Chapter 147 - 145: Mia Grant: I’m Getting Engaged
Mia Grant rarely made promises, especially to someone as delicate and sensitive as Felix Sinclair.
Because she knew that Felix would take it very seriously.
She knew there were some things she shouldn’t say.
But she really couldn’t help it.
Besides those words, it seemed there was nothing else she could give him.
On second thought, she didn’t regret saying it.
To her, the Sinclair Family was the best possible home.
The family atmosphere was good, their social circle wasn’t complicated, and there were no hidden troubles—aside from having to be wary of the puppy.
As things stood, if she were to make any further plans, Felix was the most reliable option she had.
He could absolutely be considered her first choice.
Mia Grant left. She had to hurry to her 8 a.m. class.
Felix Sinclair sat alone in his car for a long time before finally driving away.
He needed to go back to the Sinclair estate and have a serious talk with his mother about the engagement.
This matter had to be resolved as soon as possible.
He didn’t want to cause Mia any unnecessary trouble.
’You’ll definitely be my first choice.’ To him, those words already meant more than "I love you."
She trusted him so much.
He couldn’t let her down.
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「The Sinclair Estate.」
Mrs. Sinclair was watering flowers in the greenhouse. When she saw Felix approaching through the floor-to-ceiling windows, her expression was one of surprise.
Her gaze followed his figure all the way to the door.
Felix stepped inside. "Mom, good morning."
"Good morning..." Mrs. Sinclair paused, stunned. "Don’t you have class today?"
"I took the day off."
"What?" Mrs. Sinclair immediately put down her shears, wiped her hands, and hurried over. "Are you not feeling well? You silly boy, how much did you drink last night?!"
"Didn’t the housekeeper say you were fine this morning? Should I call the doctor to come and check on you?"
"I’m fine." Felix gently took his mother’s hand and lowered it.
"Please, sit. I came back to talk to you about the engagement between Mia and me."
He helped his mother sit down in a nearby chair.
Mrs. Sinclair had him sit down as well. "Oh, so you already know? I haven’t had a chance to tell you these past couple of days."
"Don’t you worry about the engagement. Just leave it to Mom."
A faint smile touched Felix’s eyes, and the sudden expression momentarily dazed Mrs. Sinclair.
When she came to her senses, she became even more determined to have Mia marry into their family!
’I have to have her as my daughter-in-law!’
Because Felix didn’t come home often, it had been a long time since she’d seen her eldest son smile so happily.
’It really is first love. He’s not even trying to hide how much he likes Mia.’
’This is great, just great.’
When her son was happy, she was happy.
She wasn’t even this happy when she married Felix’s father back in the day.
She just hoped her dear Felix could always be this happy.
’Sigh.’
"Last night, Mom met Mia, and we talked a bit about your engagement. We hit it off right away, and I like her very much. Oh, I never had a daughter, so this is wonderful. It makes up for that regret."
"Mom," Felix said.
"Yes! Go on," Mrs. Sinclair said, looking at him with a beaming smile.
His chest rose and fell slightly. Felix let out a breath, looked into his mother’s eyes, and said seriously, "About the engagement with Mia... let’s just call it off."
"..."
The smile on Mrs. Sinclair’s face froze.
"You don’t like her? Or does she not like you? Did I misunderstand? But it didn’t seem like you disliked each other..."
Felix didn’t explain whether they liked each other or not, only saying, "We’re not right for each other at the moment."
"Neither of us has any intention of getting engaged."
Mrs. Sinclair understood.
"But getting engaged doesn’t have to get in the way of you two dating. Look, this is what I was thinking."
"First, this is just an engagement. You can schedule the wedding whenever you want. It’s not like you have to get married right after getting engaged. You can wait eight or ten years... though preferably a little shorter than that, haha. In any case, it’s not a problem."
"It’s just safer to lock things down early. I’m just worried that Mia is too sought-after."
"Second, I’ve learned that since Serena came back, Mia’s situation in the Grant Family hasn’t been very good. The Grant Family managed to cover up the incident where she jumped into the sea a while ago, but I still heard some stories."
"So I’m worried something like that might happen again. She’s such a wonderful girl. If the Grant Family won’t cherish her, our Sinclair Family certainly will! We’ll dote on her!"
"You have absolutely nothing to worry about on that front! I won’t treat her like a daughter-in-law, I’ll treat her like my own daughter! I would never bully her like Yuna Hughes does."
"I swear, son, you can hold me to it!"
Felix smiled and lowered his mother’s raised hand. "Mom, you don’t have to do that. I know that if that day ever comes, you’ll treat her well. I’ve always believed that."
"And thank you."
"We’re really not ready to take this step right now."
"It’s just because it’s not the right time; it has nothing to do with anyone or anything else. Mia told me herself that she likes you a lot, too. She said she wishes you were her mother."
Mrs. Sinclair knew Felix wasn’t joking.
If he was saying this, it meant he was dead set on calling off the engagement.
"Alright then. Since you’ve both put it that way, let’s cancel it. It’s true I was a bit impulsive and didn’t discuss it with either of you first."
"But that girl, Mia, she’s truly wonderful. We can’t just let her stay in that situation at the Grant Family’s house..." Mrs. Sinclair sighed. "I have to think of a way to help her."
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After her first class ended, Mia Grant received a call from Yates Donovan.
"Do you need something?"
"Tsk, you heartless thing. If I don’t call you, you won’t call me? Why didn’t you reply to my message this morning?"
"I was in class."
"Class is over now?"
"You already knew that, didn’t you?" ’Otherwise, he wouldn’t have called right as class was letting out.’
After a pause, she asked, "Are you still in Portia? Or are you back already?"
"Still in Portia."
"Are you at the hospital? Hasn’t your second uncle woken up yet?"
"Nope." Yates’s playful tone came through the phone.
"..."
Mia’s eyelashes trembled slightly. She hugged her textbook tighter and said nothing more.
"Why so quiet?"
"I don’t know what to say. Was there anything else you needed?"
"Nothing important. I just wanted to hear... your voice."
As Yates finished speaking, he lifted his eyes and glanced at the man sitting across from him.
The phone on the table was on speaker. Its screen was lit up, showing the contact name: [Jacob’s Little Sister].
Silas Grant glanced at it, then looked away, ignoring what seemed like a silly, intimate game between a young couple.
Through the receiver, Mia asked after a moment, "Is it just you?"
Yates shot a look at the man who had no intention of speaking, then chuckled. "Who else would it be? Is there anyone here who misses you more than I do, baby?"
"..."
"What do you want to hear me say?"
"Anything. As long as it’s from you."
Footsteps could be heard over the phone, the CLICK-CLACK of the young woman’s leather shoes as she walked out.
She seemed to have found a secluded spot. The background noise quieted, making her voice sound clearer and more captivating than before.
She said to him—or perhaps to the other one—"I’ll tell you a secret. I’m getting engaged."