Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth) novel Chapter 797

Chapter 797 Stop Indulging Him

Kenneth's eyes narrowed as he stared at Mike. “Chat group? What chat group?”

Um...

“Is that not it?” Mike asked.

“You haven't answered my question. What group are you talking about?” Kenneth demanded.

Crap! I exposed myself!

Mike shook his head immediately. “It's nothing. There's no such chat group at all.”

Kenneth looked calm as he gave Mike the side-eye. “Do you want to wait for me to find out, or do you prefer to confess?”

Intimidated by Kenneth's ultimatum, Mike relented immediately. “I'll confess.”

“Spit it out.”

“When you brought Natasha back to the base, someone took pictures of you and shared them in the group chat of the base,” Mike mumbled.

“And then?”

“When everyone started to gossip about it, I gave them some color,” Mike continued.

“What sort of color?”

“Um, not much, other than the fact that Natasha is your fiancée. That's all!”

“Is that so?” Kenneth asked skeptically, to which Mike nodded.

“It's true!”

Thereafter, Kenneth held out his hand. “Show me your phone.”

Um...

Mike retrieved his phone from his pocket and contemplated on whether to hand it over.

Just as he was about to put it in Kenneth's hand, he asked, “Is it really necessary?”

The more he refused to show it, the more Kenneth wanted to see it.

Kenneth grabbed the phone but quickly realized it was password locked.

“What's the password?” he demanded.

“Um...” Mike was still undecided on whether to come clean.

“Have you forgotten it?” Kenneth looked up at him.

Mike answered at once, “For some weird reason, I just can't recall.”

“Nat, can you hack this phone? I don't think it's going to be difficult,” Kenneth said.

“It's a piece of cake!” Natasha played along cheekily.

The very next second, Mike came forward and took his phone back.

With Kenneth staring at him, Mike said, “I'll confess.”

“I'm not interested in what you have to say now. I want to see it,” Kenneth insisted.

“Kenneth...”

“Are you going to do it or shall I?”

Caving to the pressure, Mike unlocked his phone and handed it over.

Kenneth tapped on the chat group and scrolled through it. The smile on his face faded away once he read what Mike had written.

The change in his expression caused Mike to smile sheepishly. “Kenneth, I was telling the truth, right?”

Kenneth put the phone away before staring at him. “Mike, now that you're all grown up, you're getting more brazen by the day.”

The moment Kenneth got to his feet terrified Mike so much that he hid behind Natasha's back.

“Help me, Natasha!”

Kenneth glared at him. “How dare you try and hide still?”

Paying no heed to Kenneth's threats, Mike gave Natasha a pleading look. “Natasha, if you don't step in, Kenneth will really beat me up!”

“You deserve it for being such a blabbermouth!”

“Natasha!” Mike begged.

After a quick consideration, Natasha turned to Kenneth. “To be honest, he is telling the truth. There's nothing wrong with what he said.”

“But he—”

“Kenneth, the only way you don't want people to find out about something is not to do it. Since it's already done, we should have the courage to own it,” Natasha elaborated.

Just as Kenneth stared at her and was about to say something, Mike gave him a quick nod.

Kenneth had no justification in relation to the matter. He might be able to teach Mike a lesson but was incapable of convincing Natasha that his actions weren't uncalled for.

In the end, he decided to let the incident slide.

Mike was naturally relieved by the turn of events. “Natasha, now that you have our backs, we won't be bullied by Kenneth anymore!”

“Don't worry. You can always come to me anytime he does it!”

“Hurray!” Mike cheered as if to flaunt his new-found protection.

Kenneth tilted his head in Natasha's direction. “Stop indulging him!”

Natasha cocked her brow at that.

While the group was bantering, a figure was quietly watching them from the outside.

The beautiful figure was too difficult for Natasha to ignore. After taking two sips of her coffee, Natasha asked, “Do you want to take a look outside?”

“What's there to look?”

When Kenneth trailed his gaze to where Natasha gestured, his eyes darkened at the sight of Alexia. “There's no such need!”

Natasha had nothing further to say in response, for no woman in their right mind would push their own man into the arms of another.

Subsequently, Kenneth shifted his gaze toward Mike. “Do you have an explanation for this?”

Mike anxiously replied, “I swear that I had no intention of bringing her back, Kenneth. She insisted on coming along when I got into the car. Besides, even if I didn't take her, she would have thought of some other way to come. I was left with no choice.”

Kenneth shot Alexia a glance. “You'll be responsible for her since you brought her back.”

“Me?” How is this my problem?

All of a sudden, their discussion was interrupted by a knock on the door.

As the conference room was designed as a standalone glass structure, Kenneth could clearly see who it was standing outside.

“Let him in,” he said.

Mike complied by walking to the door and opening it.

After a brief exchange of words at the entrance, Cosmos entered the room.

“What is it?” Kenneth raised his brows. The stern look on his face and the anger in his eyes was unmistakable.

Sensing their displeasure, Cosmos hesitated briefly before saying, “I'm here to apologize.” He then turned to face Natasha. “I'm sorry to have underestimated you and judged you by your gender. I apologize for my narrow-mindedness.”

With that, he bowed deeply at Natasha.

It was clear to everyone that the remorse he showed was sincere.

As someone older and more capable in their field, Natasha had no intention of holding it against him. She flashed a grin in response to his apology. “All right now. Apology accepted.”

Cosmos raised his gaze in surprise. “Really?”

“Yes.” Natasha nodded in affirmation, triggering a smile on Cosmos' face.

“In that case, can you help me with a question of mine?”

“What is it?”

“What's your name?”

“Natasha Watson,” she answered.

“No, I wasn't talking about your real name. I was—”

Realizing where he was going with his question, Natasha replied abruptly, “It's a secret.” When the stunned Cosmos reacted with a blank stare, Natasha elaborated with a smile, “I'm just a nobody who has no interest in competing with others.”

“Really?” Cosmos asked, to which Natasha nodded.

“That's a shame. With your capabilities, you'll definitely be one of the top hackers in the field. In fact, you might even surpass Shadow Seeker and Anonymous!” Cosmos lamented.

A silent smile was all Natasha reacted with.

At that moment, Kenneth interrupted their conversation, “Is there anything else?”

His displeasure toward Cosmos couldn't be anymore obvious.

Nonetheless, Cosmos knew that he had to be thick-skinned for once. He pondered momentarily before answering, “There's one more thing...”

As everyone's gazes fell upon him, Mike couldn't help but snap, “Whatever it is, just get on with it!”