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

she had received the highest praise and scratched her head shyly. His fanboy filter for her seemed pretty strong! Her parents and brothers had often joked she was as hard to catch as a

have anything to give you in return. Should I sing you another song?”

hadn’t written any

here and play some games with

Orion nodded.

out her unbeatable grade school trio from her backpack a Sudoku

classmates–they were also tools she used

a game and see who can finish it first within a

with her

adorable, clueless prey jump into its trap. He was so naive, wasn’t he? Didn’t he know about

better watch

the Sudoku cards, two Rubik’s cubes, and the book of brainteasers in front of them, “Pick

and Xanthea, trying to be kind, wamed him, “Are you sure? I’m top of my class in

shook his head.

“Alright then!”