Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 89

Lila's face went cold as she raised a hand to push Darcy away, but Dorian

stepped in first, yanking Darcy back and shielding Lila behind him. "Darcy, you're stepping more and more out of line."

Lila looked at her arm, which was red and hurting from being gripped.

Darcy's face only revealed her shock. "Dorian, you already broke up with her, yet you still-"

Before she could finish, Dorian's crisp slap to her face resounded.

Zara gasped in disbelief. "Dorian..."

Lila paused briefly, her gaze lifting slightly to Dorian's back. She couldn't see his expression, but his anger was unmistakable.

knowing how ridiculous Darcy could be,

her disdain for it in front of Lila and even complained to Dorian over

had listened to Darcy complain over the phone for a long while, irritation etched across his face, but he still

beside him then, hearing every word. After hanging up, he'd pulled her into his arms, burying his face in her neck with a weary sigh. "Lila, I'm sorry you have to put up

knows where I'd be now? Just bear with it a bit longer, okay? When Darcy graduates, I'll make sure she's somewhere far away, so

Lila couldn't

he had repeatedly mediated their arguments, justifying Darcy's actions until things eventually died out. She never imagined the day when Dorian would lose his temper with Darcy, though she

loud sobs. "Dorian, we're family! And you hit me over some outsider? All these years, if it weren't for our family, do you think you'd have

had died in a car crash during his high school years. They'd left enough for him to finish his education, and since he was underage, his uncle and aunt had managed the money.

did he still owe them? He could treat that family well by choice, but he

quickly tried to calm her down. "Darcy, calm down. Dorian appreciates his uncle's support, but he also helped your family a lot over the years. You're

"We're family, so of course Dorian should give me money. What has it