My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 15

Xanthea was unwrapping a piece of candy and popping it into her mouth when Samuel’s words nearly made her choke. “Sam, what are you on about? How could that even be possible?”

“Why not possible? Look at today’s gathering-every debutante and starlet dressed to the nines, all trying to outshine each other; they were obviously all here for him. But he didn’t so much as glance at any of them. Instead, he only had eyes for you, not to say he even ditched the important Lockwood Group board meeting just for a word from you.”

“That’s because I helped him win big at the stone betting table. With the MJ Group. contract in the bag, Lockwood shares were his no need to rush off to that meeting.” Xanthea paused, then added, “And like you said, with all the stunning ladies around, why on earth would he be interested in me?”

“Because you’re the most stunning, Xan!”

Ethan and Samuel chimed in unison.

Xanthea rolled her eyes. “The world of brotherly love is truly mad.”

Ethan laughed, “Xan, I’m not just being overprotective. You have no idea how captivating you looked today. If I weren’t your actual brother, I’d fall for you myself.”

Samuel, running his fingers through her hair proudly, added, “Yeah, Xan, you were so confident and radiant, a far cry from the girl who used to orbit around Matthew. This is the charisma that our Nightshade family princess should embody!”

Listening to them, Xanthea briefly spaced out. In her past life, her love for Matthew was all-consuming, to the point where she had lost herself entirely.

“Even if I am great, Orion couldn’t possibly like me.”

“Why are you so sure?”

corpse, and even going as far as to kill Matthew and Miranda; she wondered if his actions stemmed

spent enough time together for any affection to be that deep. Second, considering how openly he had pursued Miranda in his previous life, he would

can I ask you, Mr. Experienced,

clicked his tongue, “Xan, what’s with that title? My escapades were all just

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networking.”

you liked asked you to undress, what

“Is that even a

Forget it!

it up today, Xanthea felt certain. He couldn’t possibly like her. As for why he kept

will you? I can tell whether someone likes me or not,,

doesn’t,” Ethan interjected. “Rumor has it that the Lockwood Group’s family feuds were fierce. Orion, being the eldest grandson, was deeply involved. Although now a famed business prodigy, he had trouble altering his formed traits of paranoia, gloom, and cruelty. Being liked by someone with such flaws is a misfortune

see how someone who

day, her uncle had a special iris mutation flown in from Seraphia. It had been in the soil for three days, and as soon as she got home, Xanthea dashed

and Matthew were locked in an embrace; their silhouettes nearly merged as

clenched so tightly that her knuckles

tell Matthew she had chosen her wedding dress, marry him. Instead, she had found him entangled with her stepsister on

from the blue; now, it was just revolting to realize tha been together all along, and had treated her like a fool

years.

tear their faces off,