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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.

someone as sharp and brilliant as Elara's mother had chosen him, an ordinary

my mom really that

that smart?"

"Was my

She was famous back in her days at Queensun University, with tons of people trying to win her over. "And since she was a lawyer, well, you know how

her

words and said, "I can't believe Mom was

wind It's Christmas after all, and we're celebrating." Barrett was genuinely in high spirits. After dinner, he drank a

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to help him

downstairs, watching TV in the living room. Lysander was

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

One day, you might just remember naturally." Elara lifted her head and glanced at him: Lysander was

you're really good-looking

the sofa and sat on the floor next to her. Elara

were originally planning to stay up until midnight to watch the fireworks, but after eating, she started to

she fell asleep, her phone buzzed. Lysander reached over to silence it. When he picked up the phone, he saw a message from Asher. It read [Merry Christmas Eve, Elara.] Without

started early, Elara and Lysander only stayed a few days in Starfield City before they had to return to Brookfield ahead of schedule. Before leaving. Elara had dinner with

accident just a few days before her SATS, Elara decided to speak up. "Dad, can you take a month off

life. You can't just

busy with work that Elara wouldn't see him for a month

worried that if she didn't make things clear now, she wouldn't be able to reach him when the time came. So, she had

look on Elara's face, Barrett sighed. "Does it have to be me? Isn't Lysander doing a good job keeping

replied. Of course, she wasn't just looking for company. She wanted to change what had happened before her time

more secure. You really have

So, she was particularly adamant now. After much coaxing, Barrett finally

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