Chapter 39- Cut The Roots

Chapter 39- Cut The Roots

Trevor's eyes traced the box before he moved his hand to open it. Inside, he found a lot of foam with a letter on top of it.

Picking up the letter, he read the content which consisted of one simple sentence.

"Choose your next move carefully." It said.

Trevor's face immediately changed as his eyes darkened and his teeth clenched. It was clear that the Lavines were threatening him. However, he couldn't quite understand why they would threaten him now.

He was the one working on the cure for Selina Lavine. If he was to stop the research, she will die sooner or later. That was the biggest trump card Trevor held against the Lavines and he used it fully in the form of a marriage between his son and their daughter.

"What is that bastard Markus thinking of, sending me this." Throwing the piece of paper aside, he pulled out the foam only to reveal a sight that he never expected.

His eyes widened, and his breathing halted. For a second, the world around Trevor screeched to a halt as he eyed the object inside the box. It was a severed head with blood still stuck to it and a bullet hole in the forehead. The head had a widened, shocked expression and a lingering maniacal smile as if for a second, the dead person was brimming with crazed hope and then all of it was over a moment after.

That dead person was none other than his son, Edward.

"M-Master." The butler's face changed completely as he tried to call for his master except that he was a second too late.

Trevor's aura erupted like a raging volcano, destroying everything around him. His face was now contorted horrifyingly with endless anger that clouded his very mind.

"MARKUS!!!! YOU BASTARD!!! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU?!!" He yelled, shaking the whole house.

He then stood up and looked at his butler.

"HE KILLED MY SON!!! THAT BASTARD!! HE LOST HIS FUCKING MIND!!!"

"Master… C-Calm down, it must be some kind of mistake. That can't be-"

"That can't be what?! Huh, this is my son's head!! That Lavine asshole spat on my face and delivered my son's head to me!! What more do I need to wait for?!" Saying that, Trevor picked the severed head of his son by the hair and showed it to his butler.

The way he handled the head didn't show any sadness or concern over the fact that his son is really dead or not. Instead, the anger that Trevor felt stemmed from the blatant disrespect the Lavines showed toward him.

"I'm sure that bastard's mind got screwed because of his dead corpse of a wife!!"

"Master… What should we do?"

"He asked me to choose my next move wisely, didn't he?! It's fucking war!! I will crush that family and turn it into dust!! Tell my sons and daughters to wake up and meet me in the conference room and hire 100 of the best hitmen available at the moment and send the Lavine family a message! Tell them that Trevor Charlamagne accepts your declaration of war." Saying that Trevor walked out of his office.

"This isn't going to end well." The butler murmured as he paled at the mere thought of the Lavine family and the Charlamagne family fighting each other to death. This wasn't a mere war, this was something that will shake the whole world.

These two families were two of the most influential in the world and a mere rumor about them could make the press turn crazy let alone if they directly fought each other.

What was even scarier and what truly made the butler shudder in fear was not the fight itself but the parties that will participate in it. One hundred hitmen weren't something to be joked with.

Whatever could happen in the next few days will be world-shaking, to say the least.

***

The night passed and the sun rose from the twilight, shining above the world and declaring the start of a new day.

Kai woke up as usual and then went to school. For some reason, even though merely two days passed since Friday, it felt as if he didn't attend school in an eternity.

His mind was still bugging him about what he discovered back in Lunaria. Kai knew better than anyone else how annoying it was to deal with a high officer. It would not only take off his effort but will also put some unwanted eyes on him in case something was leaked.

There was also the matter of the Charlamagne family which from his knowledge won't be backing down from a blatant declaration of war. He had met Trevor Charlamagne before and Kai knew that he was a very hot-blooded and impulsive person that followed his emotions more than his head.

'Well, I doubt he will attack them immediately. Considering what Eva said, he sent them back a letter saying that he accepted their declaration of war. However, he can't simply prepare enough people to destroy the Lavine household in a few days.' Kai's eyes turned a degree colder.

If his estimation was right, Trevor won't make a move for a few more weeks. During this time, Kai can make his move and end everything before it even starts.

Normally, Kai would've left this matter as it was none of his concern. However, the moment Edward targeted him, the moment he destroyed his house and tried to hinder his normal life, Kai decided to end his life and end his family's lineage.

The reason for that was simple. It was one of the rules he followed in his life to a T.

'If you want to erase a problem, pull it out of its roots.'

If Kai killed Edward, his family will certainly not shut up about it and they will try to come after Kai. So, getting rid of them all will stop any possible problems in the future.

Unbeknownst to the Charlamagne family, their dead son had angered the person they didn't want to face the most. If Trevor knew that his son had made the Black Phantom himself come out of retirement and target them, he would've resurrected him from the dead, made him bow down before Kai, and then killed him again.

Trevor knew of the horrors that Kai committed before and that alone would dissipate any anger he had and would make him personally ask for forgiveness.

However, it was all set in stone, Kai wasn't going to let the Charlamagne family off the hook.

"Kaiiiii~~~" As he was in deep thought like that, two hands wrapped around his neck from behind as two soft melons squished against his body. "I missed you so much~~," Eva said happily as she rubbed her face on his cheek like a small cat greeting her owner.

Kai sighed and put her down before he said.

"Don't hug me in the street and didn't I say not to talk with me in public?" He asked coldly. If it wasn't for the fact that no one was around them, Kai would've had to drag Eva to a quiet place and scold her harshly.

"Heeh? But, I made sure no one would see us. I even found a solution so we can go to school every day. All I have to do is to close the whole route there and no one would be able to see us." Eva said with a bright smile.

Kai's face didn't change at the fact that she will deny access to two main roads and three smaller roads just so that she can walk with him to school. However, he wasn't going to allow her to do that.

"No. This is already eye-catching as it is. Your limousine is still there." Saying that Kai turned around and left.

"Dammit!" Eva cursed her luck as she looked at Kai walking away. Even though he had refused her, she didn't get annoyed at all.

"Seeing him in the morning is already plenty enough~" She murmured as she giggled happily and then left. Yesterday, Eva didn't have time to sleep as she had to discuss what they should do concerning the Charlamagnes.

Her father weirdly approved of what she did. After the disrespect he had to go through from Trevor and his stupid son, he was boiling with rage. They loathed him, his wife, and his daughters.

After their discussion, she had to quickly travel back to Kai and by the time she reached there, it was already morning. Granted, with Eva's training she can go days without food or sleep but she was still quite tired. However, one look at Kai and her exhaustion was washed away. He was akin to an energy drink that would pump her with life again whenever she was getting tired.

'I promise you to keep our life here a peaceful haven for both of us, Kai. I won't let anyone rob this from us.'