Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 689

Chapter 689

After the triplets left, Denise caught up to Anthony.

"Tony, you're giving up just like this without any plans to ask further?"

While walking, Anthony countered, "If not? Can you get an answer out of them?"

At a loss for words, Denise quickened her pace to match her brother's speed. "But there's even lesser hope of us getting an answer if we don't ask!"

"In that case, we'll just stop asking."

Denise's brows scrunched together. "So, you're really giving up?"

Without warning, Anthony abruptly halted in his tracks and snapped his head back to stare at her. "Giving up doesn't exist in my vocabulary!"

Denise was stumped for a moment. "What, then?"

"Then, we'll naturally do this another way," Benjamin interjected, stepping forward and resting a hand on her shoulder.

Faltering, Denise eyed both her brothers. "So, how are we going to do that?"

Benjamin pursed his lips. "We'll need your help in this."

"How so?" Denise arched a brow.

"When Thalia wakes up, ask her about it and see what she says," Benjamin suggested.

At once, Denise was rendered speechless. "Are you sure this is another way and not you making me cannon fodder?"

Benjamin snapped his eyes up and stole a glance at Anthony. Subsequently, his gaze fell on Denise. "Tony has some conflict with Thalia, so he definitely wouldn't do it. Thus, you're the only person left."

"What about you?" Denise demanded.

"It goes without saying that I have something else to do!" Benjamin fibbed.

"What is it?" Denise pressed.

Benjamin's lips pressed into a thin line. "Well..."

"What's wrong? Can't I know about it?" Denise questioned with her gaze boring into his eyes.

"Of course, you can. It's just that..."

"Hah! You can't think of any excuses, so you don't know what to say, right?" Denise huffed.

Benjamin merely looked at her, not quite sure what to say for a moment.

"Just admit it if you're treating me as cannon fodder, Ben. What's the point in having it so high-sounding and justified?" Denise scoffed.

That left Benjamin without a retort. "That's not true."

"If so, why don't you go instead, Ben?" Denise proposed.

Words promptly eluded Benjamin.

At that exact moment, Anthony chimed in, "Indeed, Ben has something else to do."

Both Benjamin and Denise jerked their heads back at him.

Anthony hooked a finger at them, upon which they leaned close to him.

He then bent and whispered something into their ears. After Benjamin and Denise heard that, understanding gradually showed in their gazes.

"Do you both understand?" Anthony asked.

"I do, but will it really work?" Denise wondered.

"Let's just try it. Perhaps it might work," Benjamin asserted.

Upon hearing that, Denise bobbed her head in acquiescence. "All right, then."

In the room, Thalia slowly roused.

No sooner had she opened her eyes than two little heads leaned close to her.

"You're awake?"

"How are you feeling, Thalia? Are you okay?"

As Thalia looked at Benjamin and Denise before her, she felt her head spinning. However, she swiftly recovered.

She made to sit up, upon which Denise hastily hurried forward and helped to support her.

Noticing that she was in a familiar room, Thalia frowned. "Why am I here?"

"Spencer and Nat brought you back!" Denise answered.

At the mention of Natasha's name, Thalia slowly remembered the chain of events that transpired before she fell unconscious.

Just then, Benjamin asked, "How are you feeling? Are you feeling better now?"

In response, Thalia nodded. "Yeah. I'm fine."

She swept her gaze around the room, yet Benjamin and Denise were the only ones present. There was no sign of Anthony. A trace of disappointment flittered across her eyes.

At that precise moment, the door was pushed open. On the heels of that, Spencer stepped in.

When he saw that Thalia had regained consciousness, he immediately rushed over. "You're awake?"

The sight of the man had Thalia's expression change in a flash. Dipping her eyes, she replied icily, "Yeah."

"I'll check you over!" While saying that, Spencer reached out to take her pulse. Unfortunately, Thalia dodged when his hand was inches away from hers. "I'm fine," she stated coldly.

Spencer's eyes remained fixed on her, his brows knitting together.

"Thank you for the help. If there's nothing else, please excuse me!" As Thalia spoke, she got out of bed and put on her shoes to leave.

Seeing that, Denise hugged her without delay. "Thalia! Where are you going?"

When Thalia turned her eyes to Denise, her gaze instantly gentled. "This is DX's territory, so it's somewhat inappropriate for me to be here. I'm going back to where I belong."

"But Darknetz isn't here. Do you really want to leave?" Denise argued.

Thalia said nothing to that.

At the side, Benjamin interjected, "Exactly, Thalia! You aren't fully recovered yet. As such, we'll all worry if you leave. Besides, Mr. Dave definitely wouldn't say anything about it. Just stay and rest here!"

"Even if no one says anything, it doesn't mean that I should stay shamelessly. One should know her place," Thalia countered.

The instant her words rang out, both Benjamin and Denise swung their gazes at Spencer behind them.

Right then, the man had his eyes lowered, and his brows scrunched together deeply.

Even an idiot would be able to catch Thalia's drift, so he was certainly no exception.

Benjamin and Denise frantically shot him looks, but Spencer merely stood there silently.

That had them both beside themselves.

Gah! Why is he just so dense?

"Okay, take good care of yourselves. I'll be leaving first," Thalia murmured.

After putting on her shoes, she got up and walked away.

"Thalia!" Still, Denise tried to persuade her to stay.

At that exact moment, Spencer suddenly lifted his eyes and trained them in Thalia's direction. He headed toward her with great strides.

Grabbing at her, he yanked her back. In the next heartbeat, she fell right into his arms.

Thalia gaped at the man in front of her, stunned for a second.

At that very instant, Spencer was also staring straight at her. His gaze flickered, and he said to the two children nearby him in a low voice, "I've got something to discuss with Thalia.”

As soon as Benjamin and Denise heard that, his meaning dawned upon them.

"In that case, we'll go out first. Take your time chatting!" Denise urged.

Thereafter, the two children astutely left. After going out the door, they even thoughtfully closed it behind them.

Denise stole a final peek of the scene in the room, the corners of her mouth lifting.

By then, only the two adults were left in the room.

Glaring at the man in front of her, Thalia struggled to break free from his embrace. "Let go of me!"

Alas, Spencer was hugging her too tightly.

With a frown marring her countenance, Thalia glowered at him. "What exactly are you doing?"

Spencer gazed at her. "I don't know what I'm doing either... But I know I don't want to let you go!"

Thalia was momentarily startled. As she stared into his eyes, she almost believed him if it weren't for the fact that she knew him too well.

Averting her gaze, she started, "Since there's no possibility of a relationship between us, Spencer, stop giving me hope and dashing my hopes time and again. I'm sick of such a game. Now, I don't want to play

it anymore... Mmph!"

In the next second, Spencer captured her lips without warning.

Thalia was wholly floored, her eyes going as wide as saucers.

If it weren't for the warmth on her lips, she would even assume that she was dreaming.

Spencer kissed her at length, his forcefulness threaded with a hint of care as though he had a priceless treasure in his arms. When she gathered her wits about her and wanted to break free, he held her tightly and deepened the kiss.

In the end, Thalia was gradually defeated by his tenderness.

Even on idiot would be oble to cotch Tholio's drift, so he wos certoinly no exception.

Benjomin ond Denise fronticolly shot him looks, but Spencer merely stood there silently.

Thot hod them both beside themselves.

Goh! Why is he just so dense?

"Okoy, toke good core of yourselves. I'll be leoving first," Tholio murmured.

After putting on her shoes, she got up ond wolked owoy.

"Tholio!" Still, Denise tried to persuode her to stoy.

At thot exoct moment, Spencer suddenly lifted his eyes ond troined them in Tholio's direction. He heoded toword her with greot strides.

Grobbing ot her, he yonked her bock. In the next heortbeot, she fell right into his orms.

Tholio goped ot the mon in front of her, stunned for o second.

At thot very instont, Spencer wos olso storing stroight ot her. His goze flickered, ond he soid to the two children neorby him in o low voice, "I've got something to discuss with Tholio."

As soon os Benjomin ond Denise heord thot, his meoning downed upon them.

"In thot cose, we'll go out first. Toke your time chotting!" Denise urged.

Thereofter, the two children ostutely left. After going out the door, they even thoughtfully closed it behind them.

Denise stole o finol peek of the scene in the room, the corners of her mouth lifting.

By then, only the two odults were left in the room.

Gloring ot the mon in front of her, Tholio struggled to breok free from his embroce. "Let go of me!"

Alos, Spencer wos hugging her too tightly.

With o frown morring her countenonce, Tholio glowered ot him. "Whot exoctly ore you doing?"

Spencer gozed ot her. "I don't know whot I'm doing either... But I know I don't wont to let you go!"

Tholio wos momentorily stortled. As she stored into his eyes, she olmost believed him if it weren't for the foct thot she knew him too well.

Averting her goze, she storted, "Since there's no possibility of o relotionship between us, Spencer, stop giving me hope ond doshing my hopes time ond ogoin. I'm sick of such o gome. Now, I don't wont to ploy

it onymore... Mmph!"

In the next second, Spencer coptured her lips without worning.

Tholio wos wholly floored, her eyes going os wide os soucers.

If it weren't for the wormth on her lips, she would even ossume thot she wos dreoming.

Spencer kissed her ot length, his forcefulness threoded with o hint of core os though he hod o priceless treosure in his orms. When she gothered her wits obout her ond wonted to breok free, he held her tightly

ond deepened the kiss.

In the end, Tholio wos groduolly defeoted by his tenderness.