Chapter 21
Lila lowered her gaze slightly, her long eyelashes casting a slight shadow on her eyelids, giving her a cold look.
“Lila!” Dorian gritted his teeth. “Zara is my sister. Show some respect!”
As he said this, he loosened his grip around her shoulders. Zara felt a pang of anxiety and pulled away from his embrace.
She cried, “Lila, I never expected you to look at us this way. I should have known you were deliberately targeting me! I should have stopped Dorian from bringing me here to face this humiliation.
“If I hadn’t come, he wouldn’t have lost this film opportunity. Don’t you care about my career or Dorian’s? How can’t you let go of this? Just let us both go!”
Her words drew deep frowns from Cole and Samuel.
Dorian felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he was filled with guilt. She wouldn’t have to confront such slander and injustice if only he hadn’t agreed to bring Zara today.
And now, in his eyes, Lila had become a mean person. Samuel wanted to step in and help Lila explain, but she spoke up first.
“You two are really siblings, and so am I with Noah,” she said with a chuckle. Her calm demeanor showed no sign of pretense.
Though it was true they were siblings, Dorian found it absurd. Lila’s loyalty to their relationship was the bottom line. He scoffed coldly.
“Do you think I’m stupid? What kind of siblings are you guys?”
Lila smiled. “We are adopted siblings, and that’s more genuine than your relationship. If it weren’t for having this brother, I’d have to wonder if all siblings interacted like you two.”
Cole and Samuel watched how the two were acting so intimately, and a chill ran down their spines after hearing Lila’s words.
Zara looked at Lila with a troubled expression. How could a mere orphan possibly have ties with the Morgan family?
Dorian naturally thought this was nonsense as well. Lila used every tactic to force him to submit, first bringing up Taylor and his wife and now leveraging Alex to pressure him.
Now, she was resorting to such underhanded tactics to drive Zara away. She had one scheme after another.
A woman so cunning-using every means at her disposal-could only be seen as someone who would exploit connections to the Morgan family. For her to say this now, she was either hysterical or deliberately trying to provoke him.
She knew his possessiveness would surely lead him to act on this matter regarding Noah. Lila was just waiting for him to show signs of wanting to reconcile, allowing her to extend an olive branch and ask for him back.
Dorian suppressed the rage on his face. He thought he almost fell into her trap.
He snorted coldly. “Lila, I’ve been giving you chances. If you apologize right now, I might still forgive you!
“You should know that I have a limit to my patience. Once you truly leave me, whether it’s the film projects you desire or the connections you crave, they will have nothing to do with you!”
It was the first time Lila noticed how long-winded he could be. He sounded like someone going through a midlife crisis, repeating his threats repeatedly without any creativity.
She chuckled. “Fine, I don’t want any of that. It’s all yours. You’d better do as you say and announce it publicly tomorrow. I’ll follow suit and make sure to cut all ties cleanly!”
Dorian pointed at her. “Alright, you wanted this. Tomorrow morning. Wait for the trending topics!”
He then supported Zara and turned to leave.
Lila laughed. “Goodbye then!”
He paused for a moment but didn’t look back.