Mia immediately sensed that something was off. Raking her fingers through her hair, she said, "Nick, ignore whatever Dominic told you in the study. They were just kidding."

It slipped her mind that Dominic must've summoned Nicholas to the study because of what Eva said to her earlier. She was awash in embarrassment.

Clearly, Nicholas hadn't wanted to develop a romantic relationship with her—their relationship was strictly platonic. Dominic's meddling was only making things awkward for them.

Nicholas lowered his head and said meekly, "Actually, I don't think I should ignore it."

Mia was baffled.

“To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised with what Dominic told me earlier.”

in bewilderment, she was at a loss for

feelings for her. Still, she'd failed to spot anything different regarding his attitude toward her. In fact, Nicholas was more like a brother to her. Not once did her mind ever stray to other possibilities regarding their relationship. However, his response earlier made her realize that certain things had begun to spiral out of her

I know you're preoccupied with Sage's illness now. But can we talk after he completely recovers after

It couldn't be what she was

in his words. She was now

already feeling quite awkward when Eva attempted to matchmake her with Nicholas, even feeling a bit sorry for him for

They simply wouldn't be satisfied with anyone. Little did she expect Nicholas to actually have feelings for her,

we've always been just friends. Don't feel like you have to take care of me and the kids just

for Dominic. He never had

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