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.

passed felt like an eternity to Dorian. His lips were cracked, and his complexion was so pale

his eyes

calm as she pulled

no longer necessary. Without another look at him, she sidestepped and

leaned against the wall to prop himself up and asked from behind her, "Lila, have you ever regretted being with me?" His voice was filled with

hand paused over the door handle. She looked up and shook her head ever so

chosen the Dorian who'd once loved her wholeheartedly. That was not the same Dorian who'd grown enamored with

eyes reddened deeper

stepped into the room to

standing alone. He plunged into a chilling silence and stood there for a long time until the pain

As he neared the hotel entrance

in a white dress, her hair falling loosely around her shoulders. Her eyes were swollen

director replaced me with another lead, and I lost a brand endorsement I'd just secured. My career