too late for a second chance novel (Lila and Dorian) novel Chapter 258

The waiter apologized with a smile, scratching his head as he walked away.

Who would even try to prank Lila on her birthday with the Morgan family standing behind her?

He glanced around the crowd but couldn't spot the man.

Lila walked to the other side, where there were fewer people.

She called out softly, "Dorian?"

The curtain before her shifted, and half of the man's body appeared. The bandages on his head had been removed, though the wound on his forehead was still scabbed over.

Despite the scar, his outstanding appearance kept it from detracting too much from his overall looks.

"Lila... I just wanted to watch you from a distance." His voice was dry, as if he was dehydrated. His gaze was filled with longing.

"If you're willing to come see me, does that mean we're not really finished? Do you still have feelings for me?"

Dorian's gaze was desperate, his emotions flickering across his face.

He wanted to hear her answer, but he feared it would not be what he had hoped for.

"Do you want to—"

"I don't," Lila interrupted him without hesitation.

"Dorian, I've always thought I made myself clear. There's no need for you to keep coming back to find me.

"We're truly over. There's no possibility of us being together again."

Dorian's eyes were filled with sorrow. "I know Darcy came to find you the other day. I've already scolded her. I promise she won't bother you again.

"As for Aunt Margaret, I know you don't like her. She won't cause you any trouble anymore."

Lila took a deep breath. "I don't want to be with you anymore, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.

"It's just that we're not right for each other. I don't love you anymore."

When he heard the last sentence, it felt like the air had been knocked out of his lungs. He pressed against his chest, trying to quell the dull pain in his heart.

He had truly lost the one person who had loved him the most.

Lila took a step back, distancing herself from him. "From now on, we are strangers. Let's never see each other again."

She glanced at Dorian's limp leg. He had already paid the price for betraying her.