My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 433

She ran over like a gust of wind and patted his shoulder, “Hey! Why are you here again? Was your grandpa late again?”

Orion nodded, his eyes darting around nervously, though thankfully hidden behind his sunglasses.

He was deliberately waiting for her

“Hmph!”

“I know it!”

Xanthea stomped her foot in slight annoyance. That old liat he had just promised her yesterday!

“Where do you live? I can have our housekeeper drive you home.”

Before she could finish, Orion pulled out a sapphire German Bearded Iris from his clothes. The petals, adorned with soft butter yellow speckles that bloomed from the inside out, were full of color and gracefully outlined. The flower was stunningly beautiful!

Xanthea’s eyes lit up instantly. “Wow, what a gorgeous iris!”

Orion handed it to her, and she looked at him in disbelief, is this for me? Thank you, thank you so much!”

“It’s so pretty!”

angle, and even

Orion thought it paled in comparison to

seemed pretty strong! Her parents and brothers had often joked she

you in

she hadn’t written any new songs

and play some games with you!”

Orion nodded.

trio from her backpack a Sudoku puzzle,

played with her classmates–they were also tools she used to outsmart them. But she could

a game and see who can finish it first within a set time. The winner gets to make a request

agreed, familiar with

a sly little fox watching an adorable, clueless prey jump into its trap. He was

better watch out!”

Rubik’s cubes, and the book of brainteasers

grabbed a Sudoku card, and Xanthea, trying to be kind, wamed him, “Are you sure?

shook his

“Alright then!”