My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 177

“Shh, don’t talk. Talking will keep you from sleeping.”

After she finished speaking, Xanthea felt like she was echoing her mother, who used to soothe her to sleep with fairy tales and lullabies whenever she was ill or restless.

“Orion, how about I sing you a song?”

“Butterfly”

“No, something different, one you’ve never heard!” Xanthea said as she sat on the futon, recalling the lyrics from a distant memory.

The clear, pure melody of the girl’s voice stimed as she sang, and the man lying on the bed involuntarily clenched his fists so tight the sheets twisted,

She still remembered that song.

As Xanthea sang, her thoughts drifted far back in time.

that

just before she was to perform, her music teacher worried her original song might not win approval from the judges, and switched it for a popular

already a little star in her school, with many fans who cheered for her under the

a crowd of fans excitedly surrounded her for photos. Amid the hustle, a little boy

him up, only to see he was covered up with a mask, sunglasses, and a cap, which made his face completely hidden. As she asked if he

he was a fan. Why would

left cheek had been disfigured in a fire, leaving a hideous scar, as the scar was still healing. hd made it always wrapped

day, when her

puas delayed and all other students had been picked

like a forsaken puppy with his pant legs

and was

flee, but she called out loudly, “Don’t run! I won’t come over, and

here. We can talk and keep each other company.

was a

“You’re