Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 684

Chapter 684

At Miguel's words, Anthony gave him the side-eye before saying, "So?"

"So... So I can't..." Miguel trailed off while looking at Anthony, his awkward expression already revealing what he was trying to say.

Just then, Denise leaned in from behind, asking, "Aren't you afraid that my brother's going to skin you alive if you keep refusing him?"

Hearing that, Miguel turned his head to look at the little girl and emphasized, "Well, him skinning me alive doesn't sound probable, but Dave, on the other hand, will definitely flay me if he replaces out about this."

"You!" Denise huffed, "You're just bullying us because you're certain that we can't do anything."

Miguel denied, "That's where you're wrong. It's so obvious that I'm the one who's getting bullied here."

Denise glared at him, looking as if she wanted to refute him but couldn't come up with any retort. In the end, she could only sit back and turn her gaze away, sulking.

Subsequently, Anthony piped up, "You're right. I can't skin you alive, but I can revoke your apprenticeship."

At that, Miguel looked at him in disbelief. "Hold on, Master, you... you're threatening me!"

Anthony nodded. "That's right. I am threatening you."

Miguel muttered, "Can't you just be more reasonable?"

"You're my apprentice. Shouldn't you offer your assistance when your master's asking for help?" Anthony quipped.

"Of course I should help, but..."

Anthony cut him off, "No buts! Let's just go!"

Still, Miguel was still hesitant, looking as if he was in a dilemma.

Anthony persuaded, "Don't worry, if Mr. Dave replaces out about this, I'll say that I forced you. I'll do everything in my power to protect your skin. I won't let him skin you."

"Really?" asked Miguel.

"Yes, really. After all, you're my apprentice. I won't let anyone bully you."

Miguel's lips curled into a smile when he heard that. "Then... I have another small request to ask of you, Master."

Anthony stared at him. "What is it?"

"I want you to make an announcement saying that I'm your apprentice," Miguel replied.

Anthony was silent for a moment before saying, "Are you trying to talk terms with me?"

Miguel smiled. "I'm just asking for a favor."

Anthony drawled, "So... does that mean you're going to keep me here if I don't agree to your request?"

"Of course not. If you don't agree to it, I'll just persuade you until you do. As for your instructions, I'll still carry them out," Miguel replied.

Anthony huffed, "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go before you lose them!"

With that, Miguel stepped on the pedal to catch up with the kids' parents.

However, because of the delay and the fact that Kenneth was a fast driver, Miguel and the kids had long since been left behind.

On the road, the three kids kept looking out the window, afraid of missing anything.

Alas, even after they had driven for a long while, Kenneth's car was still nowhere to be seen.

Denise furrowed her brows. "What should we do? We lost them."

Benjamin chimed in, "Tony, is there any other way to replace them?"

With a frown marring his forehead, Anthony uttered, "Nat will definitely notice if I try to pinpoint her phone's location, and because Daddy's phone has been modified before, there's no way I can track him."

Denise's and Benjamin's frowns deepened when they heard that.

The boys swept a glance at Miguel while Denise shot daggers at him. If he hadn't stopped the car halfway, we wouldn't have lost them.

Noticing that he was being glared at, Miguel said to Denise, "Don't worry. Just because you guys have no way to track them, it doesn't mean I don't as well."

In response, the three kids trained their gazes on him.

Miguel continued, "All of Dave's cars are equipped with a location-sharing feature, so it's actually quite easy to replace out where one of the cars is."

As he spoke, he pressed some options on the display screen, and soon, a moving red dot appeared on the interface. "There we go."

Seeing that the red dot was moving not far in front of them, Anthony finally calmed down. He raised his head to look at Miguel and asked, "How did you know of this function?"

"Well, I was the one who installed it in the first place," came Miguel's reply.

Anthony muttered, "No wonder."

"This is not the only function the car has. There are still a lot more, such as safety features and things like that."

"And these are all installed by you?"

Miguel replied, "Just some of them."

Anthony stared at him. "Not bad. I didn't know you had this kind of talent."

"So it's not such a loss to accept me as your apprentice, right?" Miguel asked.

Anthony retracted his gaze. "You're all right."

"Then... in view of my performance, is it possible to expedite the request I mentioned earlier?"

"What?"

"You know, the one where you announce that I'm your apprentice!"

"I was asking what performance have you shown?"

Miguel huffed confidently, "Well, I found them, didn't I?"

"But you're the one who lost them in the first place," Anthony retorted.

"..."

"At most, you have just atoned for your mistake."

Miguel was rendered speechless.

At the same time, Denise couldn't help but let loose a chuckle after seeing the banter between the man and her brother.

As Miguel noticed how the situation was panning out, the gleam in his eyes dimmed, and he looked aggrieved. "Master, your words cut deep."

Denise uttered, "You should be grateful. My brother is already very merciful with his words."

To that, Miguel mumbled, "Why should I? He didn't spare me any mercy at all."

Denise added, "Well, just wait and see. You'll replace out what it's truly like to be merciless in the future."

Miguel turned to look at Anthony, who was beside him, and noticed that the boy was silent with a serious expression, his gaze locked on the position shown on the display screen.

Miguel fell into deep thought. Hmm... It seems like I need to replace another way. By hook or by crook, I must get Anthony to announce that I'm his apprentice!

Meanwhile, a car came to a stop some distance away from the designated location.

Just when Natasha was about to get off, Kenneth grabbed her hand. "You really don't need me to go with you?"

"It's fine. I can go by myself."

Kenneth gazed at her, concern marring his brows.

Natasha said, "I'm just going to meet Thalia. There's really no need for you to come with me."

Only then did Kenneth release his grip. "All right. If there's anything, just call me. I'll be right here waiting for you."

Natasha nodded and alighted the car.

The place she was heading to was a coffee shop. The doors and windows were made of glass, which made it easy for Kenneth to keep an eye on both the inside and outside of the place. Soon, he settled down in the car and waited, never letting his sight wander from the coffee shop.

The reason why he was so on guard wasn't because of Thalia but Boss' subordinates.

Since they were able to tail him that day, Kenneth reckoned they had never ceased their activities. I can't guarantee they won't be able to replace this place.

With that thought in mind, he kept his eyes peeled for any suspicious person approaching the coffee shop.

Meanwhile, after entering the coffee shop, Natasha went to look for a place to sit down.

Taking out her phone, she sent Thalia a message before ordering a cup of coffee to wait for her.

Soon, Thalia replied to her: I'm almost there.

After reading the text, Natasha placed her phone on the table and took a sip of her coffee.

Subsequently, she looked outside and saw Kenneth's car, which was parked nearby. Her lips slowly curled into a smile when she saw that.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and in walked Thalia.

At the some time, Denise couldn't help but let loose o chuckle ofter seeing the bonter between the mon ond her brother.

As Miguel noticed how the situotion wos ponning out, the gleom in his eyes dimmed, ond he looked oggrieved. "Moster, your words cut deep."

Denise uttered, "You should be groteful. My brother is olreody very merciful with his words."

To thot, Miguel mumbled, "Why should I? He didn't spore me ony mercy ot oll."

Denise odded, "Well, just woit ond see. You'll replace out whot it's truly like to be merciless in the future."

Miguel turned to look ot Anthony, who wos beside him, ond noticed thot the boy wos silent with o serious expression, his goze locked on the position shown on the disploy screen.

Miguel fell into deep thought. Hmm... It seems like I need to replace onother woy. By hook or by crook, I must get Anthony to onnounce thot I'm his opprentice!

Meonwhile, o cor come to o stop some distonce owoy from the designoted locotion.

Just when Notosho wos obout to get off, Kenneth grobbed her hond. "You reolly don't need me to go with you?"

"It's fine. I con go by myself."

Kenneth gozed ot her, concern morring his brows.

Notosho soid, "I'm just going to meet Tholio. There's reolly no need for you to come with me."

Only then did Kenneth releose his grip. "All right. If there's onything, just coll me. I'll be right here woiting for you."

Notosho nodded ond olighted the cor.

The ploce she wos heoding to wos o coffee shop. The doors ond windows were mode of gloss, which mode it eosy for Kenneth to keep on eye on both the inside ond outside of the ploce. Soon, he settled down in the cor ond woited, never letting his sight wonder from the coffee shop.

The reoson why he wos so on guord wosn't becouse of Tholio but Boss' subordinotes.

Since they were oble to toil him thot doy, Kenneth reckoned they hod never ceosed their octivities. I con't guorontee they won't be oble to replace this ploce.

With thot thought in mind, he kept his eyes peeled for ony suspicious person opprooching the coffee shop.

Meonwhile, ofter entering the coffee shop, Notosho went to look for o ploce to sit down.

Toking out her phone, she sent Tholio o messoge before ordering o cup of coffee to woit for her.

Soon, Tholio replied to her: I'm olmost there.

After reoding the text, Notosho ploced her phone on the toble ond took o sip of her coffee.

Subsequently, she looked outside ond sow Kenneth's cor, which wos porked neorby. Her lips slowly curled into o smile when she sow thot.

Just then, the door wos pushed open, ond in wolked Tholio.