The House of Royals. 

At 20,000 square meters, the House of Royals was the most luxurious villa in all of Cansington. 

It had everything from a garden, swimming pool, and golf course. 

At the foyer of the villa. 

Thea sat on the soft couch, looking around at the villa in disbelief. It resembled a palace more than anything. 

 

When her grandfather chose a husband for her, she knew that anyone with a backbone would never agree to marry her, much less into the Callahan family. 

She did not know who her husband would be at all. 

However, she guessed that he would be greedy and lazy. Someone who coveted her family’s wealth. 

Yet, he brought her to this paradise. 

James knelt and lifted her veil. 

“Don’t…” 

Thea panicked and shied away. With scars crisscrossing her face and entire body, she was a fearful sight. What if she scared her new husband away? They had not even been properly introduced yet! 

James removed her veil anyway. 

Thea was extremely scared, her heart beating out a nervous rhythm in her chest. She felt so ashamed, wanting nothing more than to disappear and hide. 

James tilted her face up gently. 

It was a shocking latticework of scars. 

James traced his fingers over them. 

His heart ached for her, knowing that it was all his fault. If she had not saved him, Thea would not be in this situation. 

He had a tender expression on his face, an unusual look for him. Almost in tears, he said, “Oh Thea, you’ve suffered too much.” 

Thea did not have the courage to look at James directly. She fidgeted with her shirt instead. 

Gently, James told her, “Trust me. I’ll help you recover.” 

Thea panicked again, still not looking at him. 

“Get the medicine.” 

James stood up and barked out a command. 

Immediately, the doors of the villa burst open. A few men in black suits walked in, carrying a few boxes. 

Inside the boxes were expensive pills, tablets, and other types of valuable medicine. 

James got to work, fiddling with items inside the boxes and mixing some of them to form a salve. 

Once he was done, he crouched down by Thea. She was still playing with a corner of her shirt. He took her scarred hands in his, but she pulled away and hid them behind her back. Looking at the floor, she asked quietly, “What… are you doing?” 

“Relax, Thea. Take off your clothes.” 

her clothes. With tears in her eyes, she said, “Yes, I know I’m ugly. I have scars everywhere.

her grandfather chose for her would mock her and humiliate her.

to it

incident, she had been plagued with nightmares. She cried every day, and she could barely remember what it was like to be

she bit her lip, still crying. Tears pooled in her

his cold heart thaw looking at her.

him, solemnly vowing, “I will never cast you aside. No matter what you look like, you’re

Thea was stunned. 

he not going to mock her?

dredge up a response.

her and carefully applied the salve he concocted onto her scars.

face. When he was done, Thea looked just like a mummy.

to sit down with

me. Ten days is all it takes. I promise that you’ll be a different

Thea finally managed to respond, though she

would never lie to you.”

face, she could hear his voice. Magnetic and gentle, it

of an eye, ten days had

happiest ten days Thea had experienced in the past ten years.

still did not know who her husband was, but he cared for her attentively and stayed with

night, he told her stories and jokes, lulling

his strong hands were there, holding

forgotten what care was, not to mention love.

she was

villa, in front

wrapped in white gauze from head to toe,

help but feel nervous.

days, she had applied the salve religiously, feeling her

it regularly, she would be able

happening?” She was holding

the gauze from her face

but she

open your eyes and take a look.”

did Thea open her eyes. She was standing naked in front of the

all over

her face was almost perfect.

she wiped away the salve

“What…” 

the girl in the mirror with

years ago, she suffered burns

advanced medicine was back then, there

But now… 

she had not even looked in the mirror once.

perfect face in the mirror,

and bawled, feeling the weight of grief and suffering of the past ten

never let you

realized that she was stark naked.

freed herself from the embrace, looking away

you, but I don’t know your size, so the bras are of different sizes. Just wear

Thea ran to the bathroom.

his way to the foyer, sinking down onto

“General.” 

stack of documents, passing it to James with his head bowed. “This is all the information we have on The Great Four. Everything we could find about the deaths of the Cadens is here. Please

table. “Just leave it there.”

Say the word, and we’ll take

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