Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 38

Dorian had no idea how Lila knew he bought the trending topic.

"By the way, when I marry my rich benefactor, I'll be sure to leave a table for you."

What did she say?

Dorian felt dazed, then scoffed coldly. "Have you ever seen a rich benefactor marry their mistress? Besides, who would want to..."

He realized something was off and immediately stopped.

Lila raised her gaze to meet his eyes. She completed his unfinished thoughts for

him. "Who would want to marry someone like me, a helpless orphan with no power or influence, right?"

She smiled, but her face showed no emotion. There was a calmness in her that made his heart race.

"I didn't mean it like that." Dorian frowned.

She was no longer his, nor was she under his control.

Realizing this, Dorian felt as if his chest were about to burst.

and obedient to him over the years, but she had never compromised

insisted on saving her first night for their wedding, and

had restrained himself from for so many years might have been claimed by some old, greasy man, he

back. "You're

light cast a

I broke up with you, yet you keep coming back. Aren't you

left wrist, her tongue tinged with bitterness. "The fate

instinctively wanted to

pinched the bridge of his nose. "That's all in the past.

broke up with you. Why can't

he took a deep breath, barely keeping his

and would never demean herself by seeking out a

a "rich benefactor" and "marriage" simply

carrying his usual air of superiority, as if he were bestowing favor. "How long do you plan to make a scene? I

saying that, he felt as

coldly warned, "Lila, you better know when to stop.

certainly understood. He had countless women vying for his affection, not to mention Zara,

gaze, her eyes unusually

come and