My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 34

Her offhand comment made the man pause in his vegetable picking before he muttered a low, “Yeah, I don’t like it.”

Cedric, standing nearby, shook his head discreetly.

Xanthea really was clueless. If Orion didn’t like onions, there was no way the private chef would include them. Clearly, Orion knew she disliked them and had picked them out on

purpose.

Xanthea chewed on her sea cucumber, relishing its light, meaty taste, smooth without being greasy. It was like a dance on her taste buds. “This is delicious, Orion. Where did you find this chef? Their cooking is way better than my nanny’s!”

“If you like, I can arrange for them to cook for you sometime.”

“No need for that, though I’d really like to meet them.”

“What for?”

“Just to admire someone who can cook this well.”

“You have a thing for people who can cook?” Orion looked up at her, and Xanthea caught a fleeting spark in his eyes, almost like a mirage. “Yeah, I think people who can cook are incredibly charming. Unlike me, I’m all thumbs in the kitchen, no matter how much I try to learn.”

“You…”

at him, noticing his

“Nothing.”

are irresistibly charming,

continued eating her piece of carp. Mid-chew, Orion placed a tablet in front of

dazzling array of jewelry on the screen, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “These pieces are stunning! You can’t find these in

haven’t had a chance to thank you properly. If you like, all these pieces are

All these pieces? For

about to respond when a tiny carp bone lodged in her throat, and

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her discomfort, his expression

“Ah.”

opened her mouth, pain evident as she pointed to her throat. Orion instantly understood, stepping forward to hold her chin.

tilt her head back against the couch, his fingers prying open her jaw before reaching

eyes in surprise, but

It was too uncomfortable stuck in her throat, and his fingers, slender and precise, almost like

tolerance

“Ah!Ahh!”

it hurts, it really

be gentle, it’s