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?"

hand, his expression turning cold.

"Sir."

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

"Yes, sir."

men untied Thea's restraints, then dragged her out by

thin dress. It ripped under the friction between 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

Cansington Hotel, the auction was proceeding

items they had put up were worth anything, yet their starting bids were high, at

were all well-versed in

returned to gather

western border.

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

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

her spiel. "The following item is for Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge. The starting bid is eight

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

was because Thea Callahan had called Alex Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard what Joel Xavier had

was worth a fortune. 1.8 billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it, yet now the Xaviers had

We bid ten million.

the Zimmermans. We bid eleven

representing the Wilsons. We bid

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

the forged painting was finally bought for

for yet another item, two fully armed

her high heels was missing, and she

a cold

once she

had positioned her so she just so happened

bloodied face terrified them. Their faces went pale as they sat frozen in their

"Help… help me…"

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