Chapter 198


    “No, nothing! I wasn’t thinking anything!”


    Xanthea quickly cut him off, recalling the foul words she had just hurled and wishing she could just


    hang


    up


    the phone and crawl into a hole. But she had embarrassed herself enough already, and borrowing the


    ranch was now more essential than ever.


    “Okay, not just for one night, I could do ten, a hundred nights, as long as you let me borrow the ranch!”


    “Really?” Orion’s pupils tightened, taking her exmation seriously.


    “Why would I lie? So, will you lend it to me or not?”


    Alright.”


    “What time does your ranch open then? What time does it close? You know, the crew might need to


    work


    overtime.”


    Orion responded, “It’s always open


    for you,


    Xan.”


    “Fantastic!” Xanthea jumped up with joy at his words, “Orion, thank you. You’re the best.”


    In the hallway, a female employee clutching a stack of documents passed by the railings where Orion


    was on the phone. The smile spreading across his face was almost enough to drown someone in its


    warmth, causing her to nearly drop her papers.


    My goodness! The CEO actually smiling? And he looked so handsome when he smiled; it was


    absolutely breathtaking!


    He seemed so absorbed; could he be in love?


    That was terrifying! She managed to link the icy workaholic with something as dreamy and wonderful


    as romance!


    “Orion agreed!


    Xanthea hung up the phone and ran over excitedly. Upon hearing her words, Kevin couldn’t stop


    grinning, “Really? That’s great. Xan, thank you so much for it! By the way, how much are we talking


    about for the rent?”


    *50 thousand?”


    “That’s amazing; you definitely pulled some strings there! Xan, I owe you one.”


    In just a few moments‘ talking, she’d secured the location at a price that seemed impossible.


    Benjamin looked down. He had thought Xan was just close to Orion, but this was closer than he


    expected. *Xan?”


    Samuel wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her aside, “I brought up Orion’s private ranch


    on purpose just to test the waters, and sure enough, I uncovered something fishy!”


    Back at Eden Heights Etates, he had suspected Orion harbored feelings for Xan. Yesterday’s gift of a


    golf club deepened his suspicions, and today, after the ranch borrowing incident, it was confirmed!


    “What fishy thing?”


    Chapter 198


    Xanthea looked at him confused. Samuel squinted, “Gallop de Ranch has been Orion’s private


    ranch since he built it and never been rented out. How could it possibly be rented to you for just 50


    thousand?”


    Xanthea nced behind her and whispered, “Samuel, don’t tell Director Smith, but I secretly added


    some extra money.”


    “What? You added money?” Samuel was stunned. Maybe he was overthinking it?


    “Then why did you talk with Orion coquettishly just now?”


    “I did not!”


    “You did! From afar, you were smiling at the phone so charmingly. Lucky that Orion isn’t here, or you


    might’ve gone up and kissed him!”


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    “Ew, Samuel, that’s gross!”


    Xanthea chased after him, hitting him yfully as Samuel got into the car, “Haha, let’s get going. I’ll


    take you to the ranch. I brought my golf club today; thought I’d swing by Horizon Ventures Ltd. for a


    round.”


    Gallop de Ranch.


    An hourter, the “Realm of Illusions” shooting crew A arrived at the Lockwood Group’s upscale private


    ranch. Kevin gazed at the expansive green pastures and the staff training few hundred majestic,


    purebred horses, smiling excitedly.


    The environment, facilities, and the quality of the horses here were beyondparison with Equestrian


    Meadows Stables. The scenes they would shoot today were sure to be even more spectacr than in


    the novel.