Chapter 189


    She had a perfectly good excuse not to return to Sunset Hills Estates now, and Orion presumably


    wouldn’t think too much about it. She needed to give him a call to exin, lest he thought she was


    fleeing from some misdeed!


    After pulling out her phone, she remembered she only had Cedric’s number. At this hour, he was


    probably already home.


    “Uncle Oliver, do you have Orion’s number?”


    “Yeah, what’s up?”


    “I need to talk to him about something.”


    “You don’t have his number?” Oliver was surprised, “I thought you two were close enough to have


    exchanged contacts by now. By the way, did you guys clear up that misunderstanding at the audition


    last


    time?”


    “Yeah, he’s forgiven me!”


    “I told you, Mr. Lockwood is a mature and generous man. He wouldn’t hold a grudge against a kid like


    you.” He sent the number to her phone, “What’s so urgent that you need to call him now?”


    “Nothing much, just that he’s been sick these days and I wanted to check on him.”


    Sick?


    Oliver was puzzled. She didn’t even have his contact details; how did she know he was sick? And with


    her busy shooting schedule, she even forgot Samuel’s birthday but still remembered Mr. Lockwood’s


    illness?


    3001, Sunset Hills Estates


    In the vast room, Orion sat alone at a dining tableden with exquisite dishes, watching the clock on


    the wall tick by. It had been thirty minutes. Was she noting today?


    His phone suddenly rang, disying a long–preserved but never used number in the caller ID. Orion’s


    expression stiffened. Xan?


    “Hello?” The phone connected, and Xanthea swallowed nervously, “Orion, it’s Xanthea.”


    “I know.”


    His deep, maic voice came through, causing Xanthea to pause briefly. She’d never called him


    before: how did he know it was her?


    “Has your f


    “It’s b “It’s better.”


    gone down?”


    Better, so that meant it only decreased a little? Yesterday it’d only dropped by 0.4 degrees, and he said


    it was better,


    “Thea keep taking your medicine tonight, rest well, and don’t run around!”


    Orion detected the caring tone in her voice. His thickshes drooped slightly, “Aren’t youing over


    tonight, Xab?”All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    Xanthea had intended just to exchange pleasantries and hang up, but his subdued tone, tinged with


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    disappoint, he sounded like a sad, water–soaked puppy, which made her want tofort him.


    She quickly nced at Oliver, who was watching her closely, and said with a stern face, “I’ve got


    something to do tonight.”


    There was a pause on the other end..


    “Xan, I don’t mind that you touched mest night; you don’t have to be shy.”


    Who touched…”


    Xanthea’s face flushed at his words, almost jumping up, startling Oliver.


    Seeing Oliver’s surprised look, she bit her lip, holding back her emotions, and lowered her voice, “Last


    night was a misunderstanding: I can exin! And it’s not that I’m shy, I really do have ns. Today’s


    Samuel’s birthday; I’m going back to the mansion to celebrate.”


    So that was it. Orion’s gaze lowered, his somber mood dissipating, “Will youe tomorrow, Xan?”


    “Let’s…let’s talk about it until then.”


    Xanthea, seeing Oliver’s increasingly curious gaze, hurriedly finished her sentence and hung up the


    phone, “Remember to take your medicine; that’s it for now, bye!”