too late for a second chance novel (Lila and Dorian) novel Chapter 183

Lila covered her eyes, hiding the sorrow deep within them.

"Lila, stop being so stubborn," Dorian advised, narrowing his eyes as he caught sight of the mocking curve on her lips.

"We both know it hasn't been easy for us to get to where we are today. No matter the wrongs or rights in the past, can't we let it go and start on a clean slate?"

"No!"

Lila lowered her hand and looked at him coldly. For the first time, her temper flared, causing her to snap at him.

Though she appeared petite and delicate, with typically gentle features, at this moment, she was as cold and unyielding as frost.

"Dorian, we were no longer the same as before the moment you started leaving me repeatedly for other women."

The white overhead light accentuated her slightly raised brows and eyes, intensifying her cold expression. She looked like snow strayed from a wintery realm—beautiful but cold yet impossible to approach.

"It's not that I didn't soften or I didn't give you chances. Look at what happened?

"Dorian, you chose this path—for both of us. Now that we've ended up here, you're telling me to let it go? To start over? Don't you think that's laughable?"

She stood tall and composed, her tone calm, but it carried a deep sense of sorrow.

For a moment, Dorian couldn't bring himself to meet her gaze. He looked away, his demeanor flustered. "I never did anything to hurt you," he muttered defensively.

Lila's cold gaze turned mocking.

Dorian faltered, recalling the drunken night with Zara, a mistake that had haunted him. He quickly amended his statement.

"At least not before we broke up. I never did anything to betray you before then."

True to his word, Ethan had been waiting outside. Hearing her call, he immediately stepped in. "Lila."

"Show Mr. Blake out," she said firmly.

Dorian's gaze turned icy. He glared at Lila and then at Ethan, his expression dark and stormy.

"Fine!"

He spat the word three times, his face a mask of fury. With one last glare, he stormed out, his movements agitated and clumsy.

He had given her multiple chances out of respect for their past, yet he couldn't believe how she had treated him. Not only did she refuse his request, but she had the courage to speak to him in an arrogant manner. That was uncouth of her!

He summarized internally, "Fine. Let her watch as I secure the role of Rowan in style. Then, she'll know just how wrong she was!"