After receiving treatment and recovering, Maria’s emotions stabilized a lot, and her life and work returned to normal. “Hmm, everything is okay now,” Maria answered softly on the phone. “Good, make sure to rest well. If you need anything, you can always contact me,” Kim’s voice came through the phone.
“Thank you for being with me these past few days,” Maria suddenly thought that Kim had helped her a lot.
The two chatted for a while longer before Kim hung up because he had patients waiting.
“Is it Dr. Ragsdill again?” the agent asked.
“Yeah… well, he helped me so much these past few days; I have to thank him somehow,” Maria replied softly.
“I feel like Dr. Ragsdill has something special for you,” the agent said with some gossip in her tone.
“What about Dr. Ragsdill?” Maria was busy texting Jane earlier and didn’t hear what the agent said clearly.
The car stopped; the agent shook her head and smiled, “Nothing important; we’re here at the company.”
“That’s weird.” Maria muttered as she got out of the car. The sunlight outside made it hard for her to open her eyes fully; she used one hand to shield them slightly as she felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart.
“Stop overthinking, Maria, focus on your work.” Snapping out of her daze, Maria patted her cheeks and walked into the company.
However, the next moment, just as Maria was about to start working earnestly, she found herself lost in thoughts again.
Not for anything else, but because the elevator door, about to close, was stopped by someone’s hand.
Watching Osborn enter, Maria was momentarily stunned.
“Sorry,” Osborn curved his lips, lifting his head to meet Maria’s gaze. A faint smile appeared on his face. “What a coincidence.”
“Ah, Osborn… what a coincidence,” Maria nodded, unexpectedly flustered by the unexpected encounter in the elevator. She suddenly felt anxious, wondering if her attire for the day was appropriate, realizing she might have rushed out without perfecting her makeup.
“I haven’t seen you in the office these days. Your agent said you were on leave?” Osborn turned to Maria.
Thinking about the recent events, Maria lowered her eyelashes. “Uh… there were some things, so I took a few days off.”
What would Osborn think if he found out about those things?
Silence filled the elevator again. As the elevator ascended slowly, Maria hesitated on whether to say something. However, the elevator came to a stop.
In an instant, a group of staff entered the elevator, along with various filming equipment, making the elevator suddenly crowded. By some twist of fate, Maria ended up squeezed next to Osborn.
Their proximity was almost uncomfortably close, and Maria’s body stiffened. She even lightened her breath.
Biting her lower lip, she lowered her gaze to her own toes.
An unrealistic thought crossed her mind; Maria truly wished time could freeze at this moment. It seemed that only then could she be so close to Osborn.
Thinking like this, Maria quietly turned her head and saw Osborn’s profile. Perhaps it was because Maria’s gaze was too intense, Osborn turned his head and blinked at her.
In an instant, a blush spread across Maria’s cheeks as she turned away in embarrassment and cursed herself for being so weak.
Unfortunately, while Maria was lost in thought, the elevator arrived at their floor. She breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little disappointed deep down inside.
Maria quickly adjusted her dress, lifted her foot to step out of the elevator, but suddenly felt her scalp tighten. She was pulled back, and the pain made her let out a soft groan.
Turning her head, she saw that her carefully arranged hair had brushed against Osborn’s clothes, turning into a messy clump. Maria’s body instantly stiffened.
“Be more careful; I’ll help you fix it.” Osborn gently pressed on Maria’s shoulder, signaling her not to move.
Maria instantly froze, feeling so awkward that she almost wanted to cover her face.
“How did this happen?” Maria muttered softly, her slightly bent posture causing a bit of stiffness.
Luckily, Osborn worked quickly, untangling Maria’s caught hair with just a few motions.
“There you go.” Osborn chuckled lightly, subconsciously running his hand through Maria’s hair.
Maria’s gaze seemed a bit scattered, and she haphazardly tucked the hair near her temple behind her ear, smiling at Osborn. “Thank you.”
“By the way, are you familiar with the new script?” Osborn asked.
“The new script…” Maria’s heart fluttered at the mention of it.
“Um?” Seeing Maria didn’t answer immediately, Osborn tilted his head. His deep voice sounded, making Maria’s eyes flicker.
“Well… it’s almost there. I just need to fine-tune some emotional aspects, struggling to capture the right feelings. But I should have it sorted out before filming starts.” Maria pondered for a moment before speaking softly.
Hearing this, Osborn glanced at his wristwatch. “Do you have a schedule today?”
“I have an interview in a while, but I’m free in the afternoon.” Maria contemplated on the surface, but her mind stirred with some turmoil.
“How about this, you come to my studio this afternoon and we can go over the script, practice some scenes. That way filming will be smoother when we start.” Osborn spoke up.
“Huh?” Maria suddenly doubted her own ears and turned her head sharply towards Osborn.
Did she hear wrong?
As if not expecting such a big reaction from Maria, Osborn’s brow furrowed slightly. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, nothing.” Maria quickly waved her hand and smiled brightly. “See you this afternoon then?”
“Mm-hmm, see you this afternoon,” nodded Osborn.
With a dignified smile on her face, Maria walked around the corner. The next second she covered her mouth and burst out laughing.
Lost in thought about spending time alone with Osborn, she didn’t notice someone walking up behind her.
“What are you doing standing here?” The agent lightly patted Maria’s shoulder while looking at her suspiciously.
She had been watching for a while now and saw Maria’s expression change suddenly earlier; she thought something had happened again.
“Nothing nothing.” Startled by the sudden interruption, Maria kept waving but it seemed to only make things worse as it made it seem like there was something to hide.
“Really?” The agent looked at Maria up and down skeptically before finally asking, “Aren’t we supposed to have an interview right now? Let’s go.”
A little uneasy herself due to thinking about what Osborn said, Maria almost wanted to cancel all of their appointments.
However, one person’s joy is another’s sorrow; the agent had been observing Maria’s state all along since returning back from break.
Now seeing that something was off with how relaxed she appeared, the agent became worried and suggested shortening the interview with media outlets.
This suited what was on Maria’s mind perfectly as well so she just barely managed to suppress a smile creeping onto their face.
“Alright, there’s no schedule in the afternoon. I’ll take you back for some rest,” Maria’s agent affirmed her speculation, seeing Maria looking relaxed.
“No need for now. I’ll go talk to Osborn about the script later since filming is starting soon.” Maria blinked, contemplating whether to inform Osborn in advance that she would finish the interview soon.