Chapter 104 Drop the Act

Aaron froze at the cold, distant look in Lila's eyes. How could she not be Lila? She was a dead ringer. A wild, vicious thought seized him, convincing him she hadn't died. She'd faked it and disappeared for three years, only to come back under a new identity to get back at the Harts. "You're Lila. You faked your own death to get revenge on us, but you're not fooling me," Aaron said. Lila watched his expression flicker and curled her lips. "Revenge? Who'd risk their life just to get revenge? Or were the Harts so awful to their heiress back then that she'd go that far?" She tossed it off like it was nothing, but there was a cold bite in her voice, and it landed on Aaron like a slap. Guilt and humiliation flashed in his eyes, then a hotter wave of anger rolled in. "Drop the act, Lila Hart!" he growled under his breath, shaken and furious. Lila's expression iced over. "Sir, I'm not Lila. I'm Layla Anderson." Aaron stared at her, stunned, searching her face for the slightest tell, a