Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 167

Lila nodded, expecting Kieran to scold them or at least say something about how reckless they had been.

To her surprise, he simply nodded knowingly and said nothing more.

Lila sat quietly across from him, eyes on her phone. But her gaze kept drifting in his direction.

Kieran's expression was cool and focused as he worked on his laptop.

It felt like an eternity had passed, and Lila wondered what was taking Noah so long to finish cleaning up. But when she glanced at the clock, only five minutes had gone by.

Maybe she could pretend to be busy and slip away to her room for a bit.

Just as she was about to make her move, Kieran's smooth, deep voice broke the silence.

"Aren't you tired of sitting so stiffly?" he asked, his eyes lifting from the screen. "Huh?" She looked up, blinking in confusion, then realized what he meant.

"I'm... I'm fine." Lila rubbed her lower back awkwardly.

"Isn't the company keeping you busy these days?" she asked.

Lila hadn't expected Kieran to be home at this hour.

He wasn't in his usual suit. Instead, he wore a simple black T-shirt and black casual pants. The sharp coldness he usually carried was softened, like winter's chill touched by the first hint of spring warmth.

how perfect he

of water, then poured a glass for

He slid it over.

his slender, well-defined fingers before she shook her

"I'm not thirsty."

never been

from the shelf and stirred

pushed the cup back

"It's sweet."

a breeze rustling gently through the trees,

child. Lila's heart fluttered, skipping a beat before pounding wildly

She quickly grabbed the cup and

warm honey water slid down her throat, easing

exhaled softly. Maybe she was just exhausted from work

set the cup back on the table and met Kieran's slightly

guess I was thirsty after all. You know I

rambled, feeling flustered. "I'll go

in a hurry and accidentally tripped over

but his balance slipped, and

Kieran's arm instinctively wrapped