My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 104

The penthouse of Sunset Hills Estates comprised only two expansive apartments, 3001 and 3002, with their balconies separated by a charming Russian-style cantilevered flower bed.

Xanthea, attempting a rather precarious maneuver, stretched a clothes pole across the garden to snag her underwear from the neighboring balcony. However, due to the pole’s insufficient length, her efforts proved fruitless. Looking down suddenly, she was frightened into a cold sweat by the dizzying height of the building.

She decided it might be less hassle to just knock on the neighbor’s door, rather than risk drawing too much attention and creating an awkward scene.

Standing in front of apartment 3001, she rang the doorbell.

*Ding-dong.*

*Ding-dong.*

After the doorbell rang twice without any response, Xanthea thought no one was home and was about to give up, the door finally clicked open.

“Hello, sorry to bother you, I’m…”

She began, but the words caught in her throat as the door slowly revealed the man behind it.

The man was dressed in a light ash-grey lounge outfit. His attire, though loose and soft, couldn’t hide his well-sculpted figure, from his slim waist to his long legs. The slightly open neckline revealed an enticing collarbone, and his features, framed by plain spectacles, were impeccably handsome. But under those glasses, Xanthea recognized a familiar gaze and her astonishment quickly turned to shock.

Wasn’t this Orion?!

Normally, when she saw him, he was in a suit and leather shoes, exuding an air of unapproachable nobility. Seeing him now in such an elegant and seemingly benign manner—pah! More like a hypocritically genteel scoundrel — she almost didn’t recognize him at first!

As realization dawned, her shock swiftly morphed into anger.

Orion, opening the door, was unexpectedly greeted by what appeared to be a fluffy “little bunny” in white, with droopy large ears hanging by the shoulders, and a cute stubby tail at the back, which brought a faint smile to his thin lips.

“Ms. Nightshade?”