Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 191

Dorian's already restless mind spiraled further into chaos after running into Lila at the airport.

This collaboration was crucial for him-it was a chance to prove his worth and show the industry his commercial value. But the more significant the project, the harder it was for him to focus.

In the past, when he was overwhelmed, Lila would always be there. She would calm him down, highlight key points in the script, and patiently explain things to him as if he were a child.

Sometimes, to help him fully understand a character, she would stay up all night crafting detailed backstories and annotating his script with notes about what actions to pair with specific lines.

But now, all of that was gone.

What stung the most was that he had tried to build a bridge for her, offering her an

olive branch to make amends. Yet, she refused to come down from her high ground. Instead, she had gone abroad to compete for the same project- alongside Michael, his rival.

She knew how much he disliked Michael, and yet here she was.

For days, Dorian couldn't focus on the script. He couldn't sleep, haunted by memories of Lila-her past devotion, her current indifference, and the way she now laughed and chatted with another man.

She ignored his messages and calls, and he realized with a pang that he no longer even knew her whereabouts.

pent-up emotions, days in the making, came crashing down when Michael made

grinned provocatively. "What a terrifying expression you have. What are you going to do?

"Mr. Blake, calm down! This is a screen test location-this collaboration is too important for us

reason were drowned by

Lila as he demanded,

she looked at him with an expression devoid of warmth or hatred. She merely had

Magi Pictures. I no longer have any

as though the air had been

to force Lila out of Nexus Entertainment. He had

the best, a rational it choice-but now, that decision had become a knife twisting

and rage, his emotions unraveling

ignorance of the suffocating tension, stepped in front of Lila with

reintroduce her. She's Lila Hart,

point, he even omitted

Dorian's eyes burn with such

turning to Llla with a grin that was childlike in its satisfaction. "Maybe not, but one

nudged Lila's shoulder. "Let's go. They're

called her name, his voice taut with

said nothing. Without a