Not twins novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 807

Chapter 807 Thalia Is Acting Strange

At Thalia's warning, Anthony closed his eyes for a moment, seemingly in contemplation.

Conversely, the man was chagrined upon hearing that. His face went as black as thunder. "Forget it if you don't trust me." While saying that, he snapped his eyes away.

A lightbulb went off in Anthony's head. He took out a wallet from his bag before pulling some cash out. "This is for you as a deposit. If you can do as you promise, there'll naturally be more where that came from."

Initially, the man was still seething. When he saw the stack of bills Anthony whipped out, however, his eyes instantly lit up, and he snatched it out of the latter's hand without a second's delay.

Then, he lifted his eyes to Anthony and Thalia, huffing, "Seeing that you're decisive, I guess I'll take you up on the offer. Well? What is it that you want?"

"I merely want to look for a person."

"Look for someone? Who exactly?" the man pressed.

"Magus. He's often in this area as well," Anthony replied.

Following the mention of that name, the man was stunned for a while. Subsequently, his voice turned derisive. "Why are you looking for him? He's good for nothing, a lazy bum."

Anthony merely chuckled. "I naturally have my reasons to look for him. All you need to do is to notify me immediately when you spot him, and the remaining money in this wallet will be yours," he promised.

When the man heard that, he peered at Anthony's wallet, only to see a thick stack of bills.

"For real? I only need to tell you the location when I replace him, and all this will be mine?" he questioned.

"Of course."

"That simple?"

"Yes, that simple."

A grin split the man's face. "Okay, remember your promise."

In response, Anthony quirked a brow.

Without further ado, the man sprang to his feet. "Just wait!"

Just as he was leaving, something occurred to him. "How do I contact you?"

That reminded Anthony of the matter, and he promptly rummaged through his bag for a pen and paper. He jotted down a series of numbers. "Just call this number."

Taking the piece of paper, the man scanned his eyes over it before flicking it lightly with his fingers. "All right. Just wait for my news." After saying that, he strode off.

Next to Anthony, Thalia pursed her lips as she glared at the man's retreating back. "What a fool! I never thought that you'd be so easily duped when you're always bragging about being smart!"

"It's just some money, so it doesn't matter. What if it works?" Anthony countered.

"You're sounding increasingly more like Kenneth. Sure enough, you're his biological son!" Thalia groused.

"I replace that you're greatly prejudiced against my daddy."

"Yeah!" Thalia admitted outright.

"Why?"

"He's a sc*mbag!" Thalia declared.

"Didn't he already explain about all that? It was all a misunderstanding. How is he a sc*mbag?"

"Even if it was a misunderstanding, it doesn't change the fact that he's a sc*mbag."

"You're being biased."

"Exactly! I'm biased, all right. Did you think otherwise?" Thalia admitted openly.

Anthony went silent.

For a moment, words eluded him.

The two of them strolled along the marketplace, but they did not see any sign of the person they were looking for, even when they reached the end of the alley.

Thalia asked a few people, yet they all ignored her.

Right then, Anthony whipped out two bills from his bag without hesitation and held them out.

After the man had swept a gaze over the bills, his attitude improved slightly. Alas, just when he was about to reach out and snag them, Anthony took a step back.

"You haven't answered our question," Anthony prompted.

The man pondered for some time before revealing, "Magus, you said? He hasn't been here for the past two days. I heard he offended someone a few days ago, so he has gone into hiding."

"Offended someone? Do you know who he offended?"

However, the man remained silent.

At that, Anthony handed him the money. The man quickly snagged it and put it away before he divulged, "I don't know who he offended, but rumor has it that it's someone of great influence. He might even be dead now."

Upon hearing that, Anthony and Thalia exchanged a look.

As the two of them made their way back, Anthony mused, "So, you saw him getting beaten up today because he offended someone?"

"Most likely, yeah. It looked like those men wanted him dead," Thalia surmised.

In a trice, worry swamped Anthony. "We've got to replace him as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one knows what will happen to him."

At that exact moment, Thalia fixed her eyes on him. "Anthony."

"Hmm?"

"Have you ever considered whether you'd still take him in if he's of dubious character?" Thalia asked.

Anthony's gaze turned gloomy. "Honestly speaking, I haven't given any thought to that."

"This person has experienced a lot. Consequently, he would've lost many of his so-called principles. No one knows how much he has changed. If you take him in, there'll be plenty of uncertainties ahead. Therefore, you'd best reconsider it," Thalia urged.

Staring at her, Anthony wavered briefly before nodding. "Don't worry. I'll think about it at length."

In return, Thalia dipped her head.

The two of them only set back when they had searched the whole marketplace and found no signs of Magus.

The distance was negligible, and it only took a few minutes.

After parking the car, they both headed back on foot.

When they had almost reached the gates, a thought hit Anthony. "Where's your friend, Thalia?"

"What friend?"

"The owner of this house," Anthony replied.

"Uh..." Pausing momentarily, Thalia muttered, "He isn't here."

"He's rich?"

"I suppose you can say so."

Without giving it much thought, Anthony bobbed his head in acknowledgment.

Just as he was about to walk in, Thalia abruptly called out, "Anthony?"

"Hmm?"

"If I had..." Thalia hesitated, not quite sure how to tell him about the matter.

"Yes?" Anthony pressed.

Hmm, she's acting rather strange tonight.

Thalia deliberated for a while before venturing, "If, and I mean if, I had done something without your consent, you wouldn't get mad, right?" She arched a brow.

"That depends on what you did," Anthony answered.

"It's nothing major... Compared to what you did to me previously, it's not even worth mentioning!" Thalia asserted.

Anthony swept a probing gaze over her. Then, he demanded, "So, what did you do?"

"I..."

Still, Thalia seemed hesitant to speak.

At that precise moment, the whirling sound of a great gust of wind suddenly sounded in the sky.

Anthony looked up, only to see a helicopter approaching from the distance. Its destination was clearly the spot where they were.

A slight frown marred his countenance. Retracting his gaze, he glanced at Thalia.

"What's happening here?" he questioned.

Thalia heaved a sigh before muttering with a fake smile, "You'll know shortly."

Just then, Benjamin and Denise, who was in the house, seemingly heard the noise as well. They headed out.

At the sight of them both, Denise happily trotted over. "Tony, Thalia, you're back? Why are you two standing here instead of going into the house?"

Anthony said nothing, his eyes boring into Thalia.

By then, the helicopter had gotten even nearer, and the noise grew all the louder. It seemed about to land in the courtyard.

Seeing that, Benjamin frowned. "Is someone else coming?" As he said that, he shifted his gaze to Anthony. "You called someone else over, Tony?"

Anthony remained silent, staring straight at Thalia. A heartbeat later, he enunciated, "Don't tell me it's Kyle?"