My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 314

"Who's the little minx touching my leg under the table just now?"

"?!"

Xanthea's eyes widened, their amber gleam practically shouting innocence, "Who touched you? That was a poke to make you get up!"

Orion relaxed his brows, his gaze softened with a hint of amusement, "I got up now, babe. Are you satisfied now?"

Following his gaze, Xanthea shivered, her cheeks flushing. She reached out to pinch his waist, but found his muscles too hard to pinch. Was this man made of iron or what?

"You're always bullying me!"

"So are you, babe. And you know how to deceive people, like a sly little fox."

Orion scooped her up and walked to the sofa, gently pressing his forehead against hers. His eyes, which had held a trace of smile, gradually turned cold and dark, as if ready to settle scores.

Xanthea looked puzzled, "Deceive you?" The guilty is accusing the innocent? Wasn’t he the one deceiving her? He had bought the clothes but lied about it

"Matthew's planning to propose to you in the next few days?"

"Ah." Xanthea waved her hands frantically at his words, distancing herself from the situation, "I had no idea, honestly! I just heard Samuel mention it, same as you."

"He wanted to surprise you?"

"Surprise? It's more like a shock. I'd definitely refuse him! No, I wouldn't even give him a chance to propose. It’s too disgusting!"

In her past life and this one, it all went out like this.

In her past life, he got Miranda pregnant and then married her.

She didn't want to torment herself anymore, nor did she want to make Orion unhappy.

"Because of Miranda."

"I could break up with Matthew, but Miranda is the darling of my parents. Accusing her without evidence, they wouldn't believe me. I'd still have to see her in the Nightshade family, and it would be unbearable."

"I've been thinking of finding evidence and exposing their affair at the engagement party, making them notorious, and erasing them from my life."

As she said this, a rare flicker of deep hatred flashed in her eyes, but the next second she playfully wrapped her arms around his neck, pretending ease, "So, thank you so much. Thank you for helping me find the evidence!"

"I'll show it to my parents tonight, and break up with Matthew!"

Orion's fingers gently stroked her furrowed brows, as if trying to soothe away that emotion which shouldn’t belong to her, "Let's wait for the proposal."