I Was Hoping She Would Notice but again Now When She Did... Im Tired

Lucian smiled lazily at Meleonora, his expression disturbingly casual.

"It's just that…there will be one less island in this world from now on."

Meleonora blinked.

Huh?

Her mind struggled to process his words.

Lucian simply shook his head when he saw the confusion still lingering in her eyes.

Then

The General shot up from his chair.

His face turned pale, eyes widening in sheer disbelief.

"You…don't tell me you did that again?" The General's voice wavered, almost stuttering.

Lucian tilted his head slightly, as if just now recalling something.

"Ohhh, yeah…Now that I think about it, what a coincidence, isn't it?" His smile stretched wider.

He slowly turned his gaze toward the General, whose face was filled with horror.

"Last time, I destroyed a secret base in the middle of the desert last time right."

His tone was light. Almost conversational.

"And funnily enough… that time, too, they had tried to harm Rose."

Silence gripped the room.

Meleonora's breath hitched.

Secret base? desert? What the hell is he talking about?!

Lucian's voice remained casual, but his words sent a chill down everyone's spine.

"And just like last time, I gave you one day to take care of the problem just like now."

His gaze never left the General, whose hands were clenched into tight fists.

"But you failed."

He exhaled sharply, then

Lucian turned to the purple-haired man.

The man, who had been leaning against the wall, suddenly straightened up, a confused look on his face.

"But well because of you…this time, it's not three."

Lucian's lips curved into a slow smirk.

He Said chucklingly.

He raised a single finger

And pointed it at the purple-haired man.

"It's seven this time."

For a moment, the purple-haired man just stared.

Then, a cold chill ran down his spine.

Wait… what?!

The General's body trembled, his voice rising in a rare display of genuine anger.

"Are you MAD, Lucian Kane?!"

His voice boomed, startling everyone in the room.

"Have you completely LOST YOUR MIND?! Do you even realize what you've done?!"

His chest heaved, his fury raw and unfiltered.

"I can't believe just how petty you are to use weapons of mass destruction over something so trivial!"

Meleonora's stomach dropped she couldn't believe that general could show such a heavy emotions and even seems out of control.

Her hands gripped the chair tightly.

Weapons of mass destruction?

Did he just

No.

No.

That can't be right.

She swallowed hard, her throat dry.

Did this lunatic just…launch missiles at an island?

Her mind spun.

That's insane. That's

Her breath caught in her throat.

"I never knew the Kane family had access to artillery-grade long-range missiles… let alone the audacity to use them without permission."

She felt lightheaded.

This is bad. Really bad.

Deploying any form of artillery was already a serious matter.

But missiles?

Missiles were strictly prohibited by all nations.

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Even armies couldn't casually fire them without extensive approval. The risks were too high.

And yet…

Lucian Kane had just fired them without a second thought.

Even worse

He was standing there, smiling like it was nothing.

Meleonora squeezed her fists, her thoughts racing.

This is a catastrophe.

The world would be alerted by now.

This was not something that could be swept under the rug.

Even with the Kane family's influence, Lucian wouldn't escape this.

He's done for.

Twenty years in prison at the very least.

And that was being generous.

Her gaze snapped to Lucian.

But

He wasn't worried.

Not even a little.

He stood there, completely relaxed, as if none of this had anything to do with him.

"Last time, I covered for you."

The General's voice was raw with frustration.

"No one found out about the desert base because it was in the middle of nowhere. There was no population to raise suspicion."

So no one found out.

His fists clenched.

"But this time"

His voice roared through the room.

"THIS TIME, IT'S A FUCKING ISLAND!"

The sheer force of his words sent a ripple through the air.

Lucian, however, remained unfazed.

"Do you even understand the consequences of what you've done?!"

The General's voice cracked with fury.

"Not only did you wipe out a quarter of a hundred thousand people"@@novelbin@@

His breath hitched.

"You might have ERASED A WHOLE DAMN ISLAND FROM THE WORLD!"

A suffocating silence followed.

The weight of his words sank in.

Meleonora felt cold sweat trailing down her back.

She had already estimated the numbers.

Based on what she knew, if seven missiles were fired

At least 2,000 to 7,000 people would be dead.

ahh yes maybe general calculated wrong in hurried and shock she thought to herself

but still

That was a massacre.

Her fingers dug into the armrests of her chair.

This is beyond reckless.

This is terrorism.

And yet

Lucian simply stood there.

Calm.

Unbothered.

Almost… bored.

The General's voice dropped, his tone now grave.

"Do you even realize what you've just done to the Kane family?"

Because of this even they will face concequences now

Lucian gaze flickered to him.

Then, a small chuckle left his lips.

"The Kane family?"

Lucian raised a brow his lips curling into a lazy smirk.

"Oh, General…you're misunderstanding something here, aren't you?"

He tilted his head slightly, amusement flickering in his eyes.

"Who said this has anything to do with the Kane family?"

His voice, casual yet taunting, echoed through the tense hospital room.

Lucian exhaled, spreading his arms wide.

"It's me.

Don't forget who I am. At least you should know, right?"

His voice carried a strange confidence, one that sent a strange chill through the air.

"I did this. I, myself, alone."

His gaze hardened,locking onto the General's face.

"Do you really think anyone else has the power to do what I just did?"

He scoffed.

"Even you"Lucian pointed straight at the General his finger unwavering.

"Even the president of this country, the queen, or any world leader wouldn't dare to do what I just did."

He let out a short laugh, a mixture of arrogance and certainty.

"Tell me, General…"Lucian's voice was almost mocking.

"Tell me, General…" Lucian's voice was almost mocking.

He took a slow step forward.

"Who, other than me, could have done this?"

Another step.

"No one."

Lucian's arms spread wider.

"So don't get it twisted."

He exhaled sharply, a crazed glint flashing through his eyes.

"This wasn't the Kane family."

"This…was me."

His voice carried a dangerous finality, sending a suffocating weight through the room.

And then

Lucian lifted his chin slightly, his expression turning eerily serene.

"From this moment forward…"

His next words sent a shudder through everyone's spine.

"I declare war on the world."

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