Chapter 26
Ever since Xanthea dropped her handkerchief at that event, Orion cherished it like a priceless treasure.
He took it everywhere, but somehow, he lost sight of it, and that young starlet snatched her opportunity!
Olivia didn’t even know what she did wrong to infuriate the mogul, who was fuming with rage. She just
kept weeping and apologizing, but the situation only escted. Cedric, worried Orion might do
something reckless in his distraught state, quickly asked Oliver to help clear out the guests.
“Mr. Lockwood, you’ve had too much to drink. Let me help you to your room to rest.”
In room 1010, hidden in the wardrobe, Xanthea was initially anxious and alert, waiting with her camera.
Eventually, she dozed off, her head lolling until it hit the back of the closet, jolting her awake.
Rubbing her head, she nced at the time-strangely, almost an hour had passed. Why hadn’t the
scandalous pair shown up yet? She was sure she got the room number and time right.
Just as she puzzled over this, the hotel room door banged open.
She perked up instantly. Here theye!
The two stumbled in, noisy and reeking of strong red wine, which wafted into the wardrobe, making
Xanthea cover her nose and mouth. Apparently, the couple had stepped out for a drink to set the mood,
no wonder they were sote-and so stered. Didn’t they worry about not being able to performter?
From the bathroom came the sound of running water. Xanthea strained her ears but couldn’t make out
anything else.
Cedric, using all his might, managed to help the nearly six-foot-three man into the bathroom. He was
panting as he turned on the shower, adjusted the temperature, and got everything ready for a bath. He
hesitated about whether to help Orion with his buttons, but just as he bent down, Orion snapped his
eyes open and coldly barked, “Get out!”
Startled, Cedric scrambled out of the bathroom, “I’ll be going then, Mr. Lockwood. Please call me if you
need anything. Don’t strain yourself!”
Half an hourter, there was still no sound from the bedroom. Xanthea was getting impatient. Did the
couple decide to just get it on in the bathroom? If so, her trip here would be a waste. She had to check.
Just as she was about to open the wardrobe door, arge, veiny hand beat her to it.
At that moment, the bright chandelier light flooded the dark closet, the air momentarily thick with
tension.
Chapter 26
Xanthea’s face froze as she looked up to see defined abs that made her rethink everything she knew
about Matthew-had she really never noticed his physique before?
She slowly lifted her gaze, following the trail of his sculpted chest up to his neck, then the water
droplets tracing his defined jawline, and finally, to a strikingly handsome face.
Orion?
Her eyes widened in shock-it was him!
A mix of surprise and relief filled her. Thank goodness it wasn’t Matthew. If she had been caught red-
handed, all her ns would’ve been ruined!
Curled up in the closet like a frightened deer, her face lit up with a radiant smile, oblivious to the
ominous change in the man’s expression above her.
Seeing the girl suddenly appear before his eyes, Orion’s alcohol-blurred vision sharpened briefly, his
stare piercing, then overwhelmed by a tidal wave of immense despair.
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Another hallucination.
How many times had it been now?
His longing for her was deep-seated, always manifesting as illusions that he could only watch from afar,
followed by a profound emptiness and loneliness. Maybe he was truly. drunk today, the hallucination
lasting so long and so vividly animated that he wanted to unleash all the pent-up emotions he had been
suppressing.
“Mr. Lockwood, what a coincidence to see you again.” Xanthea timidly extended a hand, greeting him
politely yet awkwardly, “I know you must be wondering why I’m here, but don’t rush, just help me out of
this closet, and I promise I’ll exin everything!”