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."

but are you sure it won't mess with your own

"Nah, don't worry about

a guaranteed spot at university.

"Just... don't think I'm dumb, okay? My grades suck. She sighed, thinking

grades, but he was a total asshole when it came to teaching her. If she didn't get something right away, he'd lose his temper. Her grades

voice softened, reassuring. "I don't think that at all. I'll come

they ate and chatted, Lysander stayed mostly quiet, prompting Elara to pick up her fork and serve

He was already in a foul mood-he'd just found out his father had been fired and had gutten

there, eating, with the dishes

Chapter 5

cold glance and

ask about Jefferson, but seeing I ysander sitting there, his irritation only grew. "What the

happy Whenever Lysander came around, she'd

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

into a chair, scowling. "What? You invite him

knew he didn't like Lysander-never had, because Lysander was always beating him in competitions. So Asher thought there

steady. "You're overthinking it. Asher. You just

time when she thought the world revolved around Asher, but now all she felt was

you. with someone else? Shit, that's a relief-I won't

him.

momentarily speechless, caught off guard by his

added, "Don't listen to his crap. 'He's really pissed about

vague "sure and

him to the door. "Take care

short nod and left without

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

that his face was still annoyingly handsome, with

wasn't playing around. His tone was serious

to ask, not wanting anyone else to know he was just the driver's son, especially not Lysander. Elara's

back, clearly agitated. "I'm the one who told him to do it. It wasn't his fault. If you're pissed off, take it out