Chapter 24

At the Callahans’.Lex saw Howard and his family, but Thea was nowhere to be found.His wrinkly face darkened.

Angrily, he shouted, "Where's Thea? Why didn’t you bring Her home?"

Megan looped her arm through his immediately.

"Grandfather, calm down.Please hear me out.Thea has crossed the line.She asked all of us to kneel, which we did, but she still refused to come home.She even requested that you transfer ten percent of the group’s shares to Benjamin.Also, she said that you’re just a biased old man since everyone else in the family owns some shares except for her family."

Lex turned green with anger.Hurriedly, she said, "Grandfather, they’re not my words.Thea said all of that."

"How dare she."

Lex was furious.

Viciously, he said, "Just because she knows Alex Yates, she’s behaving as if she owns the world.She doesn’t even respect me anymore."

Tommy exaggerated the story as he recounted how they went to pick Thea up.He told Lex all about how they knelt before Thea, how she ridiculed them, and how she insulted Lex.

On the way back, Howard and his family had come up with a plan.

One thing was for sure.

Thea would be returning.

she would

them wanted

not return, the Callahans would

family had decided to slander

made a mistake that

top of what just happened, she would not get much power

his breath getting shorter and shorter.He leaned against the couch,

this is her condition for returning,

have been old, but he

the partnership with Celestial once more,

At Common Clinic.

at James

being so nice to me? I don’t even know him.First, he invited me to his office personally.Now that I’ve been cast out of the family, he terminated the partnership.Tell

was out of

said, "You’re

it! Why would Alex be so respectful toward me? It

"I’m an orphan, and I was pretty skillful as a soldier.I saved Alex’s life once, so he owed me a favor.Alex was repaying me with the partnership agreement and

you." James took Thea’s hand

"We’re family.Don’t mention it."

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