Lilaendured all of it, yet all she got return was for him to give away that sandalwood bacelet. What made becall for Dorian in the first place, then?
She pondered and asked herself, “Was it because we’re both orphans and feel for each other? Or was it because he jumped into the water to save me? But so many other prople slate the same fate asme; why him?
Was it because I felt indebted? After everylling I’ve done for him–sacrificing mater, giving my everything so he could get what he wanted. Haven’t I cleared the debt?”
When a looked up again, i
1, her face had tumed omal again. The habitually logged onto Twitter,
The last two years had worn out all the love she had for him. After returning to her office, she
“Dorian Blake’s Faduning Gill The Sandalwood Bracelet te Gave Zara Hayes was the trending news article, gaining traction every second.
Lila’s fingertip trembled. As she tapped on other related posts, the first one that came up was a fan–edited video of Zara asking for Dorian’s bracelet
At that time, Dorian’s back was facing Lila, It wasn’t until then that she saw the look on his face. The man, who was typically serious and unsling, looked ever so gentle as he put the bracelet on for Zana
Their Lans fawned over their interaction in the replies section. Within just half a day, the Bes had exceeded three million.
The video looped. As the scene of Dorian casually removing the bracelet flashed across Lila’s eyes, she suddenly recalled the endearing and surprised look he wore when she put it on for him.
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Chitching at her chest, she i
e telt engulfed by that painful traliza
realization. She tossed her phone to the desk in frustration, and the clip continued to play.
The sky grew dark, and only the faint brightness from the screenlit up the entire room. At that moment, someone opened the door and switched on the lights. Lila instinctively covered her eves, and her phone happened to am out of battery.
A calm–looking Dorian entered and slightly frowned at the sight of her exhausted state. “Why did you leave early? I searched the whole venue before finding out
You lett
He came to her side and tried to touch her face. Lila dodged his touch and propped herself up to her feet. She looked up at him, her eyes devoid of any decipherable
“Why do you look unhappy? Who pissed you off?” he
anchalantly asked.
It wasn’t Lila’s first time dealing with such an attitude from him, and she had long accepted it. However, bet heart began to dench again after a respite. She squeezed out a smile that was visibly forced.
“Hey. Dorian. Since that bracelet was just right on you, it’s probably too big on Zara. Maybe I should take it back and resize it for her.”
Frowning. Dorian explained, “I couldn’t just embarrass her onstage today. Besides, Zara only wanted something new to play with. The bracelet isn’t suitable for her anyway.
“I understand that you don’t want me to give it away. Once she gets bored with it–probably around two days–I’ll ask for it back”
Of course, Dorian was aware of how inappropriate his action was. However, he didn’t have it in himself to reject her at the sight of her anticipated look. Even if she was only joking, he couldn’t embarrass her at an awards ceremony.
Thus, his solution was to let Zara have it for two days before aslding it back That was a minor issue that required no debate, right?
Dorian extended his arms and wanted to comfort Lila with a hug. She dodged him once again. “Don’t even touch me after touching her. I’ll feel disgusted.” “What does that mean?” His expression darkened
She cut to the chase. “Let’s break up.”
Dorian pinched between his brows, loolding listless. “I’ve
e been filming non–stop recently and barely have time to test. Who do you think I did that for? “Whenever I had a free slot, I came to you immediately. Now, you’re making a big deal because of at bracelet?”
Lila laughed out of exasperation. “You did that for yourself, not for me. You didn’t bother to set your boundaries, which is the truth. Why blame it on me now?” His face tumed cold upon sensing her reluctance to back down. “Have I been too lenient on you, Lila? Don’t think that just because I love you, you can be a bra “From now on, put all your work on hold and take a break to cool off! Once you do, reflect on your words, and we’ll talk again.”
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