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?”

really appreciated your performance. The mishap during the audition was just a misunderstanding, but you were too upset to listen or forgive him. So Mr. Lockwood proposed using the guise of a ‘high–value transfer to give ‘Realm of Illusions‘

I knew that deep down you still wanted that script. And honestly, if Mr. Lockwood had just handed

No, she wouldn’t have.

out, and the next he tried to hand her ‘Realm of Illusions‘, she

you quite well, even better than I do, and I think he’s been good to you, especially since that time on The Masked

I feel a weight has

I’d always feel indebted to

words; she fixed her gaze on Cedric with confusion, “If he intended to give me the script from the beginning, why did he eliminate me at

Nightshade, did you forget

the final part of your obstacle course performance, your motorcycle suddenly malfunctioned and veered off the track, crashing into a barrier and causing an explosion. It was such a commotion that everyone thought 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

At that moment.

“His world collapsed.”

an expression on his

the day she