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.

in hand, Trent left the Capital

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

skin was virtually

the one that bankrupted us. Joel told us Alex Yates only tore us down

clenched his fists. “No one gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates," he growled. "I'll show the

was held

road, and celebrities

all people

attend this banquet auction,

Cansington, since he was a soldier on the western

in black trench coats approached

these are western soldiers. Does that mean Trent Xavier is back? I’m pretty sure he’s the Blithe King’s confidant. His rank’s pretty high, too,

tonight, I’ll have him

Commanders were famous in

the Centurion of the North, the Blithe King of the West,

influence, the Emperor was

General for the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all came at

had another title: Asclepius, god of

unparalleled, able

even stop Death’s scythe in mid-swing. As long as someone had even half a breath left in them, he was able to

was why James saw no threat in the other four commanders, let alone a

rid of anyone tonight,

on Cliffside's Edge back. As for

“When do we enter?”

no rush. We’ll go

“Understood!”

lingered outside the

apprehensive at the sight of the soldiers standing guard in

Xavier really was

family bankrupted… now that Trent was back, it

celebrities had all gathered on the top floor of the

her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the star-studded crowd, expanding

they had been carrying just

Crash!

painting fell to the ground, shattering the crystal case it had been transported in. A shard cut into

the hell was

worker stared at the shattered glass and sliced painting on the ground, then glared up at

I didn’t!” Thea said,

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