Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

The staff member gave Lila a quick once-over before his expression shifted to a more serious one. "Which case are you referring to?"

Lila answered, "The car accident involving Henry Hart and his wife 12 years ago."

He seemed to recognize the case but didn't say much after some thought. "You should talk to Officer Rob. He was in charge of the investigation and would know more."

Lila felt confused but accepted the address he had written down. "Officer, do you remember anything else about this case?"

"When the accident happened, I had just started here. From what I remember, it caused quite a stir at the time. But I wasn't involved in the investigation, so I don't know the details."

He paused, his expression softening as he looked at Lila. "I didn't expect you to have grown up so much. How have you been all these years?"

Lila hadn't expected him to remember her. A wave of emotion hit her, and she nodded silently, and they left it at that.

...

After leaving the police station, Lila made her way to Rob's home.

Her parents' car accident had been ruled an accidental death, but how could something like that have caused such a stir?

When she arrived at Rob's house, he happened to be home. After she explained her reason for visiting, he was initially surprised, but soon his gaze softened.

He asked his family to step out for a while, leaving just him and Lila in the living

room.

case. "The brakes failed, causing the car to

continued, "After the crash, gasoline leaked, causing an explosion, which made it impossible to determine if the brakes had been

"So, what

brows furrowed deeply, still troubled by the case. "I revisited the investigation several times afterward.

matter how hard we tried, we couldn't find your father's

expression stiffened. "I remember clearly that my father received a

took my mother out. His phone wasn't

that's the key mystery. Shortly after the accident, there was

fell silent

coincidence was too striking to

a heavy silence, and after a long pause, Rob spoke again. "Kid, as a police officer, I should never let the truth stay buried. But for you,

under

each word was carefully chosen, like a clock

the looks of it,

knowing the truth

Morgan family had something to do with her parents' deaths, what was she supposed to do

if her parents had indeed died

words after that. She simply nodded absent-mindedly before leaving in

her car when she regained

Kieran's call

are you home yet? I'll be back in about

responded with a simple,

a deep breath, focused on driving, and returned