Chapter 139
Xanthea’s rage hit a new peak.
“Argh!”
In her fury, she began stomping on his shoes relentlessly, “For tricking me, lying to me, scaring me, playing me, I’ll stomp you to death! You fraud, you freak.”
As she stomped with gusto, Orion suddenly raised his hand, causing her to stagger in fright..
However, he was merely pulling up the slipping sleeve of her dress.
Xanthea was puzzled.
“It’s chilly tonight, don’t catch a cold.”
Saying this, he took off his suit jacket.
Xanthea looked at him as if he were a madman, noticin deliberately avoided right thumb and index finger.
a patch of dried crimson blood on the tips of his
Why was there blood on his hand? Could it be a snake bite?
But there were no visible wounds on his fingertips, and even if it were a snake bite, it wouldn’t heal that quickly. →
A terrifying thought suddenly sprung into her mind. Xanthea looked up at him with eyes more fearful than when she had encountered a den of snakes.
Could he have killed a snake with his bare hands?
She thought, “Oh no! Orion is scarier than a snake!”
Just as Orion tried to drape the jacket over her shoulders, Xanthea, pale as a ghost, turned and fled in panic, her beautiful form shimmering as if she were running for her life.
However, a few seconds later, she came racing back.
Orion was puzzled.
Without even glancing at him, Xanthea snatched the black iris he was holding and ran off again. “Huh.”
Orion couldn’t help but chuckle, looking at the neat shoe prints on his shiny leather shoes, his eyes soft and tender.
How adorable.
Back at the villa, in the grand living room.
Leonard opened a bottle of aged red wine, slowly pouring it into a wine glass, placing it at the dining spot intended for Orich and Xanthea.
Cedric glanced at the label and alcohol content of the wine, surprised, ‘Mr. Marlowe, isn’t this wine a bit strong? Mr Lockwood might handle it, but if Ms. Nightshade drinks this, she’ll definitely get drunk!”
“What do you know? That’s exactly the point.” Leonard grinned mischievously, “How else are we supposed
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to get things moving? With the way Orion’s going about it, who knows how long it’ll take for him to win Xan’s heart. I’m getting anxious just watching. If he’s too shy to make a move, then it’s my duty as his friend to give them a little push!”
“What? Mr. Marlowe, you want to use alcohol to expedite their… No, no!”
Cedric hurriedly intervened.
Things weren’t that simple!
Orion wasn’t too shy to approach Xanthea; she just didn’t like him and had once spoken harsh words to him.
Moreover, Xanthea already had a lover and was planning to get engaged by the end of the year!
If Leonard forced them together this way, Xanthea would surely despise Orion. Given her fiery temper, who knows what she might do? Leonard was only adding to the chaos!
“Why
are you stopping me? I’m just adding a little catalyst, I’m not forcing them to be together.”
As Leonard spoke, pulling back the wine glass Cedric tried to snatch, a vibrant figure dashed into the hall. Before he could react, she snatched the wine from his hand and downed it in one gulp.