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 amongst the Callahans. 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 their 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. 

Cansington Hotel basement. 

Thea sat tied up on the ground. Soon enough, her family was also brought in. Her grandfather, Lex Callahan; her father, Benjamin Callahan; her uncle, Howard Callahan; her second uncle, John Callahan, and everyone else. No one had been left out. 

All of them had been tied up, too. 

They looked at each other in panic and confusion, not knowing what they had done to offend the Xaviers, or why they were now in a basement. 

Trent sat on the only chair in the room, taking a drag of his cigarette. 

“Do you know why I brought you here, Thea Callahan?” he asked, his expression cold as the soldiers behind him looked on. 

was nowhere near the workers when the

Xavier, we haven’t done anything against your family. In fact, our Tommy is good friends with Joel Xavier! Why are you doing this? Please, let us go,” Lex shuffled in his restraints as he pleaded with Trent. “If we did

one-point-eight billion dollars at the auction banquet. I’ll release you now so you can liquidate your assets, Lex Callahan. Get me the money in exchange for the rest of your family. They

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

hell happened, Thea?!”

did you destroy a painting worth that much?!”

Callahans, shocked, furious, and still tied up, started hurling insults at Thea.

and how she had always been

struck speechless by their insults, was unable to get a word out.

Lex Callahan,”

up, the Callahans were worth 1.3 billion in total. This one

to Thea as soon as he was released, then slapped her with all his strength.

swollen red face. “It wasn’t me, grandfather!” she cried

General Xavier falsely accuse you of this?!” Lex shouted, slapping her

“Please have mercy on my family, General Xavier,” he pleaded

give mine any mercy when Alex Yates started bankrupting us because of

dawned on Thea. “You… You set me up?!”

I’m getting that one-point-eight billion from you,

his energy leaving him completely. He seemed to have aged ten

the old man out of

“Yes, sir.” 

fully armed soldiers dragged Lex, still sobbing, out

watched on,

doomed, and it was all because of

b*tch! You

we abort you

fault! Why are you dragging

have nothing to do with Thea! Please let me go!”

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