"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.

wiser to hold back

reached the restaurant Ellar had

a secluded private room turned out to be a fortunate

than it might have been in a more

a palpable silence descended over the

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

mood, silently wished for the meal to end quickly so they could all

during the car ride, found

naturally reserved as Patricia, Doretta's incessant talking was becoming

the silence from Ellar and Patricia, chose to mirror their quietness,

spoke up, 'I

remembered I've got some errands I need to take care of." "Alright

of her errands, nor did he try to convince her

quickly, without any

as Ellar's car drove off, her face turning notably more somber once

turned her attention to a car parked along

glance around, she swiftly approached it

Doretta's tone carried

been informed you've

an internal ally?" the occupant of

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