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.

you going to sleep? Elara asked. As soon as she spoke. Lysander had already pulled out a spare blanket from the closet and spread

stop him. After a

and some of the streetlights from outside trickled in. But it had rained earlier, so the lights weren't that bright. Elara turned over, hearing his quiet breathing mixed with

needed something and sat up. He 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 hadn't even

polite with him. He rested his head back on

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with me today, I think I would

the heavy rain. It was his presence

room. Yesterday's rain had stopped, Sitting up in bed, she

someone who

she said. Lysander walked to the door, picked up a bag and brought it

now she finally had something fresh to change into.

with sleeping. Lysander glanced at her. "I slept

nights, last night had been better for him. Every time he woke up and saw her lying next to him, hearing her gentle, steady breathing as she slept, he

clean clothes, the two headed downstairs for breakfast. They hadn't eaten much last night

appetite then, felt much better after a good night's sleep. Elara

they arrived, Monica was already there, despite still recovering from her own injuries. She was sitting beside Barrett, carefully feeding him water through a straw before placing the cup back on the

Monica said. "Though your life wasn't in danger this time, don't

a sharp look.

sometimes... maybe you shouldn't indulge her

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

feel that... this time, it was almost because of her that you

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

him for so many years now, starting as a fresh graduate who joined his company as his secretary. Over the years, she had learned a lot

always become strict. Monica knew she had no right to speak about Elara. Seeing how displeased Barrett looked, she left the room quietly. Standing outside, Elara and Lysander witnessed Monica walking past without saying