My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

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.

narrowed slightly, a hint of a smile emerging, “You want to wait to eat

Xanthea was shocked.

derive that meaning? She just wanted to say she

expectantly at Orion, only to see his gaze not linger on her but burn intensely towards the woman

stunningly beautiful woman beside him, enchanting like a siren, her every smile

so tenderly to this woman, his eyes so focused,

Orion for so long and had never seen him smile, especially not

Queenie pouted, her eyes full of

reiterated to her what

“Oh, a stray you picked up from the streets? No wonder she looks all scruffy! Ori, you better be careful not to be fooled by such women who jump into men’s cars so easily. Who knows if it’s just her clothes that are

his voice harsh, “Queenie, shut up! Who taught you to talk

are you

met Orion’s glare, venomous and terrifying as if he wanted to tear her apart, causing her to step back

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