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.

Elara asked. As soon as she spoke. Lysander had already pulled out a spare blanket from the closet and spread it out on the

to stop

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

with rue today," When she first got the news, Elara had only thought about rushing over herself. She hadn't even asked for his help, but Lysander had taken time off and accompanied her, staying by her side the whole time. Lysander lay back down and said, "No need

back on the pillow. T'm just

Chapter 57

you hadn't been with me today, I think I would felt

the heavy rain. It was his

softly 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 bed, she saw Lysander coming out of the bathroom. His face was freshly washed, his hair slightly damp, giving him a livelier appearance than

he looked like someone who had just stepped out of a

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

and now she finally had something fresh to change

Lysander

for him. Every time he woke up and saw her lying next to him, hearing her gentle, steady breathing as she slept, he felt a sense of

clean clothes, the two headed downstairs for breakfast. They hadn't

had been too worried to have an appetite then, felt much better after a good night's sleep. Elara even bought breakfast to bring to the hospital for

own injuries. She was sitting beside Barrett, carefully feeding him water through a straw before

Kensington," Monica said. "Though your life wasn't in danger this time, don't you think you've been spoiling

head, giving her a sharp

think that sometimes... maybe you shouldn't

turned cold. "How long have you worked for me? When did Elara's matters become

realizing her mistake, quickly apologized. "I'm sorry. I just feel that... this time, it was almost because of her that

Barrett warned her sternly. "If you ever speak like that again, don't blame me if there's no

at the man in front of her. She had been working for "Yes, sir." Monica's eyes 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 from him. Barrett was usually willing to teach her.

to speak about Elara. Seeing how displeased Barrett looked, she left the