Chapter 349


    “Let me out! Let me out!”


    “Samuell Samuel, you bad brother, can you hear me?1″


    “Hello? Hello!”


    In her bedroom, Xanthea was furious as an enraged little fox whose fur practically standing on end,


    pounding on the door with all her


    might,


    Sam had locked the door from the outside, smugly pocketing the key, “Xon, I’d save my energy if I were


    you. You’re lucky to be confined to your room. If you anger Mom, Dad, and Big Brother further you


    might just end up in the basement!”


    The mention of “basement” sent a shiver down Xanthea’s spine,


    If her parents were willing to lock her up there, how would they treat Orion?


    Would they force him to break up with her and never see her again?


    In just a few seconds, she had imagined an entire saga of family feuds, business battles, and tragic


    love story!


    “Samuel, dear Samuel”


    “Please let me out, I promise I won’t cause any trouble. I just want to hear what Mom and Dad are


    saying!”


    “You just want to speak up for Onion, don’t you?” Sam scoffed. “Last time, I believed you and softened


    my stance, and almost didn’t see what a scumbag Matthew was. I’m not making the same mistake


    again!”


    “But what do you n to do? Take it out on me but let Orion go!”


    “What do we n to do?”


    Samuel cracked his knuckles with a menacing smile.


    Orion, with his audacity and brazenness, had dared to lure Xan to akeside in the dead of night, a


    grant vition of the family’s values!


    Even as the head of the Lockwood Group, he’d have to face the judgment of the Nightshade family!


    “Of course, well use the harshest methods to deal with him!”


    “The harshest?”


    Xanthea’s eyes widened, her mind racing with images of brutal punishments. She was as frantic as an


    ant on a hot pan.


    If only she had her ph


    phone, she could call her uncle for help, but Samuel had confiscated it, leaving herpletely


    helpless!


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    Samuel, full of malicious intent, was about to join the family’s severe judgment of Orion when he saw in


    the living room, Dad pouring a cup of coffee for Orion, and it was the best coffee in the house.


    ?


    This was not what he had imagined!


    Orion: “Thank you, sir.”


    “Don’t mention it. This coffee was specially acquired from Stonehaven by my brother–inw, it’s a top–


    notch. Please, Mr. Lockwood, have


    a faste.”


    Orion took a light sip, “it’s smooth on the pte, with a lingering sweetness and a refreshing finish. This


    is the finest coffee.” Hearing his appraisal, Christopher’s eyes lit up. 1 didn’t expect you to know about


    coffee so much.”


    Nowadays, most young people drink fast beverages like c, rarely appreciating the nuances of


    coffee, let alone understanding it deeply.


    Despite Orion’s noble background, he was only two years older than Xan. Yet, he understands coffee,


    which shows his calm and quality–focused nature, unlike the typically anxious and fickle young people.


    Orion: “I just know a little


    “That’s not.”


    Christopher was about to continue but was stopped by Susanna, she prompted him to adjust his


    expression


    The couple woreplex expressions, still reeling from the new revtions they had just witnessed.


    They couldn’t believe Matthew and Miranda had been together all along, that Miranda had nned the


    audition explosion to harm Xan, and most shockingly, that Xan was with Mr. Lockwood, someone Po


    seemedpletely unrted to their world.