath.
Forget it.
He'd find something else and try again later.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Maria had been waiting for Sidney to come back to her, but he never showed.
Tsk tsk...
Sidney was proud. Once he made a decision, he rarely regretted it.
Maria, however, refused to believe it. She wanted to see him broken, his pride crushed under the weight of her manipulations.
Seeing his clean, handsome face clouded with restraint, pain, and defeat gave her a thrill like no other.
She wasn't done playing with him.
How could she let him go so easily?
Maria opened her computer, her delicate fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard, and soon, Sidney's current location appeared.
Oh, working as a waiter in a restaurant now, was he?
In the evening, Maria had arranged to meet a client for dinner at a restaurant. When she saw Sidney moving swiftly through the restaurant, dressed in a shirt and vest, a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of her lips. She raised her hand, snapped her fingers, and then rested her chin on her palm, watching Sidney with great interest as he approached.
"Does your restaurant have any signature dishes?" she asked.
Without a change in his expression, Sidney introduced the restaurant's specialties.
Maria nodded. "Then bring out a few of those signature dishes first."
Then, she casually pulled a few bills from her pocket and slipped them into Sidney's hand.
Sidney's fingers tightened briefly before he handed the money back to her, his tone growing colder as he said, "Sorry, this restaurant doesn't allow tipping."Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
With that, he turned and walked away.
Maria watched his retreating figure, her lips curving into a faint smile.
Her client, a woman, noticed Maria's demeanor and asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Maria nodded, replying, "He's my boyfriend. We had a fight, and now he's giving me the cold shoulder."
The client was a bit surprised because their interaction didn't feel like that of a couple at all.
Instead, it was... something difficult to put into words.
Soon, the dishes were served.
"What on earth is this?"
Maria suddenly spat out a bite of food, exclaiming in shock.
"What's wrong?" the client asked, looking at her in confusion. Covering her mouth, Maria said, "I think I just bit into some glass."
The restaurant manager quickly approached upon hearing this and immediately responded, "Ma'am, we assure you that our dishes are of the highest standard. There's absolutely no chance of glass being in the food."
Maria cast a lingering glance at the manager before saying, "If your dishes are fine, then maybe one of
your waiters is the problem. He's the one who served me the food
"Sidney, come here!" the manager called out.
Sidney approached, his face
darkening as anger flashed in his eyes. He glared at Maria and said coldly, "I didn't put glass in your food. Stop making baseless accusations!" en