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

Trent left the Capital and returned to Cansington.

got home, however, he discovered that the Xaviers had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had played a big

woman sat at his side. Her skin was virtually flawless, and she seemed to be

but Thea Callahan was the one that bankrupted us. Joel

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

banquet auction was

lined the entire road, and celebrities milled about

were all people

reluctant to attend this banquet auction, the news that

in Cansington, since he was a soldier on the

black trench coats approached

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 sure he’s the Blithe King’s confidant. His rank’s pretty high, too, as the

have him

were famous in Sol.

the Southern Plains, the Centurion of the North, the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of the East, and the

of influence, the Emperor was

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

Dragon had another title: Asclepius, god

were unparalleled, able to revive even the

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

no threat in the other four commanders, let alone a

rid of anyone

Cliffside’s Edge back. As for whether anyone ends up dying… we’ll see.”

we enter?”

We’ll go in when

“Understood!” 

lingered outside the

apprehensive at the sight of the soldiers

really was back!

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

on the top floor of the hotel.

her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air

that moment, two workers suddenly dropped the painting they had been carrying just as they walked past

Crash! 

transported in. A shard cut into the painting

What the hell was

the ground, then glared up at Thea. “Why’d you

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255