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! 

in power ordered an investigation into who Thea Callahan had

left the Capital and returned to Cansington.

that the Xaviers had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had played a big part in

was virtually flawless,

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

making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates,” he growled.

auction was

road, and celebrities

people Rowena had

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

the Xaviers’ rise in Cansington, since he was a soldier on the western

in black trench coats approached the Cansington

Trent

I’ll have him

Commanders were

King of the West,

of influence, the Emperor

the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all came at him at once, they

another title:

were unparalleled, able to revive even the

someone had even half a breath

four commanders, let alone a mere confidant of

getting rid of anyone

getting the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge back. As for whether anyone ends up

do we

no rush. We’ll go in when the

“Understood!” 

outside the

the sight of the soldiers standing guard in the hotel.

really was

bankrupted… now that Trent was back, it was as

gathered on the top

black dress she wore accentuated her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and

two workers suddenly dropped the painting they had been carrying

Crash! 

the ground, shattering the crystal case it had been transported in. A shard cut into the painting as

hell was

worker stared at the shattered glass and sliced painting on the ground, then glared up

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