My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

hapter 156

“Sorry.”

Xanthea felt a deep pang of guilt upon hearing his words, “I know I can’t get you an identical one, but I can compensate you triple the original price, or if you like another designer’s work, I could arrange a custom order.”

Leonard laughed, “Xan, do you think I care about the money, or do you think it was really about the dress? I was just looking for an excuse to become friends with you. Stay for breakfast and consider it your way of making it up to me, okay?”

Cedric chimed in, encouraging her, “Ms. Nightshade, please stay. There’s quite a distance from the freeway, and with the morning rush hour, it’s gonna be packed. Why not have breakfast before you leave?”

“Xan!”

While they were talking, Matthew sent out a message, and soon, his phone rang, “It’s your mom calling.”

“Mom?”

speak, she was met with a torrent of

headstrong, running off without telling anyone and your phone off the whole time.

He’s driven all night to pick you up from Everglade.

“Alone?”

raised her eyebrows slightly, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over Orion downstairs, “Didn’t Uncle

as you. You two are just like kids, irresponsible

silent, not expecting to

was broken; otherwise

Come home now. Hearing you spend a night alone in a strange city, drunk, your dad’s furious. You need to come home and

“Okay, I understand.”

hung up the phone, feeling dejected. She was about to decline the breakfast invitation when she noticed the eager eyes below; they genuinely seemed

so warm and welcoming, eating her like an honored guest and taking care of

rude to refuse their

the doorway, a servant’s voice