My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 76

It was a bustling Wednesday at the Nexus Museum, a galaxy of talented people as renowned directors, investors, and entertainment moguls arrived with their celebrities in tow for the auction. The riverside was packed with hundreds of luxury cars.

Guided by Ryan, Xanthea entered the auction hall and took a seat in the third row alongside Matthew and Miranda.

“Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to the annual online literary rights auction hosted by the Cultural Bureau. The auction will officially start at eleven o’clock. Before we begin, please feel free to browse through the catalogues provided.”

Xanthea attentively flipped through the auction booklet. As she did, a butterfly hair clip loosely fixed by her ear quietly slipped from her long hair to the floor.

“Xan.” Matthew picked it up, gently lifting a curl of her hair, “Your clip fell. Let me put it back for you.”

“Thanks.”

Xanthea tugged her lips softly, tuming her face slightly when suddenly a commotion arose from the entrance of the pavilion.

“Mr. Lockwood is here!”

presence today?

Everyone in the film industry knows they are hot commodities. There are countless extraordinary actors and actresses, and with Starlight Media owning half of them and their roster of big stars,

resource!”

competition will

a group of staff

was he doing here? Following him were Isabella,

here to bid for IPs for

his gaze immediately cut through the crowd to a striking young woman sitting by the aisle. Her eyes sparkled, dimples lightly showing, as

shooting straight into the depths of his eyes, forming an icy grip in the darkest comers. As Cedric, who followed Orion, stepped into the hall, he felt as

he

be here with Matthew to bid, he would have