After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 209

Hearing the teasing remark from the video call, Elara felt even ore awkward. She cleared her throat, realizing that her carlier aggressive demeanor must have been seen by Lysander's colleagues. "Get back to work," she said quickly before retreating and shutting the door behind her. Once outside, she couldn't help but slap her own forehead. How dumb could I be?' she wondered. She had actually assumed that Lysander skipping dinner was some sort of petty protest aimed at her.

As it turned out, his mood was perfectly fine. He wasn't sulking. He was calmly attending his meeting, leaving her alone downstairs, stewing in misplaced frustration.

The door soon opened, and Lysander stepped out. Seeing her standing in the hallway, still smacking her forehead, he stared at her. "What's wrong? Why are you hitting yourself?" Elara wished she could dig a hole and disappear. Awkwardly, she asked, "Weren't you in a meeting?"

"It's on pause. What do you need?" he asked.

Earlier, when she had stormed in, Lysander'd thought something serious had happened.

"Nothing. I just wanted to ask if you were going to eat. You can go back to work. I thought you were mad at me and skipping dinner because of that," Elara explained.

You go ahead. I'll come down when I'm done," he replied.

Elara took a couple of steps away but then paused and turned back to look at him again. Noticing her lingering, Lysander asked, "What now?"

"I thought we'd had a fight and you were sulking, but it looks like you're not angry at all," she said.

'So what have I been agonizing

downstairs for the past half hour?' she wondered.

Lysander, hearing this, said calmly, "It's fine. I'm very good at cheering myself up."

He added, "Now go eat. I'll be down in a bit."

Elara nodded and headed back downstairs.

Since Lysander was busy, she invited Magnus to join her for dinner. Magnus sat beside her and said, "Elara..."

Elara glanced at the man in front of her, who was, admittedly, quite good-looking. It made her wonder why handsome men were so hard to find on the streets. Because a lot of them were busy with their careers. She smiled at Magnus and asked, "Are you around Lysander every day now?"

the time," Magnus

kind of person do you

sense of familiarity

now than she remembered, the bond was still there. After all, in her time travel, Magnus had been the

a moment before replying, "He's great, just a bit strict. But he's incredibly competent and responsible. Also, his mind is just amazing. When I'm around him, I often feel like I'm really slow by

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chuckled. "I

always considered himself a genius, couldn't

there's one more thing... he really, really loves you. He's not much of a talker around

her curiosity piqued. "What does he say

how great you are. Whenever we're busy with work and he mentions you, I know it's because he's thinking about you. It's just a shame he has so much on his plate. This job keeps us all so busy." He sighed. Hearing about her relationship with Lysander from someone else's perspective left Elara feeling strangely surreal. She couldn't help but smile. Just then, Lysander

when he saw

he'd been gone, she seemed

+5

a prey sensing a predator. "I'll head out now," he said hastily and

she could feel

treat him differently,"

coughed awkwardly. "There's a reason

does have a decent

not what I meant."

to be a kept man, Lysander

"I was just casually chatting with Magnus. What's all this talk about? And stop calling him that. He's your

him, are you?"

the worst about him." She paused and then remembered something. "Wait... Are you on some jealousy spree lately? "First, it was Juan, now it's Magnus. You picked him to be by your side. Don't you know him well

course, I know him," Lysander replied. "I'm just

puffed up her cheeks, amused despite herself. "Wow, you saw

His face darkened further.

am, I wouldn't go after someone you trust." Sure, she might be