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 saved.

in hand, Trent left the Capital and

however, he discovered that the Xaviers had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had played

side. Her skin was virtually flawless, and she seemed to

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

banquet auction was held in Cansington Hotel.

entire road, and celebrities

were all people Rowena had

bankrupted and people were reluctant to attend this banquet auction,

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

coats approached the

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

he were here tonight, I’ll have him kneel before me if he dared get in my way.”

Commanders were famous

Plains, the Centurion of the North, the Blithe King of the

influence, the Emperor was

the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw

had another title:

skills were unparalleled, able to

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

saw no threat in the other four commanders, let alone a mere confidant of the Blithe King.

be getting rid of anyone tonight, James?”

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

we enter?”

We’ll go in when

“Understood!” 

they lingered outside

the sight of the soldiers standing guard in the

really was

was dead, his family bankrupted… now that Trent was back, it was as if a storm

gathered on the

lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the star-studded

that moment, two workers suddenly dropped the painting they had been carrying

Crash! 

transported in. A shard cut into the painting

hell

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

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