After Death, Love Unveiled

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"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."

before

Elara said, "You're sick, aren't you? I don't mind! When I'm sick, I lie in bed at home all

sickly face, he still looks so good,

Lysander was less resistant to her sudden appearance. "Why brings

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

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

sat on the

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she spoke, the corners of her mouth lifted into a smile. Fra had a naturally smiling face. When she smiled,

"What's wrong? Why the

should

for a second. She looked at him. "Have you grown to dislike me? Is it because I've been overstepping the

life, she now felt 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 actually not a nice person." He

are very close, I've never really known what kind

temper. And... I'm not as gentle as I appear,"

it because you've always treated me as an obsider?" She had a smile

for a moment

you want some

that, she stood up and went to pour

over and handed it to him. She

I'll watch over you

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

you fall asleep," Elara wasn't planning on

water and gazed at

he returned yesterday, 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

him. He

Elara was still there.

that the cold room would be empty when he woke up with only him alone. To his surprise, she

insomnia and poor sleep, just like this. Sometimes she might wake up after only half an

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