My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 239

She almost forgot!

Orion still thought she was engaged to Matthew, didn't he? Could it be that he had been holding back because of that? She needed to clear things up with him as soon as possible...

"Knock, knock, knock.”

"Xan, are you back?”

"Uncle!”

She bolted off the bed and swung the door open. Oliver was finally relieved as he saw her, "Xan, you're home! You scared the heck out of me!”

"Why didn't you answer when I was knocking?”

"I just got back from dinner.”

As Xanthea finished, her eyes caught the man standing behind her uncle.

His dark, obsidian-like eyes were intensely fixed on her, as if, were it not for her uncle's presence, he could devour her whole. His gaze made her avert her eyes and her heartbeat raced.

The wind downstairs must not have blown him sober yet.

"Alright.” Oliver stepped inside and turned to give Orion a grateful smile, "Chairman Lockwood, sorry to bother you for tonight.”

"It's Okay.”

Orion responded, his gaze unwaveringly fixed on Xanthea, and there was no attempt in hiding it.

Oliver paused. Seeing this situation, Xanthea quickly tried to close the door, only for it to be stopped abruptly by the man's firm hand, “What, what was he doing?