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.

was a woman clad

looked no older than 19 thanks to her high-maintenance lifestyle. She was slim and had delicate facial features. She

good on your promise?” Rowena said as she looked at the old man on the bed that was wearing only

man was a big shot, with connections

bankrupt. Most of their assets had been liquidated, so Rowena too was using every connection she had

worry. I always keep my word. As you know, Alex Yates used the proper channels to bankrupt

arms. “I’ve given you at least fifty million, Mr. Bertrand,” she said coquettishly. “It’s been so long. Give me an accurate time frame.” “Soon. It’s soon. Within a

at her, but he 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 weren’t for money?” “Don’t worry, Mr. Bertrand. You’ll get your

kicked open. “Who goes there?!” Charles jumped, startled,

the person that kicked the door open

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

the one that

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