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."

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

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

a moment. Then, she admitted, "Yeah, but

"I know."

All that was left were

scenario..." Kieran began. "Will you give up

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

head, a conflicted expression crossed her eyes. "I don't know what I should do if I found

expression shifted again. "But Kieran, without me in your life, you could date the

expression to

calm herself, she explained, "Everything remains a hypothesis for now. I've lived under the roof of

am aware of the tight relationship between Dad and Uncle Alfredo. And Uncle Alfredo is

Kieran, I need to know

on a chilling edge in the cold of the night. She

Kieran in the eye, but she sensed him caressing the top of her