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.

living room, she rubbed her

"Mom."

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

temples, equally surprised by the

Langston's

***

Felicity's return

K&J Mansion, just hanging out with her parents. "Felicity, you seem to have grown up so

comment wasn't one of mere

was laced

changed much." She was lounging on the living room couch,

bedroom with a card in hand and handed it over to his daughter, "Here's five million.

taken aback, her smile tinged with disbelief, "Dad, I'm not exactly hurting for cash! And how can you

"Take it."

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