My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 187

Xanthea let out a ndent sigh of relief. She must have been overthinking it. With his cool, aloof demeanor, and gentlemanly nature, how could he possibly make such a risqué joke with her, a young girl?

After taking his medicine, Orion stood up and took a step, then curiously turned to look at her. “Xan, are you staying out here to continuatching that movie from earlier?”

“What are you talking abou

At his words, Xanthea jumped up from the couch with the energy of a startled fish,

Who, who said I wanted to watch that movie? Don’t project your sleazy thoughts onto others. I said I just wanted to watch a cartoon!”

“Then I’ll stay here with you.”

Saying so, he grabbed a few bags of snacks from the fridge and sat back down.

Xanthea was puzzled. Did he really suspect her of sneaking a watch alone? Was he staying deliberately to keep an eye on her?

“No way! You’re sick, you need to rest.”

“I can sleep on the couch.” Orion handed her the snacks. “These are for you, Xan.”

don’t want them. Oh, they’re my favorite cucumber–flavored

room was strong enough that it wouldn’t matter if he slept on the couch. To prove her innocence and for the sake of cucumber chips,

let him be.

sleep,

“Okay”

chips and watched the

his arm,

one episode, the sounds of steady breathing

Xanthea saw Orion’s eyes slightly closed, his face peaceful

He was asleep?

him with a blanket,

his face hundreds of times, each glance

perfect eyebrows, the high bridge of his nose, his

from his flawless face to his well–defined chest, and then down to

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dropped a chip right onto

Xanthea panicked, “What?!”