Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 396

Smiling, Lila clarified, "Well, I'm sure Kieran did that for Noah."

Nicole chuckled in amusement and patted Lila on the back of her hand. "You're still young. There are things you don't understand.

"So, that means Noah and Lila grew up together. No wonder they're close." Ruby set her eyes on the photo of Noah—a proud, defiant teenager with a bruised face and a frown.

Nicole pondered, "Noah has always wanted a little sister or brother. He was so excited about Lila joining our family. Before she arrived, he had spent his time preparing gifts for her, but only gifts that boys would like.

"His grandma advised him to get a bracelet, and he did. Lila is a thoughtful girl. Even when she no longer has any use for the gifts, she still keeps them around."

Lila was surprised that Nicole knew. She had indeed kept all the gifts from the Morgans, but she never told anyone about that.

A thought struck her. Perhaps, Nicole had discovered the gifts when clearing out her bedroom after she moved out of the Morgan residence.

"Is that so?" Ruby sounded interested. "May I take a look at them?"

was the most interested in Kieran's welcome gift. She agreed, "Sure. Kieran bought me a dress at

Is that

People were only interested in

from the opposite sex. In the past, Lila could have framed it as a gift from an older relative in the family. But now

"Oh, Kieran has good taste. He basically vetted all the

jacket to reveal a white sweater paired with a black velvet

looked at Lila, Lila immediately felt awkward. Lila began, "This

have great taste. Let's check out those

glad to see that Ruby remained quite relaxed and

young girls-and nodded. "Kieran has good taste. Even now, the dress doesn't look

and a nod without continuing that conversation. Thankfully, Ruby did not have more questions about the dress. Instead, Ruby's gaze had drifted to a small

from Kieran. It has lemon charms on it.

were strung together with a red string with a few bright