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. Immediately, two

"Sir."

to know what happens when they cross my family. We'll deal with Alex

"Yes, sir."

then dragged her out by the hair like it was a dog's

her and the ground. Her skin was rubbed raw as 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 for mercy,

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

were all well-versed in business proceedings and immediately caught onto

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

General of the western border.

worth nothing, because they knew the alternative would be Trent Xavier getting payback on them for not buying

soon as the last bid was complete. It was Moonlit Flowers of Cliffside's

Edge. The starting bid is eight million, bidders must bid no less than half a million every time

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

and put him on speaker, so Alex heard

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

Frasiers. We bid

the Zimmermans. We bid

representing the Wilsons. We bid twelve

fake, but in order to get on the Western Border General 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 a hefty price tag of twelve million dollars, with the biddings showing no signs

forged painting was finally bought

the crowd was waiting for yet another item, two fully armed men

of her high heels was missing, and

a cold breath at the

once she arrived

positioned her so she just so happened

sat at the auction stand. They were all big names in Cansington, but the sight of Thea's bloodied face terrified them. Their faces went pale as they sat frozen in their seats, not even daring to breathe

"Help… help me…"

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