too late for a second chance novel (Lila and Dorian)

Pierre happened to look in Lila and Terry's direction at the same time. The moment he recognized them, he merely raised an eyebrow.

Terry quickly spoke up. "Since you two know each other, I won't bother with the introductions. Lila's needed elsewhere, so we'll talk later."

Lila nodded at Pierre slightly as a way to greet him. She and Terry barely walked a few steps away before Pierre quickly caught up to them.

He was clad in a tuxedo today, and his hair was carefully styled. While he looked handsome, his features lacked the hardened contours that adult males usually had. However, the gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose bridge made him look more like a proper and well-dressed gentleman.

"Oh? Are we not supposed to be that close anymore now that Dorian isn't here?"

Pierre pushed his glasses up his nose bridge while smiling at Lila. He made it seem like they were close friends from the start.

"Pierre, I asked Lila to give me a hand at the event today. You have a job to do as well. Let's talk after the event is over."

Terry moved to stand in front of Lila to stop Pierre from getting any closer to her. He seriously didn't want them to meet up with each other if not for the fact that he didn't have any choice.

"Why are you being so nervous, Terry? I was just saying hi to a familiar face. Besides, didn't I explain myself back then? I got the wrong person because I was already drunk."

Pierre raised his hands slightly as if to appease Terry and Lila. "Lila, there's no need to be that vengeful, right? Besides, it's not like anything happened to you that night."noveldrama

It wasn't like anything had happened to her that night? Lila's gaze turned frosty instantly. She tilted her chin to gaze into his eyes, noticing there wasn't a trace of guilt or anything else.

If not for the fact that she had seen Pierre's true colors with her own eyes, she'd have believed his innocent façade.

Pierre, Terry, and Dorian were good friends. There were times when they'd organize hangouts with each other.

Lila had hung out with them occasionally in the past, so she was acquainted with them one way or another.

Dorian had told her before not to get too close to Pierre.

Honestly speaking, Lila wouldn't get too acquainted with Pierre even if Dorian hadn't said anything. Pierre was a celebrity, after all-even if she didn't know him well, she still had an inkling about how famous he was.

Moreover, Pierre and Dorian were about the same age, meaning there was a chance they'd become rival celebrities in pursuit of better resources.

Lila's grudge with Pierre stemmed from one of the gatherings which were meant for close friends only. It was also her third time meeting him.

At dinner, Pierre kept involving Lila in all the conversational topics out of "curiosity", or so he claimed. After that, they went to another clubhouse.

She had found the room stuffy, so she went to the balcony located at the end of

the corridor to get some fresh air. A short while later, he followed her there.

The moment he showed up, he closed the balcony doors behind him before caging Lila from behind.

Startled, Lifa began struggling

against Pierre while trying to scream

for help. Pierre responded by

grabbing her wrist with one hand

and covering her mouth with another.

He whispered into her ear

maliciously, "Don't scream. If anyone else sees us like this, you're the only one lgsing out the most. Name your price, and I'll definitely pay you the amount you demand."

However, Lila wasn't like the women Pierre had preyed on in the past. She tuned

out his warning and began struggling against him with her limbs instead.

Pierre merely sneered before slipping a hand under Lila's clothes. He actually planned on violating her on the spot.

His actions gave Lila a chance to scream for help.

Thankfully Dorian still cared about Lila a great deal back then. When he realized that she never returned to the private room after a long time, he went to look for her.

When he overheard her screams for help, he rushed toward the balcony right

away. There, he didn't hesitate to punch Pierre in the face.

Terry arrived at the balcony moments later. He quickly took Lila out of the clubhouse protectively.

At the end of the day, the Locke family was influential and powerful. An order from them could easily ruin one's livelihood.

Dorian wasn't able to accept any acting gigs for half a year after the incident. Naturally, Lila had an inkling of what happened behind the scenes.

At the moment, she merely shot Pierre a chilling smile.

Had Dorian not come to her rescue that night, it'd be difficult for her to leave the balcony unscathed.

Did Pierre seriously think he could just gloss over his attempt to rape her by claiming that he had mistaken her for someone else?