After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 32

"He has a slight cold. It shouldn't be a big issue; the doctor has already come to see him, the butler replied.

"Can I go see him?" Elara asked.

"Of course.

Lysander had not been sleeping well lately. In fact, he had never been a good sleeper. Ever since his mother's accident, he had been like this.

The butler led Elara to Lysander's room upstairs. "Mr. Hawthorne is inside,"

With that, he knocked on the door and then pushed it open to enter.

Lysander was lying on the bed in pajamas.

sir. Miss Kensington is here! the butler said.

Lysander immediately sat up on the bed. Seeing Elara standing at the door, he was momentarily stunned. "Why did you let her come up?" he asked.

"Miss Kensington said she wanted to see you, the butler replied,

Take her downstairs first. I'll come down later, Lysander said coldly.

The butler looked at Elara and said, "Miss Kensington, please."

"It's okay," Elara said as she walked in. "I just came to check on him, and I'll leave once I'm done."

Seeing Lysander looking more haggard than usual, she added, Theard you were sick. Why didn't you tell me? You had me worried all day today."

Lysander looked at her and noticed she didn't treat him as an outsider but rather treated the place as her own home. "You should have let me know in advance if you were coming

"Why?" Elara asked, "Am I disturbing you? You aren't doing anything shady, are you?"

Lysander was left speechless. He looked at Elara with a cold expression. "I didn't even wash up."

bit ashamed before her in such a

I'm sick, I lie in bed at home all day. Actually, you look quite handsome even

truly a privilege! Even with a sickly face, he still looks so good, she praised

was less resistant to her

went to the Regal Crest Hotel for dinner and happened to see Crispin, who said you didn't go to school. So I thought I'd come to check on you at your place." Elara looked around the room, noticing that

to my house, but I've never been to yours before.

the bed,

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corners of her mouth lifted into a smile. Fra had a naturally smiling face. When she smiled, she was radiant, like sunlight....

at him, asking. "What's wrong? Why

think we should

words stunned Elara for a second. She looked at him. "Have you grown

a sense of closeness toward Lysander. So she hadn't treated him as an outsider. But now Lysander said they needed to keep their distance, making her wonder if she had overstepped the boundaries. "No." Lysander looked somewhat forlorn. "I'm

eyed him curiously. Although we are very close, I've never really known what kind of person you are cause you talk too

a bad temper. And... I'm not

you lose your temper? Is it because you've always treated me as an obsider?" She had a smile on her face, appearing sweet and adorable, completely out of

her, silent for

want some water?" Elara

and

it to him. She sat on the edge of the

sleep. I'll watch over

to look at her. "Aren't you going back? I'll have

just got here! I'll go after you fall asleep," Elara wasn't planning

gazed at

they had a minor disagreement. Lysander wanted to keep a bit of distance. Being too close recently made him focus all his thoughts on her. So when he fell ill today, he didn't reply to her messages. But he never expected her

bed with Elara watching beside him. He didn't sleep well, waking up not

Elara was still there.

cold room would be empty when he woke up

often suffered from insomnia and poor sleep, just like

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