"What did you say? I didn’t catch that." Doretta noticed Ellar's clear displeasure, her own face losing some color at his reaction.

Before things could escalate, Patricia stepped in, "Jumping to talk of marriage is jumping the gun, don't you think?" "But Aunt Emma adores you.

She's quite keen on the idea of you joining the family," Doretta couldn't help but smile again, trying to lighten the mood.

Noticing Ellar's continued annoyance, Patricia subtly pinched him as a cue to ease up.

"Ouch!" The pinch caught Ell ar off guard, making him grunt involuntarily.

"Ellar?" Doretta's confusion grew, looking between them for an explanation.

Catching Patricia's subtle cue, Ellar took a deep breath, attempting to soften his stance.

"Like we’ve mentioned earlier, marriage isn't on our agenda for the next few years.

Mom's on board with that decision, so it's not something we're rushing into." "Oh, I understand," Doretta replied, her smile returning.

"Well, in that case, Ellar, you'll have to really look out for Patricia.

It'd be a real loss if you let someone as wonderful as her slip away." Ellar mustered a tight smile in response, choosing to keep his peace.

it was wiser to hold back any comments that might inadvertently reveal his current state

restaurant

room turned out to be a fortunate choice, considering the

less awkward than it might have been in a more

orders, a palpable silence descended over the

lack of conversation lent an almost ghostly air to the meal, with each person

in a foul mood, silently wished for the meal to end quickly so

used up much of her diplomatic energy during the car ride, found it increasingly difficult

Doretta's incessant talking was becoming a

Patricia, chose

back, Doretta spoke up, 'I won't be coming back with

got some errands I need to take care of." "Alright then," Ellar

of her errands, nor did he try to

quickly, without

car drove off, her face turning notably

turned her attention to a car parked

around, she swiftly

tone carried

been informed you've started at

internal ally?" the occupant of the car

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