My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 438

At school, Xanthea waved her chubby little fists around, her expression fierce yet adorable, warning everyone, "Orion is my best friend. If any of you dare to bully him, it's like bullying me. When Samuel comes back, you'll be in big trouble!"

After school, Xanthea dragged Orion to see the fireflies behind the hill, to the photo booth for the trendy new photo stickers, and to the famous food alley next door for some snacks.

"I can't stand onions and parsley, the chef forgot, and put a ton of them in again!"

Xanthea pouted, looking annoyed at the bowl of snacks in front of her. Orion, however, patiently picked out all the parsley and onions, "They're gone now."

"Hehe~" Xanthea squinted her eyes, smiling happily, "Ori, you're the best!"

"I’ll cook for you in the future, no onions or parsley."

"Really? Guys who cook are the coolest!" Xanthea held her cheeks, her eyes twinkling, "But why would you want to cook for me?"

Orion remained silent.

Standing outside an expensive shop window, Xanthea's eyes sparkled with joy at the sight of the beautiful dolls inside.

"Do you want one, Xannie?" Orion noticed the longing in her eyes.

Xanthea nodded, "Yeah, I really do!"

"I'll buy it for you."

"No, you can't!" Xanthea stopped him, "Mom said I’ve already got too many dolls, I need to learn to control my desires. I can only buy another one during Christmas!"

"Orion, let's go."

She pulled him away, her longing gaze etched into Orion's heart.

Little angels don't need to restrain their desires like humans do.

Katherine, entangled in her family's debts, was restricted from high consumption abroad and was implicated in economic crime conspiracies, soon to be repatriated.

She knew Orion was not dead, the Miller family had been humiliated by Theodore, and she herself might face jail time, which drove even more insane.

"Harrison, you've ruined my life! And now, your dad won't spare me either!"

"If that's the case, your whole family must be buried with me!"

She secretly used her connections to escape back to the country. One drunken night, she sneaked into the Serene Retreat House and opened Orion's room door.

"Creak—" When the door opened, Orion, who was looking at a photo of Xanthea. When he looked up and saw her, it was as if he had seen a ghost.

Before he could say a word, Katherine rushed over, and viciously strangled his neck, "You little bastard, you really didn’t die!"