Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

Chapter 436

"Calm down, we can talk this out! Mrs. Morgan is young and doesn't know better. She's just spouting nonsense!" Cole's heart dropped. "Let's discuss this. Mr. Morgan will agree to whatever you want."

He forgot his place, caring only about keeping Lila safe.

"James, turn yourself in. Release the hostage, and we'll consider lightening your sentence!" the officer urged again.

"What do you want?" Kieran finally spoke.

Lila frowned. "Don't let him go! He's the one who killed my parents!"

She would rather die than let James live another day. But she knew James might survive if Kieran agreed to his terms.

"Send me abroad, and I promise you'll never see me again," James said in a low, chilling voice.

"No!" Lila protested. "Kieran, you promised me!"

"Lila." Kieran looked at her.

Though his demeanor was cold, his voice was gentle. Yet the contrast didn't feel jarring.

to ask if she would give him

many friends waiting for you to return. Nova is still at

clenched her fists and

outside, and the keys

holding Lila hostage, began moving toward the car. "See? This man loves you. I

to decipher the emotions in

James' hand gripping the knife. Seizing the moment, she tripped him. In the split

screamed, "You

was the first to leap forward, disarming James and

expected James to

we'll die together!" he yelled, swinging

pain Lila anticipated didn't come. Instead, a few drops splattered onto her

rushing to

ran from his shoulder down to his arm, staining his black suit with an even darker shade of

need to get you to a

help,

at James, who was pinned to

began to

in Lila's eyes. "Kieran, don't scare