Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 62

"She... she didn't tell me anything. Why didn't Lila... why didn't she say anything? Otherwise, I wouldn't have given it away."

Camille found this amusing. "You're still blaming her?"

Dorian stood frozen in place, the resentment he had built up against Lila over the past few days almost consuming him at that moment.

Had he really been blaming her?

He blamed her for being thoughtless, blamed her for being unreasonable.

Seeming to see through his thoughts, Camille let out a chuckle. "You blame her for not telling you, but she was thinking that she shouldn't tell you, that she couldn't let you bear that burden. Why is that, Dorian?"

He opened his mouth, but his throat was too dry to speak, and he could not utter a word.

Camille answered for him, "Because she only wants your love to be open and selfless! Go look at her fingers; the scars from carving the beads are still there!

"Have you never seen them? Have you ever asked about them?"

into the abyss, and disbelief still lingered on his

who betrays genuine feelings

fell heavily, each like a boulder crashing onto his heart, weighing

when he had just woken up from that serious illness, Lila had been sitting in the hospital room with him, gently rubbing

had asked her casually

standing too long and needed

effortless that

him.

turned pale, and he felt his body sway

considered himself extraordinary and aloof was now flustered.

him again, her gaze falling

and you to the same crew. That day, Lila came to me and firmly told me she wanted to break up with

so many years and had come this far. I wanted to give you another

told us all this because she didn't want us to be disappointed in her!" Guilt washed over her features. "Dorian, the one who

He clenched his fists tightly, barely managing to steady his

wasn't complaining or seeking their help to force him

to inform Taylor that she intended to let go