My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 158

*Nothing much, it was off and on so I didn’t catch it all. Just bits and pieces, so I wanted to hear your side of the story.”

As Matthew spoke, he swept a glance downstairs; with a pleading look, he asked, “Is that okay, Xan?”

“Alright.”

Xanthea’s eyes flickered as she searched her mind for the right words. No matter what, she had to smooth over last night’s conversation perfectly – no suspicions from his side, no flaws in her plan for revenge!

“Really?” Matthew’s face lit up with excitement, “That’s great; let’s go!”

I

“Ms. Marlowe, I appreciate your apology, but I have an urgent matter today and can’t stay for lunch, sorry.”

As Xanthea and Matthew descended the stairs, they brushed past Orion.

“Xanthea!” Leonard called out to her, puzzled by her sudden change of heart, “You’re not staying? This breakfast is…”

dress, and about

“Ms. Nightshade.”

dinner next time, I

stepped forward, and Xanthea nodded at

“Ms. Nightshade.”

she just leave like that? Cedric watched the man beside him, who couldn’t take his eyes off her departing figure. His gaze was

dawn, he ordered someone to prepare a hangover cure and clothes, and had personally cooked an elaborate breakfast, even going as far as to procure the seafood sea

the slowly forming droplet of blood on his fingertip. Yet, Ms. Nightshade not only didn’t stay for breakfast but also

else, so why couldn’t she even speak a word to the boss? Even a simple farewell would have been

all. Perhaps he was now in more

cakes, sticky rice, and a

breakfast, “Have some coffee first; it’ll

N

I’m

to ask him, “What did I actually say to you last night? That made you come looking

much, really. I just sensed something was off on your end and rushed over. At first,