Chapter 37
As she walked, she suddenly doubled over, clutching her stomach in pain.
Seeing this, Matthew quickly dropped his luggage, “Xan, what’s wrong?”
“I don’t know, my stomach just started hurting all of a sudden.”
Miranda chimed in, “Xan just had lunch with Mr. Lockwood on the plane, maybe it was something off with the food.”
What?
Matthew paused, Xanthea had lunch with Orion? Didn’t she say she was just going to say
hi?
Xanthea looked up at Miranda, realizing that in her past life, she really had been too
lenient with Miranda. Now, she saw that every action Miranda took was calculated and cun ning.
Matthew said, “Xan, just hang in there, the car is outside. We’ll head straight to the hospital!”
“No need, I just need to use the restroom.”
She waved off his concern and quickly headed towards the bathroom.
“Xan.”
Matthew watched her leave, then turned to Miranda, “How did you know Xan had lunch with Orion? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Matt, you put on your earplugs the moment we boarded the plane. Didn’t want to talk to me, right? Why should I bother trying to chat if I’m just going to get shut down? And remember at the Discovery Pavilion, you said if I wasn’t Xanthea’s sister, I’d be nothing to you. Why should I have any obligation to tell you anything?”
Miranda looked at him, a smirk crossing her face, “What’s that expression, Matt? Are scared? Or are you jealous?”
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It definitely wasn’t jealousy. Everyone but Xanthea could see that Matthew wasn’t really interested in her; he was just eyeing the substantial wealth of the Nightshade Group, seeing her as a step up. If not, he wouldn’t be flirting with her while dating Xanthea.
But ever since Xanthea’s coming-of-age ceremony, her demeanor had changed significantly, and upon meeting Orion, Matthew began to fear losing the backing of the Nightshade family, becoming more proactive towards Xanthea.
“Don’t worry, Orion would never be interested in Xanthea.”
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Chapter 37
No matter how much Xanthea changed, she couldn’t shed her naive, love-struck nature.
Winning the grand finale of ‘The Masked Singer’, what a prestigious honor and such fame! Instead of capitalizing on this to break into show business, Xanthea was wasting her time on a romantic getaway with Matthew. What a fool!
A man like Orion, destined to stand at the pinnacle of the Crestwood business world, would never fancy such a trivial woman. His interest in Xanthea was solely because she was the heiress to the Nightshade family!
Matthew couldn’t refute her words but still felt an uneasy twinge in his heart.
He had never doubted Xanthea’s sincerity towards him. Before Orion came into the picture, she only ever had eyes for Matthew, never initiating conversation with other men, let alone having lunch with them.
And the way Orion looked at Xanthea was unfathomable, but Matthew’s instinctive male wariness reminded him to keep her away from Orion. It was just too risky.
Especially since her coming-of-age, her striking looks and sharp wit were becoming more apparent.
As time ticked by, Matthew and Miranda grew impatient, frequently checking their watches.
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“Why hasn’t Xan come out yet? I hope nothing’s wrong. Miranda, could you check on her, please? Wait a minute.”