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. 

did not. She knew she was nowhere near the workers when the painting fell, so why did

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 do something to

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,

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

the hell happened, Thea?!”

destroy a painting

and still tied up, started hurling insults at Thea.

upon their family, and how she had always been nothing but trouble

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

Lex Callahan,” Trent ordered.

the Callahans’ fortune before he took action. Adding all their assets up, the Callahans were worth 1.3 billion in total. This one painting was enough

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

wasn’t me, grandfather!” she cried

this?!”

“Please have

Trent said coldly. “Did you give mine any mercy when Alex Yates started

Thea. “You… You set me up?!”

one-point-eight billion from you, one way or

his energy leaving him completely. He seemed to have aged ten years in a single instance. “We’re doomed!” he wailed in despair. “The Callahans are doomed!”

man out

“Yes, sir.” 

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

watched on, frozen

Xavier was completely serious. The Callahans were doomed, and

you wicked little b*tch! You

you

is your own fault! Why are you

do with Thea! Please let me

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