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

Carol came to hurry Lila along before Kieran had even made it upstairs.

"Madam, it's quite late. You should go wash up and rest now."

Lila's scalp tingled, but she remained calm and said, "I'm not tired yet. Carol, you don't need to clean up anymore. Please rest. You can stay in the guest room."

"Oh, I'm not in a hurry. I need to tidy up these petals and little paper hearts."

Lila was left speechless. There was no winning against Carol.

"Alright then, I'll just arrange the flowers and then shower."

Carol had already taken it from her before she could pick up the small rose.

"I can handle the small tasks."

Lila forced a smile. "Okay, sorry to trouble you, Carol. I'll go rest upstairs first."

"Good, good, good. You're sleeping in that room tonight."

"Okay." Lila turned away, still wearing a strained smile, and quickly dashed upstairs.

That room, huh?

No way!

This was so awkward.

She slumped into her room, feeling gloomy when her phone rang just in time.

It was a set of messages from Amelia. "Why aren't you replying to my messages?"

"You're not really pregnant, are you?"

"Isn't this moving a bit too fast?"

"How's Uncle Kieran's performance?"

"Is he truly worthy of Northridge's top spot?"

"How many rounds in one night?"

Amelia's messages flooded in one after the other, and Lila felt like she had already been through enough for today.

Looking at Amelia's increasingly bold questions, Lila worried that she might ask something embarrassing, so she quickly replied, "We didn't get married because of a baby."

After thinking for a moment, she realized that wouldn't stop Amelia's curiosity, so she quickly added another message.

"By the way, what did you and your blind date, Vince, do together? Where did you go?"

The screen showed that Amelia had been typing for a long time, but no message

came.

Lila let out a helpless smile, tossed her phone aside, and went to take a shower. Afterward, she sat on the bed, pondering. If she fell asleep here, she could come up with an excuse tomorrow.

Maybe she could just say she was too tired and forgot to reply.

Just as she was considering her escape plan, Carol knocked on the door.

"Madam, are you finished getting ready?" she asked cheerfully. "Sleeping in the new room on the

wedding night brings good luck, symbolizing a lifetime of happiness."

Lila was dumbfounded.noveldrama

She mumbled quietly to herself, "A lifetime of happiness? More like divorce the next year."

But she still opened the door, replying politely, "I'll be ready in a moment. Uh, that..."

She just couldn't bring herself to call Kieran in front of Carol.

"Are you asking about him? He went to the study. He said he'd be done in about ten minutes. You can go

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ahead and wait in the new room. Carol's smile was brighter than the summer sun.

To Lila, that explanation was worse than silence.

It was as if everyone expected her to want this... but the truth was, she didn't

even want to wait for Kieran to come!

Lila felt like Carol's enthusiasm was eating her alive.

Still, she pretended to stay calm and nodded. "Okay, I'll go ahead."

She quickly walked past Carol and entered the nearby room.

As soon as she stepped in, she was stopped in her tracks by the overwhelming festive decorations that filled the room.

It wasn't the decorations that bothered her-it was the thought of what would

happen when Kieran came in.

Wouldn't it be unbearably awkward?

Still, the sweet scent in the room was calming and even soothing.

But that didn't stop Lila from pacing around the room.

She worried that if Kieran came in and saw her acting like this, it would only make

things more uncomfortable.

She didn't want to sleep in the bed, but she couldn't avoid it either.

After a moment's hesitation, she finally lay down on the nearby sofa.

Kieran was dignified, so he'd get the bed.

Lila thought she was being generous, but she was wide awake lying on the sofa.

She took out her phone and started scrolling. Somehow, she ended

reading several articles darted

Northridge's prestigious prestigious families.