My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 281

Matthew tightened his fists, making a creaking sound, "What do you want me to do?"

"Don't be scared, Matt. You can continue to be with Xan, the one you love, even get married and have kids with her. But I need you to keep a relationship with me, to gradually take over the Nightshade Group."

He comprehended her intentions now.

She wanted to use him to destroy the Nightshade family.

No, that wasn't all. She would eventually leak the video and ruin Xan too!

He wanted to tell her she was dreaming, but he feared the video she held over him.

He and Xan were about to get engaged. If that video came out, not only would Xan never forgive him, but the Nightshade family would never let him off the hook!

He absolutely couldn't let it be exposed, but he wouldn't let her succeed either!

For now, the only way was to appease her, then he'd find a way to get rid of this madwoman!

"Fine, I agree."

"Matt, you really are wise," Miranda laughed, wrapping herself around him again. "Here's to a fruitful collaboration."

"Last night, you kept calling out my sister's name. Now that you're sober, how about calling mine?"

At Serenwood, the filming location for Adventure Blitz: Two Days, One Night. Orion placed a cleanly prepared trout on a flat rock. The flames licked the stone, quickly heating it until the fish sizzled enticingly.

Everyone gathered around the rock, inhaling the delicious aroma, unable to hold back their admiration.

"Wow, that smells amazing!"

"Is this the legendary rock-grilled trout?"

"Mr. Lockwood, you actually thought to use a rock to grill the fish, unlike us, who just stuck it on a stick and ended up burning it!"

"But with no spices, it must still be fishy, right?"

She had always known he was a great cook, but eating rock-grilled trout while being so famished was beyond simply "good."

She felt like he had taken her to heaven, every pore in her body opening in delight.

This taste was simply too—marvelous!

"It's delicious, so good!"

The girl's delicate eyebrows relaxed, her long lashes curved, and her eyes, shimmering with a watery light, seemed to sparkle against the backdrop of stars, breathtakingly beautiful.

Orion was mesmerized, unconsciously reaching out to gently wipe the ash on her face, "Take it slow, don't get a bone stuck."

"Mhm!"

Xanthea nodded, ready to continue eating but noticing that his hand was still on her cheek.

With the live cameras trained on them, he gently caressed her cheek as if lured by its softness, reluctant to let go. His gaze gradually shifted from her eyes down to her tender lips, as if he might grab her chin and kiss her at any moment.