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! 

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

Trent left

Her skin was virtually flawless, and she

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

he clenched his fists. “No one gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates,” he growled. “I’ll show the world that

Xaviers’ banquet auction was

cars lined the entire road,

people

bankrupted and people were reluctant to attend this banquet auction, the

a soldier on the western border and

trench coats approached the

paused for a moment at the military presence outside the building. “Hey, James, these are western soldiers. Does that mean Trent Xavier is back? I’m pretty

Blithe King?” James scoffed. “Even if he were here tonight, I’ll have him kneel before me if he dared get in my

Commanders were famous in

the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of the East, and the Emperor of the Capital.

influence, the

had been General for the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all

Black Dragon had another title: Asclepius, god of medicine!

unparalleled, able to revive even the

even half a breath left in them, he was able to save them!

threat in the other four commanders, let

getting rid of

Cliffside’s Edge

we enter?”

in

“Understood!” 

they lingered outside the

at the sight

Xavier really was

Trent was back, it was as if a storm

gathered on the top floor of

wore accentuated her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the star-studded crowd, expanding her personal network like she had wanted.

painting they had been carrying just as they walked past

Crash! 

to the ground, shattering the crystal case it had been transported in. A shard cut into the painting as the damaged part landed by Thea’s

the hell

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

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