My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 281

Matthew tightened his fists, making a creaking sound, “What do you want me to do?”

“Don’t be scared, Matt. You can continue to be with Xan, the one you love, even get married and have kids with her. But I need you to keep a relationship with me, to gradually take over the Nightshade Group.”

He comprehended her intentions now.

She wanted to use him to destroy the Nightshade family.

No, that wasn’t all. She would eventually leak the video and ruin Xan too!

He wanted to tell her she was dreaming, but he feared the video sh

He and Xan were about to get engaged. If that video came out, never let him off the hook!

held over him.

Only would Xan never forgive him, but the Nightshade family would

He absolutely couldn’t let it be exposed, but he wouldn’t let her succeed either!

For now, the only way was to appease her, then he’d find a way to get rid of this madwoman!

“Fine, I agree.

are wise,” Miranda laughed, wrapping herself around him

night, you kept calling out my sister’s name. Now that you’re

One Night.–Orion placed a cleanly prepared trout on a flat rock.

delicious aroma, unable to hold back their

that smells

this the legendary rock–grilled

Lockwood, you actually thought to use a rock to grill the fish, unlike us, who just stuck it on a stick and ended up burning it!”

it must still be fishy,

a string of fresh rosemary from his pocket and stuffed it into the

Xanthea looked

his pocket in surprise, as

I pick

it

up by the

river just now.”

you’re really something!”

adept in the boardroom but alsó a master in the kitchen and with survival skills maxed out–such a perfect man had actually ended up in her

“It’s done.”