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For a while, when Lysander was staying at the Kensington residerice, Barrelt would always cook for them himself.

Even though Barrett was a business owner, he never acted high and nighty at home. But that was back then "Alright, come over and eat, Barrett called to the two kids.

Elara and Lysander sat down together in the dining room.

For Elara, this Christmas felt completely different from previous years. Last year, she had spent it with her father too, along. with Asher and the others, but for her, it felt like many years had passed in between. Before her time travel, every Christmas was spent alone in a rented apartment, with no father, no family, no one who liked her, and no one she liked. She was just a solitary figure, enduring both loneliness and illness. Now, with her dad sitting in front of her and Lysander nearby, Elara was genuinely happy.

"By the way, Dad, I'm planning to apply to Quernsun University when I take my SATS, Elara said.

"Sounds good," Barrett replied. "You've got some ambition there

In truth, Barrett didn't really care too much about his daughter's grades. Even if Flara didn't do well, it wouldn't matter much. After all, Elara didn't need to rely on SAT scores to change her fate.

But hearing she had such a goal still made Barrett proud. "You've made so much progress academically. It's impressive. A used to think you were as dumb as me, but now I see you take after your mom." Barrett wasn't great at school. He had barely gotten into a university in Starfield City, and even Jefferson had outperformed

him.

Barrett had always had a knack for business, with a sharp mind for deals, but when it came to school, he really struggled.

Elara's mother, on the other hand, was different. She had been a top student at Queensun University and later became a renowned attorney in Starfield City.

They had met when Elara's mother helped Barrett win a patent case. He had pursued her for a long time before finally winning her over.

Everyone said he was incredibly lucky to marry such a beautiful woman. Barrett agreed, and he didn't mind at all.

like a blessing that someone as sharp and brilliant as Elara's mother had chosen

my mom really that

smart?" Elara

"Was my

in her days at Queensun University, with tons of

her

Barrett's words and said, "I can't believe Mom was a lawyer. That's

won nearly every case. Except for..." Barrett's expression suddenly became complicated. He quickly changed the subject "Let's toast. You two can drink juice. I'll have a little wind It's Christmas after all, and we're

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to help him upstairs

TV in the living room.

and looked up at Lysander. "What do you think my mom was like? Why can't

remember, don't force it. One day, you might just remember naturally." Elara lifted

you're really good-looking

and sat on the floor next to her. Elara leaned against him. "I'm a bit

to watch the fireworks, but after eating, she started to feel drowsy

buzzed. Lysander reached over to silence it. When he picked up the phone, he saw a message from Asher. It read

Starfield City before they

before her time travel, how her father had gotten into an accident just a few days before her SATS, Elara decided to speak up. "Dad, can you take a month off around my SATS to

Elara insisted, "this is a big deal in my life. You can't just slack off. If

so busy with work that Elara wouldn't see him

that if she didn't make things clear now, she wouldn't be able to reach him when

on Elara's face, Barrett sighed. "Does it have

wasn't just looking for company. She wanted to change what had happened before her

if you're there with me, I'll feel more secure. You really have to come, a month early. Remember that. If you don't show

she was being dramatic and find some excuse to dodge the request, So, she was particularly adamant now. After much coaxing, Barrett finally agreed to her request Elara returned to Brookfield with Lysander Ursa and the others had

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