MARIA’S POV
Connor glanced at me, his expression torn. It was clear that he hadn't anticipated Sophia's arrival at that exact moment. The timing couldn't have been worse, especially since we were in the midst of a heartfelt conversation, which made him really confused about his own motives.
I cleared my throat and quickly locked away the moment Sophia’s very impatient knock came crashing hard on the door for the second time. Then she kept banging on it continuously like she was going to tear down the room, not minding that it was a public place and she needed to keep it down.
“Connor, are you in there? Tell me you are not in that room with her and that isn’t why you’ve been ignoring my call. Oh, I see... what must you be so busy with that you couldn’t even receive my call?” Sophia said,
