Chapter 9
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Liatrowuid. “Tean’t go now,”
It was only then that he remembered she wasn’t home and had few friends. The only friend he had seen her with was Noah Morgan, a spoiled, wealthy young man.
Noah was her unreliable second brother, When Lila was in school, he often picked her up and drop dhet off at home.
ves. She didn’t want to be sem relying on the Morgan family, so she told others they were just friends.
Dorian dude’t like her having too much contact with other men, so she rarely let her family come to visit.
Later, Noah went abroad, and the two hardly saw each other But whenever he caught her messaging Noah, he felt jealous. Lila comforted him countless times.
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Dosis face turned pale. Had she already found another man so quickly?
“Where are you?‘ll come to you.”
the shifted ber gaze from the salisman to the distant mountains. With a sarcastic smile, she said, “Mount Shasta Do you want to come
He paired Mount Shasta? That was the place where people prayed for love and where the sandalwood bracelet was obtained.
She had gone back to pory for love again.
Heinexplicably felt relieved, and his tone softened unconsciously. “Come to any office tomorrow morning; we still have things to discuss about the project.”
She furrowed her brows. “Are you done? If you are, l’in hanging up. ”
She asked but didn’t allow Dorian to respond before hanging up the call. Her gaze fell backon the broken talisman and the mined red cloth. There was no need to Waste errigy on damaged or broken things.
Lila tumed to leave, lighting a candle before descending the mountain.
Docian, meanwhile, was seething with anger, kicking the door is frustration. He knew that Lila had always dreamed of becoming a great director like Taylor, and she had gotiated this movie project herself.
When the contract was first signed, she was so happy that she bounced around him like a child who had just received candy. He couldn’t help but feel happy for her Gven how close they had been for so many years, be genuinely couldn’t understand why she was Jussing over a worthlessbracelet
When Monica called, Dorian was about to send her annier message to reprimand Lila,
“Dorian, he’s a problem with that film project ”
His heart sank. He had skyrocketed to fame in five years, relying on luck and lund work However, lining had many restrictions–age, script, energy, etc.
leng in front of the camera wasn’t enough to have a long–term catret in the entertainment industry. For the past two years, he had been trying to branch our behind–the–sorts work But it hadn’t been going smoothly.
The project Lala had taken on was a significant opportunity. So, when the project was secuted, he was happy for Lila and his career.
How could there be a problem when the contract was already signed?
“What happened?!
Monica hesitated. “The preson in charge discovered that Lila wouldn’t be in charge of the project. He immediately changed his tone and said that we had nothing to discuss if she wasn’t responsible for it”
Dorian gritted his teeth. “The contract has been signed; does he really think he can breach it?”
“He he said ”
“What did he say?”
She was sweating profusely. “He said Lila signed the contract, and she is responsible,”
He was speechless. He swore under his breath, “That bastant“:
“Portan, how should we respond?”
He took a deep breath. “You hold down the situation on your end. I’ll talk to bila “
He knew Lila would be reluctant to give up on the project and would conse to the office tomorrow. They would discuss everything tomorrow, and he wanted to see Just how stubborn she could be.
Liladidn’t want to be involved with Dorian anymore, but after considering it, she knew she had followed through on the project from start to finish.
Aside from wanting to do it, she also wanted to be responsible to the investors. It wouldn’t bode well for her future development if she lost credibility over this.
The next day, she drove straight to the company. However, she didn’t expect to encounter another person she didn’t want to see in Dorian’s office–Darcy.
She was dressed as extravagantly as ever, with dramatic eyeliner, the longest talse eyelashes, and heavy glitter eyeshadow. Her nose was contoured to look sharp as If it could poke a hole in someone.
Lila couldn’t help but frown slightly. At that moment, Dorian wasn’t there, and Ethan was dutifully attending to Darcy.
“Dorian, you’re back.” Hearing the door open, she turned around immediately. Her smile faded when she saw Lila. “What are you doing here?”
Today, Lila wode a light blue knitted jacket over a soft white dress, looking gentle and refined.
Darcy pouted, feeling that Lila was trying to imitate Zara and was shamelessly trying to cling t to Dorian.
Lila’s expression remained calm as she looked at her. “Since you’re here, why can’t 1 be here?”
“Lila, I’m here because Dorian is my brother. What right do you have to come here? Do you really think I don’t know you broke up with him?
“Why don’t you me
measure your own worth? Do you think you have the right to break up with him?
“Actually, it’s evident that you know your place. You know you don’t match him, so you took the initiative to break up. You’re saving yourself from embarrassment. “You’ve known for a long time that he and Zara are childhood sweethearts. She’s backnow, and you’re still shamelessly hanging around him for two years. I’m embarrassed for you.”
Lila looked at Darcy, who spoke loudly and urgently. Herexpression was so twisted that Lila feared her makeup would fall off.
Her gaze shitted to Darcy’s outfit. Darcy wore a new Chanel summer dress that Lila had bought for her a while ago, She was wearing clothes Lila had purchased while trying to lecture her
Lila chuckled. “Take off your clothes before you come here to act rough
