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. 

near the workers when the painting fell, so why did the

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 do something to offend you, I promise I’ll personally make it up

release you now so you can liquidate your assets, Lex Callahan. Get me the money in

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

the hell happened,

you destroy a painting worth

shocked, furious, and still tied up, started

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

insults, was unable

Lex Callahan,” Trent

the Callahans were worth 1.3 billion in total. This one painting was enough to bankrupt them

to Thea as soon as he was released, then slapped her with all his strength. “Useless thing! You’ve ruined our family!

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

of this?!” Lex shouted, slapping her a few

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

give mine any mercy when Alex Yates started bankrupting us because

on Thea. “You… You

You 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.

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

the old man out

“Yes, sir.” 

soldiers dragged Lex, still sobbing, out of the

Callahans watched on,

completely serious. The Callahans were doomed, and it was all

you wicked little b*tch! You did this to us!”

didn’t we abort you when we could?!”

Why are you dragging the rest of us into this?!”

with

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