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 found

her head

of Miles

what you were discussing with my

"Why were you eavesdropping?"

he 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 take responsibility, right?" Felicity didn't speak,

not very experienced with women doesn't mean I want to marry

could he, nearly thirty, have only had a couple of

really wanted women, he could have his

five years ago, you had been

naive enough to drink anything handed to

one to

her room even if he felt terrible

way he would have stayed anywhere

"So..."

felt responsible! But that responsibility is mostly because I

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