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.

two words so softly it

Calvin paused, "Huh?"

moment of confusion, he got it, lowering his head and tenderly...

it looked like they

eyes, unwilling

more and more distant, until they disappeared. "He's gone," Calvin

"Yeah."

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

...

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

her holiday so

still not sure about her plans Just a few days ago, she mentioned she might go on

gave Jeffrey a look, his

worried Langston can't win over

the open, Jeffrey simply spread his hands. "If they had made up, wouldn't we have heard something by now?" Karen couldn't argue

don't you give

visit and maybe

"Alright."

to the bedroom to grab her phone and

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