My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 25

“What are you talking about?” Matthew snapped at her fiercely. “I’ve been your sister’s boyfriend, I am now, and I always will be. I only love Xanthea. Stop spouting nonsense and daydreaming, or don’t blame me for being heartless!”

With those words, he turned and walked away, leaving Miranda alone in the cold wind, screaming uncontrollably, “Ahh-”

How could she have pinned her hopes on a man who lived off his girlfriend? Ridiculous! Now she had lost everything-her championship, her man, all stolen by Xanthea!

After shaking off Miranda, Matthew, carrying flowers, hurried towards the venue, but the event had ended, and the audience had thinned out. He saw no sign of Xanthea.

At the Rlan Hotel, Xanthea, with a camera in hand, stood at the door of room 1010 and swiped her key card.

act.

She had bribed the hotel manager earlier, just so she could catch a cheater in the Scanning the room for the best hiding spot, she noticed that the wardrobe next to the master bedroom offered the best view and was least likely to give her away.

Checking the time, Xanthea deftly slipped into the wardrobe with her camera, anticipating the imminent arrival of Matthew and Miranda, given their frantic behavior earlier.

On the hotel’s top floor, ‘The Masked Singer’ after-party buzzed with activity as directors, producers, and invited celebrities mingled in high spirits. Yet, the protagonist sat in a dim corner of the banquet hall, downing one glass of wine after another.

empty bottles on the table, fretted, “Mr. Lockwood, please stop drinking. Wine packs a punch; if you keep going,

happened. Before the award ceremony, Orion had been composed, but afterwards, he seemed like a changed man, emanating a chilling aura that made people shiver.

much.

Orion’s eyes, bloodshot, fixated on a neatly folded silk handkerchief on the table, while echoes of nightmares resounded

be friends

Get lost, I hate you, I hate

come near me anymore. I’ll never like

so twisted at such a young age. Look at your scars; are you

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her smile had easily breached his defenses. What was he longing for? A mere semblance

smile broke across Orion’s lips, more terrifying

banquet hall, surrounded by everyone, starlet Olivia held a wine glass, occasionally glancing at

power behind the Lockwood Group-the youngest billionaire in Crestwood and the shadowy big boss of Starlight Media. A connection with him, even for just a

his somber mood as he brooded in the corner, she wondered what troubled him. Perhaps a gentle, soothing