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

without telling anyone and your phone off the whole time. Your dad and I couldn’t sleep; we were worried sick

to pick you up

“Alone?”

eyebrows slightly, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over Orion downstairs, “Didn’t Uncle Oliver tell you why I

just as drunk as you. You two are just like kids, irresponsible as

expecting to be scolded along with her

broken; otherwise

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

“Okay, I understand.”

up the phone, feeling dejected. She was about to decline the breakfast invitation when she noticed the

the Marlowe family was unexpected, but everyone at the estate had been so warm and welcoming, eating

refuse their kind

At the doorway, a servant’s voice