The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 13

 

 

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 painting fell, so why

Joel Xavier! Why are you doing this? Please, let us go,” Lex shuffled in his restraints as he pleaded with Trent. “If we

held up a hand, cutting Lex off. “Thea Callahan destroyed a painting that was worth one-point-eight billion dollars at the auction banquet. I’ll release you now so you can liquidate your assets, Lex Callahan.

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

hell

you destroy a painting

Callahans, shocked, furious, and still tied up,

accused her of being a curse upon their family, and how she had always been nothing but

insults, was

Lex Callahan,” Trent ordered.

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. “Useless thing! You’ve ruined our family! We’re

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

this?!” Lex shouted, slapping her a few more times in rage.

was done. “Please have

Yates

“You… You set

can’t do anything about it. I’m getting that one-point-eight billion from you, one way or another. I’m the deputy commander on the western border. Wiping you out will be easy.”

completely. He seemed to have aged ten years

the old man

“Yes, sir.” 

armed soldiers dragged Lex, still sobbing, out of the room.

watched on, frozen in

Callahans were doomed, and it was all

you wicked little b*tch!

you when we

your own fault! Why are you dragging the rest

do with Thea! Please

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