You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth) novel Chapter 2

“You've bumped into me,” Denise said in her childlike voice. The sunglasses that she was wearing did not manage to conceal her displeasure.

Kenneth found the little girl's demeanor amusing. He crouched down and steadied her up from the floor. “Are you all right?”

“Of course not-” Before Denise could finish her sentence, she was stumped by the sight of the handsome man in front of her. She had always been attracted to pretty faces, and oddly enough, she found the face before her quite familiar.

“Of course not. I don't know if I'm hurt anywhere else,” she said coyly.

Kenneth noticed that there was nothing wrong with the little girl upon inspection. He smiled and asked, “So, do you need me to send you to the hospital?”

“Oh, that won't be necessary,” Denise said. “But you could give me your number. I'll contact you via WhatsApp if anything happens.” Then, she took out her phone and said in a domineering tone, leaving no room for further discussion, “Let me scan your QR code.”

Kenneth found the shrewd little girl adorable and did not give it a second thought. He took out his phone and opened his WhatsApp. As a matter of fact, he seldom used it. Hence, the app was no more than an extra icon on his phone.

After scanning Kenneth's QR code, Denise nodded in satisfaction. “Okay, Mr. Handsome. We'll contact each other via WhatsApp if anything happens to me!”

“Where are your parents?” They had been chatting for a bit now, but Kenneth noticed that the little girl's parents were nowhere in sight.

Denise frowned and mumbled, “Ah, I haven't even met my daddy yet.” The little girl then shook her head and left.

Kenneth laughed as he looked at her back. What a shrewd little girl.

“Let's go, Tony.”

Anthony looked at her sister and asked,

“What took you so long?”

Denise flashed him an enigmatic smile and said, “I met a handsome uncle outside the toilet entrance. He's so handsome that I thought he's some celebrity, but he's not.”

Anthony did not wish to entertain the starry-eyed Denise and walked ahead of her.

Benjamin approached Denise and teased, “Is it possible that he's more handsome than me?”

“Actually, I think he looks really like the two of you. Well, he looks a lot like Tony, to be specific.” Then, she nodded seriously.

Benjamin looked at Anthony's back. This little guy is undeniably handsome. I can already picture the heartbreaker that he was going to become.

“How do you think our daddy looks like when Tony is so handsome?” Benjamin asked as he started to picture their father’s looks in his head.

“I think he has to be really handsome as well!” Denise said in a daze.

“Oops. I think we're really too goodlooking for our own good,” Benjamin lamented.

Then, Anthony's voice rang. “Gramps!”

Denise turned around and saw the old man standing just a stone's throw away from them. Even though the old man's hair was all white, the triplets felt a strong sense of familiarity with the old man. “Gramps!” Denise shouted as she dashed over and burrowed herself in Terence's embrace. “Gramps, I'm finally meeting you! I miss you so much!”

Terence hugged the little girl with shaky hands. They had been keeping in touch via video calls all these years. He was so thrilled to finally meet his greatgrandchildren in person that he could find no words to say. “I've been missing all of you too!” he finally said as he looked at the other two boys.

“Gramps!” Benjamin approached the old man and gave the latter a big hug.

“Okay, okay!” Terence did not know what else to say. The Watson family had not been prolific. Hence, he was beyond grateful that his eyes grew misty as he looked at the three children.

Anthony was a reserved child, and he was not too keen to express his feelings. Hence, he merely looked at them and smiled faintly.

“All right, let's head back first! We'll talk later!” Terence said as he ushered them to the car.

Meanwhile, at Prosper Technologies, the office was already abuzz with heated discussions even before Natasha arrived.

“Have you heard that the programmer who is coming today is a woman?”

“So what if it's a woman? Even though female programmers are not common, it's not exactly headline news either.”

“The guys were hoping that the new girl would boost the morale of the office. But I guess you haven't seen the photo of the new girl yet. The guys over at Design Department were already wallowing in despair!” a few girls at the reception gossiped and giggled.