Thea was frightened the moment she heard the police were coming.

Initially, she was not afraid of them showing up.

They were in the right, and the pharmacy was trying to scam their customers, forcing them to purchase goods.

However, James had injured so many people now.

This matter was not a serious problem, nor was it a small problem.

To say it was small was because it could be settled with a few words.

To say it was serious was because James could get imprisoned for fighting and hurting