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?"

his expression turning cold.

"Sir."

the auction hall. I want everyone in Cansington to know what happens when they cross

"Yes, sir."

her out by the

Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain

floor of the Cansington Hotel, the auction was proceeding

yet their starting bids were high, at least ten times higher than what they

of the attendees were notable figures in Cansington. They were all well-versed in business proceedings and immediately caught

bankrupted the Xaviers, but Trent Xavier had returned to gather funds, intending

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

bidding, even when they knew what they were bidding on were fakes and forgeries that were worth nothing, because they knew the alternative would be Trent Xavier getting payback on them for not buying anything

was brought on stage as soon as the last bid was complete. It was Moonlit

starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than half a

That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake. The Xaviers just wanted an excuse to take

Alex Yates and put

true painting was worth a fortune. 1.8 billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it, yet now the Xaviers had offered a fake one for eight million. This was a clear

bid

representing the Zimmermans. We bid eleven million. I want that

the Wilsons. We bid

in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge went from being worthless to having a hefty price tag of twelve million dollars, with the biddings showing no

finally bought for

as the crowd was waiting for yet another item, two fully armed men dragged a woman

her face. One of her high heels was missing, and she had friction burns on her knees. Blood continued flowing freely

crowd drew in a cold breath at the

finally released once she arrived

her so she just so happened

Thea's bloodied face terrified them. Their faces

"Help… help me…"

renewed 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 moved. They lacked the courage to even speak