Chapter 12
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!
The man in power ordered an investigation into who Thea Callahan had saved.
hand, Trent left the Capital and
he finally got home, however, he discovered that the Xaviers had been bankrupted. Thea
his side. Her skin was virtually flawless, and she seemed to be
but Thea Callahan was the one that bankrupted
expression darkened as he clenched his fists. “No one gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates,"
was held in
cars lined the entire road, and celebrities milled
were all people
Xaviers had been bankrupted and people were reluctant to attend this banquet auction, the news that Trent
in Cansington, since he was a soldier on the western border and was quite high up on
in black trench coats
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,
I’ll have him kneel before me if he
were
the North, the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of the
terms of influence, the Emperor
amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw power. Even if the other commanders all came at him at once, they might not
the Black Dragon had another title: Asclepius, god of
medical skills were unparalleled, able
As long as someone had even half a
other four commanders, let alone a mere
we be getting rid of anyone tonight,
is getting the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge back. As for whether anyone ends up dying… we’ll
“When do we enter?”
no rush. We’ll go in
“Understood!”
they lingered
celebrities attending the banquet were apprehensive at the sight of the
Xavier really
was dead, his family bankrupted… now that Trent was
all gathered on the top
The black dress she wore accentuated her slender figure, and her tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant
the painting they had
Crash!
the ground, shattering the crystal case it had been transported in. A shard cut
the hell
glass and sliced painting on the ground, then glared
I didn’t!” Thea
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