Chapter 125

Xanthea raised an eyebrow indifferently, “Oh, and then what?”

Why was Orion telling her all this? She wasn’t his assistant.

“If you’re hungry, you could…” He glanced at Leonard, then turned to Cedric, “ask Cedric to prepare dinner early. Let him know if you need anything.”

Leonard, caught by the swift shift of gaze, widened his eyes in astonishment. No way, was Orion actually starting to guard against him?

Well, years of brotherhood lost to a single embrace with his darling!

“I’m not very hungry, I can wait a couple of hours.”

Xanthea thought, “Did I eat too messily the last couple of times we dined together? Did he think I was always ready to chow down? Please, I just had a particular fondness for his cooking skills!”

Her casual reply hit Orion’s ears but painted an entirely different picture.

a smile emerging, “You want to wait to

Xanthea was shocked.

meaning? She just wanted to say she wasn’t always thinking about

Marlowe looked expectantly at Orion, only to see his gaze not linger on her but

woman beside him,

tenderly to this woman, his eyes so

Orion for so long and had never seen him

her eyes full of hostility towards

Xanthea reiterated to her what

outright scorn, “Oh, a stray you picked up from the streets? No wonder she looks all scruffy! Ori, you better be careful not to be

his hand, his voice harsh, “Queenie, shut up! Who taught

what are

she met Orion’s glare, venomous and terrifying

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