Chapter 146 Testing the Waters

Rhett instinctively moved to take Lila away. But Lila reached out first, lightly pressed his forearm, and shook her head. Her red lips curved into a mocking smile. She wanted to hear what more this beaten cur could howl about. Damian's bloodshot eyes locked onto Lila. His Adam's apple bobbed, his voice hoarse as he said, "Ms. Anderson… Erin Hart is a vicious woman. I used to be blind, deceived by her. Because of her… I hurt the person who loved me most. I want to apologize to her." His heart was a tangle of emotions. From the moment Layla appeared in Evermere, Erin had been sliding into the abyss. First, the scandal where she instructed people to smear Lila's reputation, then today's total exposure at the wedding. All of this was definitely connected to Layla somehow. Maybe, just maybe… She was Lila all along… She had come back, returning with a strength he had never seen, to take revenge on them all. He had only learned of his true feelings today—that the one he loved had ne