Chapter 439

Lila froze. The news was beyond shocking. It took her a while to find her voice again. "The person Ms. Clemence likes… isn't you?" She asked again, "Then why do you treat her differently? I've seen you meet her alone." And Kieran treated Ruby differently from how he treated other women. Kieran, of course, remembered those private meetings. As he processed everything, it dawned on him. Had Lila's mood shifts been caused by seeing him with another woman? The realization brought him a sense of joy. But that joy was quickly overshadowed by an even greater sense of melancholy. Something was always in their way. Lila had Bryce as her first love. Then she met Dorian when she left the Morgan family to be independent. When Kieran finally found his way into her world, the incident involving the deaths of her parents resurfaced. He was always too late. Kieran glanced at the apple slices, which were starting to brown. He still picked up a piece with the fork and popped it into his mouth.