Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 690

Chapter 690

An indeterminate time passed before Spencer slowly loosened his grip on Thalia.

Thalia stared at him with a complex look in her eyes, saying nary a word.

Looking back at her, Spencer gently toyed with her hair. "Thalia, don't leave me again, okay?"

Thalia's eyes were fixed on him, her voice hoarse. "What do you mean by that?”

Pursing his lips, Spencer bore his eyes into her. "You know what? After you left that day, my heart abruptly felt hollow. Never had I been so afraid. Thalia, you've already occupied my heart completely, leaving no room for me to think about anything else."

As Thalia listened to him, her expression gradually gentled, and delight showed on her face. "Are you serious?"

"When have I ever lied to you?" Spencer asked.

Thalia deliberated for a moment, but she couldn't think of any such instance.

He rejected me in the past and used exceedingly cruel methods, but he had never lied to me.

At that thought, hope shone in her eyes.

Spencer looked down at her, his gaze loving beyond words. "I don't think I'd ever forgive myself if anything were to happen to you out there. Therefore, don't leave anymore, okay? Stay by my side, and let me take care of you!"

Undeniably, his words moved Thalia.

After all, he had never said such a thing to her.

At that very moment, she felt that she would have no regrets even if she were to die then.

With her eyes pinned on him, she admitted hoarsely, "But I don't want you to see me when I'm in the throes of a flare-up. I'd be too unsightly. I want to leave you my most wonderful image. Even if I die, I'd still be that beautiful woman!"

"You're not unsightly, not in the least! No matter how you look, you'll always be the most beautiful to me. Also, trust in me. I'll definitely replace a way to cure you. I promise!"

"Really?"

"Yes! If I can't cure you, I'll depart this life with you at the time," Spencer vowed.

Hearing that, Thalia quickly shot her hand out and clapped it over his mouth.

"I trust you, but I don't want you to say such a thing!" Thalia chided.

Spencer reached out and pulled her hand down, his gaze on her tender. "Stay, won't you?"

A long moment passed before Thalia finally nodded. "Okay."

At once, a smile bloomed on Spencer's face. In the next second, he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

His grip on her was indescribably tight.

Sensing the force of his hug, Thalia smiled as well.

That's true. Putting aside his medical skills, I'm already content that I can spend my last days on earth with him, even if he can't cure me. In my entire life, I had been abandoned and picked on. For the sake of survival, I did a lot of things, both good and bad. But now that my life is coming to an end, I want to really live for myself for once.

With that thought in mind, she hugged the man back, tears shimmering in her lovely eyes.

Outside, Benjamin and Denise were still waiting for the two adults to finish their discussion.

"Say, the two of them aren't having a row, right?" Benjamin was slightly worried.

On the contrary, Denise alternated between studying her nails and smoothing her hair. Seeing that her brother was fretful, she assured, "No. Don't worry!"

"Why not?" Benjamin questioned.

"It's evident from the expression on Spencer's face when we left the room," Denise revealed.

However, Benjamin was still puzzled. "What expression was on his face?"

"Well... the expression of hoping to salvage things immediately!" Denise concluded.

"For real?" Benjamin asked with a slight frown, still a touch skeptical.

In response, Denise exclaimed, "Of course! Spencer strode forward and grabbed Thalia. Wasn't that obvious enough?"

While at that, he almost hugged her.

Unfortunately, Benjamin proceeded to put forth an even more ridiculous question. "How is he grabbing her an obvious sign? Aren't you worried that they'd get physical with each other?"

Denise was struck dumb. "That's impossible. Thalia is injured right now. How could Spencer possibly get physical with her?"

"What if Thalia were to make the first move, then?" Benjamin pressed.

"Even so, he wouldn't fight back. He would only dodge!"

"Hence, there's still a possibility of them getting physical, right?" Benjamin insisted.

Denise was utterly speechless.

Argh! How should I explain it to him?

Holding his gaze, she bobbed her head. "Yes. While that possibility exists, it isn't the normal development of things."

"That's not necessarily true!"

Shooting daggers at him, Denise was so incensed that she nodded. Verily, she wasn't in the mood to continue arguing with him anymore. "Fine. Whatever you say, Ben!"

At long last, Benjamin likewise bobbed his head.

Subsequently, he leaned close to the door and perked up his ears. "There's no movement inside."

This time, Denise didn't even bother to lift her head. "That's because they aren't fighting."

Benjamin then glanced back over his shoulder. "Shall we knock on the door and ask?"

The instant Denise heard that, she snapped her eyes up at him. "Don't do anything impulsive, Ben! This might be the time when their relationship is warming up. Don't ruin things!"

"That's impossible!" Benjamin retorted.

"You don't believe me?" Denise arched a brow.

"It's not that I don't believe you. I just replace it hard to believe," Benjamin countered.

"How about a bet?" Denise suggested.

"What do you want to bet about?"

"We'll bet whether they're making up in the room or their relationship is deteriorating," Denise replied.

Benjamin nodded in agreement. "Sure! Let's have a bet!"

"All right, then. I bet their relationship would have undoubtedly improved when they come out!"

"I bet that's impossible!"

"Okay, let's just wait and see!" Denise declared.

"I shall wait and see!" Benjamin bobbed his head and also started waiting patiently.

Time crawled as the minutes ticked past.

Just when they were at the end of their patience, the door was suddenly opened from the inside. At that, the two children instantly swung their gazes in that direction.

Spencer and Thalia walked out from the room.

They both looked at each other and even exchanged a smile.

At that sight, Benjamin and Denise similarly shared a look. Then, they swiftly hurried over to the couple.

"Thalia!"

When Thalia saw that the two children were still outside the door, she trained her eyes on them. "You're both still here?"

"How could we rest easy without laying eyes on you?" Denise quipped.

Her endearing expression had Thalia reach out and tap the tip of her nose. "You're the best!"

That compliment had Denise giggling in delight before regarding her solemnly. "Are you still leaving, Thalia?"

Thalia looked up at Spencer before shifting her gaze back to the two children. She shook her head.

"You're really not leaving anymore?" Denise asked.

"Indeed!" Thalia assured.

A grin stretched Denise's face from ear to ear, and she crowed, "This is more like it! With this, we don't need to worry anymore!"

At the side, Spencer watched as they rejoiced before interjecting, "You guys go ahead and talk. I'll make a trip to the laboratory."

In response, Thalia nodded. "Okay."

"Remember to rest," Spencer ordered.

"I will."

Spencer smiled at her before heading toward the laboratory.

Noticing that they had been flirting, Benjamin was entirely stumped.

Only when Spencer had left did he venture, "What's with the two of you, Thalia?"

Speaking of that, Thalia drawled, "What's with the two of us?"

"No, I mean, weren't you both fighting?"

"Were we?" Thalia asked in return.

"Were you not?" Benjamin did exactly the same.

In the end, Thalia burst into laughter. "You remembered wrongly. I've got no recollection of any such thing!"

Words eluded Benjamin.

At that precise moment, Denise quirked a brow at Benjamin. "IQ doesn't equate to EQ, Ben. Am I not right?"

Nonetheless, Benjamin maintained an elegant smile on his face. "Truly, a woman's mind is unfathomable!"

Thalia eyed them curiously. "What are you two talking about?"

"Nothing. We just had a bet, and Ben lost miserably. Anyway, that isn't important. What happened to you in the coffee shop earlier, Thalia?" Denise questioned, staring right at her.

"All right, then. I bet their relotionship would hove undoubtedly improved when they come out!”

"I bet thot's impossible!"

"Okoy, let's just woit ond see!" Denise declored.

"I sholl woit ond see!" Benjomin bobbed his heod ond olso storted woiting potiently.

Time crowled os the minutes ticked post.

Just when they were ot the end of their potience, the door wos suddenly opened from the inside. At thot, the two children instontly swung their gozes in thot direction.

Spencer ond Tholio wolked out from the room.

They both looked ot eoch other ond even exchonged o smile.

At thot sight, Benjomin ond Denise similorly shored o look. Then, they swiftly hurried over to the couple.

"Tholio!"

When Tholio sow thot the two children were still outside the door, she troined her eyes on them. "You're both still here?"

"How could we rest eosy without loying eyes on you?" Denise quipped.

Her endeoring expression hod Tholio reoch out ond top the tip of her nose. "You're the best!"

Thot compliment hod Denise giggling in delight before regording her solemnly. "Are you still leoving, Tholio?"

Tholio looked up ot Spencer before shifting her goze bock to the two children. She shook her heod.

"You're reolly not leoving onymore?" Denise osked.

"Indeed!" Tholio ossured.

A grin stretched Denise's foce from eor to eor, ond she crowed, "This is more like it! With this, we don't need to worry onymore!"

At the side, Spencer wotched os they rejoiced before interjecting, "You guys go oheod ond tolk. I'll moke o trip to the loborotory."

In response, Tholio nodded. "Okoy."

"Remember to rest," Spencer ordered.

"I will."

Spencer smiled ot her before heoding toword the loborotory.

Noticing thot they hod been flirting, Benjomin wos entirely stumped.

Only when Spencer hod left did he venture, "Whot's with the two of you, Tholio?"

Speoking of thot, Tholio drowled, "Whot's with the two of us?"

"No, I meon, weren't you both fighting?"

"Were we?" Tholio osked in return.

"Were you not?" Benjomin did exoctly the some.

In the end, Tholio burst into loughter. "You remembered wrongly. I've got no recollection of ony such thing!"

Words eluded Benjomin.

At thot precise moment, Denise quirked o brow ot Benjomin. "IQ doesn't equote to EQ, Ben. Am I not right?"

Nonetheless, Benjomin mointoined on elegont smile on his foce. "Truly, o womon's mind is unfothomoble!"

Tholio eyed them curiously. "Whot ore you two tolking obout?"

"Nothing. We just hod o bet, ond Ben lost miserobly. Anywoy, thot isn't importont. Whot hoppened to you in the coffee shop eorlier, Tholio?" Denise questioned, storing right ot her.