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

our Tommy is 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

you now so you can liquidate your assets, Lex Callahan. Get me the money in exchange for the rest of your

“What?!” 

“One-point-eight billion?!” 

the hell happened, Thea?!”

you destroy a painting worth that

and still tied up, started hurling insults at Thea.

upon their family, and how she had

insults, was unable to get

Lex Callahan,”

investigated 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 them

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

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

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

knelt before Trent after he was done. “Please have

“Did you give mine any mercy when Alex Yates started

“You… You

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 or another. I’m the deputy commander on the western border. Wiping you out will be easy.”

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

man out of

“Yes, sir.” 

soldiers dragged Lex, still sobbing, out

Callahans watched on, frozen in

The Callahans were doomed,

little b*tch!

abort you when we could?!”

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

with Thea! Please let me go!”

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