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. 

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

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

“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. Get me the money in exchange for the

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

the hell happened,

you destroy a

and still tied up, started hurling

her of being a curse upon their family, and how she

insults, was unable to get a word

Callahan,”

their assets up, the Callahans were worth

walked up to Thea as soon as he was released, then slapped her

me, grandfather!” she cried out.

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

was done. “Please have mercy on my

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

“You… You set me up?!”

doesn’t matter if you know. You can’t do anything about it. I’m getting that one-point-eight billion from you, one way

completely. He seemed to have aged ten years in a

old man out of here.”

“Yes, sir.” 

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

watched on, frozen in

The Callahans were doomed, and it

you wicked little b*tch! You did this

didn’t we abort you

is your own fault! Why are you dragging the

with Thea! Please let me

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