Too late for a second chance (Lila and Dorian)

The rest of the night was a blur. Kieran frowned and checked his phone.

There was a message from Landon. "Kieran, did you and Lila get home safely?" So, it was Lila who brought him back. A quick glance at his call log confirmed she had called from the night before.

He replied to Landon, whose reply came almost instantly. "Seriously, you waited till morning to let me know you're home? Why didn't you wait until I died of worry before telling me?"

Kieran ignored his friend's dramatics and quietly slipped out of bed. After a quick wash up, he headed downstairs.

In the living room, a bouquet lay on the coffee table—purple tulips, their petals already withered, mixed with lisianthus blooms. Lila's favorites.

His gaze darkened. Had someone else given them to her? Without a word, he swept the flowers into the trash, then tossed something on top to cover them from view.

Skipping breakfast, he left for the office. But he made sure to have Cindy prepare breakfast for Lila before he went.

When Lila finally stirred awake, it was already 9:00 am, and her body was still sore. "How does Kieran have so much stamina? Does he ever get tired? If it weren't for me tapping out, he'd probably keep going till sunrise," she groaned inwardly.

saw the bouquet sticking out of the trash, she froze. It hit her that she had forgotten to

she asked Cindy, "Did

"No, I didn't."

So, it must've

vase, but still-he had thrown them straight into the trash. Did that mean

note. "Next time, I should ask him what kind of

Lila headed to

our own project. If you come across two actors with almost the same skill levels and one happens to be from our

understood the business well—keeping

the way, what's Jamie been up to lately?"

the chance to check in on Jamie or her situation with Teddy. Oddly

busy taking Teddy to events. Matthew's work has been on hold because of his injury, but he just got out of the hospital, right? I was thinking of having him try out

ended up in trouble both times. So,