It felt odd, to say the least.

But for his brother's happiness, Abigail was a sacrifice he was willing to make.

After Aurora left, he slumped back into the chair, replaying their conversation in his mind.

It dawned on him... he and Felicity lacked that spark, that cozy couple vibe! Even more, he had to admit, seeing her with Calvin Hoffman, their bickering and teasing seemed more fitting for a pair. The thought of Calvin tightened his expression.

A rival five or six years his junior made him feel petty, almost childish for being bothered.

But then, his phone rang.

It was the front desk from Trust-E Hotel.

"Mr. Lopez, a gentleman just carried Miss Felicity into the hotel and they went upstairs together!"

Silence followed.

Now, Miles understood what his sister meant earlier-

Focus on your stuff, then chase after Felicity!

While he was swamped with company issues, Calvin, seemingly with all the time in the world, could afford to entertain Felicity with dinners, games, and leisure. Taking a deep breath, Miles stood up, grabbed his car keys, and headed out.

His secretary, seeing him leave, hurriedly asked, "Mr. Lopez, your meeting starts in an hour!"

"Have the lead manager handle it for now."

"But..."

a stern look, "What, the company will

a response, he rushed to the

he tried calling

still nothing. His mind was racing with images of Felicity and Calvin together,

he decided to

you busy with work these

up?" Everett Lopez's voice was deep, betraying no sign

some

somethi more pressing to deal

you

out...?"

your mom to attend to as well, I'm quite busy

surprised

an ace up

Byte 7 then, he's always willing to lend

"Dad?"

send someone

"Thanks, Dad!"

Miles floored the accelerator, his car speeding

Trust-E Hotel,

tossed

keys to the

towards Calvin's roomt

purpose.

needed to confirm it was Calvin's room, as he

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