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.

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

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

my daughter. Over

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

Barrett himself, the name

attendance today. However, since her parents weren't particularly famous, the honor of being the parent representative had gone to Elara's father. As she watched the refined, elegant

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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

toward him as he stepped down from the stage. "Mr. Kensington, nice to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you." Daphne had been at this school for so long, and yet her family never

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

there were parent-teacher meetings, people from his company would attend as Elara's

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 her and Elara. Her parents had to flatter them like this. Nora'spotted her and called out, "Where's

to them,

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." Barrett politely

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

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

hard for you. And, you

both graduated, maybe we could start thinking about

Jefferson couldn't wait to solidify Asher's connection with Elara Hearing his father's words, Asher frowned, feeling embarrassed to

the son-in-law of the wealthiest family. They quickly gave up on any other ideas. When Barrett heard Jefferson mention an engagement, he replied, "There's no rush for an engagement. The kids are still young, so it's

another two or three years, they'll be able to get