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 was nowhere near the workers when the

good 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

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

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

the hell

you destroy a painting worth that much?!”

furious, and still tied up,

and how she had

insults, was

Lex Callahan,”

the Callahans’ fortune before he took action. Adding all their assets up, the Callahans

he was released, then slapped her with all

me,

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

knelt before Trent after he was done. “Please have mercy on my family,

mine any mercy when Alex Yates started

Thea. “You… You

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

ten years in a single instance.

the old man out of here.”

“Yes, sir.” 

still sobbing, out of the

watched on, frozen in

The Callahans were doomed,

Callahan, you wicked little b*tch!

didn’t we abort you when we could?!”

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

I have nothing to do with Thea! Please let me go!”

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