Although Lila received a dressing down from Noah for no reason, she remained unfazed. "Noah, to be honest, I was thinking about this too."
A slight frown crept upon her forehead. She might have had a good time in the past few days, but it didn't mean she was completely mindless.
On the topic of Kieran's lover, Lila admitted that she was a little greedy. Her initial plan was to break up with Kieran once everything had settled down. Kieran would look for his love, and she would live her life.
After her past relationship, she had seen it for what it was—there was no one who couldn't make do without another.
She had once been head over heels for Dorian, but now, the mention of him no longer stirred anything in her heart.
Because of that, she was confident she could stop her budding feelings for Kieran.
Noah studied her, waiting for her reply.
She began, "I married Kieran to solve a problem. My relationship with him is similar in nature to your relationship with him."
Her words made his hair stand. He protested, "No, I don't think they're the same."
He made her laugh. Her mood instantly lightened. She explained, "Once my scandal dies down, I plan to release Kieran. I don't want him to be trapped in a loveless marriage."
"What about you?"
"Hm?" She couldn't immediately grasp his meaning.
Word by word, he repeated, "You claimed that Uncle Kieran didn't love you. Do you love him?"
He couldn't fathom why he would even ask that question. It wasn't what he would usually say. Was he too deep into those soap operas on the TV?
He expected her to reply that, no, she did not love him, and that she was forced to marry him due to certain circumstances.
To his surprise, she paused and frowned, her eyes flickering with conflicted emotions. Moments later, she shook her head and replied in a casual tone, "Are you silly? Kieran is like an uncle to me. I will not have feelings for him."
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