“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’ Eternality Group. Before he could approach the entrance, however, he spotted a woman walking out of the building. 

She was five foot ten, clad in formal business attire that consisted of a white button-down shirt, a black pencil skirt, and red heels. 

Her chestnut-colored wavy hair framed her face, and the way she walked with a briefcase in her hand conveyed a powerful confidence about her. 

“Thea!” 

you, Thea. Are you

of the Frasiers,

and her apparent friendship with Alex Yates, the chairman of Celestial Group, was exposed,

managed to put the company in order in just half a

to her growing fame, she

to wealthy families

a stunning smile, ignoring Brandon as she made her way

in The Drunken Fairy and wants me to have dinner with him. I haven’t been to The Drunken Fairy before.”

You should go. Take me with you, too, if

at the scene. He marched over to them. “James Caden? I’m Brandon Frasier,” he said coldly and held out a card. “I’ll pay you five hundred thousand

I accept it, darling?”

smile playing at her lips. “I think you should, though. You’d be able to reserve a table at The Drunken

it,

accepted the card. “So, what’s the

Take the money and get lost. From now onwards, Thea

divorce sorted right now.” James

on the motorcycle’s back seat and wrapped her arms around James’s waist. They

stared after them for a few minutes before realizing he had been fooled. He threw the bouquet of flowers he had been holding onto the ground, glaring after James, now far in the distance. “You little-! This isn’t over!” he shouted

Once home, Thea sat on

said, gripping his pocket. “I was the one Brandon gave the divorce fee

amenities, your clothes. What do you need money for? I’ll save the money for when we have kids. They’re expensive, y’know?”

happening, my dearest. Adding up all the money everyone’s given me to break up with you in these ten days, there’d be more than two

“What money?” 

voice came from the door.

as she hid the card.

to them. “Since when did you learn to lie to me, you little brat? I heard everything! Divorce fees, two million…

it really was nothing!” Thea

it was

none of your business! Look at the

“Okay.” 

the kitchen and started cooking.

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