My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 66

Xanthea uncrossed her legs and stood up from the couch. Before she could even open her mouth, the man approaching her lowered his gaze to her right hand and asked, "Does your hand hurt?"

As he said this, everyone in the room was stunned, staring with their mouths agape as if they couldn't believe their ears.

They had assumed that with Chairman Lockwood stepping in, Xanthea was done for, beyond rescue even by the highest powers. But instead of confronting her, Chairman Lockwood was gently asking if her hand hurt from hitting Judy?

His expression was tender and caring, much like a parent concerned about their injured child!

Judy, who was standing outside, was dumbfounded. Isabella, who had been somewhat uneasy, suddenly looked shocked.

Did Xanthea know Chairman Lockwood?

And judging by Lockwood's demeanor and tone, their relationship was unmistakably deep!

Xanthea had thought he came to reprimand her on behalf of Judy, but his unexpectedly caring question caught her off guard, and she just shook her head.

Hurt?

Judy should be the one hurting, why would she?

She had never encountered anyone asking if hitting someone's face made your own hand hurt. Orion was as enigmatic as ever.

As Xanthea shook her head, a small drop of dried blood, where her jaw had been nicked by an eyebrow pencil, caught Orion's eye like a sharp needle, stirring deep emotions within him.