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Chapter 48
The bank had liquidated the Xaviers’ other villas, so now they were homeless and had to rent houses to live in. This remaining villa was Rowena Xavier’s personal property.Trent’s plan to heavily inflate the prices of worthless artifacts and sell them off to people had worked. Most of the attendees had spent money in that auction and bought something from the Xaviers, intimidated by Trent’s power.Trent may have died, but the money fell into Rowena’s hands. Rowena was a woman, but she became a pillar of hope after Warren and Trent’s deaths. The Xaviers all turned to her, in hopes of her pulling them back up into wealth.An old man, around 50 years of age, lay on the bed in a room on the second floor of the Xaviers’ remaining villa.Beside him was a woman clad in a white dress.That woman was Rowena Xavier. She was in her 30s but looked no older than 19 thanks to her high-maintenance lifestyle.She was slim and had delicate facial features. She was an attractive woman in every
Chapter 49
Rowena’s expression darkened. She finally knew who destroyed her family.“What the hell do you want, James?”“Haha…”James started laughing, but there was no humor in it. His laughter was terrifying.“You’re asking me what I want, Rowena?“You’re the reason my grandfather was falsely accused and turned into the laughingstock of the entire town.“You’re the one that caused my father to have a heart attack, then pushed him off the third floor and lied to everyone that he committed suicide.“You, and the rest of The Great Four, tied my entire family up and set fire to our home. You killed more than thirty people, and you’re asking me what I want?!”James was like a tiger that had escaped its cage. Bloodlust emanated from him.He roared, making Rowena’s ears ring and stunning her.She was afraid now. She had never been so scared.Rowena was a smart woman. James killed her father and brother, but the news about it had been suppressed. She knew the man standing before her was no l
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James’ roar was like cracking thunder, making Rowena’s ears ring and leaving her in a daze.All she could do was sob, not knowing how else to respond.After a while, she finally calmed down enough to say something, her face a look of despair. “I don’t know… I really don’t... I-I think Trent took the painting to the Capital as a gift for someone.”Slice!James picked up the switchblade from the bed and swung it at Rowena’s hand, splattering blood everywhere.Rowena opened her mouth in agony, but no sound came out. Her expression twisted hideously in pain and she trembled.James casually pulled out some silver needles and inserted them into Rowena’s body.Rowena could not die yet. Not without the painting back in his hands.Her palm stopped bleeding after the needles were inserted, but the pain was still there. It was an unbearable kind of pain.Right now, all she wanted was to die.James was right. Living was worse than death, yet she was unable to die.James sat back down
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His power was beyond comprehension.Not only that, he was an exceedingly talented doctor, too.She had never in her wildest nightmares imagined James would gain such a terrifying identity. It was no wonder that the Blithe King did nothing when Trent was killed. The person that killed Trent was the Black Dragon, someone that not even the Blithe King could touch.Charles only started calming down when James left.His entire body was drenched in sweat. He trembled again when he caught sight of the wound-laden Rowena, turning away to run.“Don’t… Don’t go. S-Save me. Send me to the hospital… I… I have money, I’ll pay you.”Earlier, Rowena wanted to die, but now that James was gone, her will to live returned.Charles stopped at the mention of money.He weighed his options.James said he would leave Rowena alive before he left. If he left and Rowena died, he would have nowhere to run if James decided to blame him for it. Besides, if he saved Rowena, he’d get money for it.With that
Chapter 52
Soon, a hint of the morning sun broke through the horizon, illuminating the dark world.He killed the heads of the Frasiers, the Zimmermans, and the Wilsons and paid tribute to the dead souls of his family by presenting their heads to his grandfather. Today, on the other hand, was a huge occasion for Cansington, even by the standards of the five military regions.There had been no official announcements for the date of the Blithe King’s succession, but they had released a notice that it would be held this afternoon in Cansington’s military base.This caused an uproar.The residents of Cansington were still trying to figure out how to get an invitation to the event.Immediately after, another breaking news rocked Cansington.“Good morning, everyone. This is Cansington News. Last night, famous tycoon Yves Frasier was found dead in his home. Jacob Zimmerman and Desmond Wilson, too, had been found dead in their homes. They died in the same manner, tied to a chair and decapitated.
Chapter 53
Hector did not know why Rowena was so terrified.However, he knew that Rowena had figured out the identity of their father’s murderer. It was the same person who murdered the other heads as well.One family, in particular, popped up in his mind.The Cadens!There was only one family who had bad blood with the Xaviers as well as the Zimmermans, Wilsons, and Frasiers.It was the Cadens, who were destroyed ten years ago!He did not ask further questions or say anything else, turning to leave instead.Lying on the bed, Rowena was in despair.All she wanted was for the Xaviers to reclaim their power.Now, she knew that it was fruitless. She should be counting her blessings that her family was still alive.“The Black Dragon is terrifying. He’s trying to get rid of The Great Four once and for all. I get it though. Based on what happened ten years ago, anyone else would have a hard time putting it behind them too,” Rowena mumbled hopelessly.Simultaneously, the Blithe King was in a
Chapter 54
Just before the Blithe King’s succession ceremony, the three remaining heads of The Great Four were murdered. This caused an uproar.After James paid tribute to his family, he returned to the House of Royals where he took a shower and changed his clothes.He then checked his phone for the time. However, he noticed a few missed calls and unread messages.It was now eight in the morning.Thea sat on the bed in her bedroom at home, staring at her phone.She had stayed up the entire night, yet James did not call or even send her a message.She forced herself not to call James.After an entire night, she gave in.She called James a few times but he did not answer.She sent him a few messages.He did not reply.She grew extremely worried.“Did I hurt his feelings last night? Was I too harsh with my words?” Thea could not help but berate herself. Full of regret, she wished she could take her words back.James read the messages from Thea.[Jamie, I’m sorry. I behaved rashly yeste
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“Jamie.”Thea strode forward, taking his hand. She looked apologetic. “I’m sorry for what I said last night. I might have been too harsh with my words. Where did you go?”“I was at Henry’s.”“How dare you show up, you worthless b*stard?” Tommy approached with his nose in the air, looking at James with contempt. He then glanced at the car with no license plate. It was a multi-purpose vehicle featuring a logo he had never seen before. Dismissively, he said, “You’re not thinking of driving this to the military region, are you? It’s so embarrassing. And you…”He pointed at David. “Look at your car! You’re an embarrassment to us!”Howard approached, studying David’s and James’ cars. Coldly, he said, “How mortifying. You’d better not take these cars at all. Check if you could hitch a ride in someone else’s car. If grandfather did not say that all family members must be present, I wouldn’t want you there at all. You’d only be an embarrassment.”“All the cars are full. No one would have