Surprisingly, after Denise heard everything, she was silent for a moment before saying, “Tony, the two of you-”
“No! It's the three of us now.” Before she could complete her sentence, Anthony cut in and emphasized, “We are in it together now.”
Denise frowned and said, “I wasn't aware of anything.”
“That’s not the point. The point is that without you, we won't be able to accomplish our mission today!” Anthony proclaimed.
Denise was rendered speechless.
It was true that she was involved too, albeit unwittingly.
However, that was the truth.
At that moment, Anthony looked at her and said, “Denise, there will be more of such scenarios in the future. If Daddy doesn't retire for good, such situations will come up again and again.”
Denise was very worried. “Aren't we making Daddy our enemy?”
Anthony thought about it before responding, “We won’t. I won't let things go that far. I also believe Daddy won't allow that to happen.”
“Really?” asked Denise.
Anthony nodded and assured her, “I promise you.”
Denise seemed more at ease and smiled as she looked at her brother. Even though Anthony was only a few seconds older than her, she had always had complete trust in him for some strange reasons.
“Okay!” she nodded.
Benjamin asked, “You're not mad anymore?”
“I'm not mad. I understand that we have to draw the line somewhere. I'm only worried that Daddy will be mad,” said Denise.
After pondering what his sister had said, Benjamin smiled. “Daddy isn't that petty. But, if he really gets angry, then let Mommy handle him.”
Denise laughed when she heard that. “That's true.”
“Now that we have reached an agreement on this matter, we must keep it a secret,” said Benjamin.
Denise responded immediately, “Of course! I won't want to destroy my cute and obedient image in Daddy's heart.”
If Daddy finds out that we are all...
They could not imagine the consequences.
Benjamin looked at his sister affectionately and rubbed her head. “Yes, you're the best!”
Anthony could not help but comment, “It looks like even Ben has been blinded by his love for you.”
Denise pouted. “Tony, you're annoying.”
Anthony didn't say anything in response. Instead, he just gave his sister a smile and adjusted his posture.
At that moment, Benjamin spoke. “I think we should get our stories straight.”
“What stories?”
“The phone call today,” reminded Benjamin.
When that topic was brought up, Anthony asked, “What do you mean?”
Benjamin gave it some thought before answering, “Daddy must be looking for us right now. Once Thalia gets back, we'll ask her to drop me off at a public area. I will then phone Daddy and ask him to pick me up.”
Anthony agreed to his plan. “Good idea.”
It was then Denise spoke faintly. “If I had known this earlier on, I would have phoned Daddy. That way, he would come to pick me up and bring me to grab some delicious food.”
That would be wonderful.
Anthony and Benjamin exchanged glances, and the former exclaimed, “If you were the one who made that phone call, you would have sold us “Is that what you think of me?” questioned Denise.
Anthony answered her question with another question, “What do you think of yourself?”
Denise thought about it and retorted, “I'm not that kind of person!”
Anthony merely chuckled and did not say anything else.
Once the two of them stopped arguing, Benjamin grinned and asked Anthony, “Tony, Denise, if Daddy asks, we have to make sure we tell him the same thing. Just say that Thalia has brought us out, but we got lost. The two of you don’t have your phones with you, so I’m the only one who can call him.”
Denise sounded doubtful. “But, will Daddy buy our story?”
“He won't have a choice as long as the three of us say the same thing,” said Benjamin.
Anthony spoke. “We'll do as you say since we haven't found a better solution.”
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