Chapter 12

James pouted helplessly.

“Get me the dress from my closet,” Thea said, ignoring him. “There’s an important banquet tonight.”

James stood and walked toward the closet. “Which one, dearest?” he asked, opening the closet door.

“The white one, with the V-neck.”

“That won’t do. You can’t expose yourself in public like that. This one looks good.” James grabbed a black, high-neck dress and handed it to Thea. “Oh, right. What’s the banquet for?”

“Rowena Xavier- of the Xaviers- is hosting an auction banquet. There’ll be lots of great items there, so almost everyone that is attending will be famous in one way or another. I’m going to expand my network while I’m there.”

James paused when he heard that, but recovered immediately. “Need me to give you a ride?” he asked.

“I’ll take the cab.”

“Oh, okay then.”

Thea left after changing into her dress.

James left soon after, giving her family a random excuse as he did.

In the Xaviers’ villa.

The Xaviers had one remaining villa left. All their other assets had been liquidated, including real estate.

The Xaviers were gathered inside the building.

Sat at the helm was a middle-aged man clad in military uniform.

He was Trent Xavier, Warren Xavier’s fourth son.

Trent was a soldier on the western border, which meant he was on a mission when Warren died and had not been able to leave. When he finally managed to rush back home, it was already too late.

However, the murderer left a clue. They were a remnant of the Cadens that had fallen ten years ago. So, he rushed to the Capital overnight in search of the man in power that had ordered the extermination of the Cadens and the retrieval of Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, in hopes of having his questions answered.

Alas, his efforts were fruitless, save for one piece of news: The reason why Thea Callahan became disfigured was because ten years ago, she was afflicted with burns while saving someone from the Cadens’ villa!

The man in power ordered an investigation into who Thea Callahan had saved.

that news in hand, Trent left the Capital and returned

finally got home, however, he discovered that the Xaviers had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had played a

skin was virtually flawless, and she seemed to be ageless. This was

a mystery, but Thea Callahan was the one that bankrupted us. Joel told us Alex Yates

gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates," he growled. "I'll show

Xaviers' banquet auction was

luxury cars lined the entire road, and celebrities milled about the

were all people

people were reluctant to attend this banquet

had contributed greatly to the Xaviers’ rise in Cansington, since he was a

black trench coats approached the

outside the building. “Hey, James, these are western soldiers. Does that mean Trent Xavier is back? I’m pretty sure he’s the Blithe King’s confidant. His

here tonight, I’ll have him kneel before me if he

were

the North, the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of the East, and the Emperor of

of influence, the Emperor was the

Dragon had been General for the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all came at him at once, they

Black Dragon had another title: Asclepius, god of

were unparalleled, able to

long as someone had even half a breath left in them, he was able

threat in the other four commanders, let alone a mere confidant of

rid of anyone tonight,

the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge back. As for whether anyone ends up dying… we’ll

“When do we enter?”

rush. We’ll go in when the

“Understood!”

they lingered

attending the banquet were apprehensive at the sight of the

really

that Trent was

had all gathered on the top floor

had arrived. The black dress she wore accentuated her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the star-studded crowd, expanding her personal

that moment, two workers suddenly dropped the painting they

Crash!

the ground, shattering the crystal case it had been transported in. A shard cut into the painting as the damaged part landed by

the

painting on the ground, then glared up at

didn’t!” Thea

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