After Death, Love Unveiled

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As soon as Asher spoke up, others started to chime in about Elara. "Yeah, this has nothing to do with Dapline or Asher. Elara, you don't have to be so petty. We're all classmates here."

It was as if not forgiving them made it Elara's fault. People nowadays were really good at emotional manipulation. Seeing that everyone was speaking up for Daphne, Elara couldn't be bothered to deal with these idiots. Daphne turned to Elara and said, "If there's nothing else, we'll just get back to rehearsal."

With that, Daphne looked at Asher and said, "Let's go. The two of them walked off, leaving Elara alone.

A classmate nearby turned to Elara and asked, "Even though Asher didn't say it, Elara, are you really not being kept?"

"You must be insane," Elara shot back. Since she didn't have anything to rehearse, she left on her own.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Barrett walking in with the principal. Jefferson was there as well, following Barrett like a bodyguard

Elara didn't go up to her father. She wandered around for a bit but didn't see Lizzie anywhere. Spotting some classmates. Elara asked, "Have you seen Lizzie?" "Someone came looking for her earlier, and she went out," one of them replied.

"Who?" Elara asked.

"I heard it was someone from Oakridge High School," the person answered. Elara walked toward the entrance but still didn't see her, so she let it go.

When the graduation ceremony started, Lizzie still hadn't returned.

her father took the stage. He was wearing a suit and looked incredibly handsome. Though he wasn't young anymore, in Elara's eyes, her dad was still the most handsome man in

began, "Honorable school leaders, teachers, and dear students, good evening. I'm Elara's father, Barrett Kensington "Barrett?" The moment he spoke, people were astonished. "Is that Barrett, the general manager of Cloudmount Fountain?" As if he sensed everyone's curiosity, Barrett continued, "Many of you may not have heard my name, but you've probably

own achievements, but because of my daughter. Over the past

Brookfield. Its mineral water and various drinks were well-known across the country. Everyone drank

not have been familiar with Barrett himself, the name Cloudmount Fountain was instantly

Just moments ago, some of them had thought Elara might actually be a kept woman Daphne sat nearby, and her parents were also in attendance today. However, since

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seemed old at all. Instead, he looked rather youthful. Daphne glanced at her own

stage. "Mr. Kensington, nice to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you."

had known earlier, they definitely would have made sure their daughter built

much before. Sometimes, when there were parent-teacher meetings, people from

while Barrett had provided plenty of financial support to the school, many parents hadn't met him in person. Now that they finally saw him today, they were eager to make a good impression Watching her father's sycophantic behavior, Daphne frowned. Although she was a little annoyed, she also understood the vast difference between

to them,

to Barrett, "Mr. Kensington, this is our daughter, Daphne. She's always done quite well in school. If there's ever a chance for her to work in your company, that would be wonderful."

beside her father, Elara looked at Daphne, clearly seeing that she wasn't happy about being pulled into this socializing. But Daphne still played along with her parents, showing her cooperation. It was easy to tell that

"Mr. Kensington, this is my son, Asher. Thank

Group, hell definitely work hard for you. And, you know, his relationship with Miss Kensington is

we could

to solidify Asher's connection with Elara Hearing his father's words, Asher frowned, feeling embarrassed to have such

he was close with Daphne. But now, it turned out that Asher was already lined up to be the son-in-law of the wealthiest family. They quickly gave up on any other ideas.

Jefferson countered. "In another two or three