My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2466

"What's going on?" Maxim looked utterly confused. "The dead can't be brought back? Master, what's happening here?"

"Albert Goode, the head of the Goode family, is trying to use us to revive his wife," Malior explained briefly.

"What?" Maxim responded with disbelief. "Revive his wife? With this glowing tree? How... is that even possible?"

"It's not possible. Not at all!" Malior pointed at Albert. "Mr. Goode, you’re chasing a fantasy! Listen to me and stop this madness now. Don’t fall for the Celestial Tree's power!"

"Shut up!" Albert screamed, his voice cracking with desperation. "You don’t understand anything! Just wait! I'll make it happen! I can, and I will!"

Raising his voice, Malior challenged him, "Will you really sacrifice so many lives just to bring back one person? Do you think your wife would agree to this? Or have you forgotten how she died?"

"I don’t care! Shut up, you cursed exorcist!" Albert shouted maniacally. "I’m so close—just one more step! One more step!"

Suddenly, Albert unleashed his true energy.

"Maxim!" Malior called out urgently. "Protect your junior! His true energy will cause hallucinations if inhaled!"

"I understand!" Maxim gripped the anti-magic stone tightly in one hand and held Thresmund with the other.

"Senior, I'm scared," Thresmund whimpered.

"Don't be scared. I’m here. You’re safe," Maxim reassured firmly.

Malior then removed the remnants of the talisman's power from his body, gently placing the talisman back into his sleeve.

"I've nullified the talisman’s effect. Mr. Goode, strike however you wish," Malior said gently.

"But I must tell you, the dead can't be resurrected. This is the harsh truth of the world. All of us have people in our hearts we wish we could bring back. We're granted memories so vivid that we can't help but linger upon them. And those memories are not something we can control. Every life carries inevitable regrets, Mr. Goode."

Malior extended his hand toward him, his voice filled with calm conviction as he continued, "What’s most important is what they left behind after their death. Their passing is not without meaning, and we must never betray that meaning. Mr. Goode, haven’t you, too, been entrusted with something precious?"

Unable to hold the tears back, they streamed down Albert's face uncontrollably as he remembered his lover’s final words to him.