My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 227

“Orion, why didn’t you give me a call before dropping by?”

“Why?” Orion glared at her with a shadow of displeasure in his eyes. “Did I interrupt something important by coming unannounced?”

“No.”

Having encountered him unexpectedly last night at the elevator while saying goodbye to Benjamin, Xanthea immediately sensed the odd tone in his voice. Remembering how she and Benjamin were holding a coffee mug just as Orion walked in, she hastily waved her hands to explain.

“Benjamin and I were just discussing the script. Don’t get us wrong. It’s just your words could easily be misunderstood, don’t you know that?”

“Isn’t what I said true?”

Orion stepped closer, his tall frame imposing, which forced Xanthea to instinctively step back.

“It is true, but to those unaware.”

“Or is it that Xan wants to hide something?”

His eyes narrowed slightly, catching the guilty spark in Xanthea’s eyes. She immediately widened her eyes, trying to defend herself, “Who? Me? How can I want to hide anything?”

her mind with a buzzing noise that made it impossible for her

are you afraid of

her against the table and suddenly leaned in close, startling Xanthea

tumbled to the floor, shattering into

Her mind was still in a haze, as she

“Hey!”

with worry, and she quickly bent down, grabbing his hand, “What are you doing? There’s broken glass everywhere. What if

she spoke, the man paused

slowly looked up at her, his dark eyes sparkling with

mug,

is

it’s broken, we’ll just buy a new

caught herself before almost saying “I’d be worried,” and stumbled

“Alright.”

and grasped her hand back. His eyes were full of tender affections.

skin, making Xanthea think of what happened last night. How he

pounded and her

going