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?"

cold.

"Sir."

hall. I want everyone in Cansington to know what happens when they cross my family. We'll

"Yes, sir."

restraints, then dragged her out by the hair like

she was dragged to the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain

floor of the Cansington Hotel, the auction was proceeding as

the items they had put up were worth anything, yet their starting bids were high, at least ten times higher than what

attendees were notable figures in Cansington. They were all well-versed in business proceedings and immediately caught onto what was

Xaviers, but Trent Xavier had returned to gather funds, intending on building his

border. He had immense power, and crossing him was the last thing any

forgeries that were worth nothing, because they knew the

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

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

painting resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake. The

spread that the reason why the Xaviers went bankrupt was because Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard

be a fair starting bid for it, yet

representing the Frasiers. We bid ten million. I'm getting that

We bid eleven million.

the Wilsons.

Trent Xavier's good side, some of the wealthier families started bidding in earnest. Soon enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge went from being worthless to having

finally

was waiting for yet another item,

her high heels was missing, and she

drew in a cold breath at

once she arrived on

her so she just so

but the sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified them. Their faces went pale as

"Help… help me…"

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 since the fully armed