At the same time, Kenneth suddenly reached out to stop Anthony from committing the deed.
They met each other's gazes as the boy turned to him.
Both of them had bloodshot eyes.
“This isn't something you should do,” Kenneth stated.
At that very moment, the police entered the room, and Kenneth hurriedly took the dagger from Anthony and put it away.
The police turned the lights on.
Amid the absolute mess, they seized the “main culprit” first.
But upon noting that Gary was on the brim of death, they quickly alerted the doctors to save him.
Then, a man in a uniform who looked to be in his fifties walked over and frowned as he saw Kenneth. “Kenneth? What are you
doing here?” “Hello, Mr. Zeller,” Kenneth greeted casually. “It's been a while.”
“It really has been. To think you'd give me such a huge surprise during our next encounter!” exclaimed Zeke Zeller. “Was this guy after you?”
Kenneth shot a glance at Natasha, who was standing beside him. “Yes. He was supposed to come after me, but he messed with the wrong person.”
A perplexed Zeke wanted to find out more when Kenneth suddenly swayed a little. “You're hurt,” he said in concern, finally noticing the wounds on the latter's abdomen.
“Just a bit. It's no big deal.” Kenneth clutched his stomach as blood continued to spill out of his injuries.
“No big deal? Your grandpa's going to get a heart attack if he sees this!” Zeke responded fearfully before turning to his subordinates. “Call a doctor now.”
Kenneth turned to Natasha and strode
toward her.
His lips paled and his gaze turned bleak as he glanced at the cuts on her arms. “Are you okay? Does it hurt?”
Natasha shook her head.
“I couldn't get revenge for you,” he lamented.
The woman smiled. “I'm more than happy with this outcome.”
As soon as Kenneth returned the smile, he shut his eyes and collapsed to the ground.
“Kenneth!”
Chaos ensued in the room.
The man was swiftly taken to the hospital.
Thalia took it upon herself to head to the police station as a witness.
A policeman gazed at Anthony. “Were you the one who called us, young man?”
Hearing that, Thalia instinctively hid the boy in her arms. “Yeah, he was. I told him to do it. The situation was so dire that I could only get him to call you!”
The officer chuckled. “I was just asking. You don't have to be so nervous.”
“I'm not nervous. I'm just doing my best to tell you everything I know!” the woman replied with a grin.
Nervous?
I'm Thalia Jacoway! I've gone through much worse than this!
Why would I be nervous?
Despite thinking that, her heart couldn't stop racing. If her superiors were to find out that she had involved the police, she was going to be punished severely!
Aware that she was trying to protect him, Anthony curled his lips into a smile.
The two left the police station after having their statements recorded.
Thalia was about to light the cigarette in her mouth, but she stopped herself after glancing at Anthony.
I shouldn't harm the child.
That's not good.
Hence, she put her cigarette back into its box.
“There wasn't anything wrong about my statement, was there?” she asked.
Anthony nodded approvingly. “Yeah.
Everything you said was the truth.”
Thalia returned the nod and added after a moment of pondering, “Don't tell Kyle about this.”
“You're scared of him?”
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