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.

felt like an eternity to Dorian. His lips were cracked,

a begging look in his eyes

pulled her hand out of his grip. "Forget it,

was no longer necessary. Without another look at

prop himself up and asked from behind her, "Lila, have you ever regretted being

paused over the door handle. She looked up and shook her

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

deeper

turned her gaze away and stepped into the room to close

silence and stood there for a long time

than the last. As he

Her eyes were swollen like Dorian's. It was as if she'd been crying as much as

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