Even though it was a family dinner, various dishes of the standard of a five-star hotel were served. In other words, those dishes looked and tasted exceptionally sumptuous.
The spacious dining hall was engulfed by liveliness as everyone gathered, chatting and laughing blissfully.
Catching sight of the housekeeper pouring the wine, Liam complimented, “This is a quality wine. Kenneth, did you bring it here?”
Savoring the wine, Kenneth cast a look in Natasha's direction. Smiling, he replied, “Nat's the one.”
In an instant, everyone locked their gazes on Natasha. Liam asked again, “Nat, did you bring this?”
“I bought it without thinking much!” Natasha chuckled.
“Nat, this is certainly not any ordinary wine you can easily buy elsewhere!” Liam threw her a meaningful glance.
She flashed him a smile. “Old Mr. Hamilton, if you like it, I'll bring a few bottles for you again.”
Liam's eyes lit up instantaneously. With that, he gladly nodded. “Okay! I'm looking forward to it!”
Natasha smiled again.
Right that instant, Kenneth kept his eyes glued to her.
Her hair cascaded down the back of her slender shoulders; her eyes looked exquisite on her dainty face.
Undoubtedly, she could gain success effortlessly with her stunning good looks. It would never cross anyone's mind that she possessed such a petrifying skill. Who could have related her to Shadow Seeker?
Ever since he knew about her identity, he was not the slightest bit astounded, regardless of what she did. It was as though those were her daily activities.
On top of that, he could not resist feeling a sense of inexplicable superiority whenever he recalled how she used to belong to him.
Natasha seemed to have sensed his gaze. When she turned to look in his direction, their eyes met.
Kenneth looked intently into her eyes without avoiding her. His lips contorted into a curve as he admired her great charm.
On the other hand, Natasha whipped out her phone. The moment she put it down a few seconds later, the notification tone of his phone sounded.
Kenneth picked up his phone and noticed a message from Natasha: What are you looking at?
Kenneth replied at once: I suddenly feel like kissing your lips!
Natasha was at a loss for words.
When she turned to look at Kenneth again, he was smiling at her. There was frivolousness amid dignity in his smile. Looking idle and casual, he was extraordinarily charming.
Natasha cast her eyes down and sent another message: Go ahead if you have the cheek.
Right after reading the message, Kenneth looked up at her. The latter mimicked him by flashing him a challenging smile.
Unexpectedly, Kenneth put down his phone the next second before standing up and heading toward Natasha.
The others were oblivious to it as they were engaged in their conversations. Nonetheless, Natasha had her eyes on Kenneth all the time till he eventually stopped right behind her.
The napkin on the dining table somehow dropped to the ground when Kenneth walked past it.
Natasha did not even doubt if it was merely a coincidence. She bent down spontaneously to pick it up. At the same time, Kenneth bent down abruptly as well. The moment she picked up the napkin, he suddenly planted a kiss on her lips.
Caught off guard, Natasha was bereft of speech.
Even so, Kenneth held the back of her head deliberately to deepen the kiss.
Denise was the one sitting closest to Natasha. As her curiosity was piqued, she turned to look in their direction. In a split second, her eyes widened at the overwhelming scene.
What? There was indescribable excitement in her widely opened starlike eyes. Oh my! It's far more romantic than those moments in the drama series. Daddy is incredibly good at it!
No words could describe how she was whipped up by it.
At that very moment, Terence, seated alongside Denise, seemed to sense something awry. Staring at her, he queried, “Denise, what's wrong?”
“Huh?” Denise came to her senses and looked at him. Beaming sweetly, she shook her head. “I'm fine!”
At the same time, Kenneth let go of Natasha. Even so, he still fastened his glittering eyes on her. It was as if he could not get enough of her.
Natasha only looked at him silently without moving. She could even hear her heart pounding rhythmically.
“Then what are you looking at?” Terence's voice sounded again.
Just as he cast a look in Natasha's direction, Kenneth suddenly rose to his feet with the napkin. Next, he handed it to Natasha in a dignified manner.
Since he behaved so naturally, others could scarcely sense anything, it seemed he only helped to pick the napkin up for her.
After staring at him for a while, Natasha still stretched out her hand to take the napkin from him. “Thank you.”
“Don't mention it.” The next moment, Kenneth walked toward the table a short distance away. After that, he poured a glass of water before turning and heading toward the table steadily. Wearing a look of pride, he exuded an imposing aura as usual.
Terence did not sense anything amiss after looking at him for quite a while. Shortly after, he retracted his gaze and gazed at Denise instead. “Dig in.”
“Okay, Gramps,” Denise smiled sweetly at him. Deep down, she gasped admiringly. I'm impressed! Daddy is awesome!
Back in his seat, Kenneth whipped out his phone and sent Natasha a message right away: How's it? Are you satisfied?
After shooting him a look, Natasha cast her eyes down and replied: Mr. Hamilton, I'm impressed by your outstanding acting skill.
Kenneth replied right away: Thanks for your compliment.
Natasha mocked him by replying: You not only have good acting skills but also have no sense of shame.
Kenneth refuted again by sending another message: Nat, when did you start hiding your feelings? From your response a while ago, I'm convinced that you like that very much.
Rolling her eyes, Natasha sent another message: What a narcissist!
Kenneth chuckled as he continued to send more messages to her.
They were absorbed in bickering discreetly by sending messages non-stop to each other, paying no heed to the others.
Everyone else sensed that but did not even bother to disclose anything. Hmph! Do they think that we are blind?
Thalia looked out of the manor from time to time while eating.
Gazing at her, Anthony could roughly guess who she was anticipating and blurted out, “He won't come.”
Flabbergasted, Thalia looked at him in bafflement.
“He's avoiding you. Anyway, Nat won't invite him again since she has invited you,” Anthony said confidently.
Thalia looked away hastily. “I have no idea what you're talking about.”
“Is that so? Then what are you looking at?” Anthony asked doubtfully.
Thalia scanned the surroundings before responding, “I'm observing your daddy. You should look at the gleefulness on his face now.”
Anthony looked in his direction without commenting anything.
“Ah! He's lucky enough...” Thalia continued to blabber but zipped her mouth abruptly when Anthony shot her a warning look.
After contemplating for a while, she added further with a smile, “I just feel bad for your mom.”
Anthony lowered his voice and asked inquisitively, “Why did my mommy invite you here?”
Thalia looked up to throw a glance at Natasha not far away from them before stating triumphantly, “Could it be I'm pretty, honey-tongued, and have a good temper?”
Anthony shot her a subtle glance. “Don't you think you have some false perceptions about yourself?”
Thalia knitted her brows in displeasure. “Anything wrong? Do you mean I'm not pretty enough, not good with words, and have a hot temper? Or perhaps you have other opinions?”
Sensing that she had lost her temper, Anthony could not help warning himself not to get on women's nerves. My goodness! If any short-tempered woman like Thalia is irked, I'll be doomed!
Putting on a flattering smile, he tried to appease her. “I'm only pulling your leg. Don't be mad, okay?”
“Pfft! Men are all the same. You put up a front without speaking your mind!” Thalia glowered at him.
Anthony looked at her and purposively lowered his voice. “Okay! No more jokes. I have something important to tell you.”
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