My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 275

Nelson felt a surge of vitality and was about to embrace Xanthea in his excitement, but then he saw Mr. Lockwood approaching.

Better safe than sorry.

After finally filtering the water, Xanthea was extremely thirsty. She grabbed a fresh lotus leaf, scooped up some water, and was about to drink when someone held down the stem of the leaf.

"Mr. Lockwood?"

She looked up at Orion with confusion. In the next moment, Orion poured the water from the leaf into an empty water bottle.

"I want to try your filtered water too."

What?

Before Xanthea could react, Orion tilted his head back, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed. It wasn't a joke; he was actually drinking it.

He was really drinking river water?

Although she had done some basic treatment and filtering, the facilities were rudimentary, and the water surely still contained some impurities and bacteria.

The trainees had no other options; some water was better than none. But he had bottled water available, so why on earth would he drink the river water she had? Plus, wasn't he known for being a germaphobe?

The camera zoomed in on Xanthea's surprised face as Orion took a sip and then handed the water back to her.

Xanthea saw how he had performed a sleight of hand under the camera, her eyes widening in astonishment.

He returned not the bottle filled with river water, but a bottle of real bottled water. The two bottles looked identical, with nearly the same amount of water and no distinguishing marks on the caps — it was impossible to tell them apart.

He had deliberately poured the river water into the bottled water container and drank from it just to switch it with real bottled water for her!

How could he be so good to her?

Despite his germophobia...

Xanthea looked at him incredulously, her eyes glistening with emotion.