EXILED HEIR IS GOD OF WAR

5.

Kai trembled with rage. "Damn the Benson family! I really thought they adopted me out of sincerity, but in the end..."

He had given everything for them!

Even after Jake returned to the family, Kai swallowed his pride and continued working tirelessly, all because the head of the Benson family—his adoptive father—had begged him to stay.

It was all a lie.

They didn’t keep him out of love or gratitude. They kept him under surveillance. Watching him. Watching for the mysterious family pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

Kai’s whole body shook. He had never imagined the truth to be so filthy.

"I... I have to go back. I will make the Benson family pay for this!" His blood boiled. He couldn't accept what had been done to him.

"Calm yourself, my grandson," Fabio said coldly. "I understand your anger—I share it. But now is not the time."

"Destroying the Benson family would be as easy as crushing an anthill, but if we do that, we will never uncover the true mastermind behind all this."

Even in his fury, Fabio remained rational.

Kai took a deep breath and steadied himself. "Then what do you suggest I do?"

Fabio smiled. "My child, though you are my grandson, I must still determine if you are worthy of inheriting the Grant family. Why not treat this as a test?"

"Your task is simple—punish every single person who has ever dared to hurt you. Make them regret everything they've done."

"And remember—find out who is behind the Benson family. They must learn that anyone who dares lay a hand on the heir of the Grant family will face utter destruction."

Fabio’s words reignited the fire in Kai’s heart. He had once been called a genius!

If not for the Benson family—if he hadn’t spent years silently working in the shadows for them—his achievements would have already shocked the world!

Kai turned his gaze to the thugs kneeling before him, a cold smile forming on his lips.

"Then… let's start with them."

The thugs trembled under Kai’s gaze. One of them desperately pleaded, "Please… spare us! We won’t work for that bastard Jake ever again!"

Kai sneered. "You won’t have the chance to work for him again."

"Revenge on the Benson family starts with you. You heard too many of our secrets—do you really think you’ll be allowed to walk away?"

One of the thugs was so terrified he nearly wet himself. "No… please…!"

Just then, his phone rang. He was too scared to pick it up.

Kai smirked and plucked the phone from his hand. The caller ID displayed a familiar name—Jake.

He chuckled and answered the call in front of the thugs.

"Hey, how did it go?" Jake’s arrogant voice came through. "Ah, never mind, what am I even asking? There’s no way you guys could mess up killing some sick bastard, right?"

"Sir…" Kai deliberately lowered his voice. "Do you know the owner of this phone? He and his crew got into a terrible car accident… They’re all dead."

The thug whose phone was taken looked as if he was about to cry, but he dared not make a sound.

"What?! A car accident?" Jake sounded startled. What the hell were those idiots doing?

"Were there any survivors? One of them should have an ID on him. His name is Kai Benson..." Jake wasn’t willing to leave things to chance. He had instructed them to stage an accident, to run Kai down and ensure he was dead.

Kai clenched his fists in fury but kept his voice calm and detached. "No, sir. If you have the time, you should head to the hospital and collect their bodies. The crash was… gruesome."

"Ugh…" On the other end, Jake nearly retched. "That’s none of my business! I don’t even know those guys!"

With that, he hung up in a panic.

Kai listened to the dial tone and shrugged. "Looks like you followed the wrong boss. He doesn’t give a damn about you."

The thug remained silent. Jake’s reaction had shattered whatever loyalty he had left.

Kai got to his feet and walked over to Fabio, replacing his cold expression with a bright smile.

"S-Sir! Please!" The leader of the thugs cried out in desperation. He didn’t want to die.

Kai turned to him with an icy gaze. "What?"

"C-Can we go?" The thug stammered, shaking all over.

"Go?" Kai smirked. "Oh, of course…"

"But I seem to recall saying that you all died in a car accident." His voice turned mocking. "I don’t like lying. Grandpa, can you make sure my words come true?"

Fabio was pleased by Kai’s ruthlessness. The Grant family needed an heir with this kind of resolve.

"Nico, you heard the young master," Fabio ordered coolly. "Arrange it. Make it look like a car accident. No survivors."

"Wait… A c-car accident… No, please, sir, have mercy!" The thug leader wailed.

But the black-clad Nico approached without hesitation, pulling out a cloth and stuffing it into the thug’s mouth.