Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 83

"Dorian, I'm not like you. My heart can't hold more than one person at a time, and

I can't just decide who I love or don't from one moment to the next. I repeatedly doubted myself over the past two years you've constantly spent with Zara.

"To me, you were like a delicacy I once craved-something I tried to savor time and again, yet it was always just out of reach, while others could effortlessly have a taste.

"No matter how savory this delicacy is, it will never be mine alone," Lila uttered.

Since this was the case, it was better to let go. Her words were blunt. Dorian lifted his head to stare at her. The once cold and aloof look in his eyes was now tinged with desperation.

"I'm yours, and I'll only ever be yours. I swear, Lila. Please trust me one more time."

He clutched her hand tightly with a humbling posture. But Lila who'd once softened to him now lowered her gaze and watched him silently as if weighing the truth in his words.

were cracked,

in his eyes as he clung

she pulled her hand out of his

necessary. Without another look at him,

against the wall to prop himself up and asked

hand paused over the door handle. She looked up and

regretted it since she'd chosen the Dorian who'd once loved her wholeheartedly. That was not

eyes reddened deeper after hearing

and stepped into the room to close the door

empty once more, leaving Dorian standing alone. He plunged into a chilling silence and stood there

than the last. As he neared the hotel entrance

in a white dress, her hair falling loosely around her shoulders. Her eyes were swollen like Dorian's. It was as if she'd been crying as much as he

people slandering me. The director replaced me with another lead, and I lost a brand endorsement I'd