My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 146

In the grand hall of the mansion.

"Leo!"

Queenie rushed in from outside, breathless. Spotting Leonard emerging from the study but without Orion in sight, she urgently asked, "Where's Ori? Where is he?"

"What do you need him for?"

Leonard sipped his red wine leisurely, a hiss escaping his lips in appreciation.

It was a vintage treasure indeed, rich and full-bodied from just a sip, intoxicatingly so. Earlier, Xanthea had downed a whole glass and was likely to be fast asleep shortly.

Leonard had hoped to use the wine to create an opportunity for Orion tonight, but it seemed his plan had backfired.

"I need to talk to him urgently, stop asking and just tell me!"

"He just stepped out, went down the west corridor to find Xan."

Before he could finish, Queenie turned and dashed outside.

"Hey, he went to see Xan, why are you in such a rush to find trouble?"

Queenie sprinted down the corridor, looking around desperately until she finally spotted a tall, striking figure at the end.

"Ori."

Her voice was filled with joy as she called out, but it abruptly stopped.

It wasn't just him.

Queenie thought, "Orion had really lost his soul to that seductress! That flirtatious vixen, only after his money!"

She had to expose Xanthea! She had to show Orion how truly vile and repulsive that woman was!

Orion gently kissed the girl's serene sleeping face, from her forehead to her nose, then to her delicate cheeks, barely resisting the urge to kiss her moist, tender lips again.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

The vibrating phone at his feet snapped him out of his reverie. He looked down and saw 'Matthew' flashing on the screen, the red haze of desire in his eyes fading, replaced momentarily by a flash of rage.

He picked up the phone and slid to answer.

On the other end, Matthew's voice came through, frantic, "Xan, you finally picked up! I was so scared, what happened just now? What's going on?"