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

A red carpet was spread from the door to the living room, adorned with balloons, red roses, and scattered flower petals.

Lila froze, staring at Kieran.

But when she saw the surprise in his eyes, she realized that he wasn't the one behind this.

Why was their home like this?

Before Lila could figure it out, a woman appeared at the top of the stairs-Carol from the Morgan residence.

"Sir and Miss..." She quickly paused after realizing her mistake and smiled apologetically. "Oh, my mind's a bit slow."

"Welcome home, Sir and Madam. I'm here to help clean up. Madam Amelie sent me. She's worried you young ones might not know how to handle the wedding arrangements. Plus, she wants a grandchild soon, so she asked me to tidy up."

Lila's mind went blank at the mention of a grandchild.

This couldn't be happening!

She and Kieran weren't planning on doing... well, that kind of thing.

"I'll show you the wedding room. Madam Amelie personally supervised everything." Carol smiled brightly.

These two had practically grown up under her care, and seeing them getting married brought her so much joy.

Her heart swelled with happiness when she looked at them, standing side by side.

They were such a perfect match! If they had had a baby, they would have been beautiful!

Carol smiled and gently took Lila's hand. "Want to go up and have a look?"

Lila's ears turned red, clearly shy.

In that case, Carol decided to help them along a bit more.

As Lila followed Carol, she turned to look at Kieran with a helpless expression.

Kieran was so charmed by her flustered look that a smile spread across his face. He followed behind them.

Knowing that Kieran didn't like others touching his things or maybe because Nicole thought another room was more appropriate, Carol had arranged the wedding room next to Lila's.

This room was spacious, with a large floor-to-ceiling window offering a full view of the yard, bathing the room in sunlight during the day.

When Lila opened the door, her eyes were immediately drawn to the decorated bedspread and blanket. The

ribable was adorned with delicate

ribbons and flowers hanging around.

There was also a subtle, sweet scent in the air.

Carol happily made a few introductions, and then said, "Tonight, you two will stay in this room. Madam Amelie said, if you're not used to it here, you can pick another room after today, and I'll redo the decorations for you."

When Lila heard that they were supposed to sleep together tonight, her mind went

blank, and she didn't catch another word after that.

She didn't even notice when Carol left.

When she came to her senses, the room was left with only her and Kieran.

Lila suddenly realized that Amelienoveldrama

and Nicole must have sent Carolto

check if they would sleep together. It wasn't about caring for them but confirming they would share the same bed.

No, this was too embarrassing!

Her neck flushed with shame.

Kieran couldn't help but laugh at her changing expressions. "Let's go downstairs and have some cake."

Lila felt the urge to escape the room. Just being in it made her feel lightheaded.

In a daze, she went downstairs, and Kieran offered her only a small piece of cake.

"It's late, you can't eat too much."

She nodded, briefly glancing at Carol, who was tidying up nearby.

Carol was clearly not leaving until she saw the two share a bed.

Noticing Lila's look, Carol beamed at her.

Lila ate slowly. What should have been a few quick bites turned into ten minutes

of dragging her food out.

Kieran ruffled her hair. "I'm going to take a shower."

It was a perfectly normal sentence, but Lila suddenly froze.

"Shower? Why did he need to shower?"