However, though the aroma was indeed pleasing, it was not enough to dispel the distress in Jay's heart. He actually regretted coming to Maria's lounge because he ended up embarrassing himself.

Fortunately, Maria woke up when Jay was hesitating if he should just leave.

When she opened her eyes, a thought instantly flashed through her mind. It seemed that today, she woke up earlier than usual from her narcolepsy.

Then, she was even more surprised when she saw Anthony sitting in front of her.

“Anthony? What are you doing here?" Maria asked in reflex.

As usual, her tone sounded flat. It didn't show any intimacy towards Anthony, which confused Jay, who was still standing at the door.

At the same time, Maria noticed that Anthony was holding her right hand.

His fingertips were gently moving and caressing her palm.

Seeing this, Maria had the impulse to withdraw her hand.

Of course, she didn't think that Anthony was doing something obscure. Judging from the residual sensation in her palm and the mysterious smell of the soothing herbs and spices that enveloped the room, Maria quickly guessed that Anthony was massaging her just now to stimulate the circulation of her blood.

“Thank you," Maria then uttered gently.

“It's okay. I hope you're feeling fine."

As soon as Anthony finished his words, he turned around and gave a meaningful glance at Jay, making sure that Maria didn't notice it. "Oh, Jay... What's up?"

Finally, Maria realized that Jay was also there, standing by the door.

But she was a bit confused as to why he didn't let himself in.

“I, uh... I just have something to tell you." Jay seemed a bit flustered. It took him a few seconds before he could add, “It's about work."

Of course, it was expected that it would be about work. Otherwise, what else would he come here for?

Not paying too much attention to it, Maria said, "I see. Come in then.” When Jay finally entered the lounge, Maria picked up the script from the sofa and prepared for their conversation. She must have assumed that Jay would ask her about the scenes they would do next.

But after Jay sat down, he swallowed hard and suddenly asked, “You and Mr. Wilson..."

“He is my fiance,“ Maria replied casually. She had no problem admitting it to anyone since the arrangement was already made public