Chapter 149 A Fallen Giant

Lila unfastened her seatbelt and was just about to push the door open when Rhett suddenly called out, "Wait." Lila paused and looked back at him. In the night, the man's gaze was especially deep. Rhett looked at her, enunciating his next words clearly and solemnly. "Don't stress yourself out too much. I'm the one asking for your help. The responsibility should be mine to bear." Seeing the seriousness in Rhett's eyes, she felt her heart tremble. She gave a slight nod in response. When she left, Lila didn't look back and went straight into the apartment building. Rhett, however, didn't drive away immediately. He sat quietly in the car, his gaze following that slender figure until she disappeared completely from sight. Only after a long while did he withdraw his gaze. A complex, unreadable look surfaced on his face. That feeling, which had begun as mere admiration and sympathy, had quietly changed at some point. In the softest place of his heart, an indescribable feeling had take