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

doing this? Please, let us go,” Lex shuffled in his restraints as

held up a hand, cutting Lex off. “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?!” 

hell happened, Thea?!”

destroy a painting worth that

and still tied up, started

curse upon their family, and how she had always been nothing but trouble

by their insults, was unable to

Callahan,” Trent ordered.

Callahans were

soon as he was released, then slapped her with all his strength.

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

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

Trent after he was done. “Please have

mercy when Alex Yates started bankrupting us because of a phone call from

on Thea. “You… You set me

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

energy leaving him completely. He seemed to have aged ten years in a single instance. “We’re doomed!” he wailed in despair.

old man

“Yes, sir.” 

dragged Lex, still sobbing, out

Callahans watched on, frozen in

were doomed, and it was all

Callahan, you wicked little b*tch!

you when we

Why are you dragging the rest of us

have nothing to do with

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