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 into who

news in hand, Trent left the Capital and returned to

had been bankrupted.

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

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

as 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 our

banquet auction was held

luxury cars lined the entire road, and celebrities milled

people Rowena had invited.

to attend this banquet auction, the news that Trent Xavier had returned

a soldier on the western border

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?

“Even if he were here tonight, I’ll have

Commanders were famous in Sol.

North, the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of the

terms of influence, the Emperor was the strongest.

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

another title:

skills were unparalleled, able

As long as someone had even half a breath left in

why James saw no threat in the other four commanders, let alone a mere confidant of

getting rid of

Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge back. As for whether anyone ends up dying… we’ll

do we enter?”

rush. We’ll go in

“Understood!” 

lingered outside the

at the sight of the soldiers standing

really

back, it was as if a

celebrities had all gathered on the top floor

accentuated her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled

workers suddenly dropped the painting they had been carrying

Crash! 

shattering the crystal case it had been transported in.

What the hell was that?”

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

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