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?”

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‘ back to you, and I

me for deceiving you, sweetie. I knew that deep down you still wanted that script. And honestly, if Mr. Lockwood had just handed ‘Realm of Illusions‘ over to

No, she wouldn’t have.

one second he had told her she was out, and the next he tried to

been good to you, especially since that time on

the misunderstanding is cleared up, I feel a weight

feel indebted to

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

Nightshade, did you forget what

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 he saw was ashes, not even a trace of

At that moment.

“His world collapsed.”

seen such an expression on his

Xanthea’s mind quickly flashed back to the day she surfaced from the water, and saw Orion at