More Than A Favor

Chapter 49

I looked up in surprise, Miles stood at the doorway, his figure framed by the afternoon sunlight. He was dressed casually, pulling a suitcase behind him.

His gaze was fixed on me, his eyes sparkling with a bright, playful light, as if scattering warmth into

the room.

Miles had returned. I was completely caught off guard, just as I had been when he unexpectedly remembered my dad’s old phone number.

Tessa and Ethan were equally stunned. They stared at Miles for a long time, neither of them saying a word.

Miles had been away for four years, and during that time, he hadn’t come back even once. His sudden return was not only a surprise but also a delight for them.

“What’s the matter? Are you not happy to see me?” Miles asked with a warm smile as he walked over.

Miles’s personality had always been warm and comforting. He truly embodied the role of an older brother. During the years I spent at the Mercer estate before he left, he was the one who made me feel the most at home.

However, Miles was the type to express his care through quiet actions rather than words. It was a sharp contrast to Logan, whose kindness was always obvious and on full display.

“Miles,” I said softly, calling out to him.

At that moment, Tessa and Ethan seemed to come back to their senses. Tessa let go of my hand and walked over to Miles, lightly hitting him twice. “So you do remember you have parents and need to come back,” she said.

Ethan chimed in with a playful scolding. “Why didn’t you give us a heads–up?”

Miles glanced at me briefly, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “I wanted to surprise you.”

Tears welled up in Tessa’s eyes as Miles reached out to hug her. “Mom,” he said softly.

That one word seemed to break Tessa’s composure. She hit him a couple more times before pulling him into a tight hug. Her voice trembled as she muttered, “You’ve been gone so long. Your father and I thought we had wronged you somehow… We thought you were holding a grudge.”

“What are you talking about, Mom? I’ve just been too busy abroad,” Miles reassured her. Yet, even as he spoke, his eyes were locked on me.

His gaze was direct and unwavering, and my heart skipped a beat. Could it be… that he came back because of me?

Miles’s return brought an abrupt end to the discussion about me and Logan. However, since everything. had already been said, Ethan seemed to have accepted my decision. Tessa was still struggling with it, but with Miles and Ethan’s combined persuasion, I knew she’d come around eventually.

Miles mentioned he hadn’t eaten yet and wanted to taste his parents‘ cooking again. Tessa and Ethan immediately set off for the kitchen, eager to prepare a meal for him. They invited me to stay and eat with them as well.

Miles and I were left alone in the living room. The silence between us felt a little awkward, especially

we had already said so much over the

“I thought you

can come here whenever I want,” I replied. But then, remembered why I was here–I still

things and load them into my car. That way, when I left, Tessa and Ethan wouldn’t see my luggage.

take your luggage upstairs,” Miles offered, standing up to

suitcase at the same time. Our hands brushed together,

but his voice was steady. “I’ve never let you carry luggage before, and

not about to

we had been together in the past, he wouldn’t even let me carry so much as a

paper.

or thing at the Mercer estate that had

I said softly, smiling at him with

ago.

forgotten,” he replied,

instead, I reached out again.

took his bag, and

room was next to mine and Logan‘. But his was the innermost one, mine was in the middle, and Logan‘ room was on the outer

open

gaze lingering on me suspiciously.

smile.

up

and I returned

both Logan and me. It was clear no one had stayed there

back either. Where had he been

he at Dazzle Residences, Selene’s

managed to uproot Logan from my heart, but the gaping hole he left behind would

shook the thought away and focused on packing

to not keeping too many material possessions, so

to fit into a

find case

was newly done when normone

found Miles standing there

me to the room, frowning as he noticed the unzipped suitcase

my welcome,” I