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. 

She knew she was nowhere near the workers when the

go,” Lex shuffled in his restraints as he

you now so you can liquidate your assets, Lex Callahan. Get

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

hell

a painting worth that

shocked, furious, and still tied up, started

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

insults, was unable to get a word

Callahan,”

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 to bankrupt

slapped her

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

argue! Would General Xavier falsely accuse you of this?!” Lex shouted,

have mercy on my family, General Xavier,” he pleaded desperately.

Trent said coldly. “Did you give mine any mercy when Alex Yates started bankrupting us because of a phone call from Thea Callahan?”

on Thea. “You… You set me

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

ten years in a single instance. “We’re doomed!” he wailed in despair. “The Callahans are

the old man out

“Yes, sir.” 

still sobbing,

watched on, frozen in horror.

serious. The Callahans were doomed, and it was all

little b*tch! You did

we abort you

is your own fault! Why are you dragging the rest of us

nothing to do with Thea! Please let

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