Ch. 191..200
Chapter 191 The House of Royals was an extremely found place in Cansington. However, not even the super-rich were permitted to visit the House of Royals.
Many bigwigs were curious about what the House of Royals looked like after receiving an invitation from Lex.
Lex had used a significant amount of money to host this event.
Initially, he had a budget of 30 million, then added an additional 50 million. In total, the whole event cost them 80 million dollars.
Outside the House of Royals, there was an open space.
In this area, a stage was set up with an artist singing to her heart’s content. It would look like a Christmas event if someone passed by without knowing what was happening. The living room in the House of Royals was thousands of square meters.
Lex wore a red suit and held his dragon cane proudly and confidently.
All the other Callahans were energetic and very high-spirited.
Thea showed up in a gorgeous dress and became the center of attention.
“Alex Yates brought a bottle of Chateau Lafite Wine. Wishing Mr. Callahan a blessed birthday.”
A slender receptionist stood at the villa’s gate
The person was a famous celebrity
She glanced at the gift list handed over and read it aloud with the microphone in her hand. Her voice resonated in the villa, and many people in the villa cast their gazes over to the door They saw Alex dressed in a neat suit as he strode forward with a smile. “Mr. Callahan.”
“Mr. Yates…”
Lex personally walked over to greet him. He smiled broadly and said, “Mr. Yates, your presence today is already an honor. You didn’t need to bring a gift.”
“Haha, it’s not much.” Alex smiled and glanced around the room. He did not see James but saw Thea alone.
He did not overthink it.
He would feel uncomfortable with James around anyway.
“Charles Bertrand, the chairman of Abundant Pharmaceuticals, arrived and presented an original painting of Leonardo da Vinci.
“Bryan Grayson, the chairman of the Gourmand, arrived and presented a jade ring.
“Yuna froin longevity Phannaceuticals sent ten boxes of panda dung tea.”
Bigwigs began to show up one after another. These people were the most prominent figures in Cansington and were very influential. “The genius doctor, Jay Fallon, has arrived. He presented countless health supplements. I wish Mr. Callahan all the health and happiness in the world.”
The announcement sounded, and an older man walked inside with a beautiful woman.
This time, Lex had invited everyone who he could to the party. He did not expect to have such great influence for so many prominent figures to show up.
He smiled broadly. In addition to all the famous figures in Cansington, there were also many big shots that had assets of tens to hundreds of millions.
Everyone cast envious gazes as they watched countless bigwigs walk through the door.
“Lex is really impressive to have even the genius doctor, Jay, attend his birthday party.” “Yeah, I’m so confused. How did a head of a second-class family suddenly rise up?”
“Alex, Yuna, Charles, Jay, and Bryan are the top people in the river. Now they’re all attending Lex’s birthday.”
“Gavin, a Cansington’s representative of the Five Provinces Business Alliance has arrived. He presented eight hundred eighty-eight dollars, 18 famous paintings, 38 antiques, 88 grams of gold, and a villa in the Goodview Villa District…”
A pleasing voice sounded through the speakers in the House of Royal’s living room. Everyone held their breath as the announcement sounded through the speakers.
It was such a generous present. ‘When did the Callahans get involved with the Five Provinces Business Alliance?’
Even the Great Four who applied to join the Five Provinces Business Alliance were rejected.
Now. Gavin from the Five Province Business Alliance had come to celebrate Lex’s birthday in person and even prepared such a generous gift.
Everyone was stunned.
They did not understand what was happening.
However, they understood that the Callahans were about to rise high.
It was impossible for them not to rise above the others with the Five Provinces Business Alliance as a backbone.
Chapter 192
Gavin was a council member of the Five Provinces Business Alliance.
The previous day, Zack, a member of the Five Provinces Business Alliance had offended Lex.
Yacob, the business alliance’s president was furious and phoned Gavin to scold him, asking him to seek forgiveness.
Gavin heard it was because the Callahans knew a particular general.
In order to extinguish his anger, he prepared a generous gift today and personally came to celebrate Lex’s birthday.
Gavin was a low-profile person who rarely attended any events. Many people were envious of Lex for getting Gavin to show up in person and prepare such a generous gift.
Everyone understood it was the Callahans rising in status.
Lex, dressed in a red suit, walked over with his cane in hand and a smile on his face. “Mr. Watson, it’s enough for you to be here. You didn’t need to bring such a great gift. You’re flattering me.” “Mr. Callahan, it’s a small gift to show my sincerity. I hope you like it.”
Gavin was extremely respectful when speaking with Gavin.! Seeing them, everyone made wild guesses. Which prominent figure that Lex fawn over for Gavin to treat him with so much respect?
The birthday party arrived at its climax with Gavin’s arrival,
However, Lex was not satisfied.
Although he had a grand party, those people present were still only from the business world; not a single big shot from the military and political circle had shown up.
He could not help but look toward Brody and asked, “Brody, when is your uncle and general arriving?” “Don’t worry, Grandpa. He’s already in Cansington, but the general had to go pay their respects to the Blithe King first.”
“Brody, do you think your uncle could get the Blithe King to attend?” Tommy, who was standing beside him, could not help but ask.
Slap!
Howard hit Tommy on the head and scolded him, “What’re you thinking? Do you know who you’re talking about? It’s already a great honor to have the general attend the party.” “Fine, you’re right, dad.” Tommy did not dare to refute him. However, Lex was slightly tempted by his words.
His birthday party would be complete if the Blithe King attended. He could not help but ask, “Brody, won’t your uncle be able to convince him?”
“What?”
Brody was put on a fence. His uncle and the general agreeing to attend already exceeded his expectations. Lex was not worthy of the Blithe King’s presence at his birthday party.
“Grandpa, although my uncle has a certain amount of authority in North Cansingtion’s Military Region, the Blithe King is the commander-in-chief of the five armies. Even the highest ranked officer in North Cansingtion would not dare to invite the Blithe King.”
Lex was disappointed with his answer.
However, he knew it was enough tonight.
He was the most talked about person in Cansington today.
This was a precious and history-making moment in the history of the Callahans.
From today onward, the Callahans would have strong connections, and it was a matter of time before they became an influential family.
Outside the House of Royal, under a big tree.
An ordinary vehicle without a license plate was parked under the tree and two people sat inside the car.
They were James and Henry. Henry held on a laptop and watched the live footage of the House of Royals through the surveillance cameras.
“James, Lex is having the time of his life. He can be considered a shrewd person, so how does he not understand that there’s definitely something weird going on with so many bigwigs suddenly showing up on his birthday?”
“He’s a stubborn old man. I wanted to make him look good for Thea’s sake, but he didn’t trust me. Instead, he trusted the deputy captain of some specialized police unit. There’s going to be a good show later,” James replied nonchalantly as he leaned on the chair and smoked a cigarette. Henry controlled the surveillance camera and focused it on Thea.
He handed the laptop over to James. “James, there’s Thea.” James was immediately interested and took the laptop to see Thea through the surveillance footage.
Thea was dressed in a white dress, her long hair was tied up, and she radiated the aura of a princess. Countless rich men surrounded her and tried to court her.
Seeing this, James returned the computer to Henry.
“Write down the names of all these men talking to Thea, especially those who are looking at her with lust.Writer them all down, and I’ll deal with them later.”
“You’re too overbearing, James. Thea is also a human being and will need her own social circle. Who would dare to be her friend in the future if you’re always going to keep acting like this?” Henry said awkwardly.
“It’s okay to make friends. However, those with ulterior motives shouldn’t blame me,” James said very righteously. “Fine. I’ll look out for those who seem to have the wrong idea toward her.”
Chapter 193 Henry continued watching the crowd.
House of Royals, Living room.
Lex continuously greeted the bigwigs that showed up at his birthday party.
“From the North Cansington Military Region, Chase Nolan has arrived and presented a gift of premium tobacco and alcohol.”
A voice sounded in the living room.
It was an announcement that shocked everyone present.
The living room filled with hundreds of people fell into silence instantly, and everyone turned toward the door.
Two people walked through the door.
Both of them were dressed in uniforms. The one walking ahead was a middle-aged man in his fifties, who wore a military cap and had a shiny star medal on his shoulder.
The person who followed behind him was evidently not someone of a low military rank “He’s here. He’s here! My uncle has arrived with the general,” Brody exclaimed.
He immediately approached Chase Nolan and straightened himself to give a formal military salute. “Sir! I’m the deputy captain of Noth Cansington’s specialized police unit, Brody Coleman!”
“Alright.”
Chase nodded lightly and acknowledged him.
The man behind him patted Brody on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Not bad, young man. You’ve curried favor with the Callahans and made us Colemans proud. You’ve got a bright future.”
Brody was confused.
Curry favor with the Callahans?’ Chase approached Lex with a smile, stretched out his hand, and greeted, “Mr. Callahan.” Lex handed his cane to Wendy, who stood beside him and shook Chase’s hand with both hands. He almost shed tears in excitement. “G-General Nolan, it’s an honor for me to have you here. Please have a seat!”
“Mr. Callahan, you’re too polite.”
Everyone took notice of this subtle action.
They were incredibly envious of this moment.
‘The Callahans managed to invite a general?’
Although he was a general in North Cansington, being acquainted with a general meant that the Callahans’ status was sure to rise above others.
Brody smiled proudly. Wendy immediately approached Brody and took his hand, enjoying the envious glances cast toward thern.
Each and every family member of the Callahans stood with their heads held high.
At this moment, they were so proud.
Meanwhile, Gladys felt embarrassed. She glanced at Thea beside her and sighed.
The good son-in-law was not theirs.
Brody was influential and was capable of getting permission for Lex to hold his birthday at the House of Royals and invited a general to put on such a fancy show in front of everyone.
Her son-in-law, however?
She was furious just thinking of James. Thea was aware of what was on Gladys’ mind. She simply smiled awkwardly and said, “Mum, I’ll surely make you proud in the future.”
The atmosphere of the birthday party was pushed to a new climax with the arrival of Chase. Unexpectedly, the announcement voice sounded again. “Ms. Scarlett Brooks, the chairman of the Transgenerational Group, has arrived!
Everyone held their breath as the announcement sounded.
“S-Scarlett?” “The chairman of Transgenerational Group, Scarlett? The mysterious person that bought the ransgenerational Group?”
All eyes were glued on the door. A beautiful woman dressed in a blue dress with a charismatic aura walked in, followed by another person behind her.
It was Xara.
“Huh? Gladys, Thea, and David were taken aback to see Xara follow behind Scarlett.
Chapter 194
‘Xara?
‘The Xara who hooked up with the trashy live-in son-in-law of the Callahans?
‘Who is she coming with?
Scarlett?
‘The Scarlett who bought the entire Transgenerational Group?’
The noisy living room went silent in an instant. Scarlett’s name and reputation had been widespread throughout Cansington since she bought the Transgenerational Group This was a figure on the pinnacle of the pyramid. What was a wealthy family right now?
They were nothing in front of Scarlett. “What’s going on, Thea? Isn’t that Xara? Why is she with Scarlett? That’s the new owner and chairman of the Transgenerational Group,” David whispered. Thea shook her head. “How would I know?”
Scarlett entered the room, and her beautiful eyes scanned the room.
Those who met her eyes held their breath.
Many people secretly discussed it. “Which big shot did the Callahans suck up to?
“How is it possible for the new owner of Transgenerational Group to be here?”
“I never expected the legendary Scarlett who purchased the Transgenerational Group to be so beautiful.”
Lex was also stunned.
‘How is this possible?’ He did not send an invitation to Scarlett. Why did she show up?
Lex was stunned for a moment and straightened up.
He enjoyed the envious eyes of the crowd.
He approached Scarlett with a smile under everyone’s attention. “Ms. Brooks, I wasn’t expecting you. Please sit down, please sit down.” Scarlett glared at Lex. “Lex, who gave you the permission to hold your birthday at the House of Royals?”
The whole room went silent again. ‘What just happened? ‘She does not seem to be here to celebrate his birthday.’ Hearing this, Lex was also stunned and immediately replied, “Ms. Scarlet. Well, to answer your question, the general gave me permission.”
He glanced toward Chase and his secretary, Yoke, who were sitting nearby. “Oh?”
Scarlett snorted and approached Chase.
Lex was stunned and followed behind, unsure of what had happened. Many bigwigs were watching Scarlett and discussing secretively. “What’s going on?”
“She doesn’t seem to be here to celebrate. It looks like she’s here to find fault in someone.”
“Could it be that the House of Royals belonged to Scarlett?”
“Yeah.”
“A good show is about to begin.”
Scarlett stood in front of Chase and glared at him. She showed no respect despite the star on his shoulder.
“Did you give him permission?”
Huh?”
Chase was also confused by the situation.
He did not recognize the woman in front of him.
However, he knew about the Transgenerational Group.
He was a general, so he knew more insider information. Someone had used their authority to force the Five Provinces Business Alliance to sell the Transgenerational Group.
Scarlett glanced at him and calmly asked word by word, “Lex said you permitted him to celebrate his birthday here. Who gave you the right to do so? Chase was taken aback What did this have to do with him?
He glanced at Lex and asked, “Mr. Callahan, what is the meaning of this…”
Lex hurriedly asked, “General Nolan, aren’t you the one who permitted me to use the venue?” “I’ve no idea what you’re talking about.” Chase was stunned, ‘What does this have to do with me?’
Chapter 195 Lex looked at Brody. Brody stood up and said, “Uncle, didn’t I call you yesterday about getting beaten up by the Xenoses?”
York nodded. “Yeah? I think that happened.”
Brody did call him yesterday, but he was busy with some business and did not have to take care of such trivial masters, so he casually brushed it off. “Yeah. Then, Mr. Watson showed up with the perpetrators to ask for forgiveness and allowed us to use the House of Royals to organize the birthday party.” “Huh?”
Scarlett looked at Gavin.
Gavin was also confused.
‘What’s going on here?’ He asked for forgiveness because the president called him, saying the general was angry.
Since Chase was the only general present, he naturally assumed it was his doing.
‘Was I wrong?’
Scarlett’s face darkened, and she glared at the bright decorations around the House of Royals. She glanced at Lex and uttered word by word, “I’ll treat it as if you’ve rented this place from me, Lex. It will cost thirty billion for one day. I’ll personally visit the Callahans to collect the money.”
Scarlett turned around and left after finishing her words.
Xara followed behind Scarlett without saying anything.
Lex’s legs went rubbery, and he dropped to the floor. The Callahans immediately rushed to support him.
Outside the House of Royals, James watched the scene through the surveillance footage and could not suppress his laughter. “This Scarlett is very talented in acting. It’s a shame for her not to be an actress.”
Henry was speechless.
This couple caused so much drama because of a little misunderstanding between them.
House of Royals.
Lex was supported to his feet.
“M-Ms. Scarlett, what is the meaning of this?” Lex hurriedly called out to Scarlett, who was leaving. She stopped and turned around to see Lex covered in sweat. She replied indifferently, “The House of Royals belongs to me. How dare you ask me what’s the meaning of this when you’re holding an unauthorized birthday in my villa? Since you’ve already gone ahead with it, I’ll let it slide and treat it as renting the place to you. I already told you it’ll be thirty billion per day.” Lex fainted after hearing the number. Fortunately, the Callashans hurriedly supported him. Otherwise, he would have fallen to the floor again “Grandpa, Grandpa!” The Callahans quickly shook Lex. Lex regained consciousness and glanced at Brody with hopefulness on his face. “Brody, say something. Aren’t you the one who settled this?”
“Me?”
Brody was also puzzled and cast his gaze toward York
“Uncle, aren’t you the one who asked General Nolan for permission?”
Chase denied sternly. “What does this have to do with me?”
“Uncle, I invited you to the party, and you agreed to come with the general, right?” Brody asked anxiously.
“Y-you invited me?”
Yoke’s face darkened, and he replied, “I received an order from above to come here and show my face.”
“What?”
Brody’s face turned pale upon hearing his reply.
Meanwhile, the bigshots from Cansington watched them, curious about what would happen next.
Ajoyous birthday party turned into such an embarrassing situation.
What puzzled everyone was how the Callahans managed to enter the House of Royals without permission from Scarlett.
Xara…”
“What’s going on?” Gladys stood up and asked Xara, who was standing beside Scarlett.
“Ms. Brooks owns the House of Royals. You didn’t seek her permission and organized an event in her villa. Of course Ms. Brooks will ask for compensation. You guys better be ready to pay up. It’s not much, just thirty billion dollars. Well, it’s not that Ms. Brooks needs the money, but she’ll definitely need to clean up the House of Royals after you all dirtied it, right?”
Lex glanced at Gladys and asked Gladys, “Do you know her?” “She… She’s my niece,” said Gladys.
Hearing this, Lex grabbed Gladys as if she was his life-saving straw. He said, “Gladys, you need to help me this time. How are the Callahans going to come up with thirty billion?”
Gladys glanced at Xara and asked, “What’s your relationship with Ms. Brooks, Xara?”
“Ms. Brooks recognized my talents and hired me to work in the Transgenerational Group. I can’t really do anything to help.”
All the members of the Callahans rushed over and shouted, “Grandpa, this is bad! There’s an army outside. The B-Blithe King is here!”
Soon, a man wearing a military uniform with five stars on his shoulders walked into the venue.
He approached Scarlett and nodded. Then, he looked at Yoke, who was standing aside, and ordered, “Detain Yoke and send him to military court! He will be punished according to the law!”
Yoke almost passed out after hearing the order.
Chapter 196 The general’s secretary, Yoke, almost passed out from fear after hearing the order from the Blithe King.
However, fainting was not going to help him avoid his fate. To be able to climb so high in the ranks, he definitely had to use some unclean methods. The stuff that he did would surely be discovered if they ran a thorough investigation on him. Hundreds of people were gathered in the huge living room of the House of Royals, yet none dared to speak The atmosphere was extremely tense. Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! Two big leather shoes made contact with the ground with loud thumping noises.
Two fully-armed soldiers approached and took away the unconscious Yoke.
Meanwhile, Chase, who had a star on his shoulder, turned pale, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
‘This… What’s going on?’
Chase was confused about the whole situation. The first person he visited in Cansington was the Blithe King Everything was fine before, but now the Blithe King had shown up at the House of Royals.
The Blithe King looked at Brody. Brody met his eyes and went weak in his knees, falling to the floor almost immediately.
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp! The Blithe king walked over in his leather shoes. “Are you the deputy captain of the specialized police unit in North Cansington, Brody?” Brody froze on the floor and was covered in sweat. The Blithe King took out a report and threw it on the floor. “Take a look at it yourself.” Brody picked it up and looked at it. Immediately, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out. “Sob! Babe…” Wendy embraced the unconscious Brody. Lex picked up the documents on the floor out of curiosity. His face immediately turned pale upon looking through it. It was a complete list of Brody’s corruption and the illegal acts he committed since he was promoted to the position. Everything was recorded in detail, including the date he received the bribes or other benefits.
“Take him away.”
Two fully armed soldiers came forward and forcibly dragged away Brody, who was completely passed out after receiving the order from the Blithe King.
Wendy burst into tears.
The Callahans had terrified expressions and could only look at one another in shock “What’re you guys still doing here? Do you all want to be detained? Get out!”
The Blithe king roared, and his voice echoed throughout the villa.
He was boiling with rage.
James was always causing trouble for him.
The influential figures gathered in the House of Royals were terrified and immediately dispersed.
Henry watched the scene unfold through the surveillance footage outside the House of Royals and sneered, “You lifted them into heaven and dropped them into hell. They’ve really hit rock bottom this time.”
James calmly smoked his cigarette. House of Royals.
The people who attended Lex’s birthday had already evacuated from the scene and even left with the gifts they had brought for Lex.
Everyone thought it was a new beginning for the Callahans. No one expected such a turn of events. The Blithe King turned and left after completing James’ request. “Lex, prepare the thirty billion dollars as soon as possible,” Scarlett warned him and left. After everyone left, only the Callahans and some close relatives were left in the House of Royals.
Outside the House of Royals.
The Blithe king stood in front of the black car without a license plate. “This is the last time.” He glanced at James indifferently.
After saying that, he turned around and left.
“Hey, have a have a cigarette.”
James took out a cigarette and threw it at him.
The cigarette brushed past the Blithe King’s ear.
He stretched out his hand and caught the cigarette that flew past him. Then, he left under James and Henry’s gazes.
A happy celebration ended in a farce. The Callahans’ villa. The family gathered together in one room.
Lex wore a very displeased expression.
Embarrassing. Everything that happened was so humiliating.
Chapter 197 He thought this would be the most glorious time of his life. He never expected it to be the most humiliating one instead. Worse still, the owner of the Transgenerational Group, Scarlett, was asking them to compensate 30 billion dollars.
30 billion dollars?
It was an enormous amount that the Callahans simply could not afford.
“What exactly happened?”
Lex was furious and smashed the furniture and some antiques in the house into pieces. There were dozens of people gathered in the huge villa, yet none of them spoke up. Everyone knew that if they spoke while Lex was furious, they would only get themselves in trouble.
After venting his anger, Lex calmed down and sat on the sofa. He glanced at Gladys’ family and pleaded, “Gladys, you’re the only one capable of saving the Callahans now. Didn’t you say your niece is working in the Transgenerational Group? Didn’t she come with Ms. Brooks? You’re the only one who can help us now.”
Gladys was on the fence.
Meanwhile, Thea sat on the sofa with an evidently unhappy expression. She muttered softly,” Grandpa, she’s the one who cheated with James.”
Bang! Lex slammed his hands on the table. Although he was already eighty years old, he was still relatively strong, and the table shook vigorously when he slammed on it. “So what if they cheated? It’s nothing worth mentioning if we can get through this difficult time! Thea, call James to come back! Isn’t he cheating with Xara? Get him to come back and help us!” “Grandpa…” Thea almost teared up because of the suffocating pressure. She was being forced to call James to avoid paying the 30 billion dollars.
“Grandpa, you’re the one who expelled him from the family. You should be the one to call him. I’m not shameless enough to go through with it.”
“Thea, you shouldn’t be so stubborn. We’re talking about the chairman of Transgenerational Group. It’s obvious that the Blithe King has an unusual relationship with her. She’s a really influential person that we can’t afford to offend. We won’t even be able to scoop up a billion dollars, so how will we get thirty billion?”
The current Lex no longer had a glamorous look on his face,
He seemed to have lost his energy, and his face was pale.
“Grandpa is begging you.”
Thea wanted to say something but stopped.
“Thea, maybe you should ask James to come back?” Gladys also persuaded her.
Howard glanced at Thea and said, “Thea, you’re the executive chairman of the Callahans’ family business and hold fifty percent of the shares. You shouldn’t be selfishly prioritizing your emotions while our family is in such a desperate situation.”
“Yeah, Thea. You’re our only hope right now.”
“Cheating with another woman isn’t anything serious.” “That’s right. Xara is now working for Ms. Brooks. She’s the epitome of wealth. The Callahans will hit the jackpot if we can ease the relationship and curry favor with Xara.” The family members took turns to persuade Thea “Hurry up, Thea. Call James and ask him to come back. My luxury car and house are depending on him right now.” David was anxious,
They were about to live an extraordinary life, and he did not want the Callahans to go bankrupt because they offended Scarlett. “I-I’ll give it a try.” Thea stood up, walked toward the door, and took out her phone to call James. In fact, she did not really want to divorce James and planned to give him another chance.
She remembered the kindness he had shown her in the past.
She would still be the ugly duckling of Cansington that everyone despised if it was not for Jarnes. She would never be able to achieve what she had today without him.
Common Clinic.
James stared at his phone.
He knew that Thea would be calling him soon.
Sure enough, it did not take long for Thea’s number to show on his screen.
He was immediately thrilled and looked at Henry proudly. “See, I told you I was right. The Callahans would surely come to beg me if they got into a crisis.” “It was very unnecessary.” Henry was left speechless by his actions. So much had happened, and so many people were involved just because of a conflict between a couple.
He even had the Blithe king show up to help.
James ignored Henry and answered the phone. He said casually, “Thea? I already told you the Department of Civil Affairs isn’t open. They won’t be able to process our divorce procedure.” “I- James, could you come back to the Callahans’ villa to discuss… no, I mean… It’s not about the divorce.”
James pretended to be oblivious and asked, “What happened?”
“It’ll be hard to explain through the phone. You…you should come back first.” “Okay. I’ll be there.”
James hung up the phone and said proudly, “I’m leaving, Henry!”
Chapter 198 James drove his electric motorcycle to the Callahans’ villa.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw the antiques and paintings scattered on the floor.
Lex sat on the sofa and smoked his tobacco. Apart from a few core members that were seated, everyone else was standing.
James walked in and pretended to be surprised. “Oh? I thought you were having your eightieth birthday in the House of Royals? Why’re you all at home? What’s going on?”
He saw Wendy sitting on the sofa while crying. “What’s the matter, Wendy? Where’s your deputy captain husband, Brody? Why don’t I see him here?”
James said and deliberately looked around.
The Callahans had very ugly-looking expressions.
They were extremely provoked by James. However, they required James’ help and could not scold him. Tommy uttered softly, “James, don’t you have an unusual relationship with Xara? Since she’s working for Ms. Brooks now, could you get her to ask Ms. Brooks to forgive the Callahans?”.
“Huh?”
James walked over and sat down beside Thea.
Thea moved away and kept a certain distance from him.
“What happened?” James asked while pretending to be confused. He glanced at the family members
However, everyone remained silent.
“How am I supposed to help if you guys aren’t telling me what’s the problem? Tell me, Thea?”
Thea looked at James and explained, “Today at the House of Royals…” She told him everything that happened in the House of Royals. “Haha!” James laughed out loud. “You guys were boasting about some general’s secretary and deputy captain of some specialized police unit. I can’t believe I really jinxed them! They’re really going to get kicked out of the military. It serves them right! This is karma!”
Everyone had very dissatisfied expressions.
Howard said indifferently, “You’re also part of our family, James. How could you be fueling the flames right now?”
“So what if I want to fuel the flames? You can’t stand me? Alright, I’ll leave.”
James stood up and was about to leave. Thea suddenly tugged him and pleaded pitifully, “James, please help. I’m begging you.”
James looked at Thea and said, “Thea, your cousin and I really are innocent. It wasn’t what it looked like. I only love you. I’ll die for you if that’s what you ask of me. Why don’t you believe me?”
James never had a chance to explain.
Now, he finally earned an opportunity. “1-1 believe you. Now, could you help the Callahans get out of this mess?” “You still don’t believe me, Thea. I’ve already said that I have nothing to do with Xara. It’s you guys who should take responsibility for the mess. How is an outsider like me going to get you all out of this mess?” James said with a righteous expression.
James was telling the truth. However, it looked as if he was acting stupid to ask for more benefits in the Callahans’ eyes. “State your conditions. I can give you anything as long as it’s not something outrageous.” Lex asked indifferently.
“How about ten million?” Howard asked.
James shrugged. ‘Ten million?
‘Do they think I’m short of money?’
The entire Transgenerational Group that was worth trillions belonged to him.
Plus, if he wanted money, he could simply make a trip to the Southern Plains and have hundreds of billions when he returned.
The whole family looked at James coldly.
“Is ten million not enough? How about one hundred million? 1 promise to give you one hundred million dollars if you resolve this matter and get the Callahans through this crisis.”
Thea also glanced at James expectantly. James felt a tug in his heart just by seeing her tearful expression.
He sat down and reached out to hold Thea’s hand. However, she instinctively avoided him. James was embarrassed as he glanced at Thea. He said, “Thea, you still don’t believe me. Your whole family doesn’t believe me. Do you think I really need money? I just want to prove my innocence to you, but you simply refuse to trust me. This mess wouldn’t have happened if you guys just trusted me.”
“What you’re trying to say is that the Callahans are suffering because we didn’t believe in you? Are you the one responsible for this?”
“Yeah, you’re right.” James crossed his legs and lit a cigarette.
“I told you from the start that I’ve sorted out everything. I’m the one that made the phone call to get Gavin to come to apologize, yet you all foolishly believed that Brody. I told you they’d be packing up and leaving the inilitary region. Did you think I was bluffing?”
The family members exchanged looks with one another.
Chapter 199 Everyone was shocked by James’ words. How did the live-in son-in-law have such influence? How was he able to get the Blithe King to appear in person?
After being stunned for a while, they immediately made sense of the situation. James was using the opportunity to act as if he was really powerful after the incident. Who in Cansington was capable of getting the Blithe king to show up in person? Lex took a deep breath and said, “James, regardless of what happened, you’re part of the Callahans now. You can’t just watch us go down in the fire, right?” James raised his voice. “Didn’t you want to expel me from the Callahans? Didn’t you want Thea to divorce me?”
“N-not anymore.
“You won’t be divorced. You’re still part of our family.”
The family members began to try and persuade James.
“Thea, what do you say?” Lex glanced at Thea and asked.
Thea thought for a while and said, “As long as you can solve the current crisis of the Callahans, I’ll give you another chance.” James glanced at Gladys, “What do you think, Moin?”
Gladys said promptly, “No more divorce. We won’t talk about divorce again. I won’t forgive anyone who dares to talk about divorce in the future.”
James was very satisfied.
Nothing would have happened if they had listened to him from the start. He glanced at Thea and instructed, “Give Xara a call, Thea.” “Me?”
Thea was taken aback.
“Of course, it has to be you. She’s your cousin, and you misunderstood her. The least you can do is personally apologize to her. She might agree to help plead with Ms. Brooks if you apologize. You guys already know that she’s the person working for Ms. Brooks now. Ms. Brooke is the owner of the Transgenerational Group. What’s thirty billion to her?” Thea thought about it for a while. ‘Could I have really misunderstood James and Xara? ‘It does seem reasonable. ‘The two of them have only met for a day. How could they hook up with each other so quickly? “! I’ll try.”
She took out her phone and called Xara. “X Xara. It’s me, Thea.” “Oh, Thea? I’m a little bit busy. Is there something I can help you with?”
“I misunderstood you and James, and we acknowledge our mistake. We will book a table in the Gourmand to apologize to you in person.” “I’ve already told you, Thea. There’s nothing between James and me. Am I really a person with no shame?”
Xara’s voice sounded through the phone.
“I…I believe you. One more thing. Could you possibly invite Ms. Brooks to come too? What happened today is our fault, and we want to apologize to her in person.” “Is that so? I’ll try to ask her about it. Ms. Brooks has a very tight schedule and is very busy. I’m not sure if she’ll be able to make time.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much.”
“I’ll call back later.”
Xara hung up the phone.
The Callahans were relieved to hear the conversation on the phone. From their perspective, the matter would be solved as long as Xara helped sort it out since Scarlett was not one short of money, and 30 billion was just loose change to her. “I really appreciate you, Thea.” A smile finally appeared on Lex’s face. Gladys raised her eyebrow and said proudly, “Xara is from the Hills. She’s even working in the Transgenerational Group. With one word from her, the Callahans could get into the commercial city easily.” “You’re right, Gladys.”
“We all owe one to Xara.”
The whole family tried to flatter and please Gladys. James said indifferently, “Don’t celebrate too early. You guys organized a birthday party in the House of Royals without permission. Ms. Brooks is probably furious, and getting her forgiveness won’t be easy.”
Thea glanced at James after he brought up the House of Royals. “Does the House of Royals belong to Scarlett?”
“Oh, it should be.”
“Then, how did you manage to bring me into the House of Royals for ten days? What’s your relationship with Scarlett? Did you arrange for Xara to work in the Transgenerational Group.
Chapter 200 ”Yes.”
James did not deny it and boasted, “Scarlett’s House of Royal belongs to me, and I can go if I want. I also arranged for Xara to work in the Transgenerational Group. Scarlett will listen to everything I say.” Thea rolled her eyes. “We flatter you a bit, and you go on making up more outrageous lies?”
The Callahans glanced at him contemptuously.
His lies were outrageous.
“By your words, that means Scarlett is your wife, and you invited the Blithe King to the House of Royals today?” Tommy said coldly.
James glanced at Tommy. “Of course.”
“What a liar.” Tommy snorted.
The other family members looked at him condescendingly. Now there was no more need for them to curry favor with James since he was not the one who solved the family crisis.
Xara was from the same family as Gladys, the Hills. What did it have to do with James?
James had told the truth. The Callahans did not believe him, and he could not do anything about it.
It was not that they do not want to believe him. It was that he simply did not have anything to support his words. How could a soldier who retired from the military and relied on the Callahans for survival have such influence? The Callahans would have hit the jackpot and developed rapidly if he was really that powerful. “Thea, thank you so much for getting us through this. It was the wisest choice to hand the Callahans to you. Grandpa believes that you will lead us to great lengths.” Lex looked at Thea and asked, “Grandpa has one more question.”
“Go ahead, Grandpa.”
“Who was the person you saved ten years ago?” asked Lex. A lot had happened recently.
Lex was curious about the event where several bigwigs defended Thea and had so many people kneel before her at Yuna’s birthday party.
He knew it was because of the person Thea had saved ten years ago. It was the reason those bigwigs were so respectful to Thea.
However, he did not know about the details of the story.
Everyone had their eyes fixated on Thea and waited for her answer.
“About that…”
Thea was unsure of what to do and simply glanced at James. “I-I also don’t know his identity. His face was severely burnt, and I could not identify him. I know that he is the person that killed the heads of the Great Four and was shot by the Blithe King.”
“He was executed already, but why are these bigshots still treating you with so much respect?” Lex was full of doubts.
“Dad, the Cadens was the number one family in Cansington. Thomas was a very social person and had connections all over the world. It was understandable that they wanted to keep their promise because of the Cadens’ name,” said Howard. Lex nodded lightly. “Well, that sounds reasonable.” James sat aside and remained silent. Thea began to drift into her thoughts about the ghost-masked man who saved her, and a trace of disappointment appeared on her face.
The ghost-masked man had been executed, so there was no chance for her ever to find out his real identity. She did not even know who she saved and returned the favor to her.
Soon, Xara called back. “Thea, Ms. Brooks has agreed to join us. It’s in the Gourmand, right? What time is it? Ms. Brooks had squeezed out some time to meet you, so please don’t make her wait. Otherwise, there isn’t anything I can do for the Callahans either.”
Thea was overjoyed and replied, “Six in the evening in the Diamond room of the Gourmand. “Alright. I’ll inform Ms. Brooks.”
Xara hung up
The faces of the Callahans lit up.
Their crisis was finally over.
Lex frowned. “Thea, there are only a handful of Diamond rooms in the Gourmand of Cansington. Are you sure we’ll be able to get a reservation?”
Before Thea could reply, her mother, Gladys, interrupted the conversation. She said smugly, Aren’t you guys aware of how capable Thea is? The last time we dined in the Gourmand, Mr. Grayson personally gifted Thea a diamond membership card. She is eligible for three free meals per month and ten percent off every other meal.”
“Seriously?”