Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 49

Lucas Lane was stopped, momentarily taken aback.

"Who are you?" he asked, his gaze drifting through the restaurant's glass door toward the tall figure walking into the private room.

He had been caught in traffic and had worried about being late for their appointment. However, he felt a wave of relief upon seeing Kieran just arriving. Just as he was about to catch up, he was intercepted. Years of upbringing kept Lucas' displeasure from showing, and he waited politely for a response.

"Hello, Mr. Lane. I'm Dorian Blake, an artist under Nexus Entertainment."

"The film project invested by the Lane's Group this year is in collaboration with my team. We had a sudden resignation from one of our leaders, so I wanted to replace him," Dorian quickly explained, not wanting to take up too much of Lucas' time.

He observed Lucas' expression, noting that he seemed unfazed, which led him to believe this matter might be straightforward.

Unexpectedly, Lucas paused for a moment before saying, "Since you've been able to find me, you should know that I haven't been involved with Lane Group's affairs for the past few years. For these collaborations, you should contact my nephew, Vince."

Fearing a misunderstanding, Dorian hurriedly explained, "We did reach out to other leaders at Lane's Group before.

"However, since the employee responsible for signing the contract is the one who resigned, after explaining the situation, the Lane Group's side insisted that the departing employee should still be in charge of the project."

Lucas slightly furrowed his brows, remaining silent as he scrutinized Dorian.

made Dorian feel somewhat uncomfortable. Over the past two years, he had enjoyed a smooth ride, treated like a VIP by everyone around

quite some time since he had faced such a cold reception, yet he had to

"Mr. Lane-"

raised hand. "Normally, changing the person in charge at the last minute is not ideal, but given your situation, it's understandable. That kid, Vince, is someone I trained myself. He would never make

company for many years, and I

direct. He refused to give

Lucas, having navigated the business world for years, was far from the easygoing person

"Mr. Lane, we've approached Lane's Group many times, but they haven't provided a clear response. They insist that the

involved in company matters. We're just hoping to trouble you by passing a message

that Lucas might not offer help, so he planned to settle for having him

stance by those at

Lane, Nexus Entertainment has collaborated

this current partnership is being initiated under my name, it still relies on Nexus Entertainment's backing. I hope you can give us

ahead without glancing aside, but as he reached

managed the company well all these years. I will not intervene in

restaurant. Dorian's respectful expression nearly cracked as he hurried to follow him

block him. "You can't