After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 5

A cheeky thought crossed her mind, and Elara couldn't resist teasing Lysander. "Why won't you look at me? Do I really look!

that bad?

Her grades were never anything impressive, but she'd always been considered quite the looker.

Growing up in a sheltered environment, she was practically untouched by sunlight, giving her that perfect, porcelain-doll complexion. If it wasn't for Asher and his bullshit, she wouldn't even be in that mess before.

Lysander finally looked her way, his voice calm. "That's not it. He seemed composed, but if one looked close enough, one could see the tips of his cars turning red.

Elara's lips curled into a smirk. I heard you're always top of the class. That true?"

Lysander shifted in his seat, feeling a little weird with how friendly she was being out of nowhere. "Uh... yeah, I guess you could say that."

"Know any good tutors you can recommend?" she asked.

She'd already decided not to rely on Asher anymore. She wasn't about to keep making the same mistakes-leaning on her dad and slacking off' in school.

Now that she had the time, she was set on pulling her grades up. And if Lysander knew someone, they had to be good.

"A tutor? I thought Asher was... Lysander trailed off. He'd heard she had a classmate tutor her, which was why Asher had spent so much time at her house.

"I let him go, she said flatly. Asher hadn't just looked down on her, he had zero patience when it came to tutoring. It was a waste of money.

Lysander raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised. He studied her face, realizing she wasn't joking. To hide his unease, he took a sip of his drink before responding. "I never used a tutor. I've always studied on my own. But... if you're cool with it, I could stop by every day and help you out."

He wasn't expecting her to take him seriously. She barely even acknowledged him before tonight, and this dinner invite was already unexpected enough.

Elara's face lit up with genuine surprise. "Really?"

Lysander nodded quickly, caught off guard by how happy she looked. "Yeah, if it works for you, I'm available whenever."

a warm smile. Td really appreciate that, but are you sure it won't mess with your own

"Nah, don't worry about it. It

already finished the high school curriculum and had a guaranteed spot at university. But to spare her feelings, he decided to keep that

much!" Elara said, her eyes lighting up. "Just... don't think I'm dumb, okay? My

teaching her. If she didn't get something right away, he'd lose his temper. Her grades went from bad to

"I don't think that at all. I'll

mostly quiet, prompting Elara to pick up her fork and serve

a foul mood-he'd just found

eating, with the

Chapter 5

him a cold glance and

had come intending to ask about Jefferson, but seeing I ysander sitting there, his irritation only

distance from other guys to keep him happy Whenever Lysander came around, she'd

and met his glare. "He's my guest. You got a problem

chair, scowling. "What? You invite him just to get

competitions. So Asher thought there was no way she suddenly enjoyed his company. Lysander

steady. "You're overthinking it. Asher. You just don't mean that much to

Asher, but now all she felt was disgust. Liking someone like him would only drag her down further into

you think hanging around other guys is gonna make me jealous, Elara, you're fucking clueless, Seeing you. with someone else? Shit, that's a relief-I won't

him.

sat there, momentarily speechless, caught off guard

she noticed Lysander's expression shift slightly. Feeling awkward, she quickly added, "Don't listen to his crap. 'He's really

a vague

to the door. "Take

a short nod and left without

went back inside, she found Asher had come back downstairs, now wearing a

though she was furious with him, she couldn't deny that his face was still annoyingly handsome, with that effortless charm that had drawn her in once upon a

His tone was serious as he asked, "Why did

not wanting anyone else to know he was just the driver's son, especially not Lysander. Elara's response was icy. "Do I really need to explain why I

told him to do it. It wasn't his fault. If