You're Out, Daddy novel (Natasha and Kenneth)
Chapter 467

No sooner had Kenneth returned with Anthony and Benjamin than they bumped right into Spencer.

When the two boys alighted from the car and spotted him, they darted their eyes around.

"Where's Thalia?" Anthony asked.

Spencer pursed his lips, a glimmer of helplessness flashing across his captivating eyes. "I lost her."

Anthony and Benjamin both frowned.

Before they could say anything, Kenneth climbed out of the car. His brows knitted together when he saw the man.

Inhaling deeply, Spencer turned his gaze to Kenneth. "How did it go? Is there news of Nat?"

"There are some leads," Kenneth replied in a low voice.

"Is she okay? She's not hurt, is she?" Spencer inquired.

At that, Kenneth leveled a look at him. The dark night rendered him increasingly taller and imposing. "If you had shown a certain person such concern, things would've been different now." Spencer knew who he was alluding to, but he ignored it. "Why, you're still jealous of me when I've known Nat for years?"

"You know that wasn't what I meant."

Spencer looked away before shifting his gaze back to Kenneth. "Your next treatment is in two days. I want to go out and explore before that. I'll be back two days later."

They were both grown men, so Kenneth naturally wouldn't poke his nose into the man's business too much. He nodded. "Okay, got it."

"If you need any help from me, contact me anytime," Spencer offered.

Once again, Kenneth bobbed his head.

Subsequently, Spencer turned to the two boys. He flashed them a smile before leaving.

"You-"

Benjamin was just about to speak when Anthony held him back.

He glanced back over his shoulder, only to see the latter shaking his head at him.

"What about Thalia?" he questioned.

"We'll ask her first before acting. Anyway, he'll still be back two days later," Anthony asserted.

Spencer's back looked inexplicably lonely.

Benjamin knew that everything depended on the parties involved when it came to relationships no matter how much outsiders offered advice or counsel. At that thought, he sighed and gave up in the end. Anthony then swung his gaze at Kenneth. "Come and stay with us over there, Daddy. It's nearer to the place Nat mentioned. That way, we can even go together tomorrow!"

Kenneth's brows scrunched together.

"Let's go! Mr. Dave is there. Now that Spencer has left, you'll be bored staying here alone." Anthony stepped forward and tugged at the man.

Kenneth could only leave with the two boys since he was no match for their adamancy.

Only after returning to the hotel and watching as Kenneth went into the room to rest did Anthony and Benjamin breathe a sigh of relief.

Having settled that matter, they went off to settle the other matter.

They walked over to Thalia's room and knocked on the door, but there was no response.

A frown marred Benjamin's countenance. "Don't tell me she didn't come back?"

"Give her a call."

Nodding, Benjamin rang Thalia up right from his watch.

Once he had made the call, it was only answered when it was a second away from disconnecting automatically.

"Hello."

"Where are you, Thalia?" Benjamin asked.

"At the rooftop!"

"The hotel rooftop?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, we'll go up and look for you."

"Bring some beer up."

Benjamin was stumped for a second. "Got it."

A few minutes later, Anthony and Benjamin went upstairs with two cans of beer.

As soon as they stepped onto the rooftop, they were greeted by the sight of Thalia's despondent back. She was hugging her knees and sitting on the ground like an aggrieved child. Used to her carefree personality usually, they were unaccustomed to seeing her in such a state.

They exchanged a glance before walking over.

Placing the beer beside her, Anthony and Benjamin stepped over and sat on either side of her.

"Why, you're putting on a show of loneliness here?" Anthony teased in feigned nonchalance.

Thalia jerked her head over and glared at him. Glimpsing the beer at the side, she snagged one and opened it.

"Who's lonely? I'm admiring the night sky!" Thalia fibbed. With her gaze fastened on the sky, she took a large gulp of beer.

Benjamin looked up at the sky. "Surprisingly, the starry sky is really stunning though this place is bleak."

Stars blanketed the sky, each shining with its own light, making for a dazzling vista.

The three of them gazed at the sky, no one saying anything.

At that moment, Anthony was the first to break the silence. "We bumped into Spencer when we returned."

Thalia was startled for a second, but she then continued staring at the sky silently.

"He said he looked for you for a long time, but he couldn't replace you," Anthony murmured.

"Really?" Thalia's voice carried a trace of mockery.

"Don't you want to talk things out with him?" Anthony questioned.

"Talk? There's nothing to talk about between us!"

"Don't you want to clarify things?" Anthony queried once more.

"Things wouldn't have dragged on until now if that had been possible," Thalia scoffed. In the past, she didn't understand it. Only then did she learn the truth-it wasn't that they missed each other, but Spencer had been avoiding her, and for so many years at that.

She never had any experience in relationships, so she was wholly ignorant. But after witnessing Kenneth's attitude toward Natasha recently, she finally understood the difference between love and the lack of it. Spencer didn't love her at all.

Even if he did, it was only familial love.

In that case, there was no need for her to do unnecessary things.

"Don't you want to know what he actually thinks?" Anthony asked.

"No matter what he actually thinks, it's a fact that he avoided me and pushed me away. Since that is the case, why should I harass him?" Thalia uttered bitterly.

Studying her, Anthony wanted to speak further, yet he ultimately swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue. "He left."

At once, Thalia froze.

Her huffy expression earlier had then stiffened considerably.

Even her hand around the beer can tightened significantly.

Both Anthony and Benjamin had their gazes pinned on her.

Sometime later, a sneer played on Thalia's lips. "This has always been his style, no? He's a master of avoidance."

Clocking her heartbroken expression, Benjamin said, "I could tell that he was really worried about you today." "Worried about me? Is that why he left?"

"He said he'd be back in two days!" Benjamin asserted.

Thalia's eyelashes quivered slightly.

That's surprising!

"Really? Even if he's really coming back, it isn't because of me, is it?" she asked in a seemingly offhanded manner.

Both Anthony and Benjamin didn't quite know how they should answer that.

When all Thalia got in response was silence, she turned to look at them.

"He's treating Daddy, and the next treatment is in two days."

When Thalia heard that, the corners of her mouth curved into a sneer. "I knew it."

"But they're two different-"

"That's enough. You don't need to say anything further," Thalia interrupted, casting her gaze at the sky. "Don't worry. I'm fine. I'm not so fragile that I'd end my life because of love. Contrarily, I want to live my life to the fullest to show him that I'm still perfectly fine without him."

Relief suffused Anthony and Benjamin when they heard that.

"I'm glad you think so!" Anthony commented.

"Yeah."

"Well, then. We'll make a move first. You should also rest earlier. Good night!" While saying that, Anthony got up and walked away. On the other side, Benjamin did the same.

Thalia was entirely confounded.

That's it?

Upon seeing that they were really leaving, Thalia snapped, "Sit down!"

At that, the two boys asked, "Is something else the matter?"

"Enjoy the view of the night sky with me!"