You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 464

"Daddy, it's said that parents have to be equally fair to their children. Problems will arise if they can't treat their children fairly!" Anthony warned, his gaze trained on Kenneth. Kenneth cast him an intrigued look. "What kind of problems will arise?"

"Well..." Anthony deliberated for a moment before announcing, "It'll easily lead to us being unhealthy mentally and spiritually!"

Upon hearing that, Kenneth nodded in a seemingly solemn manner. Just when Anthony thought that he would do some self-reflection and decide to treat them all equally, the man commented, "It looks like I haven't been whipping you enough. You'll be fine when I do so more often henceforth."

Anthony was wholly floored.

"It isn't just me. In the future, you two must also treat Denise as I do," Kenneth instructed.

At that instant, Benjamin leaned forward as well. "Daddy, others value their sons greater than their daughters. Why are you the exact opposite?"

"Have you not heard that rare things are precious?" Kenneth asked in return.

His remark had Anthony and Benjamin at a loss for words.

Good Lord! So, this is the reason?

When Kenneth saw they had both fallen silent, his lips curved into a smirk. "In our family, Nat and Denise are the only two females. The rest of us are all males. Shouldn't we be protecting and accommodating them?"

Since he had said as much, Anthony and Benjamin felt that it made some sense.

"Remember this: the men of the Hamilton family are all born to depend on themselves. Contrarily, the women of the Hamilton family are all born to enjoy life. Do you understand?" Kenneth urged, his eyes fixated on them through the rearview mirror.

Anthony and Benjamin nodded firmly. "Yes."

Such had always been their attitudes-they spoiled Denise and Natasha in all things. Their envy right then was nothing more than a joke. Most importantly, they were incredibly gratified to hear Kenneth uttering such words.

Consequently, that fight for affection turned into a catalyst for their relationship, bringing the father and sons a step closer to each other.

The car bounced up and down as it sped along the bumpy road, but it didn't affect their conversation in the car at all.

More than ten minutes later, they arrived at their destination.

Gazing at the hotel in the distance, Benjamin noted, "This is the place. Rumor has it that they reserved the entire hotel. But then, there are guards standing sentry both inside and outside. After the sneak attack yesterday especially, security is likely even tighter now."

Kenneth stared at the structure, his eyes narrowed into slits.

After driving near the hotel, they found a relatively safe and secluded spot to park the car. Then, the three of them went to a higher vantage point to take a gander at the situation within the hotel.

Anthony scrutinized the place with binoculars. "The hotel has two floors to it. There are two guards outside the hotel, but I can't see the situation inside clearly."

Hearing that, Kenneth took the binoculars from him and peered through them.

Benjamin said, "Although the hotel is not high, the distance is pretty daunting. It won't be easy to replace out the room they're occupying."

As Kenneth studied the hotel through the binoculars, he noticed that the entire building was brightly lit, with the exception of one or two that were in pitch darkness.

He turned to the two boys. "I remember Nat prefers to turn off the lights when she goes to bed, yes?"

Anthony bobbed his head. "Yup! She can't even stand the faintest ray of light when she sleeps. She often turns off her phone as well, afraid that her phone will light up and disrupt her sleep." When Kenneth heard that, he motioned for them to cast their eyes ahead. "Look, the entire hotel is lit. Only that room, the other one there, and the one on the far right are shrouded in darkness." Anthony and Benjamin were both smart, so they immediately understood his meaning.

"So if Nat is here, she must be in one of those three rooms!" Anthony concluded.

"But don't most hotels have rooms facing away from the sun? What if her room is on the other side?" Benjamin mused.

"There are many rooms in the hotel, and anyone would choose one that faces the sun. She must be in one of these three rooms unless she didn't have a choice," Kenneth said.

Benjamin mulled it over for a while before nodding thoughtfully.

Just then, something abruptly popped into Anthony's mind. "Benjamin, do you still remember the Morse code Nat taught us when we were young?"

Benjamin nodded. "Yeah... You're thinking of using that?"

"I think we can give it a try," Anthony proposed.

"But how?"

Anthony racked his brain. Subsequently, he put down his backpack and rummaged around.

A few minutes later, he dug out a black pen.

"What's this?"

Anthony clicked it. In a flash, a green light appeared.

"A laser pen? You carry such a thing around with you?" Benjamin gaped at him.

"I got it as a complimentary gift when I made a purchase previously, and I've been keeping it in my bag ever since. Never had I expected it to come in handy!" Anthony then turned to Kenneth. "What do you think, Daddy? Shall we give it a try?"

Taking it from him, Kenneth turned it over in his hand. "You really got this as a complimentary gift?"

"Of course!" Anthony bobbed his head.

The corners of Kenneth's mouth twitched, but he didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he returned the pen to his son. "Let's try it, then!"

Anthony nodded. "Shall we start with this room?"

"Sure!"

"Would we accidentally get the Boss' room?" Benjamin faltered.

Anthony, who had just activated the light, instantly turned it off. He glanced back over his shoulder at Benjamin. "W-Would we be so unlucky?"

After a moment's contemplation, Kenneth surmised, "He was injured yesterday, so he won't be making things so obvious at the moment. I think his room is definitely lit right now."

"In that case, won't Nat be in grave danger?" Anthony asked.

"He won't care about her life!" Kenneth scoffed.

Anthony's expression changed. Pinning his gaze on the darkened room, he clicked the laser pen and shone it over.

In accordance with the Morse code, the light flickered.

Alas, there was no response even after they had finished relaying the message.

As the three of them continued watching the room, Benjamin again wondered, "Is Nat asleep? That's why she can't see it?"

"That's possible. Anyhow, let's try first. If it doesn't work, we'll come up with other methods!"

Benjamin bobbed his head.

Thus, Anthony moved on to another room after that first attempt.

In truth, he was indeed apprehensive as he tried, terrified that he'd really be so down on his luck that he got Boss' room. If that happened, their plan would fail miserably.

For that reason, sweat beaded on his forehead when he tried the second room.

He formulated the letters one by one. However, there was still no response after they had waited for some time.

Honestly speaking, they all couldn't help feeling a touch dejected right then.

By then, there was only a room left. The three of them proceeded to exchange glances. Looking at them, Kenneth reassured, "It's okay. We were merely trying our luck anyway. It doesn't matter even if we don't replace her. It won't affect the rest of our plans!"

Anthony nodded upon hearing that. Then, he fixated his gaze on the final room. Just as he was about to click the laser pen, Benjamin offered, "I'll do it!"

Eyeing him, Anthony handed him the pen.

Benjamin trained his eyes on the darkened room in the distance.

After aiming the light over, he relayed the exact same few words as Anthony did: Are you there, Nat?