My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 274

"Xan."

Orion gripped her slender waist firmly, his jaw scraping against her curly hair. Xanthea mustered all her strength to push him away. When she caught a glimpse of his face, obsessed and intense, her heart skipped a beat.

Why did he look a bit off today?

Or was he really that smitten with her?

A blush crept over her porcelain skin, making her look even more delicate. Before she could speak, he offered her a bottle of water.

"Thirsty?"

"Yeah!"

She was parched, and his thoughtfulness was just overwhelming!

Xanthea nodded vigorously, about to take the bottle from him when the cameraman, busy shooting Martin by the shore, seemed to hear something and slowly turned the camera towards her.

The air filled with awkwardness. She hesitated, her hand frozen mid-air, not sure whether to take the bottle or retract it.

Taking it would mean breaking the show's rules and facing online backlash. Retracting it would seem like she was guilty of something—still a reason for online backlash.

As she scrambled for a way out, Orion suddenly twisted off the cap and poured the water over her hands.

"?"

"Xanthea, what are you waiting for? Weren't you going to wash your hands?"

"Ah, right, right."

Xanthea quickly rubbed her hands together. The rules only stated they couldn't ask the instructor for drinking water, not that they couldn't get help washing their hands!

Her actions, perfectly timed, made it look like she was just washing her hands—a flawless solution. He was so clever!