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"Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge..." James muttered to himself.That painting was his family's most important heirloom.Before his grandfather died, he told James that their family could be wiped out, but that painting was the one thing they could not lose.It remained in James's mind, even after ten years. "Get ready. We act tonight.""Understood." Henry nodded."Alright, you should leave. My wife's about to get off work. She doesn't want me to be around knaves and hooligans, and it's obvious from your appearance alone that you're not a good guy. If my wife saw you, I'd be in for another lecture."Henry's expression fell.He was just slightly darker-skinned. Why does that make him a hooligan? Why would that make him a bad guy?"Don't just stand there, get lost." James sent a kick his way.Henry turned and left.James glanced at the time. Thea's work had ended. She would be coming out any moment.He pushed his electric motorcycle along and made his way to the Callahans

Outside the Callahans’ villa, dozens of jeeps screeched to a halt as the soldiers that had ridden them here charged onto the Callahans’ home.Panic erupted in the Callahan household. Lex, who had gone to bed, got up again and approached the soldiers in his pajamas. “What’s happened, sir?” he asked the leader frantically, his face pale.“Take them.”With the order issued, two soldiers grabbed Lex by his forearms and dragged him away. The others, still groggy from sleep, were also forcibly pulled into the jeeps.Meanwhile, a loud bang erupted from Thea’s home. Benjamin and Gladys were awoken suddenly as soldiers filed in and dragged them away.In Cansington Hotel’s top floor in a secret room, Thea sat tied up on the ground. Soon enough, her grandfather, Lex Callahan; her father, Benjamin Callahan; her uncle, Howard Callahan; her second uncle, John Callahan, and everyone else had been brought in. No one had been left out. All of them had been tied up, too. They looked at each o

“It was me!”It was just three words, yet it resounded through the hall like crackling thunder and rang in the attendees’ ears, shaking all thoughts from their minds.Even Trent, still on stage, was stunned. He was a battle-hardened deputy commander of the Western Border. He had fought hundreds of battles alongside the Blithe King himself, yet James’s roar froze him completely, rendering him unable to react for an instant.When he was finally able to move, he spotted a man walking into the hall.The person donned a black ghost mask, and a chill emanated from his body.This chill penetrated the entire hall, lowering the temperature by a few degrees.“That’s him?”“That’s the person in the ghost mask that killed Warren Xavier!”The celebrities finally reacted, their faces growing pale in shock and terror as James walked past them. They remembered the gruesome image that had happened only half a month ago, when William Xavier’s arm was yanked off, and Warren Xavier was decapit

The sun rose, shining brightly on the world. The citizens woke up, got ready, and started a brand new day.In the morning, the chairman’s office, the Celestial building.“Mister Yates, something major went down last night.” A beautiful, sexy woman stood next to Alex, recounting what happened at the Xaviers’ auction yesterday.“Trent Xavier kidnapped Thea and her family?” Alex was stunned when he heard this. He followed up with, “Did Trent die in the end?”“Yes, sir. According to news sources, Trent was going to take the Callahans out before coming after Celestial. Before he could do anything to Thea Callahan, a man in a ghost mask appeared. He’s Warren Xavier’s murderer, and he killed Trent too.”Alex waved a hand. “That’s enough.”His secretary left. Alex smiled grimly, mumbling to himself, “Laying a finger on Thea is like courting death. What good is a deputy commander of the Western border? Even the Blithe King of the West has to yield to the Black Dragon.”Alex had never car

“Dad,” Thea said. “I’m fine.”“Who’s there, Benjamin?” A voice rang out, and Gladys appeared. When she saw Thea, her face darkened. Coldly, she said, “You cursed girl. Why are you here?”“Mom.”“Don’t call me mom. I have no such daughter.” She looked disdainfully at Thea, whose face was heavily bandaged.Gladys was kidnapped and treated horribly because of Thea.Luckily, Trent was dead. Otherwise, the Callahans were goners.After Lex returned, he flew into a rage. He issued an order, stripping Thea of her position and casting her out of the family. He even made a public announcement that Thea was no longer a Callahan.“Gladys, what are you doing?” Benjamin frowned. “Dad had cast her out of the family, but she’s still our daughter!”Gladys planted her hands on her hips. Coldly, she said, “Who’d dare go against the old man’s order? Don’t forget that you’re living off Eternality’s salary. If we make the old man angry again, you might lose your job. Without a job, how are you going