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.
“Matt, you really are wise,” Miranda laughed, wrapping herself around him again. “Here’s to a fruitful collaboration.”
“Last night, you kept calling out my sister’s name. Now that you’re sober, how about calling mine?”
At Serenwood, the filming location for Adventure Blitz: Two Days, One Night.–Orion placed a cleanly prepared trout on a flat rock. The flames licked the stone, quickly heating it until the fish sizzled enticingly.
Everyone gathered around the rock, inhaling the delicious aroma, unable to hold back their admiration..
“Wow, that smells amazing!”
“Is this the legendary rock–grilled trout?”
“Mr. 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!”
“But with no spices, it must still be fishy, right?”
As Martin finished speaking, Orion pulled out a string of fresh rosemary from his pocket and stuffed it into the fish’s belly.
Xanthea looked
at his pocket in surprise, as if seeing something magical.
I pick
it
up by the
river just now.”
“Heh, you’re really something!”
A high–flying CEO, not only 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 hands, making her feel incredibly lucky!
“It’s done.”
Right on time, Orion extinguished the fire and wrapped the fish in a fresh lotus leaf, handing it to her.
Xanthea happily accepted, “Thanks!”
“Mmm.”
She had always known he was a great cook, but eating rock–grilled trout while being so famished was beyond simply “good.”
She felt like he had taken her to heaven, every pore in her body opening in delight.
This taste was simply too–marvelous!
It’s delicious, so good!”
The girl’s delicate eyebrows relaxed, her long lashes curved, and her eyes, shimmering with a watery light, seemed to sparkle against the backdrop of stars, breathtakingly beautiful.
Onon was mesmerized, unconsciously reaching out to gently wipe the ash on her face, “Take it slow, don’t get a bone stuck
“Mhm!
Xanthea nodded, ready to continue eating but noticing that his hand was still on her cheek:
With the live cameras trained on them, he gently caressed her cheek as if lured by its softness, reluctant to let go. His gaze gradually, shifted from her eyes down to her tender lips, as if he might grab he