Milan was extremely excited on the phone, chattering away to Silvia. Silvia was somewhat lost in the conversation and ended up checking the news online. The more he read, the more he couldn't believe how anyone could mistake his interaction with Miles as kissing. The distance between him and Miles was evident, and it was clearly a misinterpretation!
Milan was ecstatic, as if he had seen Miles and him kissing with his own eyes. He even imagined some rather romantic scenes. Silvia was a bit bewildered; she had never seen Milan so worked up before. However, Milan's excitement didn't last long because Duncan came looking for him.
Normally, Milan would have hung up the phone to talk to Duncan, but for some reason, he didn't. Instead, he tossed his phone aside, and Silvia could hear everything they were saying.
"I just heard you shouting. Are you talking to Silvia on the phone? Are you trying to say that she and Miles are a great match? Come on, can't you act a bit better? Where do you see yourself matching Silvia? Seriously, compared to me, who's been with her for so long!"
Duncan's words sounded incredibly impatient. It seemed the online news had made him extremely anxious.
"No, where do you see that you and Silvia are a match? Come on, if we're talking about career, you're not as good as him, and in terms of looks, you're not as good either. Why should Silvia choose you over Miles?"
Milan didn't care at all about how his younger brother would react. He just kept belittling him.
But Duncan was undoubtedly furious. Was this his sister? Listening to what he was saying, how could she degrade her own brother like this? How could this be good?
"No, if I'm with Silvia, you can spend your life with her too. But now you're pushing Silvia away. Have you ever thought about your brother? You're always helping outsiders. Why don't you help your brother?"
But Milan was incredibly amused after hearing this. Although he really wanted to become a family with Silvia, the truth was, Silvia didn't like Duncan at all. So he had no reason to help Duncan do anything.
Instead of letting Duncan fall behind, and risking their relationship with Silvia becoming awkward, it was better to do nothing from now on. Helping Silvia find someone else wouldn't be so bad, right?
And regardless of who Silvia ended up with, their friendship wouldn't change. If they tried to set Duncan and Silvia up and it didn't work out, it would be embarrassing.
"Forget it. What are you thinking? Do you think I don't know? I won't help you. If I really helped you, and Silvia didn't end up with you, have you thought about how awkward it would be for me? And if you really liked her, she would have married you back then. And what about Cyril? You've already drifted apart from him. Why are you coming back now? Do you really think Silvia will come back to you? Don't even think about it. If you want your relationship with Silvia to last, it's better to maintain a friendship. Don't always believe in nonsense. If you want me to help you, unless I see that Silvia truly likes you, otherwise, give up this idea now. I won't help you with this."
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