Chapter 69

In the soft glow of the room, Lila's already fair skin appeared even more translucent.

The ringing of a phone disrupted the silence, but Lila acted as if she didn't hear it.

Her gaze rested on the Magnolia tree outside the window. It was almost as if she was looking at paradise instead of a lone tree.

Dorian's throat tightened. "Lila, I... I need to take this call. I'll be right back."

He waited, but even after the ringing stopped, she didn't respond.

Then, the phone rang again. His chest tightened with worry. He knew Zara had to be in some sort of trouble. Otherwise, she wouldn't call twice in a row.

Dorian gritted his teeth, took his eyes off Lila, and turned to leave.

Just as his hand touched the doorknob, Lila's calm voice came from behind. "Dorian, don't come back."

He froze and ran his tongue over his dry lips. His voice was painfully hoarse as he said, "Lila, don't say that. I'll be back as soon as I'm done."

he quickly left

corridor. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of

by, his long strides quick and

He barely caught the man's profile, which looked a lot like Noah's. But was Noah really that tall? Could someone in their twenties still be growing?

felt extremely

heard about Lila's injury

more Dorian thought about it, the more

connected, Zara's rare outburst of sobbing came from the other end of the line, forcing him to shift his attention. He was irritated, his tone missing its usual gentleness as he asked, "What's wrong? Is

trending post! Dorian, please help me. They're saying I pushed Teddy on purpose. Everyone's cursing

your company asked the

be behind this. Dorian, what do I do? My career is just starting. I can't afford this kind of

swear I didn't push Teddy on purpose. I tripped!

"Don't worry, I'll figure something out. This isn't a

of me, both for

she was upset, she hadn't forgotten to stir tension between them. If this

was sudden silence on the

had when he was speaking to Lila earlier. If only Lila had done this to get rid of Zara and stay by his side, that would have been fine

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