Felicity shot a discreet glance at Miles behind her.

His sister had just finalized her divorce and was feeling pretty down. So why was he flaunting his relationship right in front of her?

Men can be so thoughtless, acting on impulse without considering the bigger picture.

Miles only realized his blunder after catching Felicity's pointed look. He quickly turned his attention to his sister, Aurora.

But Aurora didn't seem bothered.

With a gentle smile, she said warmly, “Seeing you and Felicity happy, Miles, puts my mind at ease. You've been through so much together; don't ever let anything tear you apart again."

"Yeah," Miles agreed, wrapping his arm around Felicity's shoulder. "We're not going anywhere."

...

Meanwhile, Craig had returned home and started drinking.

His phone, discarded on the couch, buzzed repeatedly, but he had no intention of picking it up.

he didn't want to talk to anyone or hear anyone's

time,

could just drink himself into oblivion, hoping no

down, Craig knew he

were divorced, they still had a son

a complete

had passed or how much he had drunk by the time there was a knock at

frame swaying as he made his way

outside was none

"...Hey, man."

up a bit at the sight, a flicker

at Bay Residence," Miles assured him. "But you, Craig! Your mom's been trying to reach you. She couldn't get through, so she called

that Miles wasn't leaving, Craig stepped aside to let

didn't hesitate, walking straight into the

thick with the smell of alcohol,

didn't just come to tell you your mom's

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