Chapter 278

Hungry. She was so hungry, but there’s nothing to eat.

Xanthea reluctantly shook her head, her conscience betraying her true feelings, while her starry eyes shimmered with a pleading look, which made the man’s heart almost melt.

“Just wait.”

“Huh?”

By the campfire, in a large lotus leaf filled with river water, a few fish and shrimp were happily wriggling. Orion picked out a trout, while Martin noticed Orion’s intent to grill and quickly grabbed the biggest pike.

“Mr. Lockwood, you should grill this one. It’s bigger and tastier.”

No thanks, pike has too many bones.”

“It does have more bones than trout, but…”

it, so why does

he spotted Xanthea across the fire and suddenly understood–could it be he

Lockwood, are you

take this

Lockwood, I’d advise against it. Its

group of trainees gathered around, intrigued by his intent to grill. Xanthea was

ingredients here. Even the best chef can’t work

was about to speak, Orion pulled a

you have a

a knife and you didn’t bring it out.

knife looks sharp and valuable; it must be a

took it out to clean fish just so Xanthea could eat, didn’t

win everyone’s heart, while her painstaking efforts

Wasn’t that her knife?

was four, her uncle gave her a birthday gift, claiming it was crafted by top Swiss artisans, incredibly robust and sharp enough to cut through iron like butter. Her mother, worried she might hurt herself, had hidden it away. But she secretly took it out to

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