You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 456

As the fight went on, Thalia soon noticed that Dave kept dodging her attacks with no intention of fighting back.

Blowing her top, she growled, "Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you won't fight back! I'm taking your life today whether you like it or not!"

Upon saying that, she unleashed another set of attacks.

Being a nimble and light woman, Thalia was very good at maximizing her own strengths. Every attack she made was deadly and effective.

Seeing how serious she was, Dave finally started attacking as well. In the end, the two of them were forced into a corner. Thalia glared at the man before her and said, "After today, I'll make sure everyone knows that Dave of DX is a man who has no qualms about deceiving even children!"

"Do you have any proof?"

"Do I even need proof?" Thalia threw the question back at him. "I already had an inkling that Kenneth wouldn't show up when I went there today. Lo and behold, you didn't disappoint me as well and you did exactly what I expected you to. So what more proof do I need? I'm telling you right now that my intuition is the best proof I have."

Seeing that Thalia was about to attack again, Dave said, "I don't care whether you believe me or not, but I bear no ill will toward those two."

"Hah! Only those two will believe your words."

Just when they were about to make their moves, a knock sounded on the door.

Both of them were stunned.

Dave looked at Thalia and exclaimed, "It's them!"

A trace of doubt flashed across Thalia's face.

Dave asked, "So, shall I open the door? Or are you going to kill me in front of them?"

"Do you think I don't have the guts to do that?"

"Well, it's not that you don't have the guts to do so, it's that you won't. At least, you won't do it in front of them. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come in here from the balcony in the first place." Dave gazed at her, looking sure of his analysis.

Thalia scoffed, "It seems that your silver tongue is the only trick you're good at."

Dave stared at her. "I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Everything I did, I did on Kenneth's order. I bear no ill will toward those two. After all, if I did, they wouldn't have lived until now. As for whether you'll believe my words or not, that's up to you."

Thalia raised her head to look into Dave's eyes as if she wanted to see through him.

Just then, someone rapped on the door again.

"Mr. Dave, are you asleep?" came Anthony's voice from the other side of the door.

Dave asked again, "So, are we going to continue fighting, or should I go open the door?"

Both of them were in a deadlock. Thalia pursed her lips, looking as if she was contemplating his words.

At that moment, Benjamin's voice rang out. "Could something have happened?"

"Should we go get someone to open the door?"

Hearing the kids' voices, Thalia knew that if they didn't open the door, the kids would force their way in.

She looked at Dave and said, "Just as you said, you'd better not be scheming against them. I'll be watching your every move. The moment I see something fishy, I'll give it my all to end your life." Dave chuckled. "J would be relieved if he saw how you treat them."

"How I treat them has nothing to do with Kenneth!"

Dave raised his brows at that and said nothing else.

Thalia hesitated and released her grip on him. "You'd better remember what I said."

Without replying to her, Dave headed straight for the door.

Anthony and Benjamin were in the middle of taking their phone out to give Dave a call when the door was opened.

The two kids raised their heads to look at him.

"Mr. Dave-"

Just when they were about to continue, they saw a figure in Dave's room. The kids narrowed their eyes. "Thalia?"

Standing rooted to the spot, Thalia made no move to dodge away. Instead, she walked over to them.

"What are you doing here?"

“I..." Thalia mulled over the question, trying hard to come up with an answer.

Dave said, "She said she had something to talk to me about, but you guys came before she could tell me. Well, now that you're here, let's just head in and have a chat together." With that, he opened the door wide and invited the kids into the room.

Anthony and Benjamin stared at the two adults standing before them, their eyes gleaming with curiosity. While they concocted all kinds of scenarios in their minds, they walked into the room. What on earth happened here?

The two kids stood at the entrance as they swept their gazes over the messy room. Acting as if nothing was out of the ordinary, Dave invited, "Come, take a seat."

"Mr. Dave, your room..." Benjamin stared at him before turning to glance at Thalia.

Dave replied nonchalantly, "Oh, it's the cat's doing."

"A cat?"

Dave continued plainly, "A cat came in from the balcony just now and messed up my room. That's why it's so messy in here."

Hearing that, Benjamin nodded, looking to be deep in thought. When he glanced over at Thalia, he thought he saw the woman narrowing her eyes, her gaze flashing with a warning look. However, she was back to normal a second later and even gave them a sweet-looking smile.

Anthony exchanged glances with Benjamin.

Hmm... something's fishy going on here...

Benjamin turned to look at Thalia. "So why did you look for Mr. Dave?"

"Uh, I..." Thalia racked her brain to come up with a reply.

I don't have any proof yet, so I can't come clean with them. Besides, even though my gut's telling me there's something off with Dave, I don't really sense any malice coming from him. Just like he said, he didn't harm the children. That was also the reason why I came here in the first place. Regardless, there's no way I can bring myself to tell them the truth.

With that thought in mind, she turned to look at Dave, only to see him wearing an indifferent expression. He, too, was staring at her, as if waiting for her reply.

In the end, with everyone's gazes on her, Thalia could only say, "It was nothing. I was just here to uh... borrow a cigarette!"

"A cigarette?"

"Yeah! You got any problem with that?"

"Well, not really. It's just we've never seen you smoke before."

"That's because you guys are kids. I was worried the smoke will stunt your growth."

The two boys raised their brows when they heard that.

Just then, Dave whipped out a stick of cigarette out of nowhere and handed it to Thalia.

Thalia reached out to take it before forcing a stiff smile at him. "Thanks."

"You're most welcome," came Dave's reply.

Thalia glanced at the kids. "Well, I'll leave you guys to talk, then. I'll be heading out to smoke."

With that, she strode out of the room.

After the door was shut, Anthony looked at Dave. "Mr. Dave, you're not in love with Thalia, are you?" Dave narrowed his eyes. "Do you really think that's possible?"

"Why not? Thalia's a beautiful and capable woman. She probably has a lot of pursuers."

Dave mulled over his words before saying, "I prefer women who have a gentler side to them."

Anthony raised his brow. "Right..."

Benjamin chimed in, "Does that mean you already have someone you like, Mr. Dave?"

Dave was stunned for a moment before shaking his head. "No, I don't."

Benjamin muttered, "Oh, all right, then. And here I thought you already have someone in your heart."

Dave narrowed his eyes and said nothing more. After a moment, he asked, "Is there something you need from me at this hour?"

Seeing that he had broached the topic, the two kids exchanged glances before Anthony said, "Well, we just thought we'd like to hear the truth from you. Are you hiding something from us, Mr. Dave?" Dave gazed at them. "What makes you ask that?"

"Mr. Dave, there's something weird about this, but it can always point us to something. We can't really explain it, and we don't want to guess it, so we thought it'd be better to just ask you about it. After all, we know that the relationship you have with Daddy is much more complex than we thought. So, we'd like you to give us an explanation."