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.

having been intimate before, Felicity

kept her

of Miles sighing broke

I heard what you were discussing with my

"Why were you eavesdropping?"

admitted, stepping closer to take her hand gently in his, "I finally understand your concerns. You think I've been pressuring you into marriage, not out of love, but just to

doesn't mean I want to marry any girl. If you weren't in my heart, I wouldn't

could he, nearly thirty, have only had a couple

wanted women, he could have

been drinking... What if someone

I'm not naive enough to drink anything

never one to lose

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

no way he

"So..."

But that responsibility is mostly because I

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