After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 126

On her wedding night, Natalie found herself overwhelmed with an unsettling sense of bad luck. She couldn't help but question, if only for a moment, whether she should have married Curtis. But the thought was fleeting, and she quickly brushed it aside. Turning to Elara, Natalie said, "I'm heading to the hospital. Let me know if anything comes up on your end. And don't let Lysander push you around."

"Alright, you be careful too," Elara replied.

It was frustrating, really, to have such an event on the very day of her wedding.

Elara put down her phone just as Lysander emerged from the shower. He looked far better than he had on the drive back, more like himself again. "Natalie just called," Elara said. "She's already given Uncle Harold a piece of her mind on my behalf. She was worried you might still be upset."

Since the last incident, Charlotte had all but vanished. Her fans had initially kept asking about her online, but recently even they had stopped stirring things up. It was as if she'd vanished into thin air, and no one knew where she'd gone. Worried, Elara thought, 'If Lysander is still upset, what if Uncle Harold's estate ends up going under?'

Lysander simply replied, "I'm fine."

"Uncle Harold's hotel isn't going to go bankrupt, is it?" Elara asked cautiously.

Lysander paused at her question, giving her a curious look. He couldn't help but ask, "Am I really that scary?"

"You looked scary when you came home earlier," Elara admitted. She hadn't dared to ask him about it then, afraid it would only make things worse.

Lysander reassured her. "Since Harold's your uncle, then he's my family too. I'm not that petty."

He implied, however, that if Elara weren't with him, Harold might end up suffering the consequences. Regardless, Elara felt a wave of relief. "As long as you're not mad."

"Come on, time to get to bed." Seeing her relax, Lysander tried to draw her over.

Elara quickly focused back on her laptop, pretending to be engrossed in work. "You go ahead. I've got a few words left to type." She was still working on her novel. "How long will that take?" he asked.

"Maybe half an hour," she replied.

"I'll wait for you," Lysander said. Hearing this, Elara felt her legs go weak.

After stalling for another full hour, thinking he'd fall asleep, she finally shut her laptop. But when she looked over, he was still sitting there, flipping through a book by the bedside.

Elara would miss him every time he was not around. However, after he returned, just for a couple of days, she found herself secretly wishing he'd leave again. Of course, she did not dare to say this.

up at her, Elara walked over and, trying to sound casual, asked, "So... when are you

here, so I

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thought. When he was home, she could hardly get a

wedding, Hadden called, asking her to return to Brookfield to handle some matters that required her signature. Elara wasted no

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saw her note, he couldn't help but smile, albeit

Brookfield and

for the rest of her life. To take care of her, Natalie had to visit the hospital every day. When Elara invited her out for a meal, Natalie regretfully declined, saying she simply didn't have

to go directly to the hospital herself to check in on Natalie and also visit Grace.

she hadn't even reached the door before she heard Grace's voice from inside the room.

of water for Mrs. Kerwin," Natalie

you to get it,"

busy right now." Natalie was holding her phone, replying to work messages. Every

things difficult for Natalie. It was almost

do them. Natalie,

Grace, upon hearing Natalie's response, immediately

me, just say it. There's no need to give me an attitude. I know I'll

go. Don't feel obligated

now,

she cursed inwardly. She got up,

too hot," Grace complained, handing the glass back

her down. "I come here every day after work to take care of you, more often than your own son does. What exactly do you want from me?" Natalie's tone held a touch of

for the fact that they had just gotten married, and she didn't want to become a joke in the family by filing for divorce right after, making people think she was cold-hearted, she would have walked away from this situation already. "Huh..." Grace replied, "See? You obviously think nothing of me. Don't look down on me, Natalie. If it weren't for this accident, I wouldn't be any less capable than you. After Curtis's father passed, I kept the Kerwin family together all on my own..." "Yes, I know how capable you are," Natalie answered flatly. "But I didn't cause your accident, so could you stop being so hostile? I come to the hospital to care for you every day, but if you keep this up, I just won't come anymore. 2/3

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