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?”

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

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 you

No, she wouldn’t have.

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

do, and I think he’s been good to you, especially since that time on The Masked Singer. Maybe it’s because you helped him out during the Gemstone

now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, I feel a

always feel indebted

Cedric with confusion, “If he intended to give me the script from the beginning, why did he

you forget what happened

explosion. It was such a commotion that everyone thought you were gone, that you

At that moment.

“His world collapsed.”

never seen such an expression

quickly flashed back to the day she surfaced from the water, and saw