Mia immediately sensed that something was off. Raking her fingers through her hair, she said, "Nick, ignore whatever Dominic told you in the study. They were just kidding."

It slipped her mind that Dominic must've summoned Nicholas to the study because of what Eva said to her earlier. She was awash in embarrassment.

Clearly, Nicholas hadn't wanted to develop a romantic relationship with her—their relationship was strictly platonic. Dominic's meddling was only making things awkward for them.

Nicholas lowered his head and said meekly, "Actually, I don't think I should ignore it."

Mia was baffled.

“To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised with what Dominic told me earlier.”

in bewilderment, she

might have feelings for her. Still, she'd failed to spot anything different regarding his attitude toward her. In fact, Nicholas was more like a brother to her. Not once did her mind ever

know you're preoccupied with Sage's illness now. But can we talk after he completely recovers after his

talk about? It couldn't be what

in his words. She was now

matchmake her with Nicholas, even feeling a bit sorry for him for dragging him into this

her brothers’ standards. They simply wouldn't be satisfied with

been just friends. Don't feel like you have to take care of

he only agreed to date and take care of her out of respect for Dominic. He never had a crush on anyone before, after all. "Mia, do you think I look like someone who'd

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