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. Immediately, two

"Sir."

what happens when they cross my

"Yes, sir."

Thea's restraints, then dragged her out

she was dragged to the auction hall. Her wounds sent sharp sparks of pain through her every time they made contact

Cansington Hotel, the auction was

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

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

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

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

kept bidding, even when they knew what they were bidding on were fakes and forgeries that were worth

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

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

when the painting resurfaced. That painting Thea had destroyed was also a fake.

called Alex Yates and put him on speaker, so Alex heard what Joel Xavier had said and bankrupted

billion dollars would be a fair starting bid for it, yet now the

We bid ten million. I'm getting that

We bid eleven million. I

the Wilsons. We bid twelve

enough, the forged Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge went from being worthless to having a hefty price

painting was finally

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

missing, and she had friction burns on her knees. Blood

in a

finally released once

so she just

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 too

"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