My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 166

Xanthea immediately pulled out her phone and dialed Oliver’s number.

“Hello? Xan, about the shoot today with Director Smith, he-”

“Uncle!” Xanthea cut him off with an urgent voice. “Was the rights to ‘Realm of Illusions‘ transferred to you by Orion for free?”

Oliver paused for a few seconds before slowly responding. “You found it out?”

Xanthea’s pupils constricted momentarily.

It was true, then. The contract was real.

“Why, Uncle?”

mishap during the audition was just a misunderstanding, but you were too upset to listen or forgive him. So

mad at me for deceiving you, sweetie. I knew that deep down you still wanted that script. And honestly, if Mr.

No, she wouldn’t have.

was out, and the next he tried to hand her ‘Realm of Illusions‘, she would have thought

see Mr. Lockwood actually understands you quite well, even better than I do, and I think he’s been good to you, especially since that time on

is cleared up, I feel a weight has

always feel indebted

rambled on, but Xanthea couldn’t focus on his words; she fixed her gaze on Cedric with confusion, “If he intended to give me the script from

you forget what happened that

you were gone, that you had died.” His voice grew intense, “Only Mr. Lockwood didn’t think twice before running into the flames, but when he got there, all he saw was ashes, not even a

At that moment.

“His world collapsed.”

never seen such an

Xanthea’s mind quickly flashed back to the day she surfaced from the water,