He didn't dare say he could win, but he sure as hell didn't want to lose.

Seeing Felicity not responding, not even moving, Calvin quickly broke the silence. "Dude, you're kinda playing dirty, don't you think? Weren't you the one who said she should choose for herself?"

It was like someone had snapped Felicity out of a trance. She immediately withdrew her hand and leaned a bit towards Calvin.

"Langston, maybe it's time you headed back home."

"You know how it is between our families. We can't afford to burn bridges; let's leave each other some dignity."

Her words couldn't have been clearer.

Still, Miles couldn't let go. "Are you sure about this? Not choosing me."

After a moment that felt both brief and eternal, Felicity nodded. "Yeah."

Almost simultaneously, Miles stood up from his chair, accidentally banging his hand against the table edge.

But that pain was nothing compared to the suffocation in his heart.

"Felicity..."

She clenched her fists tightly, then, right in front of him, leaned her face towards Calvin.

Felicity whispered these two words so softly it

Calvin paused, "Huh?"

got it, lowering his head and tenderly... kissed the

looked like they were fully locked in a

unwilling to face

hear the sound of footsteps, becoming more and more distant, until they

"Yeah."

all her tension, her whole body slumping onto the table. "It's over.

...

sleep well. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and discussed it with

to get her holiday so we could

Just a few days ago, she mentioned she might go on vacation to Elysian Country with Claire. We could be

gave Jeffrey a look, his concerns hardly

Langston can't win over your daughter

Jeffrey simply spread his hands. "If they had made

you give Felicity

to visit and maybe sneak in a question about

"Alright."

to the bedroom to grab her phone and dialed her daughter's

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