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

"As far as I'm concerned, I don't know you at all. That's why it's unnecessary for me to greet you in person," Lila refuted.

Pierre just shrugged nonchalantly. "Alright. If that's what you claimed, then so be it. Let's get to know each other now, then. I've admired you for quite some time now, Ms. Hart."

He extended a hand, seemingly to shake Lila's hand.

The event was about to begin. There were about 2,000 fans in the venue. Pierre's fans alone took up one-third of the space.

Many people could see Pierre, Terry, and Lila from where they stood. When Pierre glanced at the fans, he was rewarded with high-pitched screams instead.

"Oh my god! Pierre!"

"Pierre, we love you!"

After that, Pierre turned to look at Lila. His lips were already curled into a victorious smile.

Terry had always known that Pierre was an unpredictable man. What he didn't expect was that Pierre had the balls to act out in a public event.

To think that Pierre would stoop so low as to use his fans' influence just to force Lila to yield to him.

If Lila were to react negatively to Pierre's introduction, she'd most likely get branded as a rude or arrogant nobody by the media later in the afternoon.

Lila glanced at Pierre's hand momentarily. Then, she stuck out her hand and shook it once before retracting immediately.

"Pierre, she's different from your usual partners. You should know who she is. If Mr. Morgan finds out about this, do you really think he'll let it slide?

"Even if you don't give a damn about him, then what about your family? Don't you care about them?"

Pierre merely let out a soft chuckle after hearing Terry's response. His gaze remained glued on Lila's face the whole time.

"Mr. Morgan, eh?" Only then did Pierre avert his gaze. "It's one thing for outsiders to come up with these types of rumors, but how could you believe them as well?"

Terry just frowned in response. He had witnessed the way Kieran had looked at Lila in the past. There was no way Kieran would be able to fake the gentle and affectionate gaze.

Besides, Terry couldn't even imagine how anyone could possibly force someone as powerful as Kieran to fake his feelings for Lila.

"I don't care if you believe the

rumors or not. The fact that I was the one who brought Lila here still stands. If you still want to remain as my friend, you'd better give up on whatever scheme you've planned out for her."

As soon as Terry's words fell, he turned his back on Pierre immediately. Then, he said gently to Lila, "Let's go."

Lila just glanced at Pierre. The way he scrutinized her made her feel very uncomfortable to the point that she couldn't even be bothered to show him the basic courtesy.

She turned on her heel and left, yet Pierre's gaze was pinned on her form for a very long time. He seemed like a predator that had its attention on its prey and that it'd be hunting the latter soon.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Terry began apologetically, "Sorry, Lila. I know you don't like Pierre at all. I thought he'd at least keep himself in check because of your current identity. I didn't realize he's this cuckoo in the head." noveldrama

Lila shook her head gently.

"It's fine. Once the event starts, he won't have time to bother me anyway. I'll leave right after the event is over."

Soon, Lila was brought to the camera crew's corner to be briefed on the situation. At the same time, the host began speaking.

Lila snapped a few photos of the stage. When she scanned across the celebrities who were about to make their appearances, she happened to make eye contact with Pierre's predatory gaze.

There was a third-tier female artist

standing in front of him. She happened to be smiling and saying something to Pierre, who responded absentmindedly the whole time. He'd occasionally dip his head to glance at the female celebrity.

It wasn't until Pierre got on the stage and spoke into the microphone after hearing

the host's cue that he reduced the times he glanced at Lila.

Upon noticing that Pierre kept glancing in a certain direction, the host immediately pointed it out.

"I can see most of your fans with signboards gathering in that direction, Mr. Locke. Are you planning to greet them?"

The moment that question fell, Lila felt as though an explosion was triggered right behind her. Pierre's fans all shrieked, clearly surprised and delighted.

"Oh my god! Look at us, Pierre! You're so handsome today!"

"Pierre, we love you!"

This time, Pierre openly turned to look in Lila's direction with a smile on his face. However, a hint of darkness swirled in his eyes behind his glasses.

When Lila met Pierre's gaze, she frowned immediately. At the same time, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Pierre wouldn't cause trouble out of respect toward Terry, right?