The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 14

The two cuts were a stark contrast to her otherwise fair skin. Blood kept flowing from the wounds, dyeing her neck red.

Her vision turned misty as crystalline tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, falling and mixing with her blood.

She had fallen into despair.

Faced with General Trent Xavier, all her helplessness and hopelessness piled up.

More than anything, hate swelled up within her.

She hated that she ran into that fire because she heard someone calling out for help!

She may have saved one person, but the injury that had been inflicted upon her cost her ten years of torment! Ten years of pain!

She became the laughing stock of the entire school when she got those burns.

Even the friends she was once close with wanted nothing to do with her!

Her classmates treated her like a bringer of plagues, avoiding her as much as they could!

Her family started hating her. Even her own parents treated her like she was worthless!

When her scars were finally healed, she had thought that maybe those ten years of suffering were worth it, after all.

But now, she was once again in the throes of despair.

"Please, General Xavier. This has absolutely nothing to do with us. It's all Thea's fault!"

"Yeah! It's all her fault! Torture her if you want, just please let us go!"

Thea stared up at Trent's expressionless face and listened to the Callahans push her onto the proverbial train tracks, all so they themselves could live. She fell deeper into despair.

"Not talking, are you?"

waved a hand, his expression turning cold. Immediately, two men

"Sir."

I want everyone in Cansington to know what happens when they cross my family. We'll deal with Alex Yates after getting rid

"Yes, sir."

then dragged her out by the hair like it was

she was dragged to the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain through her every time they made contact with the ground, but the men ignored her wailing pleas

the Cansington Hotel, the auction was

worth anything, yet their starting bids were high,

notable figures in Cansington. They were all

Xavier had returned to gather funds, intending on building his

to bid. Trent was the General of the western border. He had

when they knew what they were bidding on were fakes and forgeries that were worth nothing, because they

on stage as soon as the last bid

item is for Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than half a

happened when the painting resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers just wanted an excuse

bankrupt was because Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him

be a fair starting bid for it, yet now the Xaviers had offered a fake one for eight million. This was a

We bid ten million. I'm getting

the Zimmermans. We bid eleven million. I want

Wilsons. We bid

of the wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit

forged painting was finally bought for

for yet another item, two fully armed

caked her face. One of her high heels was missing, and she

a cold breath

once she arrived on

just

at the auction stand. They were all big names in Cansington, but the sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified them. Their

"Help… help me…"

as she spotted the numerous people around her. Thea reached out to them like a drowning woman to a straw, calling out to them for help, but no one