My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 228

“The cherry mousse cake you made last time was also delicious–it tastes smooth and creamy, sweet but not overpowering! Huh? You’re not having any yourself?”

“No.”

Orion shook his head, his gaze fixed on her intently.

He wanted to have her.

Cedric had mentioned that Orion wasn’t much for sweet food. Then was this all specially made for her? Xanthea bit her fork, suddenly feeling the cake in her mouth taste even sweeter. She raised an eyebrow slightly and asked him, “Orion, did you make all of these yourself?”

“Yep.”

“Ah, the CEO of Lockwood Group seems to have loads of spare time? You even had the time to bake during office hours.”

“I’m not really spare.* Orion chuckled lightly, “I’ve been working on something significant lately.”

“Something significant? What’s that?”

Xanthea’s interest piqued.

A significant lifelong commitment.

you inquiring

“Psh.

wouldn’t understand those things anyway. Are you

not at

is it? With our relationship,

matter

“What principle?”

involves business confidentiality, so

the mention of “CEO’s wife,” Xanthea’s expression froze,

shouldn’t have asked, why did she do

lips curved slightly, “Xan still wants to know?”

hand trembling as she brought the cake to her lips, smearing a bit of the white

only tell his wife, so

of cream on her soft lips, his pupils dilated slightly. He reached out

“21”

fell off

off her lips into his mouth?! That was

“It’s sweet.”

For a

and she stood up in a panic, “I have to