Ignoring her rant, Niles pinched his nose and continued, "Brother, please. Take this woman away! I can't breathe!"

Stella's face immediately flushed with embarrassment when she heard

Niles call Wesley "Brother." She stammered, "Oh..so, you're.. Wesley's brother."

Niles stared at her in irritation. It was then that he noticed Blair not too far away from them. In an instant, the disdain on his face was replaced by surprise and joy. He called out excitedly, “Blair! My dear sister-in-law! You're here too."

‘What? Sister-in-law?' The crowd in the corridor Looked between Wesley and Blair. They were shocked by this new revelation.

Stella's eyes widened in disbelief. She stared at Blair, wondering if she had heard him wrong. ‘Sister-in-law? Why did Niles address her that way?"

Blair felt embarrassed by all the unwanted attention. She forced a smile and said, "Hi Niles. I was just about to leave. I have some work to do. Enjoy yourself. Bye." With that, she walked towards the elevator.

Niles threw a glance at the emotionless Wesley. Seeing that his brother hadn't even budged a little, Niles sighed helplessly and thought,

‘Looks Like I need to put in a lot more effort to help my stupid brother gain his lifelong happiness.‘ He then quickly caught up to

Blair.

"Blair, why not join us? Carlos, Damon and some other friends are here too. Come on, it'll be fun."

Blair would've readily agreed to Niles’ invitation if she hadn't had a quarrel with Wesley. But she and Wesley were giving the silent treatment to each other, so she didn't have any good reason to stay

“I'm sorry, Niles. Maybe next time. I really should get going now."

To convince him, she even picked up her pace, indicating that she was in a hurry. However, Niles kept up with her and asked, "Where are you going? Let me drive you. Or...I'll ask Wesley to drive you."

“No need. Please don't bother. I came by taxi."

The elevator doors opened. Blair hurried inside, hoping to avoid Niles further.

But he put his hands on the elevator doors before they could close.

“Blair, what happened between you and Wesley? He looked gloomy all day.

And you're acting strange too. Did you two get into a fight?”

Blair frowned.

"Not really... I was just here to dine with my client. I have to work overtime tonight, so I need to leave."

“Is that so?" Niles asked skeptically.

"Yes, it is so. Niles, I would lose my attendance bonus for this month if I were even a minute late. I gotta go. Please!" she begged.

Niles finally nodded and moved his hands away from the doors. Before the elevator closed, he quickly added, “Oh, right! Mom said she would fly down to plan the next step with you."

"Plan the next step?' Blair sighed inwardly. ‘There's no next step. I failed in the first step. Wesley saw through our trick and he dumped me.' Luckily, the doors closed and she didn't have to reply to Niles anymore.