My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 189

She had a perfectly good excuse not to return to Sunset Hills Estates now, and Orion presumably wouldn’t think too much about it. She needed to give him a call to explain, lest he thought she was fleeing from some misdeed!

After pulling out her phone, she remembered she only had Cedric’s number. At this hour, he was probably already home.

“Uncle Oliver, do you have Orion’s number?”

“Yeah, what’s up?”

“I need to talk to him about something.”

“You don’t have his number?” Oliver was surprised, “I thought you two were close enough to have exchanged contacts by now. By the way, did you guys clear up that misunderstanding at the audition last

time?”

“Yeah, he’s forgiven me!”

“I told you, Mr. Lockwood is a mature and generous man. He wouldn’t hold a grudge against a kid like you.” He sent the number to her phone, “What’s so urgent that you need to call him now?”

“Nothing much, just that he’s been sick these days and I wanted to check on him.”

Sick?

was sick? And with her busy shooting schedule, she even

3001, Sunset Hills Estates

vast room, Orion sat alone at a dining table laden with exquisite dishes, watching the clock on

displaying a long–preserved but never used

connected, and Xanthea swallowed nervously,

“I know.”

Xanthea to pause briefly. She’d never called him before: how did he know it was

“Has your f

“It’s b “It’s better.”

gone down?”

meant it only decreased a little? Yesterday it’d only dropped by 0.4 degrees,

tonight, rest well, and don’t

voice. His thick lashes drooped slightly, “Aren’t you

just to exchange pleasantries and hang up, but his

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