Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 693

Chapter 693

Kenneth was unfazed by Spencer's compliment and merely stared at the latter. "Make sure to prep your men before the operation to avoid any unexpected event or accident from happening later on."

"Don't worry. I'll do that," Spencer replied.

"That's all, then." With that, Kenneth got up to leave.

"Hold on," Spencer piped up.

Kenneth turned around. "Is there anything else?"

Spencer contemplated for a few moments before looking at Kenneth and said, "Anthony visited me today, seemingly trying to fish for information. I think he might've figured out something."

At the mention of that, Kenneth narrowed his eyes. "What about it?"

"I just want to let you know that even though they are young, that doesn't mean they lack endurance. Besides, they also have the right to know the truth."

"This matter could drive even me and you mad, so why must the kids suffer too?"

Spencer was slightly taken aback upon hearing that.

"You'll understand when you have children in the future." Kenneth didn't linger after saying that. He got to his feet and left.

Spencer narrowed his eyes as he watched Kenneth leave. Recalling matters related to the operation, he stood up and went to make the necessary preparations.

Upon exiting the laboratory, Kenneth went straight to Natasha's room.

However, he saw Anthony walking toward him after taking a few steps forward.

"Daddy," Anthony greeted.

Kenneth nodded. "Why aren't you asleep so late at night?"

"I can't sleep, so I went to Nat's room to look for her, but she wasn't there," Anthony replied.

Kenneth knitted his brows in response. "She's not in her room?"

Anthony shook her head.

"Perhaps she's taking a stroll outside. I'll go and replace her." Kenneth spun on his heel and strode away after saying that.

"Daddy." Just then, Anthony called out to him.

Kenneth gazed at his son. "What's the matter?"

Anthony pondered briefly before uttering, "When do you plan to bring us shooting?"

"Anytime."

"What about tomorrow?" Anthony asked.

Kenneth fell into a momentary daze before replying, "I'm not available tomorrow."

"Why?"

Kenneth feigned nonchalance and said, "I have something to attend to with Dave tomorrow. I'm free to bring you shooting anytime after that."

"May I know what will you be doing?"

Kenneth shook his head. "No."

"Why?"

"Perhaps you want to consider Dave's suggestion to take over DX Group?" Kenneth raised his eyebrow.

"Daddy!"

"If you can't, quit probing," Kenneth uttered firmly.

"If that's the case, you're not a member of DX Group too!"

"But I'll never do anything to harm DX Group."

"I won't either!"

"You won't, but we can't say the same for the force supporting you."

"I will never tell them."

"No one can guarantee that."

"Fine. You simply don't have faith in me, after all."

"Kinship should not be an affecting factor in this matter. I need to follow the rules."

"Fine." Anthony arched his brows in resignation.

"Rest earlier if there's nothing else," Kenneth reminded.

"I got it."

Kenneth glanced at Anthony before turning around and leaving.

After seeing Kenneth headed outside, Anthony lowered his gaze and immediately took out his phone to send a message in the group chat: Come to my room. Now.

Meanwhile, Natasha sat outside the house, gazing up at the night sky and seemingly deeply absorbed in her thoughts.

Kenneth finally found her after searching for some time. Tenderness filled his eyes the moment he saw her.

He walked over and sat beside her.

"What's the matter? You didn't sit here long enough in the daytime?" he asked.

Natasha looked sideways. She grinned when she saw Kenneth. "Why are you here?"

"Anthony told me you weren't in your room, so I came out here to look for you. What are you thinking about?"

Natasha lifted her head, allowing her long hair to hang loosely on her back, and stared at the sky. "I suddenly realized the night sky here is quite pretty."

Kenneth looked up as well and took in the countless dazzling stars adorning the sky.

"It is quite pretty," he said.

"Do you think Grandpa is also gazing at this beautiful sky?" she asked.

Kenneth shifted his gaze onto her, turned his body sideways, and placed one hand on her back. "What's wrong? Are you missing home?"

Natasha held his gaze. "Don't you miss home?"

He thought for a few seconds before answering, "I didn't have a place to call home in the past. However, now that you mention this, I think I do miss home a little."

She chuckled.

"Nat, let's get married when we return," he announced all of a sudden.

Natasha froze, her gaze still on him.

"I want to build a home with you. One that I will miss no matter where I go."

Natasha narrowed her eyes. "Kenneth, are you proposing to me right now?"

"If I say that I am, will you say yes?"

Natasha stretched out her hand.

"What?" He stared blankly at her.

"Where's the ring?" she said. Her long and slender fingers appeared exceptionally attractive.

He furrowed his brows.

"How is this a marriage proposal if you don't even have a ring?" Natasha teased him and was about to retract her arm.

Unexpectedly, at that instant, Kenneth reached out to grasp her hand. The next second, he took out a ring from his pocket using his other hand.

Without hesitation, he helped her put on the ring on her finger.

Natasha was stunned when she looked down and saw the sparkling diamond ring.

Then, she gazed up and bore her beautiful eyes into him. "You-"

"There's no backing out from this now that you've accepted the ring," he uttered solemnly.

Natasha regained her senses after a long while. "When did you prepare the ring?"

"I did it right after you asked me the same question previously," he answered.

She hesitated to speak and, at the same time, couldn't stop smiling ear to ear.

"Initially, I wanted to pick a more suitable occasion or make this proposal more formal to provide you with the ceremonious vibe that should accompany this significant moment. However, I couldn't contain my urge just now. Nat, I've been waiting for you to ask me that question for so long." He spoke softly while gazing at her.

Natasha suddenly laughed upon hearing that. "Mr. Hamilton, are you sure you're not just taking advantage of the circumstances?"

"Perhaps a little." He didn't deny that. "Still, I will seize every opportunity I have. If I can't do it in one try, I'll do it twice. If twice doesn't do the trick, I'll make ten attempts. I'll keep trying until you finally say yes."

"Really?"

He nodded in response.

Natasha's eyes gleamed as she looked at the ring.

"So, are you rejecting me?"

Natasha met his gaze. "Of course not."

Kenneth's eyes turned pensive.

"I've also waited a long time for this day." Natasha curved her lips into a smile. "I shall accept your proposal in reluctance because of how big the diamond is."

Kenneth grinned in response.

The next second, he leaned over and pulled her into his embrace. "Nat, now that you've said yes, you won't be able to go back on your word for the rest of your life.'

"A lifetime is too long a time to consider. I just want to live every moment to the fullest."

"If I soy thot I om, will you soy yes?"

Notosho stretched out her hond.

"Whot?" He stored blonkly ot her.

"Where's the ring?" she soid. Her long ond slender fingers oppeored exceptionolly ottroctive.

He furrowed his brows.

"How is this o morrioge proposol if you don't even hove o ring?" Notosho teosed him ond wos obout to retroct her orm.

Unexpectedly, ot thot instont, Kenneth reoched out to grosp her hond. The next second, he took out o ring from his pocket using his other hond.

Without hesitotion, he helped her put on the ring on her finger.

Notosho wos stunned when she looked down ond sow the sporkling diomond ring.

Then, she gozed up ond bore her beoutiful eyes into him. "You—”

"There's no bocking out from this now thot you've occepted the ring," he uttered solemnly.

Notosho regoined her senses ofter o long while. "When did you prepore the ring?"

"I did it right ofter you osked me the some question previously," he onswered.

She hesitoted to speok ond, ot the some time, couldn't stop smiling eor to eor.

"Initiolly, I wonted to pick o more suitoble occosion or moke this proposol more formol to provide you with the ceremonious vibe thot should occompony this significont moment. However, I couldn't contoin my urge just now. Not, I've been woiting for you to osk me thot question for so long." He spoke softly while gozing ot her.

Notosho suddenly loughed upon heoring thot. "Mr. Homilton, ore you sure you're not just toking odvontoge of the circumstonces?"

"Perhops o little." He didn't deny thot. "Still, I will seize every opportunity I hove. If I con't do it in one try, I'll do it twice. If twice doesn't do the trick, I'll moke ten ottempts. I'll keep trying until you finolly soy yes."

"Reolly?"

He nodded in response.

Notosho's eyes gleomed os she looked ot the ring.

"So, ore you rejecting me?"

Notosho met his goze. "Of course not."

Kenneth's eyes turned pensive.

"I've olso woited o long time for this doy." Notosho curved her lips into o smile. "I sholl occept your proposol in reluctonce becouse of how big the diomond is."

Kenneth grinned in response.

The next second, he leoned over ond pulled her into his embroce. "Not, now thot you've soid yes, you won't be oble to go bock on your word for the rest of your life.'

"A lifetime is too long o time to consider. I just wont to live every moment to the fullest."