Chapter 171


    It wasn’t a hallucination.


    It was really her.


    He slowly closed the door, as his knuckles identally brushed against the button, the smart screen lit


    up with the message: “Received the master instruction. Child lock is on.”


    Seeing him approaching, Xanthea immediately pulled out a chair, acting like a devoted personal


    assistant, with a weing gesture. Orion looked down to see a bowl of creamy soup with a golden


    layer of all shimmering on top.


    Had she taken the day off just to make soup?


    “Try it, I promise it’s delicious!


    Xanthes fluttered her bright, sparkling eyes at him, she noticed that he still had his face mask on with


    no intention of removing it. Feeling puzzled, she asked, “Why are you wearing a mask inside the


    house?”


    Ive been coughing a bittely, and I don’t want to risk getting you sick


    Coughing?


    Wasn’t it a fever?


    Had he dyed treatment too long, causing a series ofplications?


    “Really?”


    Xanthea pretended not to know but couldn’t hide her concern as she reached out to touch his forehead,


    “Just a cough? You look a bit off. Do you have a fever too?”


    Her soft hand unexpectedly touched his forehead, causing his pupils to dte. He was just about to


    stand up when she pressed down on his shoulder


    “Stay put, let me check properly.”


    She moved her palm from his forehead to his temples, removing the bothersome white mask. She


    paused at his cheeks, then traced the strong lines of his jawline down to his neck. Feeling the sudden,


    intense throbbing of his Adam’s apple under her fingers, she released her grip as if shocked by


    electricity.


    Something wasn’t right.


    It was definitely hot, no mistake about the fever, but why did it seem to get hotter and more intense the


    more she touched?


    Could someone’s temperature fluctuate so drastically in such a short time? He wasn’t developing some


    serious condition, was he?


    “You’re burning up!”


    Xanthea stared at him in shock. His lips were tightly sealed, his facial features tensed, and a faint


    sweat appeared on his brow. His skin from the corners of his eyes down to his neck flushed red, and


    his dark eyes seemed to ze with an inner fire


    She didn’t realize how her words could be so easily misunderstood, and her actions were so


    tantalizing.


    “Wait here, I’ll grab something!”


    Worried, Xanthea ran towards the door, then suddenly turned back with a tone that was half waming,


    half pleading. “And hey, don’t lock me out again!”


    A slight smile curled on Orion’s lips. Just as Xanthea was about to step out and gripped the doorknob,


    she wasn’t locked out, but once again, the door closed on her, keeping her inside.


    Staring at the smart screen which showed the same child lock warning as before, Xanthea had her


    eyes widened, “Not the childck again? I didn’t close the door this time, Orion, is your door broken?”


    “Ms. Nightshade, what did you want to go get?”


    “A thermometer, to check your temperatur?


    “There’s one in the storeroom.”


    “Really?” Xanthea nced towards the storeroom at the back of the t and hurried inside. “You could


    have told me earlier!”


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    Watching her disappear, Orion slowly raised a hand to his forehead.


    Was it really that hot?


    He had only just started to notice his own body temperature. T