Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 421

Kieran looked at her, and their eyes met. The cold indifference in Lila's eyes sent a jolt through his heart.

"Lila." He reached out to grasp Lila as though she would disappear forever.

"

"Lila, Kieran didn't know. When all of this happened, he was still very young," Jasmine explained as she approached. "All of this is my fault. I'm the one who wronged you."

They hadn't been married for long, and she couldn't bear for the adults' past mistakes to create distance between them now.

"He truly loves you. Marrying you was something he begged for. If you hold a grudge, blame me instead. Can the two of you stay together, please?"

Lila raised a hand to cover her eyes, suppressing the pain welling up inside her.

After a moment, she looked at Jasmine, this aunt who bore a resemblance to her mother. This woman she had once regarded as a mother figure turned out to be the person responsible for her parents' deaths.

How ridiculous.

"Why? Why did you protect that murderer?" Lila's eyes reddened, though she stubbornly refused to let her tears fall.

Jasmine lowered her gaze and said, "After my husband passed away, the Lloyd Group that he founded merged with Morgan Group, and James went to work in Morgan Group.

"That's how he met your parents. James was ambitious and wanted to become the one in power. However, due to a misjudgement of market trends, the company suffered a huge loss."

slowly, seemingly uncovering the painful memories she had

already in turmoil, but he refused to give up. Out of desperation, he threatened your father to hand over the

your father's loyalty. Your father knew that if Morgan Group broke their promise and went bankrupt, it would cause a

as tears

Morgan Group was already unstable. If news of the internal struggle that caused my parents' deaths had

accepted the story that my parents' deaths were an accident, even though you knew

evidence, didn't you?" Lila recalled the files she had

parents and the later leak of Morgan Group's core technology were treated as separate incidents. No one suspected a connection between them. And then the Morgan family adopted me

in the small hospital room, every word could clearly be

said, choking back sobs. "The Morgan family has wronged you, but over the years, we've truly loved

just out of guilt. Every single one of

tugging at her lips. "And

someone is a crime. Why

family's fault. It's my

my parents back to life?" Lila suddenly raised her

making her feel as if she couldn't breathe, and that staying any longer would kill

headed for the

going to leave your grandmother behind?" Amelie

and left. As if a

cried, "This is all the

with her head lowered. She should never have married

if to follow