Ch. 181..190
Chapter 181
James did not want to become famous “You know the Blithe King, right? In the past, he had a conflict with my commander, the Black Dragon. He’ll stop your birthday celebration if he discovers that the House of Royals belongs to the Black Dragon. It’ll be very troublesome if that happens.” Lex trembled upon hearing his. He could not afford to offend the Blithe King. James was very satisfied with Lex’s reaction, so he continued, “As long as Grandpa doesn’t say anything, no one will know. You can announce that the House of Royals belongs to an old friend. That’ll definitely be good press for the Callahans.”
James came up with a plan for Lex.
Since Lex was a smart man, he should know how to deal with it.
Lex patted James’ shoulder. “I was right about letting you marry into the Callahans, James. It is the best decision of my life! I never imagined that I could have such a grand celebration at the age of eighty. I’ll hold a press conference to announce the change of venue for my birthday celebration.”
“Alright, Grandpa. I’ll head back first. I’ve already made the arrangements, and the Callahans will be allowed to go ahead of time to decorate the place, but… please don’t damage anything. Otherwise, the Callahans and I will be doomed if my commander finds fault in us.”
“Alright, I’ll be careful.”
Lex was ecstatic.
He was finally about to have his once-in-a-lifetime grand experience at the age of eighty.
Tommy, Megan, Wendy, and Brody looked puzzled at the door not far away.
“James, what did you say to Grandpa? Why is he smiling so happily?” Tommy frowned.
“Yeah, I haven’t seen him smile like that for a long time,” Megan nodded and agreed.
James simply walked out.
Lex quickly came to them and explained with a smile, “Quick, get Howard to come back right now. I’ve got an important announcement to make!”
Soon, Howard reached home
“What’s the important announcement, Dad?”
“Cancel the reservation at Cansington Hotel for me. I am going to change the venue for the birthday celebration.”
Howard said anxiously, “I’ve already paid the three million reservation fee. The Cansington Hotel has already agreed to empty the first floor for us. What’s the reason for the sudden change? Is there any other place that is more luxurious than the Cansington Hotel?” Lex laughed heartily and replied, “I’m changing the venue to the House of Royals. This time I
want to have a grand celebration and the whole Cansington to know the strength of the Callahans.”
“Are you confused, Dad? Do you know what place the House of Royals is? Are you talking about the House of Royals located in Goodview Villa District? That isn’t a place that we can simply access!”
“Grandpa, are you talking about the House of Royals in Cansington? The one rumored to be unpurchasable no matter how much money was offered? The one that had been built for a few years but the owner had never revealed himself?” Tommy asked cautiously. Lex laughed. “Haha, that’s right! “Howard, add another fifty million dollars to my birthday funds. We will invite all the big celebrities that we can! Also, send out invitations to the Great Four, Celestial Group, Longevity Pharmaceuticals, Abundant Pharmaceuticals, and even the genius doctor, Jay Fallon. The invitations will have to be redesigned. It has to be more exquisite, and the logo of the House of Royals has to be added on the cover!” “Contact reporters immediately. I have to hold a press conference!” The Callahans present were dumbfounded. Why did he suddenly change the venue to the House of Royals? Tommy suddenly remembered that James had whispered something to Lex, making him extremely happy.
He could not help asking. “Grandpa, was James the one that told you to hold the birthday celebration at the House of Royals? You can’t trust him, Grandpa! The birthday celebration is happening very soon, and it’s already too late to remake the invitations now. Wouldn’t it also be embarrassing if we get rejected entry at the gates of the House of Royals?”
Lex calmed down after hearing this.
Tommy is right. We’re talking about the House of Royals. Even the Great Four aren’t qualified to enter. Are James’ words really trustworthy?’
fter thinking about it for a while, Lex ordered, “Let’s not rush to conclusions first, Howard. ou go to the House of Royals to confirm. Wait, no. I’ll go myself. Prepare the car for me.”
Chapter 182 Lex also doubted James.
It was believable if it was an ordinary place, but they were talking about the House of Royals.
The famous House of Royals in Cansington.
He had to confirm it for himself.
Howard personally drove the car.
Lex, Tommy, Megan, Wendy, and her deputy captain, husband of the specialized police unit, all headed together to the House of Royals in the car.
Brody was from West Cansington and rarely visited Cansington.
Yet he had also heard of the House of Royals. It was rumored to be a grand mansion that was unwilling to be sold for even 10 billion dollars. There was no channel to buy it even if you had money.
Soon, they arrived in the suburbs of Cansington. There was a mountain ahead of themn.
The mountain environment was beautiful, and the air around the area was clear.
The villa stood at the foot of the mountain. From a distance, a garden, golf courses, swimming pools, and other facilities could be seen in the villa
There were also other independent villas around the mountain. The area as a collective was called the Goodview Villa District.
These villas were the residences of some bigwigs. However, to whom they belonged was a mystery to the public.
Goodview Villa District.
Entrance, security booth.
There were two guards outside the security booth.
Within the security booth, there were more than a dozen security guards.
The security guards gathered inside the security booth were chattering.
“I’m just a normal security guard right now! i’m a security guard at Goodview Villa District, With such a position, 1 hooked up with a gorgeous woman. She’s a freshman in college. Tsk, tsk! She was so innocent.”
“How’d you pursue her, Nick?”
“It’s really simple. We’re the security guards at the Goodview Villa District, so we can freely enter the place as we wish. A few days ago, I secretly went to the House of Royals and took a picture in front of the iron gate. Then, I uploaded my selfie in front of the House of Royals to my social media account. After that, countless beautiful women around the vicinity
automatically reached out to me.”
“D*mn, Nick. You sure are smart. I’ll try it some other day.”
“I advise you two to stop thinking about it. Although it is the perfect plan to pick up girls… you’ll both get fired if the manager finds out about it. Do you know who’s the owner of the House of Royals?” “Who’s the owner?”
The group of security guards was curious. “My uncle used to work in the construction field. He told me that during the construction of the House of Royals inside the Goodview Villa District, there was armed personnel supervising the work.” “Could it be the Blithe King?”
“Shh, you can’t simply say his name. Is the Blithe King’s name one you can say as you please!”
Веер! Just as the group of security guards was about to continue their gossip, a Brentley approached. A few security guards walked out immediately but did not take it seriously when they saw that it was a car with an unfamiliar license plate. This was because the people who entered and left the Goodview Villa District usually drove at least a luxury car like Rolls-Royce. However, the car in front of them was also a Brentley that caused several million dollars, so the security guards did not dare to neglect it. “Who’re you here for?” The security guard asked.
Lex opened the car door and got out. He walked over with his cane and puffed his chest.
“I’m going to the House of Royals. I’m preparing to hold my eightieth birthday at the House of Royals, so I’m here to see the venue in advance.”
The security guards found it funny when they heard him.
“Hold your eightieth birthday?
“In the House of Royals? “I know you. You must be Lex from the Callahans. “Don’t you know the status of the Callahans in Cansington? The Callahans aren’t even qualified to buy a villa within the Goodview Villa District. Yet, you’re saying you want to hold a birthday celebration in the House of Royals?”
The security guards glanced contemptuously at Lex, who stood in front of them confidently and did not treat him respectfully regardless of his identity. They were security guards of the Goodview Villa District and have seen countless big shots in the past. The head of a second-class family was not worth their respect. Tommy and the others in the car felt embarrassed.
The situation was embarrassing.
Extremely embarrassing.
Chapter 183 “Domn it, James! How did Grandpa get tricked by him? Why would he believe in James? Did Granpa really delusionally think he could celebrate his birthday in the House of Royals?” Megan complained Lex’s face blushed bright red in embarrassment.
‘How can this be? James had assured me that I’d be able to hold my birthday celebration at the House of Royals and would even be able to access the venue in advance.’ “Are you sure what you guys are talking about? Do you know who permitted me to hold my birthday in the House of Royals?” He straightened up his back and scolded the guards. “Get lost, old man!”
The security guards began to chase him away. “Well, what do we have here?”
A man dressed in a suit and tie walked over with his hands around the waist of a sexy woman.
“Mr. Xenos.”
The security guards bowed their heads respectfully,
The person who showed up was the manager of Goodview Villa District and the security guards ‘immediate boss. He had an excellent background and was from the Xenos.
“Mr. Xenos, this guy is Lex from the Callahans. He said he would hold his birthday in the House of Royals. I almost burst out laughing when I heard him. I was just about to chase him away.”
“Oh? The Callahans?”
Goodview Villa District’s manager, Zack Xenos, glanced at Lex and sneered, “You want to hold your birthday in the House of Royals? Who gave you the right to hold your birthday in the House of Royals?” “I-I…” Lex’s face flushed red.
“Grandpa, let’s just go. Stop embarrassing yourself.” Tommy got out of the car and wanted to drag Lex into the car. The other family members also got out of the car.
“Yo, Tommy. Is that you?” A condescending voice suddenly sounded.
The voice came from the sexy woman in Zack’s arms. She was dressed in a glamorous dress and held a branded bag in her arms.
Tommy’s expression changed upon seeing the woman.
‘Isn’t this my ex-girlfriend, Lucy Quinn?’
Lucy found it funny to see Tommy.
“I would’ve never expected the Callahans to love faking wealth to show off. By the way, this is my husband. He is from the Xenoses. You’ve heard of them, right? The Xenos is under the Five Provinces Business Alliance, which constructed the Goodview Villa District. The villas here cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s not a place where you can purchase just because you’ve got money.”
Lucy raised her head and wrapped her arms around Zack “Only those on the level of the Great Four of Cansington are qualified to purchase a villa here. The people who live here are all bigwigs from all over the country. The Xenoses own two villas here. How dare the Callahans boast about celebrating a birthday in the most luxurious villa in Goodview Villa District?»
Lucy glanced at Tommy with contempt. In the past, Tommy dumped her because she was poor and did not have a great family background.
Now, she had married into a wealthy family and bumped into someone who looked down on her. It was finally her chance to avenge herself.
“Thanks for your grace of not marrying me back then, Tommy. It’s because of you that I married into the Xenoses. Any subsidiary of Xenos is better than the entire Callahans’ business combined.”
Tommy’s face darkened.
He was belittled, looked down upon, and ridiculed, but he was not infuriated. At that moment, he only felt embarrassment, and he desperately wanted to find a hole to hide This was because he knew the Xenoses.
As a member of the Five Provinces Business Alliance, the Xenos family business was much superior to the Great Four of Cansington.
The Great Four had significant influence but only within Cansington and were not eligible to enter the Five Provinces Business Alliance.
“I didn’t expect it to meet Mr. Xenos here.” Brody stood up with a smile and reached out his head. “Hello, Mr. Xenos. I’on from the Colemans and am currently the deputy captain of the specialized police unit in North Cansington. “Who are you? Do I know you? Who are the Colemans?” Zack glanced at Brody and replied indifferently.
Brody withdrew his hand in embarrassment.
The Colemans were considered a massive household in North Cansington, with assets of more than 30 billion dollars, yet he was being looked down upon by a core member of the Five Provinces Business Alliance. However, he could not be angry because of the other party’s identity.
“Isn’t this your job? Don’t you know what place this is? How could you allow unauthorized people into the area?” Zack glared at the security guards and scolded them. “Would you be able to take responsibility if a big shot inside gets angry? Beat them and throw them out!”
“Understood!”
The security guards suddenly grew aggressive after being scolded.
They clenched their firsts.
“Argh…” Screams of pain sounded outside the Goodview Villa District. The Callahans were punched and kicked by dozens of security guards,
Even Wendy’s husband, Brody, was not spared.
Brody, the deputy captain of a specialized police unit, was kicked and stepped on by security guards, leaving footprints on his face.
Chapter 184 As the deputy captain of the specialized police unit, Brody was trained in combat, and the security guards were no match for him.
However, he did not dare to fight back because it was a family member of the Xenoses who ordered the beating.
The Xenoses were members of the Five Provinces Business Alliance.
The Five Provinces Business Alliance was like a family-offending any of them would be equivalent to making enemies with all the business alliance’s members.
He was afraid of offending them.
The Callahans begged for mercy as they were being beaten. Zack walked over, lowered his head, and stepped on Lex. “I heard that you’re a very egoistic one, old man. He even made a fake invitation to attend the Blithe King’s succession ceremony. Now, he’s trying to celebrate his birthday in Goodview Villa District? Get lost. I’ll break your old legs if I see you here again. Spit! Lucy spat a mouthful of saliva on Tommy and shamed him arrogantly, “You looked down on iny poor family background? Look who’s on their knees right now?” “That’s enough. We shouldn’t waste time speaking with trash.” Zack tugged Lucy and left.
Although Lucy is second-hand, she’s good at serving and making men happy. Plus, she’s not my wife and just a side chick’ The two left the scene.
The Callahans stood up from the ground one after another and rushed to help Lex up.
“Are you alright, Dad?”
“Grandpa, I already told you not to come, but you kept insisting. Have you had enough embarrassment?” “It’s that b*stard James’ fault!
“Are you alright, Babe?” “I’m fine,” Brody waved his hand and replied. “Babe, you have to do something! Isn’t your uncle the secretary of a general in North Cansington’s Military Region? Hurry and call him to help us! How could these security guards lay their hands on us?”
“Let’s go back first and talk about it later.” Brody was not a fool. How could he disturb his uncle for such a trivial matter?
Moreover, he was not a direct descendant of the Colemans, and his uncle was not his blood related uncle either.
Lex was covered in footprints, and his wrinkled face was covered in dirt. He stomped his cane angrily and said, “I won’t spare that b*stard James!” He had come full of expectation but left in despair.
How embarrassing!
He was greatly embarrassed!
The respect attached to his name that he gained through his life was all gone in one night! The Callahans’ Villa.
Wendy tugged Brody and pleaded, “Babe, my grandpa got beaten up so badly. Our family won’t ever be able to raise our heads in Cansington if you don’t do something about it. Our family can take the ridicule, but you’re a Coleman! The Colemans are one of the wealthiest families in North Cansington. Wouldn’t it bring shame to the family’s name if word got out?” “I agree, Brody. You should quickly call your uncle. The Xenoses are nothing in front of a general! They would still have to bow their heads obediently. Your uncle is the general’s secretary and the closest person to him.” Tommy was also burning with rage in his heart. He would have endured it if it was someone else.
However, the person who ridiculed him was his ex-girlfriend. How would he ever raise his : head if his old classmates found out?
“D*mn that b*stard James!” Lex sat on the sofa with a furious expression. “Brody, you’re also a victim in this incident. The Colemans should come forward to help.” Howard persuaded him. Initially, Brody wanted just to let it go and not bother about it.
However, he wanted to look good in front of the Callahans.
“I’ll call him.” He took out his phone and walked to the door.
“U-uncle, it’s me, Brody. I’m from Nathan Coleman’s family. Yeah, that’s me! I got beaten up by some guy from the Xenoses in Cansington. I’m not sure about his background, but I think his name was probably Zack. What? Will you look into it? Okay, okay!
Brody’s uncle was indeed a general’s secretary in North Cansinton’s Military Region.
He never expected his uncle to agree so readily.
After the phone call, Brody strode back confidently and promised, “I’ve already made the call. My uncle will look into Zack and settle the matter very soon.” Lex’s gloomy expression eased up and praised, “The Colemans sure are capable!” “Granpa, you’re flattering us. We’re very humble people,” Brody said pridefully. “Alright, alright!” Lex nodded.
Afterward, Lex roared, “Call James and ask the brat to come here immediately! I need to break his legs and expel him from the family!”
Howard hurriedly phoned James. Meanwhile, James was in a good mood after he had resolved the matter with Lex. He returned to Common Clinic and continued to plan how to explain the misunderstanding to Thea. However, it did not take long for Howard to call him. Howard scolded him through the phone and demanded that he head back to the villa immediately
‘What happened this time?’ James was puzzled.
He headed back to the Callahans’ villa again.
Chapter 185 Lex swung his cane as soon as James walked through the door. However, James easily avoided it.
“What happened, Grandpa? Why’re you so angry?”
“You piece of trash!” Lex wore a furious expression. He had lost face and got beaten up by several security guards just because he believed in James’ words.
This incident was much more shameful than being thrown out by a military region’s general.
Lex stood up, pointed at James’ nose, and scolded him, saying, “You trash! Do you intend to embarrass my family? “You’re no longer the son-in-law of the Callahans, James! “You’ve no conscience at all! We feed you, provide for you, but all you do is embarrass our family!”
The family members scolded him and degraded him. However, James wore a puzzled expression. “What happened, Grandpa?” he asked with a frown. “How dare you still have the face to ask me?” Lex swung his hand toward James. “At least let me know what happened,” James raised his head, quickly blocked the slap, and said indifferently. “It’s because you deceived Grandpa, making him think he could celebrate his birthday in the House of Royals! We went there in advance and weren’t even allowed to enter the gates. We even got beaten up by the security guards!” Megan shouted. James glanced at them. They all looked beaten up. There was even a slap mark on Brody’s face.
Megan’s dress was full of footprints, and her stockings were ripped apart. She must have been assaulted during the beating.
However, James was confused. The security guards’ attitude at the Goodview Villa District was very polite. It was unreasonable for them to beat up visitors.
He had already pleased Lex, and with his one word, Thea would not follow through with the divorce. However, such an unexpected situation happened. James walked out calmly. He took out his phone and called the Five Provinces Business Alliance’s president. “It’s me, Black Dragon. I permitted Lex to use the House of Royals for his birthday, but the security guards beat him up. I need an explanation right now.”
The Five Provinces Business Alliance was one of the most significant forces in the country, yet James was able to call the president of it directly.
The Five Provinces Business Alliance’s president was Yacob Lynch.
He was a very prominent figure. Despite not being from the Capital, his influence was more significant than those there.
Yacob was shocked to receive James’ call and replied frantically, “C-commander! I’ll investigate it immediately and give you an explanation right away!”
James hung up the phone and waited outside the door. He did not enter the villa again because he knew things would not be pretty for him since the Callahans were furious about getting beaten up. Soon, Yacob called back and explained, “I’ve looked into it already, Commander. It was a fool from the Xenoses that disrespected Lex. I’ve already ordered him to head to the Callahans’ villa to apologize personally. I’m sorry for my negligence on this matter, Commander. I’m really sorry…” The Five Provinces Business Alliance’s president, Yacob, repeatedly apologized.
He even went to the extent of slapping himself. The slaps were so loud that James could hear them through the phone. “You better hope that it doesn’t interrupt my plan. Otherwise, it would be unnecessary for the Five Provinces Business Alliance to exist anymore.” James coldly hung up the phone. Afterward, he smoked a cigarette at the door. Then, he entered the villa again. The Callahans began to scold him with offensive words as soon as he entered the house. They even started to chase him away. “Grandpa, this is indeed my fault. Why wouldn’t you tell me in advance that you wanted to check out the venue? I’ve already made arrangements, but still, you’d have to tell me beforehand if you wanted to go,” James said with a smile. “F*ck your arrangements! Do you still want to continue your act even up to now? I’ll kill you!” Tommy picked up an ashtray and threw it at James.
James dodged it.
Bang!
The ashtray hit the ground and shattered instantly.
Lex’s expression darkened, and his whole body trembled. He held up his cane and swung it at James while scolding, “Y-you! Get out of here! From now on, you’re no longer the son-in-law of our family!”
James quickly stood up and escaped.
Since Lex was still mad, it was best he did not enrage him further. He planned to return after
the people from the Five Provinces Business Alliance apologized.
Everything would be fine by then. James escaped from the Callahans’ villa and heard the family slam the door shut.
Twenty minutes later, the five Provinces Business Alliance’s council showed up outside the Callahans’ villa dragging Zack and Lucy, as well as the several security guards that beat up the Callahans following behind.
Chapter 186 The Five Provinces Business Alliance had a representative in each city of the five provinces.
The head of each family was a council member of the business alliance.
There was also a family from Cansingon that joined the Five Provinces Business Alliance-the Watsons.
The Watsons were not among the Great Four of Cansington but had more tremendous assets than them. They were recognized as one of the best households in Cansington.
Cansington’s council member for the Five Province Business Alliance, Gavin Watson, was in a company meeting when he suddenly received a call from the president. The president was furious during the phone call as he explained the general situation. Gavin immediately phoned the Xenoses and personally brought the latter, his little lover, and dozens of security guards who had laid their hands on the Callahans to redeem themselves. In the Callahans’ villa, the family members were still unsettled after what had happened. “Is there any news yet, Brody?” Tommy could not help but ask.
Brody was not confident at all. After all, the people who beat them were from the Xenoses. The . Colemans would not offend the Xenoses for an indirect family member like him.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Megan went to open the door and was dumbfounded when she saw the people outside.
Dozens of people were kneeling outside the villa’s door.
‘Isn’t this Zack, his lover, and the dozens of security guards that beat us previously?’
Megan’s jaw dropped in shock.
A man in his 40s stepped forward with an apologetic expression. “Sorry to bother you, but may I ask if Mr. Callahan is home? My name is Gavin Watson. I’m Cansington’s council member from the Five Province Business Alliance.”
“What…” Megan exclaimed. ‘Cansington’s council member of the Five Province Business Alliance? He came to the Callahans’ villa in person?
‘Also, why are they kneeling?’
“Grandpa…come out quickly,” Megan turned around and called for Lex.
Lex walked over with his cane.
He saw Gavin standing outside the door, and his whole body trembled. He bowed respectfully and greeted, “W…Mr. Watson, what brings you here?”
Lex walked out of the door.
His jaw dropped in shock after seeing Zack and the others kmeeling on the floor.
Gavin said respectfully, “Mr. Callahan. This fool from the Xenos acted disrespectfully toward
you, and I’ve come to apologize for what happened. I brought them to you to ask for forgiveness. These people are at your disposal.” Lex was shocked and remained silent for a while. When did he have so much influence?
A council member of the Five Provinces Business Alliance had personally come to apologize? Even a member of the Xenoses under the Five Provinces Business Alliance was kneeling before him?
Howard, Tommy, and the others also walked out of the villa.
Their mouths were also wide open upon seeing Zack and the others kneeling outside their house.
It was like they had seen something terrifying. “What’s with this, Grandpa?” Tommy was puzzled. Seeing that Lex remained silent for a very long time, Gavin simply grabbed Zack by the hair and lifted him from the ground. Then, he swung his hands at the latter a few times. Slap! Slap! Slap! The crisp sounds slapping resonated. Zack vomited blood after receiving a few slaps.
He did not even dare to fight back and simply cried, begging for mercy, “Mr. Callahan, I made a mistake. I was a fool to disrespect you. I didn’t know that you knew the general! Please treat me as a fool that made a mistake and just let me go.” “General?”
Lex suddenly understood the situation.
Brody, who followed outside, was immediately delighted. From his perspective, it must be because his uncle avenged him after receiving his phone call.
Chapter 187 Brody stepped forward and kicked Zack. He was a specialized police unit officer and thus had greater strength in his kick Zack tumbled a few times on the ground. However, he did not dare to complain and got back up to kneel. Tommy became arrogant and walked over confidently. He approached and squatted down in front of Lucy. Then, he lifted her chin to raise her head. “Do you remember spitting on me, Lucy?” he said with an undisguised smugness. Lucy trembled in fear and pleaded for mercy, “T-Tommy, I made a mistake. Please forgive me.”
“Security!”
The Callahans’ two security guards approached and asked, “Mr. Tommy, what is your order?”
“Beat them!” Tor pointed at the security guards kneeling on the ground and ordered.
“Understood.” The two security guards rubbed their fists and began beating up Zack and the security guards, who were still kneeling on the ground.
Constant groans sounded outside the Callahans’ villa.
Tommy was extremely pleased by the sight.
Brody raised his head proudly.
Wendy, who was Brody’s wife, also had a boost in pride.
This was the benefit of having someone in the military region on their side. So what if others had more money? They still had to beg down and beg for mercy with one word from a prominent figure inside the military region.
Gavin glanced at Lex and asked, “Mr. Callahan. This fool has already kneeled and admitted his mistake. I hope you’re satisfied. I heard you’re celebrating your eightieth birthday in two days. It’s to be held in the House of Royals, right? I’ll definitely bring a generous gift to celebrate your birthday at the House of Royals!”
“W-what do you mean by held in the House of Royals, Mr. Watson? I can hold my birthday at the House of Royals?” Lex’s body trembled.
“Yes, of course! The general gave the order, Mr. Callahan. Go ahead and organize your birthday. No one would dare to stop you again,” Gavin hurriedly replied. “Haha!” Lex burst out laughing.
He was thrilled at that moment,
The unpleasantness of being beaten previously had all dissipated. He waved his hand and said, “That’s enough. You can stop the beating.”
The two security guards stopped. On the other hand, Tommy grabbed Zack, who was still kneeling with a mouthful of blood. The former patted the latter’s red and swollen face and then warned him,”You better remember this, brat. Although the Callahans aren’t a massive household, we’ve got connections everywhere and even know the general!
“Yes, yes! I will keep it in mind!”
Zack did not even dare to bicker.
“Alright. This should’ve settled the problem, right, Mr. Callahan? Would you please kindly tell your connection to forgive us?” Gavin glanced at Lex expectantly.
Mr. Lynch had warned him there would be big trouble if they did not get Lex’s forgiveness.
“Alright. Alright. We’ll let this go. Mr. Watson, come inside and sit.” Lex laughed happily. Gavin waved his hand and rejected, “Mr. Callahan, I’m afraid I won’t be able to entertain you. However, I’ll make sure to come with a generous gift to the House of Royals to celebrate your birthday.” He kicked Zack and roared, “Trash, thank Mr. Callahan for his forgiveness.” “T-thank you very much for your forgiveness, Mr. Callahan!”
Following that, Gavin immediately left with Zack and the others.
After leaving, Gavin wiped the sweat on his face and called Yacob, “P-president, I’ve got the forgiveness of Lex. By the way, who is this general you keep mentioning?” “It’s better for you not to ask what you’re not supposed to.” Yacob hung up the phone.
The Callahans’ villa. “Haha, I’m proud to have a grandson-in-law like you! The Colemans are indeed a very influential family. The Cansington council member personally visited us to ask for forgiveness with just one phone call. He even permitted me to hold my birthday in the House of Royals. You made me look really good!” Lex laughed heartily. Brody never really expected his uncle to persuade the general to interfere with the matter.
He straightened up his back and said, “The Blithe King promised to make my uncle the third most powerful person in charge of the military region in five years. However, grandpa, we must keep a low profile.”
Tommy was in a good mood after being able to relieve his anger. He said, “Brody, this is something that is worthy of being bragged about! Grandpa, let’s go to the House of Royals and see how to decorate it!” Megan immediately praised, “You’re the best, Brody!” Wendy wore a smug and held Brody. “Of course. My husband is the deputy captain. In two years, he’s going to be promoted to captain!”
Chapter 188 The whole family showered Brody with compliments. They all had the impression that Brody’s uncle, the general’s secretary, had informed the general after the phone call.
With the general helping them, even a council member of the Five Provinces Business Alliance like Gavin had personally shown up with Zack, who ordered the beating to apologize.
Lex was ecstatic that he could now hold his birthday at the House of Royals.
He immediately held a press conference to announce the news.
At the same time, Howard quickly made arrangements for the birthday party, including redesigning the invitations and sending them out. Meanwhile, James, who was staying at Henry’s Common Clinic, saw the news of Lex’s press conference on television.
He instantly knew that the problem was solved and that a Five Provinces Business Alliance representative had shown up at their doorstep to apologize. Since everything was solved, he returned to the Callahans’ villa again.
He rang the doorbell.
The person who opened the door was Howard’s youngest daughter and Brody’s wife, Wendy. She was unfamiliar with James in the past but now was very clear about who he was. The moment she saw that it was James standing outside the door, she crossed her arms and said condescendingly, “You’re really shameless. How dare you come back here again?” Tommy was about to run some errands, but as soon as he saw James at the door, he immediately shouted, “You piece of trash! How dare you come again? Get out of here.”
James’ glanced at the two of them and simply walked passed them into the villa without paying them much attention.
“Stop right there!” Tommy roared.
“I’m here for Grandpa.” James was unwilling to waste time dealing with their nonsense. “You’ve already been expelled from the Callahans. You’re no longer the son-in-law of our family and are no longer permitted to enter our house!”
“That’s right! Get out of here!”
The two siblings treated James without any respect. James’ was puzzled after listening to them. “Didn’t someone from the Five Province Business Alliance come to apologize already?
‘Shouldn’t they be trying to suck up to me right now?
‘What’s with their attitude?
“Did something go wrong in the process?”
James was confused.
Suddenly, a Brently drove toward the villa.
Lex got out of the car with his cane.
Accompanying him were Howard and Brody. Lex had rushed back home after holding his press conference to announce the new venue for his 80th birthday
“Thank you so much this time, Brody. You’ve really made me look so good!” “Grandpa, it’s just the House of Royals. It isn’t anything special. We should continue to stay humble.” Brody said very naturally. “Alright, stay humble!” The two walked toward the house while chatting.
James saw Lex getting out of his car and immediately approached him with a bright smile.
“See, Grandpa. I did not lie to you. You can really hold your birthday in the House of Royals. Why didn’t you tell me before going there yourself? I went back and called my boss and got him to help clear up the misunderstanding and for the Five Province Business Alliance to apologize.” Slap! Tommy walked to James and slapped his head. “You trash! It’s because of you that we got beaten up. My brother-in-law is the one who settled the issue and got Grandpa permission to hold his birthday at the House of Royals. How dare you try to steal credit for it?”
Lex was furious to see James again. He swung his cane at James. James managed to dodge in time.
He stood aside and glanced at Brody beside Lex. “You’re the one who settled it?”
Brody stood straight and adjusted his tie as he boasted, “All I did was make a phone call. The Colemans are very influential people. It’s not something a live-in son-in-law like you can understand.” Wendy walked toward him and took his arm. Then, she looked at James contemptuously. “My husband is now the deputy captain of the specialized police unit in North Cansington. His uncle is the secretary of a general in North Cansington’s military region. He was able to settle
such a trivial matter with just one phone call.”
James’ face darkened.
Someone else was taking credit for his efforts again.
“Grandpa, do you believe him?” James glanced at Lex. “Of course! Why should I believe you?” Lex said with a stern face.
Chapter 189 Suddenly, a car approached the villa. A tall, fair-skinned woman dressed in a professional outfit got out of the car. The woman was Thea. After she had taken over the company, she noticed some financial problems after going through the documents. Thus, she came to the villa to inquire about it.
Unexpectedly, she saw James standing in front of the Callahans’ villa as soon as she got out of the car.
She froze but collected herself, walked over, and greeted, “Grandpa.”
Lex’s expression softened, and a smile blossomed on his face as he saw Thea. “What brings you here, Thea?”
“Grandpa, I was sorting through the company’s financial documents and found some problems I wanted to ask about.” “Alright, let’s talk inside.” Although Lex had an excellent attitude toward Thea, his expression changed as soon as he glanced at James. He immediately scolded him. “Come in and settle your issue with Thea since she’s here in person.”
Thea glanced at James and entered the house without saying a word to him.
James walked into the villa calmly. The Callahans’ villa, living room.
The family members sat around the room.
However, James remained standing. Thea’s face was full of anger after learning about the whole incident.
So shameful!
It was too embarrassing! She never expected James to deceive Lex by promising he could celebrate his birthday in the House of Royals to avoid getting divorced. Lex had excitedly gone to check the venue but instead got beaten up. After Brody had settled the issue, he blatantly came to claim the credit for it.
“James, you really disappoint me.” James glanced at Thea and asked, “Thea, even you don’t believe me? Didn’t I bring you to the House of Royals…” “That’s enough.” Thea stood up and scolded him, “How am I supposed to believe you when I saw it with my own eyes? Even my brother saw it too! How could it be a misunderstanding?”
“No, I’m talking about the House of.”
“Stop being so shameless, James. You seduced our cousin and even embarrassed Grandpa. Now, you’re even trying to take credit for someone else’s work? The Colemans have connections in the military region. What about you? What do you have? You’re just a criminal that went to military court!” James desperately wanted to explain himself. He wanted to tell Thea that he never lied to Lex. He wanted to ask her why she would not believe him when he even brought her to stay in the House of Royals for ten days.
However, Thea did not give him the chance to explain.
Lex took a puff of his tobacco pipe and said, “James, you’ve already been married into the Callahans for some time. However, you’re no longer worthy of Thea now. I’ll give you one million dollars to divorce her, and from today onward, you’ll have nothing to do with the Callahans.”
Although Lex got beaten up because of James, Brody solved the problem and gave him the chance to celebrate his birthday in the House of Royals.
He was in a good mood and did not want to waste time on James.
He was willing to offer James some money so that he would leave Thea. “James, hurry and thank Grandpa for his generosity.” “Do you know how much money a million dollars is? You’d never make that much as a soldier in your whole life.”
“Kneel and show your gratitude to Grandpa.” The third generation of the Callahans took their turns mocking him.
James looked at Thea’s angry face.
She was already angry but was even more furious after hearing Lex’s story. James could not do anything. He was in charge of thousands of soldiers and had gone through countless battles yet failed to succeed at love. It was the hardest to deal with a jealous woman.
He understood that Thea was unwilling to listen to whatever he had to say now. Then, there was no point in trying to explain anymore.
James glanced at Lex. “You’ll regret this, Lex.”
Then, he glanced at Brody. “Secretary of a general in the North Cansington Military Region? Well, I’ve remembered it clearly. Tomorrow, you and your uncle will both have to pack up and leave the military.”
“Haha, I’m going to die of laughter. Get out now! Do you know what rank the general secretary in the military is? Who do you think you are? The Blithe King?”
“Young man, you shouldn’t run your mouth.” Brody was infuriated.
“Get out of here!” Seeing Brody displeased, Lex immediately chased James away.
James shrugged his shoulders, turned around, and left.
Chapter 190 “I’m so pissed!” James kicked a chair to release his anger in Common Clinic. Henry sat beside him and smoked a cigarette as he watched James. This was the first time he saw James acting like this.
In the past, James would go on a massacre in battle if he was angry.
Now, he could only resort to kicking a chair to vent his anger.
‘Is this what it’s like to be a man in love?
‘The Black Dragon’s fangs were smoothed out after falling in love?’
“Here, James. Have a cigarette.” Henry passed him a cigarette. James took it, picked up the chair he kicked away, and sat down. “Henry, how can there be so many shameless people? I was the one who solved the problem. What did it have to do with the Colemans?” he said. Henry found the situation extremely outrageous after learning the whole story. “Who else is to blame? It’s your own fault. The Callahans would be desperately trying to suck up to you if you just revealed your identity to them. Plus, compared to Brody, who has an uncle as the general’s secretary, who would believe a live-in son-in-law?” “It makes sense, but…I’ve got anger burning in my heart right now. When have I ever been so helpless before?”
“Henry, help me find out the name of this general’s secretary from the Colerans. Give the Blithe King a call and pass on my order… Wait, maybe I should wait for a little.” James paused. How could he let them go so easily? “Send someone to the Callahans’ villa and safely bring them to the House of Royals. I’ll wait until the birthday party. Hehe…” James smiled wickedly,
“You’ve changed, James.” Henry glanced at James.
In the past, James would not hesitate to take action.
Yet the current James was planning some scheme just because of a little bit of unhappiness in his heart.
James rolled his eyes at Henry. “I’ve told you countless times. We’re in Cansington, the city of peace. We can’t be using our South Plain’s methods.”
Henry replied by rolling his eyes too. “Well, I wonder who went on a killing spree not too long ago? First, there was Ella Corporation. Then, the Prosperous Dynasty…” James glared at him, and Henry immediately held his tongue.
James took a puff of his cigarette and smiled awkwardly. “I couldn’t control my emotions because it’s related to Thea. Things like this won’t happen again in the future.”
“I’ll go make arrangements right now.” James had nothing else to do, so he stayed at Common Clinic. Today was a day worth celebrating to the Callahans.
The news about Lex Callahan’s birthday spread throughout Cansington. “What? The venue is the House of Royals?”
“Does Lex really have such authority?”
“I heard the House of Royals belonged to a bigwig, supposedly the Blithe King?”
Everyone in Cansington gossiped about the news.
The Callahans redesigned the invitations and sent them to all the prominent figures in Cansington.
Time passed quickly, and it was already the night before Lex’s 80th birthday. The Callahans’ villa, Lex smoked his usual tobacco pipe and glanced at Brody.
“Brody, tomorrow is my eightieth birthday. Can you get your uncle to attend? I’ve sent out a. lot of invitations to a lot of bigwigs from the business community. However, I don’t have any connections to people in the military or political circle. I will need someone very influential to shake things up.” “Grandpa, I can try to call and ask him, but I can’t promise anything.”
“Alright, alright. Thank you, Brody.”
Brody immediately made the phone call.
“Uncle, it’s Brody. I wanted to ask if you’re free tomorrow. It’s my wife’s grandfather’s eightieth birthday tomorrow which will be held at the House of Royals – the one constructed by the Five Provinces Business Alliance. Grandpa wanted to invite you over for a couple of drinks. Ah, you’re free? Will the general be coming too? Okay, good, good!”
Brody’s face flushed red in excitement after he ended the call.
“Grandpa, I called my uncle, and he said he will be there on time with the general. He’s one of the most influential people in the military region of North Cansinigton. He has a one-star ranking on his shoulder and an existence at the same level as the Blithe King.” “Haha.” Lex laughed.
With the general attending, his party would surely spread wide and far throughout Cansington and even the five provinces.
His name would finally be widely known tomorrow.
This was the first step and a really big step of the Callahans becoming a prominent household.
The next day. It was a very sensational day in Cansington. The head of a second-class family was holding his birthday party at the most famous and mysterious House of Royals.