Chapter 301


    As soon as he voiced his concern, the very person he was worried about appeared before him!


    With a crisp “ding” sound, the elevator doors slowly opened to reveal the slender silhouette of a young


    girl.


    She was drenched from the storm outside, her long, curly hair clinging to her body, outlining a figure


    that was shivering slightly from the cold, as seductive as it was vulnerable.


    She slowly lifted her head, her delicate face extremely pale, her thick, curledshes trembling.


    Raindrops or tears rolled down her clear amber eyes, creating a misty sheen as she looked up at the


    man, “Orion.”


    Her eyes sparkled with tears and her voice was soft, like a fragile little fox lost in the forest, drenched


    by the rain, looking pitifully at the man. Meeting his gaze felt like a lightning strike, hitting him hard.


    Orion, against the light, his deep, dark eyes rapidly trembled and narrowed in the darkness.


    “Ms. Nightshade, what happened to you?”


    Cedric snapped out of it, quickly grabbing a coat from nearby to drape over her.


    Xanthea Nightshade stepped out of the elevator, walking into the dark shadow cast by the man’s tall


    figure, gingerly reaching out to grab his pinky, “Orion, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry…”


    Her cold, soft hand touching his finger made his palm tingle and tremble.


    He looked down, his gaze warping as if he couldn’t belie


    she was real, but seeing the deep guilt in her eyes, he was convinced.


    Sorry?


    Sorry for what? Sorry for making him misunderstand? Sorry for not being able to return his feelings?


    Was she here to apologize, asking for his forgiveness, and to let her go? Did she also want him to


    bless her and Matthew Martinez?


    Ha.


    Ha ha.


    daydreaming!


    “1.


    As Xanthea began to speak, the man coldly withdrew his hand and walked away.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    “Orion?”


    “Boss?”


    Cedric and Jacob exchanged puzzled looks before following him.


    why was he walking away?


    Wasn’t the boss supposed to be looking for Ms. Nightshade? Now that Ms. Nightshade herself had


    come, why


    “Orion.”


    “Orion!”


    cold, sinister face from view. Xanthea ran after him but was just a moment toote. The elevator doors


    slowly closed, hiding the She saw hisst look at her, cold and piercing, filled with intense disdain as if


    he couldn’t bear to see her for another second. Her emotional defenses finally crumbled. Facing the


    closed elevator doors, she slowly sank to the door and burst into tears.


    “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you, it was never intentional.”


    “On mying–of–age day, I found out about Matthew and Miranda Moore’s affair. I hated them. I


    wanted to ruin them, to kick them out of the Nightshade family, but I had no proof.”


    “Isabe Taylor said she had photos of their affair, and if I could surpass her in the entertainment


    industry, she would give them to me.” “I’ve been working so hard on acting and appearing on variety


    shows just to get those photos–to expose their rtionship in front of everyone on the day of my


    engagement.


    “I thought my heart was filled with hatred, I thought everything I was doing was justified, but without


    realizing it, I fell in love with you.”