You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)

Chapter 228

“Anyhow, this is all in the past. The most important thing for you to do now is to live in the present. Treat Nat well and don't repeat the same mistake again,” Liam advised as he looked at Kenneth.

The latter met his eyes and smiled.

“Grandpa, thank you for telling me all this.”

Kenneth's unusual politeness made Liam so uncomfortable he eyed his grandson warily. “What tricks are you playing in that head of yours again?”

“Nothing. I just feel assured after hearing what you said. I will protect her for the rest of my life and make sure nothing bad happens to her,” Kenneth replied.

His words put a smile on Liam's lips.

“That's my grandson!”

Since they had talked for a while, Kenneth thought he should stop bothering Liam. “Grandpa, why don't you go rest first? I still have some things to settle, so I'll go back to my room first.”

“What is there to do at this time? It's so late already,” Liam inquired curiously, but Kenneth simply flashed him a mysterious smile before going upstairs.

“Does he really have to keep me in suspense?” Liam shook his head and went back to his own room.

In the meantime, Kenneth went back to the room Liam had prepared for him and Natasha when they were first supposed to be married.

If it were not for Kenneth's initial bias against their union, he would have used this immaculate and clean room long ago, but after going through so much, his attitude had changed.

Then, he looked forward to actually living in that space.

He wondered if things would have been different if he had just followed through with Liam's plan.

A smile emerged on his lips at that thought. Well, there's no ifs.

He regretted not being part of Natasha and the three children's lives over the past years, and for the first time in his life, Kenneth actually liked how things were between Natasha and him.

He knew fully well that love was the foundation for a long-term relationship.

With that in mind, he went over to the laptop instead of going to rest, but just as he switched on the laptop, a frown stitched on his brows when he realized something was not right.

Did someone use this laptop before?

Out of curiosity, Kenneth went to the browser to check the search history, but to his dismay, he found nothing.

This can't be... Someone clearly used this device before, so it should at least have some history, but there's no record whatsoever. This is weird... Anthony is the only one who has stayed in this room before. Don't tell me it's him.

Since Kenneth could not think of any other reason other than the mischievous kid playing with the laptop, he dismissed the thought and keyed in the password to his account before entering another website.

“I need you to look into an incident that happened twenty years ago...”

Over on the other side, Terence was driving with Natasha seated beside him when he spared her a glance.

“I bet the task is dangerous,” he uttered.

Natasha looked up at him and smiled. “Not really. The police were there, and I just stayed behind them. Don't worry. As I promised, I won't put myself in danger.”

Despite what she said, Terence knew she was just trying to assure him.

“Nat, I might have expectations of you, but at the end of the day, I just want you to be safe and happy. I hope you understand that.”

The woman nodded. “I know, Grandpa.”

“You know, if—and I'm just saying if—”

“Grandpa, you really don't have to worry. I know what I can and can't do,” Natasha cut in.

Seeing the resolution in her eyes, Terence knew Natasha was not a girl anymore, but a grown-up, so he decided to just let the matter slide.

“You know, Nat, if Desmond gets caught, then Zachary...”

Natasha's face darkened at the mention of that name. “I hope Zachary understands.”

Terence could not help but sigh. “He's a good man, but life is really unfair to him. Erin is still in a vegetative state, and now Desmond might end up in jail...”

Natasha listened without saying a word.

“I can only say fate is cruel,” Terence continued before silence resumed in the

car.

After some time, the car pulled up beside a building, and they went in after Terence parked the car.

While they were waiting for the elevator, the door opened to a woman dressed in a figure-hugging black dress.

She was surprised to see Natasha, but she still managed to force an awkward smile on

her face. “Hi. Good evening...”

“Good evening,” Natasha greeted back with a smile, nodding.

Thalia could not tell why she felt guilty when she met Natasha's gaze, so she left as soon as she could, but just as she was turning away, she caught sight of the three children.

“Wait...” she murmured in astonishment.

Her gaze darted between the three kids, and she blinked in confusion. Before long, her gaze stopped at Anthony. “What's going on?” she asked.

Anthony initially wanted to tell her everything during his birthday, but before he could do so, Thalia had already run into all his siblings.

He smiled at her and replied, “Let me introduce you to my siblings. This is my younger brother, Benjamin; and this is my younger sister, Denise.”

“They're all your siblings?” “Yeah. We're triplets from the same mother,” Anthony answered with a nod.

A rigid smile froze on Thalia's face as she stared at the boy until she turned slowly toward the others.

“Well, it's getting late, isn't it? Why don't y'all go upstairs and rest first? I have something to talk to him about,” she said with a forced smile.

Anthony looked up at Natasha and shook his head vigorously.

No, Mommy! Please. Don't!

To Anthony's horror, Natasha winked at him and smiled. “Sure. We'll go upstairs first, then.”

With that said, all of them went into the elevator.

Nat!

Anthony was screaming in his heart.

Before Anthony could do anything, Thalia had already lifted him up and dragged him out so they could talk.

When the other two children saw this, they exchanged hesitant glances and went out after their brother. They could not just leave him on his own.

“Children—"

“It's okay, Grandpa. They'll be fine,” Natasha interrupted.

Terence thought for a while and nodded in the end. Then, the two went upstairs together.

Over on the outside, Thalia was giving Anthony a death stare as she pronounced, “Now, what about you choose a way to die?”

“So, I still get to choose?” the boy asked.

Thalia narrowed her eyes glowering at him threateningly. “Of course. You get to choose, but not the others.”

“Then can I choose not to die?” Anthony asked in return.

“What do you think?” Thalia cried out, closing in on him. The glare on her face was so intense one would think she was about to eat that kid up.

“Anthony Watson! How dare you lie to me again?” she shouted, shaking his shoulders violently.

You said you d never lie to me again!

Thalia was incensed when she found out that she had been tricked by the child over and over again. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Anthony felt giddy at the jiggle, so he apologized immediately. “I'm sorry! I know I shouldn't lie to you. I mean it. I'm sorry!”

Thalia stopped, still scowling at him in anger.

“I mean... I didn't really lie to you, right? I just didn't tell you the whole truth,” Anthony explained.

“But you said you'd never hide anything from me again!” Thalia bellowed.

Indeed, Anthony recalled he actually said something like that to her before. “All right. I'll apologize once again.”

“Whatever! All men are the same! You guys are all liars!”

Anthony was left speechless.

“So Benjamin and Denise are the two who helped you fight Kyle last time?” she asked.