After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 57

Elara glanced at him. "You will?"

He looked back at her, silent but determined. With no other choice, Elara sat down on the stool. Lysander stood in front of her, grabbing a towel to gently dry her damp hair before picking up the hairdryer and starting to blow her hair. Watching his serious reflection in the mirror, Elara asked, "Have you ever dried sorneone else's hair before?"

"No, I haven't." He quietly looked at her. "What made you think that?"

Elara replied, "Seeing you blow-dry my hair, I thought maybe you've done this for someone else."

"No." Lysander continued drying her hair strand by strand. For awhile, the only sound in the hotel room was the hum of the hairdryer.

Although Elara was sitting there, today had been anything but peaceful. On the way here, she had imagined all sorts of worst-case scenarios, fearing it would be just like last time, losing her father again. Luckily, it was just a false alarm. By the time Lysander finished drying her hair, Elara was so tired she felt like she could fall asleep right there. Lysander looked at her and noticed how genuinely exhausted she seemed.

'Of course. She's been crying the whole way here. She must be worn out, he thought.

He turned off the hairdryer and said to her, "Go to bed

Elara stood up, walked over to the bed, and slipped under the covers, pulling them up to hide herself. A moment later, she opened her eyes and saw Lysander already coming out of the bathroom.

He had taken off his dress shirt, now wearing just a white T-shirt underneath

"Are you going somewhere?" Elara asked.

Lysander shook his head. "No, I'm not going anywhere. Fm staying right here. I can't leave you alone."

In a strange city, Lysander didn't feel comfortable leaving her by herself. Especially since Elara clearly wasn't happy today, probably worried about her father.

Lysander had already pulled out

while Elara didn't bother to stop him. After

trickled in. But it had rained earlier, so the lights weren't that bright. Elara

glanced over at the bed, but Elara was still lying down. Her voice was soft and lazy. "Thank you for coming with rue today," When she first got the news, Elara had only thought about rushing over herself. She

him. He rested his head back on the pillow. T'm just

Chapter 57

with me today, I think I would felt completely

his

said: Elara had slept through the night. When she woke up, sunlight was streaming into the room. Yesterday's rain had stopped, Sitting up in

he looked like someone who had

she said. Lysander walked to the door, picked up a bag and brought it over. They bought some clothes

finally had something fresh to change into. She glanced

sleeping. Lysander glanced at her. "I

to other nights, last night had been better for him. Every time he woke up and saw her lying next to him,

They hadn't eaten much last

much better after a good night's sleep. Elara

own injuries. She was sitting beside

wasn't in danger this time, don't you

his head, giving her a sharp look. "What

think that sometimes... maybe you shouldn't

me? When did Elara's matters become something for you to comment

sorry. I just feel that... this time, it was almost because of her

her. Barrett warned her sternly. "If you ever speak like that again, don't blame

starting as a fresh graduate who joined his company as his secretary. Over the years, she had learned a lot from him. Barrett was

right to speak about Elara. Seeing how