After Death, Love Unveiled

Chapter 270

As they stepped outside, Daphne stood by, staring at Asher. "If I weren't here, you'd have no one left. Asher, who else in this world would ever care about you besides me?"

"I'd rather you didn't like me." Asher ignored her and got straight into the car.

By the time JoJo's first birthday party rolled around, Adam and his team had turned their video platform into a massive success. Meanwhile, news of QuickClip being involved in money laundering had hit the headlines.

At the party, Felicity sent over a gift. Aubrey had been absent from Starfield City for the entire year. After learning that Wyatt wasn't his biological father, Aubrey, overwhelmed with guilt, chose to leave.

Elara and Lysander decided not to hold him accountable, given that Aubrey had saved their child. Barrett arrived late, nearly at the party's end.

It wasn't until then that Elara saw her father. She walked up to him and asked, "Dad, why are you so late today?"

Barrett replied, "There's been a lot going on with QuickClip. The staff there want Asher out of the company. They believe he's behind all of this mess."

""Isn't QuickClip something he built from scratch?" Elara asked.

"Sure, but the shareholders have increased, and things have gotten complicated. Either way, he won't be running the company anymore. For now, I'll be taking over," Barrett explained.

"And he's okay with that?" Elara raised a brow.

"Actually, I'm not okay with it," Barrett muttered. "It's a disaster waiting to happen. But he told me that if it was not me, he didn't want anyone else to have it."

There wasn't anyone Asher trusted as much as Barrett.

"So, how's he holding up now?" Elara inquired.

With everything that's happened, there's a chance he might face an investigation. Honestly,

events. He'd managed to dodge trouble during the kidnapping incident, only to be brought down by his company's issues

Linde Group?"

his assets, I've already sold off a portion to help cover his fines and penalties. The idea is to get him out as quickly as possible. I told him before, don't rush things. "But who knows

smugness from before. No one could have predicted things would end up like this. Since Daphne had left the company early, none of the blame had landed on

her father's tired expression, Elara suggested. "Go grab something to eat. You must be starving."

crying loudly in his

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"What's wrong?"

he sees you," Lysander replied, casperated. "He's so

Lysander's disgusted expression, Elara gave him a pointed look. "Hey, that's

can already tell that we're going to argue nonstop when he grows up. He peed on me again today." Lysander grumbled, his face full of frustration. Elara couldn't help but laugh at his expression. "Come on.

"I hold him, and he's unhappy. You spend more time with him than

laughter at his pouty tone. She looked at JoJo, who was now in her arms, and grabbed his bottle. "I told you when I was pregnant with him that there might be someone in our family who ends up being more important than you." Lysander sat down beside her. The moment JoJo was in her arms, his cries stopped, replaced

since the kid looked

prison. He had served several years for his

for herself as a prominent attorney in Starfield

finished work, her phone buzzed with a call from

your dad?" Elara

of pitiful indignation.

voice sounded in the background, and JoJo hurriedly hung up. "I'll talk to you later.

almost military-style regimen. She could only imagine it getting harsher as JoJo grew older. No sooner had she ended the call with JoJo than her phone rang again. This time, it was Asher's voice on the other end. "Elara, I'm dying. Can you come see me?" His voice was