Chapter 48

The bank liquidated the Xaviers’ other villas, and now most of them were either homeless or renting houses to live in.

This remaining villa was Rowena Xavier’s personal property.

Trent’s plan to heavily inflate the prices of worthless artifacts and sell them off to people worked. Most of the attendees had spent money in that auction and bought something from the Xaviers, intimidated by Trent’s power,

Trent may have died, but the money fell into Rowena’s hands. Rowena was a woman, but she became a pillar of hope after Warren and Trent’s deaths. The Xaviers all turned to her, in hopes of her pulling them back up into wealth.

 

Villa, room on the second floor.

An old man, around 50 years of age, lay on the bed.

a woman clad in a white

30s but looked no older than 19 thanks to her high-maintenance lifestyle. She was slim and had delicate facial features. She was an attractive woman in every sense of the word, with her long hair flowing down her shoulders and her slightly see-through dress

said as

was a big shot, with connections in

too was using every connection

Rowena and smiled. “Don’t worry. I always keep my word. As you know, Alex Yates used the proper channels to bankrupt you. I need to be able to deal with every aspect

given you at least fifty million, Mr. Bertrand,” she said coquettishly. “It’s been so long. Give me an accurate time

was secretly disdainful. ‘Stupid woman,’ he thought. ‘Your family has fallen. Trent is dead. There’s no way the Xaviers will be able to return to being one of The Great Four. I’ve long since used up the money you had given me. Did you actually think I’d humor you if it

Just then, the bedroom door was kicked open. “Who goes there?!” Charles jumped, startled, and crawled to

person that kicked the door

clothes back on as he said, “1- I have nothing to do with them! I don’t know anything!

that

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