My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 474

In the quiet suburb of Crestwood, nestled among the dense pines and cypresses of a serene cemetery, stood a meticulously maintained, solemn tombstone bearing the names – Husband: Harrison Lockwood, Wife: Juliette Lockwood, “Forever faithful, together

for eternity.”

Orion gently placed a bouquet of pink forget-me–nots in front of the grave.

Their slender stems and oval petals swayed in the wind, adorned with the dew of the early moming

He gazed at the photo on the tombstone, showing his parents together, smiling in bliss, as his lashes cast a shadow over his sorrowful

eyes.

Forget–me–nots were his mother’s favorite flower and the only thing his father held when he passed away.

As a child, he couldn’t understand why his father seemed to become a different person after his mother’s death, smoking, heavy drinking, wandering aimlessly, never sober, never once looking at him again.

love him, until

like a soulless shell, enduring unbearable pain, trying to survive was his way of

distant and painful memory,

Lockwood, I’m Xanthea, Orion’s love. We’re getting married tomorrow,

from now on, he won’t be alone. I’ll be by his side forever, loving him, taking care of him, filling the void of

was warm and strong, her energy seeping into him, strengthening

if she was making a vow, his

kissed the back of

Dad,” he murmured, “don’t worry, an angel has come to love me in your stead now.”

9th. Lakeside

the ornate windows, illuminating

long, curly hair was elegantly pinned up, with a

slender, graceful neck, complementing the jade bracelet on her

dress outlined her beautiful back and slender waist, while the hern was embroidered

voluminous skirt spread out on the floor like a cascade of moonlight, dreamy