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 think Lysander is?"

sense

there.

moment before replying, "He's great, just a bit strict. But he's incredibly competent and responsible. Also,

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Chapter 209

"I

himself a genius, couldn't stop

thing... he really, really loves you. He's not much of a talker around us, but he often

curiosity piqued. "What does he

so much on his plate.

up when

shifted to Elara. While he'd been gone, she seemed to be having quite an

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sensing a predator. "I'll head out now," he said hastily and without waiting for a reply,

Lysander, puzzled. He hadn't said anything yet, but for some reason, she could feel

him differently,"

"There's a reason

a decent face," he

not what I meant." Elara

got potential to be

Elara was exasperated and couldn't bear to hear it. "I was just casually chatting with Magnus.

are

an upright guy. Don't assume 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

just worried you'll suddenly lose control and ruin

amused despite herself. "Wow, you saw

His face darkened further.

"Eat. I was joking. No matter how terrible I am, I wouldn't go after someone you trust." Sure, she might be