Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth) novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416

Kenneth stared at Benjamin for the longest time as he contemplated a suitable reply. They were in public, after all.

Eventually, he asked, “Are you hurt?”

Benjamin shook his head and answered, “No. I'm okay.”

Just then, Thalia stepped forward and asked accusatorily, “What are you playing at, Kenneth? How could you whisk him away at a whim? You could've frightened the poor kid to death!”

Thalia's accusation prompted Kenneth to explain, “I've been kind enough not to accuse you of abducting my son to this place. Why are you turning the blame on me now?”

“I...”

“Daddy, I wanted Thalia to accompany me!” Anthony piped up.

“No, it was me!” Benjamin argued, fighting with his brother to shoulder the blame.

Thalia subconsciously smiled at the young boys' antics. She was delighted to see how they were protecting her.

Looks like I didn't adore them for nothing.

Then, she arched her brow smugly and shot Kenneth a challenging look. “See that? I didn't kidnap them. In fact, they kidnapped me. I suppose you should pay me some protection fees instead, Mr. Hamilton.”

“You call that protection?” Kenneth fired back.

Thalia argued, “They're safe and healthy!”

Scoffing, Kenneth replied flatly, “Okay. I'll settle the score with you soon.”

“Fine! I'll be waiting!”

Please! I'm not scared of Kenneth at all!

Meanwhile, Kenneth refrained from commenting on Thalia's behavior after realizing how protective his sons were of her. Doing so would only backfire and hurt his relationship with them instead.

Dave, on the other hand, was still overwhelmed with shock.

“J, this is your son too?” Dave croaked, utterly incredulous.

Calmly, Kenneth nodded and said, “Yes.”

“Your biological child?”

That earned Dave a disdainful look from Kenneth, who questioned, “What's with your question? Do you have a child who's not your biological offspring?”

Dave sputtered in reply, “I don't have a kid!”

As an afterthought, Kenneth added, “I have twins.” He realized his mistake and corrected himself. “To be accurate, I have triplets.”

“Triplets?” Bewildered, Dave stammered, “T-There's another one?”

He spun around and surveyed his surroundings as though worried a third child would materialize out of thin air.

Anthony declared, “You can stop looking, Mr. Handsome. My younger sister isn't here.”

Dave turned to look at Kenneth's eldest son and asked, “So the two of you have a younger sister?”

Nodding, Anthony added, “Yes! She's really pretty and adorable!”

Dave had no words to express his astonishment.

What on earth happened to Kenneth these past few years? How did he suddenly end up with three kids? Two sons and a daughter! What kind of luck is this?

Before he could ask further questions, Kenneth said, “I know you're bursting with questions, and I promise to answer them on the way back.”

He firmly put a stop to Dave's otherwise-imminent onslaught of queries.

“Let's go!”

Anthony stared at them and asked, “Where are we going, Daddy?”

“Well, for starters, we're going somewhere safer than this place!” replied Kenneth.

“Our luggage is still in the hotel.”

“I'll get someone to retrieve it for you.”

Eventually, Anthony nodded and went along with his father's wishes.

Suddenly, Thalia declared, “You all go ahead. I won't be joining.”

“Why?” asked Anthony.

She glanced at Kenneth and Dave before saying softly, “It's not convenient.”

Dave retorted, “What's so inconvenient? Because we're all male?”

Thalia remained silent, but the boys immediately understood her reasons.

She addressed Anthony and Benjamin, “It's fine. Don't worry about me. I have some business to attend to anyway. You can call me anytime. I haven't been to Spaunia for many years, so I'll take this time to do some sightseeing as well.”

Unconvinced, Benjamin protested, “But—”

“I won't change hotels. You can come here to meet me anytime,” reassured Thalia.

At that juncture, Anthony and Benjamin had little choice but to agree with her decision.

Thalia said, “Well, stay safe. I'll be going back in!”

Anthony nodded, drawing a smile from Thalia.

Before she left, she glanced at Dave, who suddenly thought she looked familiar. He wondered if he had crossed paths with her in the past.

On the way home, Kenneth arranged for the children to have a car to themselves while he sat in another with Dave.

Away from prying ears, Dave asked Kenneth, “Did you say she was from Darknetz?”

Kenneth nodded.

Dave mulled over the revelation. Suddenly, he connected the dots and recalled why Thalia seemed so familiar. “Is she Darknetz Ace?”

Kenneth nodded in response.

Confused, Dave questioned, “Why didn't you say so earlier? We should've captured her and impaired Darknetz's capabilities. Wouldn't that have been better?”

“We'd do better to reduce than to make new enemies. It's unwise for our antagonism with Darknetz to proceed further,” replied Kenneth softly.

Fury glinted in Dave's eyes. He asked seriously, “You were not to blame for that incident years ago. They fired the first shot. Do you think they'll let things go just because you've taken the high road?”

After some thought, Kenneth answered, “We'll talk about that incident next time. There's something more urgent to attend to at the moment.”

“What?”

Kenneth dropped the bombshell. “Both Anthony and Benjamin are members of Darknetz!”

Dave was understandably flabbergasted.

He stared at his boss agape.

Now he understood Kenneth's decision to make peace with his longtime enemy.

Dave muttered, “Darknetz is abominable. They're even targeting children these days...”

“The children voluntarily joined Darknetz!” explained Kenneth.

Dave had calmed down considerably by then. After going through an emotional rollercoaster, he had gotten used to it.

He looked at Kenneth and said, “Is there anything else that's crazy? Hit me with them!”

“That's all,” Kenneth deadpanned.

“Are you sure?”

Kenneth considered his question carefully before nodding. “I'm quite sure.”

Suddenly, Dave snickered and commented, “No wonder you've been acting so strangely these days. Okay, wait, you have to tell me. What's with the kids?”

Kenneth summarized the situation for his subordinate.

“So I'm guessing the children's mother and the person you're trying to find are one and the same?” asked Dave.

Scrunching his brows, Kenneth voiced, “You seem to have rather strong doubts about the situation.”

Dave chuckled and explained, “Sorry. I really couldn't tell that she's a mother of three.”

Arching a brow, Kenneth said, “Well, she's a natural beauty.”

As Dave stared at Kenneth's smug expression, he instantly understood his boss' earlier anxiety.

She was never as simple as a girlfriend to him. He's infatuated with her!

Dave could not help but envy Kenneth.