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! 

ordered an investigation into who

news in hand, Trent left the Capital and returned to

had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had played

virtually flawless, and she seemed to be ageless. This

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

clenched his fists. “No one gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates,” he

banquet auction was

lined the entire road,

were all people Rowena had

this banquet auction,

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

trench coats approached the

soldiers. Does that mean Trent Xavier is back? I’m pretty sure he’s the Blithe King’s confidant. His rank’s pretty high,

I’ll have him kneel before me if he dared get

Five Commanders were famous in Sol.

Dragon of the Southern Plains, the Centurion of the North, the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of

terms of influence, the Emperor

even though the Black Dragon had been General for the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even

Dragon had another title: Asclepius, god of medicine!

unparalleled, able to revive even the

had even half a breath left in them, he

saw no threat in the other four commanders,

rid of

Edge

do we

We’ll go in when the event starts.”

“Understood!” 

lingered outside

the banquet were apprehensive at the sight of the soldiers standing guard in the hotel.

really

back, it was as if a storm had rolled into Cansington.

gathered on the top

had arrived. The black dress she wore accentuated her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the

two workers suddenly dropped the painting they had been carrying just as they walked

Crash! 

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

hell was that?”

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

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