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.
in hand, Trent left the
home, however, he discovered that the Xaviers had been bankrupted. Thea Callahan, too, had played
virtually flawless, and she seemed to
be a mystery, but Thea Callahan was the one that bankrupted us. Joel told us Alex Yates only tore us down because of that
his fists. “No one gets away with making enemies of us, not even Alex Yates," he growled. "I'll show the world that
was held in
road, and
people Rowena had
Xaviers had been bankrupted and people were reluctant to attend this banquet auction, the news that Trent Xavier had returned convinced them
to the Xaviers’ rise in Cansington, since he was a
in black trench coats approached
that mean Trent Xavier
James scoffed. “Even if he were here tonight, I’ll have him kneel before
Five Commanders were
the Blithe King of the West, the Barbarian King of the East,
influence, the
even though the Black Dragon had been General for the shortest amount of time, he was the strongest in terms of raw
Dragon had another title: Asclepius,
unparalleled, able
long as someone had even half
James saw no threat in the other four commanders, let alone a mere confidant of the
getting rid of anyone
priority tonight is getting the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge back. As for whether anyone ends up
“When do we enter?”
We’ll go in when
“Understood!”
they lingered
apprehensive at the sight of the soldiers standing guard in the
Xavier really was
that Trent was back, it was as if a storm
had all gathered on the top
tied-back hair lent a graceful and elegant air about her. She mingled with the star-studded crowd, expanding
workers suddenly dropped the painting they had been carrying just as they
Crash!
the crystal case it had been transported in. A shard cut into the painting as the damaged part landed by Thea’s
What the hell
painting on the ground, then glared up at Thea. “Why’d you
I didn’t!”
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