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…”

not eating it, so why

puzzled until he spotted Xanthea across the fire and suddenly understood–could it be he didn’t want

are you

this branch!”

advise against it.

around, intrigued by his intent

he was an excellent chef, there were no tools or ingredients here. Even

she was about to speak, Orion pulled

Lockwood, you have

that’s so cold! We searched everywhere on set for a knife and you didn’t bring it out. We’ve eaten all

Lockwood’s knife looks sharp and

if it’s a cherished item, he took it out to clean fish just so Xanthea

and jealousy. Why does she effortlessly win everyone’s heart, while her painstaking efforts don’t earn her even a glance

Wasn’t that

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

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