My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace novel Chapter 416

"Sir just called and said he'll be here in twenty minutes. He's bringing a surprise gift for you!"

"Okay."

Orion held the small cake, nodding obediently.

When Mom and Dad get back, he’ll make a wish to play ball with them at the beach all weekend.

"Something bad happened!" A servant rushed in, stumbling, causing the housekeeper to frown, "Why are you so flustered? you'll scare the young master!"

"Sir and Madam, they've had a car accident!"

"What?!"

Boom—The basketball cake in the boy's hands fell heavily to the ground, cream splattering on his face and clothes. All the surrounding noise fading into the background, leaving only a buzzing in his ears.

"Breaking news, on the evening of October 27th at 5 PM, city's esteemed Lockwood Group's chairman, Theodore Lockwood's eldest son, Harrison Lockwood, and his wife, Juliette, were involved in a severe car accident on West Avenue resulting in one death and one injury!"

But from that day on, everything changed. No more gentle morning meals from mom, no more fun bedtime stories from dad, no more family weekends exploring together.

What remained was the vast, silent villa, his dad’s drunken figure collapsed everywhere, and his own muffled cries under the covers when nightmares woke him at midnight.

"Since Juliette died, Harrison has become useless, doing nothing but drinking all day. When has he ever been to the company? How can someone like that still be fit to lead the Lockwood Group as CEO? Dad, why are you still insisting on this, aren't you being too biased?"

"Theodore, Harrison's business acumen and managerial talents are indeed remarkable. It was these qualities that earned our consortia' approval in the first place. But now, his mind is completely off business. Who knows when he’ll pull himself together? If we don't choose another president soon, it could harm the company and our stakeholders' confidence!"