My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Xanthea remained silent.

“Here for the top ten IPs today? You might as well prepare to leave empty handed. See our chairman over there? No one can compete with Starlight Media, not with the Lockwood Group backing them!

“We won’t know the result unless I give it a try.”

Isabella let out a loud, mocking laugh, quickly covering her mouth to avoid being caught on camera, “Go ahead then; watch yourself crash and bum!”

She dropped her hand and glanced at Matthew and Miranda standing next to her

“Didn’t expect you’re so careless, letting everyone know.uhmm!”

Before Isabella could finish, Xanthea clamped a hand over her mouth, her narrowed eyes issuing a clear warning.

“Let go!”

Isabella stepped back, shooting Xanthea an annoyed glare before strutting off to join the other Starlight Media artists in the front row VIP seats Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

This Xanthea, a pampered princess who wouldn’t deign to dirty her hands, had skin even softer than her frequently pampered face. How could she survive the cutthroat entertainment industry against someone like her? She’d be begging for mercy soon enough!

She almost dropped a clanger.

Xanthea exhaled in relief as Matthew looked on in surprise at Isabella’s retreating figure, “Isabella? The girl from next door in high school who always tried to copy you?”

“You remember?”

“Of course! Everyone loved you back then, except for her. Always turning against you, trying to imitate you, but it just came off as awkward. Xan, you’re one of a kind!”

Xanthea couldn’t help but cringe a little at his cheesy compliment.

Miranda chimed in, “But she’s a different person now, top of the industry, backed by Starlight Media and tens of millions of loyal fans. Even you, Sis, it’s tough to surpass her now.”

Xanthea smiled faintly, “Yeah, you’ve done well for yourself. After all these years, you’re still trailing behind her. How can I possibly compare?”

Miranda’s face changed subtly as she noticed Xanthea’s biting sarcasm, a new sharpness to her tone that hadn’t been there before.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is now 11 AM, and I declare this year’s online literary rights auction officially begins!

First up, we have the first item, Echoes of Eternity from the top fiction site–last year’s highest–selling novel and one of the ten most coveted IPs for adaptation. Bidding starts at 500 thousand, with increments of no less than 10 thousand. Let the bidding begin!”

510 thousand!”

“600 thousand!”

“700 thousand!”

750 thousand

As the bidding war for Echoes of Eternity intensified, Matthew picked up his bidding paddle, “Xan, you interested in this one?”

Xanthea shook her head, which surprised Matthew a bit, “This novel’s one of the most valuable IPs for adaptation.”

“The protagonist isn’t quite right for me.”

“Alright, just let me know if there’s anything else you like. I’ll snag it for you as a debut gift”

Thanks, Matt.”