Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth) novel Chapter 718

Chapter 718 Duty As A Man

Boss kept his eyes on Kenneth, lost in thought. Taking advantage of the situation, Natasha seized her opportunity and charged forward to snatch the phone away from Boss.

Meanwhile, Gavin was standing behind Boss, having kept his attention on Natasha the whole time. He had his guard up against her, worried that she would make any sudden movements. Thus, Natasha's attempt to take Boss by surprise did not escape his notice. “Boss! Look out!” Gavin shouted as Natasha lunged forward.

Despite not knowing what Natasha planned to do, Gavin subconsciously decided that her actions would be harmful to Boss. Hence, just as she moved forward, he darted over and shielded Boss behind his body.

To his dismay, by the time he got there, it was already too late. Natasha had kicked Boss' hand and sent the phone flying into the air, which she then quickly reached out to grab.

Unfortunately, Gavin was not inexperienced either. Upon noticing that her target was the phone that was falling mid-air, Gavin took out a dagger from his sleeve and charged toward Natasha to stab her.

“Nat!” Kenneth immediately fired his gun at Gavin at that sight.

Bang!

A series of gunshots followed.

Upon seeing that people were aiming at Natasha, Kenneth—eyes darkened—raised his hand, bringing the enemy down one bullet at a time.

At the same time, Mike and Alexia worked together seamlessly to protect Kenneth from behind. One by one, they took out the people who were aiming at Kenneth.

In the end, Natasha leaped into the air to grab the phone. She ended her momentum by rolling onto the ground.

Her heart seemed to settle back into her chest the moment the phone touched her skin.

Kenneth hurried over and swept his gaze over her. His voice was quivering slightly as he asked, “Are you all right? Are you hurt?”

Natasha shook her head in response, her face pale. “I'm all right.” Looking at the phone in her hand, she continued, “I got it.”

Mixed emotions flickered through Kenneth's black eyes as he narrowed his eyes at her. His expression darkened. “Don't you know that you almost...” He paused, unable to continue.

Contrarily, Natasha answered calmly, “If I had dodged the attack, I wouldn't have gotten the phone.”

Natasha had no doubt that she would have been wounded by the knife, or worse, lost her life by it. However, at that point in time, she had only one choice: take the attack. She could not let others sacrifice themselves for her. That was something she needed to do, and that was her bottom line.

However, that did not mean that Kenneth agreed with her principles.

Kenneth's eyes surged with emotions as he looked at her. He felt his chest tighten, as though something heavy was pressing on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

Even so, he knew that it was not the right time to talk.

With one move, he hoisted Natasha up and shielded her behind his body.

At the same time, Boss checked up on Gavin. “How're you doing? Are you okay?”

Enduring the pain that was radiating from his wound, Gavin sucked in a deep breath before nodding. “I'm okay.”

“Bear with it for a moment.” With that said, Boss turned around and shot daggers at Kenneth and the rest. In that second, something seemed to click inside his brain.

Standing up slowly, he glared at Natasha with a malicious glint in his eyes. “So this is what you meant by helping me?”

Natasha walked out from behind Kenneth. Her gorgeous eyes showed no hint of emotions. “When I said that I'd help you, I meant against others, not against my own friends.”

Boss narrowed his eyes and sneered. “Fine!” A ferocious expression spread across his face as he continued, “Do you think you can save them just by snatching away the phone? Let me break it to you: you're being too naïve! When the timer runs out, the bomb will still go off! You can't stop it no matter what!”

Natasha glared at him.

“Then again, you guys have no chance of rescuing them anymore.” As he spoke, Boss turned to look at Natasha. “I'll give you one last chance. If you're willing to come over to my side, I can pretend that all this never happened. I'll give you the antidote and your freedom. You can do anything that you want. However, if you turn down my offer, then don't blame me for showing no mercy!”

Natasha merely glanced at him calmly. “Whatever you plan to do, go ahead! Be my guest!”

Boss couldn't be any more incensed.

“Very well. Your words. Not mine.” A murderous and determined look flickered across Boss' gaze. He suddenly barked out an order, “Kill them all! Whoever manages to kill even one of them will be greatly rewarded!”

When his men heard his claim, they immediately hoisted their guns and aimed at Kenneth and the rest.

Naturally, Kenneth's side did not back down either. Instantly, everyone was in a standoff.

A cold sneer touched Kenneth's lips as he looked at Boss. “You still don't seem to realize who has the upper hand today.”

At that moment, wrath had clouded Boss' judgment. Murderous intent was scribbled all over his face. “So what if you have the upper hand? I want all of you to die horrible deaths today!”

With that, he barked out a command. “Kill them all!”

The moment his words rang out, gunshots reverberated across the air.

Unexpectedly, the bullets came from every direction. In the blink of an eye, the people on Boss' side were falling down one by one.

When Boss noticed what had happened, he furrowed his brows.

Similarly, Gavin looked around with fear in his eyes. “Boss, they must have had ambushers surrounding us! As of now, the most important thing is for us to get out of here!”

Unwilling to surrender just yet, Boss turned to glare at Kenneth. His eyes were filled with hatred and fury.

“Boss!” Gavin called out to him. “We'll lose everything if we stay here!”

“No! I must kill him!” Boss hollered.

Before Gavin could get a word out, Boss stood up and called out to Kenneth. “Kenneth! Don't you want the antidote?”

Kenneth was advising Natasha to leave the scene. When he heard that, he paused and turned his attention to Boss.

Keeping his eyes on Kenneth, Boss stood up and held out a small black bottle in his hand. “Here's the antidote.”

Kenneth eyed him warily.

“If you want it, come and take it.”

“Why should I believe you?” Kenneth questioned.

“You can choose to not believe me. If that's the case, you can only watch as she screams in pain till her final breath!” Boss answered.

Even if the bottle in his hand was filled with poison, he was certain that Kenneth would come and take it from him. After all, Kenneth had no other options.

As expected, Kenneth pondered about it for a brief moment before locking eyes with Boss and making his way forward without hesitation.

“Kenneth.” Just then, Natasha grabbed his arm from behind.

“Don't go,” she warned. “He's not to be trusted.”

To her surprise, Kenneth merely smiled at her. “Nat, if there's even a one-in-a-million chance that it might be real, I have to take it.”

“Kenneth!” Natasha's grip on his sleeve tightened even more. “If anyone should go get it, it's me!”

“Nat, this is my duty as a man. Be good and wait for me here.” With that, Kenneth let out a low chuckle and walked toward Boss with a half-smile.

He forcefully removed himself from Natasha's grip.

Natasha's frown deepened as she stared at his silhouette moving further away from her and toward Boss.

On the other hand, Boss curled the corner of his lips into a malicious sneer at the sight.