Dorothy was always fretting about her son's awkwardness around girls, worried he wouldn't know how to express himself.

But with Felicity willing to chat, Dorothy couldn't hide her joy.

"Alright, you two have a chat! Don't worry, I'm here, so that little rascal can't bully you."

As Dorothy opened the study door and passed by Miles, she gently cautioned, "Don't be too eager, or you might scare away my future daughter-in-law!"

"...I know, Mom."

After leaving, Dorothy made sure to close the door behind her.

Then, she quickly shot a text to Karen, [Felicity's at Bay Residence. If the chat doesn't go well, Langston will drive her home. But if it does, she might just become part of the family!]

Soon after, a thumbs-up emoji popped up in response.

[Tell Langston to give it his all. I'm rooting for him!]

Now, it was just the two of them left in the study.

intimate before, Felicity

kept her head down,

of Miles sighing

I heard what you were discussing with my

"Why were you eavesdropping?"

in his, "I finally understand your concerns. You think I've been pressuring you into marriage, not out of love, but just

I want to marry any

were the type to easily succumb to desire, how could he, nearly thirty,

he could have

had been drinking... What if

enough to drink anything handed to

was never one to

to her room even if he felt terrible and genuinely drunk, he would have insisted

he would

"So..."

admit, I certainly felt responsible! But that responsibility

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