Darcy looked at Vince with a sneer. "Do you have any idea how many men she's been with? And you're still protecting her?
"You're the one being cheated on, and you're too oblivious to it. I honestly feel sorry for you."
Vince was dressed in a well-tailored gray suit. The usually calm and gentle man now had a cold demeanor, his gaze carrying an imposing aura.
He stood half a step ahead of Lila, adopting a protective stance.
"Compared to you, I'm not that pitiful. The more empty someone is inside, the louder they shout." He adjusted his glasses, a seemingly habitual motion, but today, it carried a clear tone of mockery.
Darcy was stunned. She realized he was mocking her.
Her temper flared, and she stomped her feet. "Who do you think you are?"
Although her family's business was struggling, a lion was still a lion, even when it was hungry.
There was no way some lowly employee could be compared to her.
"Lila, your colleague sure has the nerve to talk big. You really don't understand the Blake family's influence, do you?
"I'll let you off the hook if you visit Dorian at the hospital. I'm giving you a way out." Darcy's words were dripping with threat.
Lila looked up at the sun, which was just starting to rise. She got up early for no reason today.
She looked at Darcy. "Does everyone in your family have a defective brain? How else can you not understand what others are saying?
"I'll say this one last time. I have no relationship with Dorian anymore. Whether he lives or dies, it's none of my business."
"You vicious woman, how dare you curse him, you!"
Darcy was about to make a move, but Lila quickly turned to shout, "Security, this person is causing trouble and not letting us leave the hotel!"
The two security guards, observing from a distance, immediately intervened.
"Miss, please don't disrupt the hotel's usual operations."
"Please step back and don't obstruct the guests."
The two guards pushed Darcy back.
"Get out of my way! Don't touch me, or I'll call the police and accuse you of assault!"
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The readers' comments on the novel: too late for a second chance novel (Lila and Dorian)