too late for a second chance novel (Lila and Dorian) novel Chapter 473

Faith froze, realizing how disrespectful her words had been, driven by her sense of superiority and lack of family restraints.

"I actually meant to say..."

Her explanation was interrupted by Lila's scornful laugh. "You meant to say you envy my freedom, didn't you? Because you've been restricted by your parents and elders since you were young, you can't laugh or cry freely, and you can't do what you love.

"What you're expected to do is become the most beautiful and expensive cake in the display case, waiting to be purchased by a wealthy buyer at the right time.

"And so, all these years, you've been resentful inside. You don't want to be the cake; you want to be the baker, or even the buyer. You don't want to be limited by your identity as a woman; you want to sit at the negotiation table and fight for fairness. Isn't that right?"

Faith stared at Lila's cold expression. Each sentence felt like a sharp blade, piercing through her skin and into her heart.

But then she thought, Lila wasn't in her position, so she couldn't understand her pain.

She frowned. "Is it wrong to fight for the right to choose and to want a seat at the negotiation table?"

"Of course, wanting a seat at the negotiation table isn't wrong!" Lila stared into her eyes, her lips curving into a mocking smile. "But you've chosen the wrong path. By resisting in this way, you've taken away my freedom—the very thing you envy. Do you think that's fair?

"Of course, you wouldn't care about my feelings or anyone else's. As long as you get what you want, the method doesn't matter, nor does it matter how many people's happiness gets sacrificed along the way, does it?

"Because you're the noble daughter of an elite family, and I'm just a speck of dust you can't even see."

Faith stood frozen, and in that moment, she remembered her younger self—when she and her brother both made mistakes, she was locked in a dark room to reflect, while her brother merely received a gentle scolding.

Even to this day, that feeling of helplessness and suffering still felt like a cage that trapped her.

At this moment, she overlapped with her younger self.

After a long pause, Faith finally said, "I don't even want to marry Kieran."

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