“While I admit that the Moldells have definitely crossed the line for some time now, was there truly a need to go so far in your retaliation, Mr. Crawford? Did you truly have to torture and humiliate us like this? You’ve done enough to us so please just let us off already…” negotiated Yash as he stood up.
Gerald, however, gave no response, choosing instead to simply fiddle around with a teapot.
“That’s it! I’m killing you if it’s the last thing I do!” shouted one of the Moldell’s men as he rushed toward Gerald, unwilling to go through any more mental suffering.
However, the man was promptly taken care of by one of Gerald’s own subordinates upon receiving Welson’s order.
“You know, from what I’ve been told, Kort has just arrived in the Logan Province… I’m sure it won’t be long before he rushes over…” said Gerald with a smile.
Upon hearing that, both Yuvan and Yash couldn’t help but feel slightly moved. At long last, the moment of hope they had been looking forward to was finally coming.
The family head was going to be here soon, and if anyone was to even come close to having a fighting chance against Gerald, it was Kort.
“If that’s the case, then you’ll definitely have to face the Moldell family’s grand second master who is also the master of our family, KortMoldell! After slaughtering so many of our family members, I do wonder how you’ll explain yourself…” replied Yash.
Yuvan himself had already grabbed onto Yash’s hand in his excitement. His reaction was to be expected since he had sworn to himself that he would make the Crawfords pay the price a hundredfold of what Gerald had made the Moldells suffer through.
“Eventually. Unfortunately, the rest of you won’t be able to witness that fight. Have you heard of ‘last meals’ that death row prisoners receive before getting executed? Well, I hope you’ve eaten to your heart’s content… With that out of the way, go ahead and end yourselves now. None of you are leaving this restaurant alive,” sneered Gerald coldly.
Hearing that, Yash felt his eyelids twitching intensely as Yuvan fell into complete despair.
All Yuvan needed was a bit more time… If time was on his side, his father would definitely arrive sooner or later to save him… Yet here Gerald was, ordering them to kill themselves!
Regret enveloped Yash as well. If only he hadn’t led his subordinates into Everdare Forest that day… None of this would have happened.
Regardless, since Gerald had allowed them to take their own lives, they weren’t against the idea. After all, they were well aware that death was the only answer to their current situation. At least they would still be able to go with what little dignity they still had…
Once the deeds were done, Gerald and his men simply walked out of the restaurant.
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