Chapter 83

"Dorian, I'm not like you. My heart can't hold more than one person at a time, and I can't just decide who I love or don't from one moment to the next. I repeatedly doubted myself over the past two years you've constantly spent with Zara. "To me, you were like a delicacy I once craved—something I tried to savor time and again, yet it was always just out of reach, while others could effortlessly have a taste. "No matter how savory this delicacy is, it will never be mine alone," Lila uttered. Since this was the case, it was better to let go. Her words were blunt. Dorian lifted his head to stare at her. The once cold and aloof look in his eyes was now tinged with desperation. "I'm yours, and I'll only ever be yours. I swear, Lila. Please trust me one more time." He clutched her hand tightly with a humbling posture. But Lila who'd once softened to him now lowered her gaze and watched him silently as if weighing the truth in his words. The few seconds that passed felt like an eterni