Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 394

It wasn't until Lila returned to Evergreen Heights—a familiar place and stood in the garden that she felt alive again.

"Kieran." She tugged at his sleeve. Her voice sounded hoarse, perhaps from the cold night or because she hadn't spoken in a while.

When Kieran looked at her, she added, "There might be more behind my parents' death. I have been..."

Her voice trailed off as she struggled to continue. Investigating the truth behind her parents' death would certainly get the Morgans involved. What would she do if the Morgans were culpable?

But the truth was more important than anything to Lila. If there was a culprit behind her parents' death, she could not let them go scot-free.

Kieran stared squarely at her with eyes that hinted that he knew everything. "I know you've been looking into the truth."

Lila put on a shocked expression, but soon, she quietly laughed. Given how sharp he was, she wouldn't be surprised that he knew.

He held her fingers-slightly cold to the touch—and advised her, "Let's talk inside. It's freezing out here."

head. She would struggle to get certain things off her chest in a warm

have been looking into the matter as well. You've seen the materials

Then, she admitted, "Yeah, but I didn't do it

"I know."

the gap between them. All that was left were the sounds

Kieran began. "Will you

for a while before replying, "I'm grateful to the Morgan family for raising me,

a conflicted expression crossed her eyes. "I don't know what I should do if I found out that some of the elders were responsible for my parents'

me in your life, you could date the woman

remark caused his flat expression to turn into a frown. "The

remains a hypothesis for now. I've lived under the roof of the Morgan

the tight relationship between Dad and Uncle Alfredo. And

Kieran, I need to

in the cold

not look Kieran in the eye, but she sensed him caressing