Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 143

Billy's eyelid twitched even more intensely.

He awkwardly glanced at Dorian, sitting silently beside him.

Lila let out a quick laugh. "Mr. Johnson, think carefully. If I don't leave, even if I do nothing, the company still has to pay me a large sum every year.

"Now I think about it, getting paid to do nothing isn't so bad."

Dorian's eyes were cold, and his face had a sarcastic look. "You might live the high life, but have you considered how the company will deal with your two underlings?"

She nodded, leaned on the desk with her arms crossed, and stayed quiet, deep in thought.

Dorian watched her, and the mockery in his eyes grew more evident.

Lila's loyalty was one of her strengths, but also her weakness.

Dorian couldn't think of a way to force Lila out if it weren't for those two troublesome newcomers.

Lila thought briefly, her eyes down. Not long after, she looked up with a gentle smile as if everything had become clear to her.

"Jamie and Teddy are the company's artists. Dealing with them later is just a matter of arranging some unpleasant tasks.

"They can simply refuse to do them, and the end result would be to have them frozen out and blacklisted."

looked at

nodded, showing no sign of defeat or

voice was still as calm as usual. "The company pays me

might never have the chance to earn that much in

support the three of us with the money, it doesn't seem like such

If I'm lucky, maybe I can land a TV

be enough for us. We're already in

we do not need to leave the company. Don't you think so, Mr.

had figured out that it was his decision to

words almost made him lose

two newcomers, but how could the ambitious Lila say something like she just wanted to take the money and enjoy

Lila as

confused and unsure how to handle the

to what Lila said made him a little

money without doing anything was

expression, Billy didn't say a word either. He chose to stay silent so that if things went south, he wouldn't be blamed for it in the

them spoke, Lila straightened her back, adjusted her clothes as if

else, I'll be

though she

anticipated. "Lila, the company has agreed to your

glanced back, her smile neither fully warm nor cold. "No scenes can be deliberately cut for the TV series they're filming. They must