After Death, Love Unveiled (Elara and Lysander)

Chapter 116

At this moment, Elara really thought there was something seriously wrong with Charlotte!

Charlotte clearly looked down on her.

In fact, it wasn't a big deal if Charlotte just did not like her novel

After all, it wasn't as if a big star like her couldn't get a script.

But why was Charlotte insisting on taking on the role of her novel if she didn't like it? Elara really didn't understand.

"Then give me one reason to let you star in it!" Elara said.

"Are you rejecting me now?" Charlotte laughed softly. "Elara, do you even know who you're rejecting?"

"I really don't care!" Elara said.

you have any

Charlotte paused for a second and then said, "By offering to appear in your work, I'm doing you a favor! Do idea how many people want me to act for them? I can't even get through all the scripts that come my way! Every one of them is a big production. Are you sure you want to reject me?"

She really thought she was good at acting.

Besides, Charlotte was beautiful, undeniably so.

She wasn't at the top of the industry yet, but she had already gathered a decent fanbase.

There were even fans of Elara's novel who had suggested Charlotte should star in it.

If it had been earlier, Elara might not have minded.

But since she had already decided to sign someone else, Charlotte was out of the running.

"I'm sure," Elara said firmly.

As Elara was on the phone, Aubrey entered the room.

Not wanting to prolong the conversation with Charlotte, Elara hung up.

"Hello, Elara," Aubrey greeted her, walking over.

"Uh-huh," Elara mumbled in response.

She liked Aubrey. He had helped her once, and she couldn't forget it.

Aubrey had just turned eighteen and was soon heading off to college.

This time, there was a horse-riding competition, so he came here to watch it. Felicity had insisted on accompanying him since she was worried about him.

"Who were you talking to on the phone?" Aubrey asked, sensing Elara's irritation.

"Just an actress," Elara replied,

"An actress?" Aubrey raised an eyebrow. "Who? How dare she upset you! I'll go give her a piece of my mind."

Elara smiled faintly. "I don't think you'd know her."

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She knew nothing about the clationship between Charlotte and Aubrey, so she didn't connect it to him.

Besides, it was just a trivial matter, hardly worth mentioning.

Later, at dinner, it was just the three of them-Elara, Aubrey, and Felicity.

Felicity turned to Elara. "I called the movie company earlier," Felcity said. "They gentioned that the actress who offended you wanted to come over and apologize, but I told them no." "There's no need for that," Elara replied.

"What actress?" Aubrey asked, still curious.

Who is bold enough to offend Elara?' he thought.

Felicity said, "An actress named Charlotte, who's been out there claiming she's your brother's girlfriend, stirring up trouble with Elara."

Aubrey was stunned speechlessly.

Felicity continued, "I was originally in talks with the movie and TV company, but she messed everything up. The project about Elara's novel didn't get signed and was handed over to another company instead." "Is that true?" Aubrey's voice grew louder.

The fork in his hand shook, slipping from his grasp and clattering onto the table.

A maid quickly brought him a new one.

Elara glanced at him. "Why are you getting so worked up?"

"No, it's nothing..." Aubrey said.

Aubrey suddenly remembered how Charlotte had done everything she could to sound out him when he had just returned He didn't expect her to do such a thing behind his back.

At that moment, his phone rang. He glanced at it and stood up awkwardly. "I need to take this call," he muttered, walking out the door.

Felicity had tried her best to do Elara a favor, but it had turned into a mess because of the incompetence of the other party. She turned to Elara and apologized, "Elara, I'm so sorry! Honestly, it's probably for the best that the projects were signed elsewhere. That company is too unreliable. I hate that you had to go through this."

Felicity was clearly disappointed to those people.

Elara replied, "Don't worry about it. There are always people like that. It's not your fault."

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Aubrey stepped outside and found Lysander at the door. "Lysander, what brings you here?" Lysander's face was expressionless. "Is Elara here?"

"Yeah, she's inside, having dinner," Aubrey replied, glancing at him. "Didn't you call her?"

Lysander made no reply.

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He knew the hotel where Ekara was staying, so he went to the hotel first, but when he arrived, she had already left, so he rushed over.

Now that he knew she was inside, he walked straight in without another word.

Aubrey watched him leave, then turned to Crispin. "What's going on with my brother?"

Crispin sighed. "I don't know."

Lysander had been anxious to see Elara, but the heavy rain in Starfield City had delayed him.

It was a miracle he had managed to get here at all.

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'No wonder he is so on edge-he probably feared that if he arrived too late, Elara would have flown away!' Crispin thought.

Crispin followed Lysander inside.

Aubrey, meanwhile, remained outside, hidden after seeing that his brother walked inside. He quickly dialed Charlotte's number to confront her.

Charlotte didn't know how to explain, but Aubrey wasn't about to go easy on her. "Don't ever contact me again. Remember, I don't even know you," he snapped.

He had thought she was cute and harmless, and he'd never had a girlfriend before, so he had imagined hanging out with one for fun.

However, he never thought that she even had the nerve to offend Elara.

If Lysander found out, Aubrey would definitely be in for a rough time.

"Why?" Charlotte asked, confused.

"Think about it yourself!" Aubrey shot back, then abruptly blacklisted her after hanging up.

'It's a good thing my family doesn't know I'm connected to Charlotte,' he thought. 'If they did, I'd probably be punished by

now.'

Meanwhile, Elara was sitting in the dining room eating her meal when Lysander walked in.

Felicity noticed him first. "Lysander, what brings you here?"

At the sound of his name, Elara froze. She turned to see him standing right in front of her.

She had thought he'd be resting for a few days, given his injury, but here he was. She did not expect him to appear in front of her.

Felicity quickly had the servants set an extra place for him.

Lysander approached and stopped beside Elara. "I need to talk to you," he said.

Elara blinked in confusion. "Can't it wait until after dinner?"

Without answering, Lysander took her hand, gently but insistently pulling her to her feet.

Elara had no choice but to follow him outside into the garden.

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Once they were alone, she faced him and watched his serious look, still puzzled. "What's this about? Why are you here so suddenly?"

Lysander stared at her intensely. "I don't want to break up with you," he said firmly.

Elara raised an eyebrow. 'Isn't he the one acting distant? Why is it suddenly about me wanting a breakup?" she thought.

"I can't accept not having you in my life," Lysander continued while looking at her, his voice filled with emotion. "Even if the person you care about isn't me, even if you still have someone else in your heart... Elara, I don't want to be apart from you. I can't handle the thought of you leaving me for anyone else."

He took a deep breath. "Back when you loved Asher, I tried time and again to keep you away from him. I was patient. I controlled myself. But now... now I can't pretend I don't care like I did before. Once someone has seen the light, they can't go back to the darkness. I can't imagine living without you anymore."

Lysander had always been a man of few words, so it surprised Elara to hear him speak so openly.

She almost felt like he was delivering a well-rehearsed speech, as if he had been holding these words in for a long time, waiting for the right moment.

"How did you-" she began, but before she could finish, Lysander closed the distance between them and kissed her, cutting off her words.