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 was

Calvin paused, "Huh?"

got it, lowering his head and

Miles's perspective, it looked like they were

closed her eyes, unwilling to

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

"Yeah."

her whole body slumping onto the table.

...

daughter, unable to eat or sleep well. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and discussed it with his wife. "Should we go to Anglonia to check on

Chloe to get her holiday so we could all go

her plans Just a few days ago, she mentioned she might go

a look, his

win over your daughter

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

you give Felicity

if it's a good time for us to visit and maybe sneak

"Alright."

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