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..."

gave her a stern look, "What, the company will fall apart

waiting for a response, he rushed to the

he tried calling her.

Felicity and Calvin together, doing what he and she had done the night before... Veins throbbed at his

darkened as he decided

are you busy

bad, what's up?" Everett Lopez's voice

some technical issues

got somethi more pressing to

you

out...?"

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

surprised

he had an

I'll just reach out to Byte 7 then, he's always

"Dad?"

send someone over

"Thanks, Dad!"

Miles floored the accelerator, his car speeding like an arrow off its

Trust-E

tossed

car keys to

towards Calvin's roomt

purpose.

to confirm it was Calvin's room, as

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