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Asher could tell Ursa was mockingbim, and it made him feel a bit frustrated. Elara had rushed our of the classroom yesterday, and Asher hadn't expected it to be because of her father.

In the past, if something big happened. Elarn would always come to Asher first. Back then, he thought she was incredibly annoying.

But now, when she no longer turned to him and went to Lysander instead, Asher found himself unexpectedly feeling a deep sense of disappointment.

If she had come to me, I definitely would've gone with her to Lodorwood, just like Lysander did, Asher thought.

After walking Cotton, Elara returned to see Ursa standing alone nearby. Asher was already gone. "He left?" Elara asked.

Ursa nodded. "Yes. I told him about you and Mr. Hawthorne going to Lodorwood. He didn't seem very happy. He just left without saying anything."

Elara sighed. "Ursa, are all men like this?"

"Like what?" Ursa asked.

"When you treat them well, they don't care about you. But once you stop paying attention, they start acting all emotional, like they're deeply in love, just to disgust you," Elara said.

It was like they enjoyed building up this image of themselves as devoted. Even when they didn't care at all, they had to make it look like the relationship ended, but it wasn't their fault. Asher was exactly like that now. Ursa simply replied, "Yes,"

Elara glanced at her, smiled slightly, and dropped the subject. Everyone was focused on their exams at the moment, and no one had the time or energy to be distracted by anything else.

from the hospital. He had returned a couple of days earlier. Elara had insisted he stay, in on the 26th, so he came back to Brookfield a bit earlier, accompanied by Monica and Chloe. That afternoon, Barrett was in his

and opened her laptop,

and Soward Mount, and

to deliver supplies to the children. If you hadn't

the hospital that day. About the time and the place, Elara had been spot on with every detail. At the time, Barrett had dismissed it as childish nonsense. But now, thinking

for Elara... I might've.. Barrett thought, his

Seeing Chloe already there, she looked over

Chapter 59

glanced at her.

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my fault," Monica blurted out. The moment she saw the news, her first

and change his plans, they could've been

worried about me. Now, both of you, go," Barrett said, his eyes fixed on the laptop screen. But he couldn't seem to snap out of

had once told him. A few words from Elara had helped him resolve

it to what had happened with Regal Crest Hotel, it was becoming even

under his gaze. "Let's go eat," she

car, Lysander rested his arm on the window and looked over at Elara. "I just saw the

"What news?" Elara asked.

on the Soward Mount

a bit guilty. "Really?" she said, pretending

been relieved that her father had narrowly escaped the disaster. She hadn't expected Lysander to bring it

his eyes on Elara, "Looks like your dream

phone. "Yeah, seems like it. I didn't expect something like that to

serious as he looked at her. "Last time, when your mentioned the fire safety issue at Regal Crest Hotel, was that also something you dreamed about?" Elara hesitated at his question, realizing that Lysander was starting to pay closer attention to her. She coughed again, then replied, "Of

about me and you?" he asked, leaning in

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