Chapter 39

It was also Thea who put the Callahans in extreme danger last time.

Howard slammed his hand on the table and growled angrily, “Benjamin, this is too much. How can you be late?! Do you think you’re greater than us now that you have the family shares? Do you think we deserve to wait for you?”

“I’m sorry, Howard,” Benjamin’s head hung low as he apologized.

Thea came over and said, “Howard, it was me who caused the delay. It’s not my dad’s fault.”

Howard became even more furious. “Thea, don’t you understand our rules? Family meetings are of the utmost importance. Just because you have something with the CEO of the Celestial Group doesn’t mean you can ignore the rules.”

“Yeah, because of you, we almost died at Trent Xavier’s hands.”

“Thank god I wasn’t home that day, or else the Callahans would have perished.”

“You jinx! You dare to ask for a 10% share after all that?”

The Callahans talked over each other as they berated Thea’s family.

“Enough,” Lex announced, finally stopping the