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.

watched as her father took the stage. He was wearing a suit and looked incredibly handsome. Though he wasn't young anymore, in

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

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

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

have been familiar with Barrett himself, the name Cloudmount Fountain

kept woman Daphne sat nearby, and her parents were also in attendance today. However, since her parents weren't particularly famous,

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a true heiress, not someone being kept. This man was her father. And now that Daphne knew who he was, Barrett no longer seemed old at all. Instead, he looked rather youthful. Daphne glanced at her own father sitting next to her, his hair already graying. Compared to Elara's father, he looked

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

earlier, they definitely would have made sure their daughter built

visited the school much before. Sometimes, when there were parent-teacher meetings, people from his company

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 her and Elara. Her

to

always done quite well in school. If there's ever a chance for her to work in your company, that would

this socializing. But Daphne still played along with her

he said, "Mr. Kensington, this is my son, Asher. Thank you

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

maybe we could

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

that Asher was already lined up to be the son-in-law of the wealthiest family. They quickly gave up on any other ideas. When Barrett

that young Jefferson countered. "In another two or three years, they'll be able