My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 106

“Error!”

“Error!”

“Error!”

The smart door unexpectedly started shouting and, after three calls, it locked itself completely.

Xanthea was baffled. Twisting the knob again, the screen displayed—Trigger child lock protection mechanism, please try again one hour later.

Child lock protection mechanism? What the heck? Is that even such an operation?

Instinctively, she started to call out for Orion but stopped midway.

The man behind her heard her call and quickly approached, “What’s the matter, Ms. Nightshade?”

“Your door seems to have a bit of a problem.”

Orion glanced at the message on the screen, “It looks like you turned the knob the wrong way and triggered the child lock.”

“Child lock?”

A safety feature specifically designed to prevent children from operating devices out of curiosity and potentially causing harm. Once activated, all other functions are temporarily disabled until the set time is reached.

“Why have such a feature when there are no kids around?”

“All houses in Sunset Hills Estates have it, yours included.”

“So what do we do now?”

Orion replied, “We’ll just have to ask you to wait here for an hour.”

Xanthea thought: I must have overlooked my horoscope today. The more I try to avoid him, the more tangled up I get, and now I’m literally trapped in his house!

Orion glanced at the clock, “I was about to make some late-night snacks; how about you stay and join me, Ms. Nightshade?”

Unexpectedly, a rich and enticing savory aroma slowly drifted from the kitchen, directly appealing to her taste buds and causing Xanthea’s stomach to immediately start rumbling in celebration. This smell was just too much!

It seemed like sweet and sour pork ribs, pan-fried bass, and pineapple pork, all dishes she loved from back home!

Having just moved, she was both physically and emotionally exhausted, and hadn’t had a chance to eat before getting trapped here. Now, the smell of the food was like a bone to a hungry wolf; her appetite was roused.

This Orion, absolutely detestable! Why make such a lavish late-night meal!

No, she must resist, she must hold back, absolutely must not embarrass herself in front of him again!

Xanthea forced herself to close her eyes, steadying her mind, repeating inwardly, “I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat, I want to eat, eat, eat, eat.”

The kitchen door swung open and the mere strands of scent that had escaped before now engulfed her in waves, almost causing Xanthea to lose control of her drool.

She cracked open one eye and saw Orion placing all the dishes on the table, exactly as she had imagined. The enticing look and smell of the food immediately brought back memories of her days in Willowdale.