Miles threw off the duvet and slid into his slippers, ready to head out without a second glance back at her.

His movements were swift, but just as he stood up, his tall frame wobbled.

"Hey, watch out!"

Felicity's concern overpowered her, and she reached out instinctively to steady him, blurting out, "Didn't you just have surgery for a peptic ulcer? Why on earth are you drinking?" "I'm fine."

He didn't directly address her question. Once he regained his balance, he dropped his arms, putting some distance between them, "Thanks for the concern, I'm outta here."

...

Watching Miles leave her bedroom and walk out of the K&J Mansion without even bothering to change his slippers, Felicity was still trying to process what had just happened.

The sound of someone else in the house startled her, and Karen emerged from the master bedroom.

the living room, she rubbed her eyes in disbelief,

"Mom."

he dozed off, so I had your dad help him to your room to lie down for a bit." She

surprised by the

Langston's

***

Felicity's return to Eldorria

Abigail suggesting a shopping spree, Felicity spent most of her time at the K&J Mansion, just hanging out with her parents. "Felicity, you seem to have grown up so much all of a

wasn't one of

laced

living room couch, legs propped up, scrolling through

emerged from the master bedroom with a card in hand and handed it over to his daughter, "Here's five

taken aback, her smile tinged with disbelief, "Dad, I'm not exactly hurting for cash! And how can you compare me with Chloe? I have a job, and she's

"Take it."

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