Chapter 12

James pouted helplessly.

“Get me the dress from my closet,” Thea said, ignoring him. “There’s an important banquet tonight.”

James stood and walked toward the closet. “Which one, dearest?” he asked, opening the closet door.

“The white one, with the V-neck.”

“That won’t do. You can’t expose yourself in public like that. This one looks good.” James grabbed a black, high-neck dress and handed it to Thea. “Oh, right. What’s the banquet for?”

“Rowena Xavier- of the Xaviers- is hosting an auction banquet. There’ll be lots of great items there, so almost everyone that is attending will be famous in one way or another. I’m going to expand my network while I’m there.”

James paused when he heard that, but recovered immediately. “Need me to give you a ride?” he asked.

“I’ll take the cab.”

“Oh, okay then.”

Thea left after changing into her dress.

James left soon after, giving her family a random excuse as he did.

In the Xaviers’ villa.

The Xaviers had one remaining villa left. All their other assets had been liquidated, including real estate.

The Xaviers were gathered inside the building.

Sat at the helm was a middle-aged man clad in military uniform.

He was Trent Xavier, Warren Xavier’s fourth son.

Trent was a soldier on the western border, which meant he was on a mission when Warren died and had not been able to leave. When he finally managed to rush back home, it was already too late.

However, the murderer left a clue. They were a remnant of the Cadens that had fallen ten years ago. So, he rushed to the Capital overnight in search of the man in power that had ordered the extermination of the Cadens and the retrieval of Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, in hopes of having his questions answered.

Alas, his efforts were fruitless, save for one piece of news: The reason why Thea Callahan became disfigured was because ten years ago, she was afflicted with burns while saving someone from the Cadens’ villa!

The man in power ordered an investigation into who Thea Callahan had saved.

that news in hand, Trent left the Capital and

had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had

Her skin was virtually flawless, and she seemed

but Thea Callahan was the one that bankrupted us. Joel told us Alex Yates only tore us down because of

of us, not even Alex Yates," he growled. "I'll show the world that our family aren't pushovers. No. Tonight, the Callahans

banquet auction was

luxury cars lined the entire road, and celebrities milled

all people Rowena had

the Xaviers had been bankrupted and people were reluctant to attend this banquet auction, the news that Trent Xavier had returned convinced them

in Cansington, since he was a soldier on the western border and was quite high up on the

men in black trench coats approached the Cansington

these are western soldiers. Does that mean Trent Xavier is back? I’m pretty sure he’s the Blithe King’s confidant. His rank’s pretty high, too, as the

if he were here tonight, I’ll have him kneel before me if he dared

Commanders were famous in

Dragon of the Southern Plains, the Centurion of the North, the Blithe King of the West,

of influence, the

was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all came at him at once, they might not

Black Dragon had another title: Asclepius,

unparalleled, able to revive even the

stop Death’s scythe in mid-swing. As long as someone had even half a breath left in them,

no threat in the other four commanders, let alone a

rid of anyone

Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge back. As

“When do we enter?”

no rush. We’ll go in when

“Understood!”

they lingered outside the

the sight of the soldiers

Xavier really was

family bankrupted… now that Trent was back, it was as if a storm had

gathered on the top floor

and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the star-studded crowd, expanding her personal

dropped the painting they had been carrying just as they walked past

Crash!

it had been transported in. A shard cut into the painting as the damaged part landed

the hell was

shattered glass and sliced painting on the ground, then glared up at Thea. “Why’d you

I didn’t!” Thea said,

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