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! 

an investigation

Trent left the Capital and returned to Cansington.

that the Xaviers had been bankrupted.

was virtually flawless, and she seemed to be ageless.

father’s killer may be a mystery, but Thea Callahan was the one that bankrupted us. Joel told us Alex Yates only tore

gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates,” he growled. “I’ll show the world that our family aren’t pushovers. No. Tonight, the

auction was

road, and celebrities milled about

were all people

Xaviers had been bankrupted and people were reluctant to attend this banquet auction, the news that Trent Xavier

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

men in black trench coats approached the Cansington

military presence outside the building. “Hey, James, these are western soldiers. Does that mean Trent Xavier is back? I’m pretty sure he’s the Blithe King’s confidant. His rank’s pretty high, too, as the deputy commander.”

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

Commanders were famous in Sol.

King of the West, the Barbarian King of the East,

the Emperor was the strongest.

was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all came at him at once, they might not be his

the Black Dragon had another title:

unparalleled, able

could even stop Death’s scythe in mid-swing. As long as someone had even half a breath left in them, he was

James saw no threat in the other four commanders, let alone

we be getting rid of anyone tonight, James?”

priority tonight is getting the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge back.

we enter?”

go in when the event

“Understood!” 

outside the

apprehensive at the sight of the soldiers standing guard

really was

back, it was

had all gathered on the top

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

two workers suddenly dropped the painting they had

Crash! 

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

hell

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

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