You're Out Daddy

Chapter 412

Just as Natasha entered the hotel, her phone rang.

Taking a glance at the caller ID, she fell into deep thought. Moments later, she answered the call.

“Hello.”

As she spoke, she walked toward the elevator.

Meanwhile, the hotel staff, who assisted Kenneth and Dave in the search, came from opposite

directions. As she walked past Natasha, she had a good whiff of the woody scent of Natasha's

perfume. Instantly, she looked up and was immediately stunned.

Eh? Isn't she the one they have been looking for?

Frowning, she quickly recalled the image from the surveillance footage. Unfortunately, the elevator

doors slid shut when she wanted to check further.

Rushing to the elevator, the staff pressed the button. By the time she got upstairs, Natasha had

disappeared from the hallway.

She checked every nook and cranny, but her effort was futile.

It was as though she was delusional.

Didn't she check out already? Why is she still here? Could I have made a mistake?

In confusion, the hotel staff paced around the hallway to check again. However, as Natasha was

nowhere to be found, she gave up in the end.

Once Natasha was back in her room, she removed her shoes and walked inside barefooted.

She had her phone to her ear, listening attentively to the incoming call while taking a seat in front of her

laptop.

“Ms. Watson, I found something related to your father when I made a trip back to base camp! Indeed,

heaven helps those who help themselves.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

“Yes, I've forwarded it to your phone. Please take a look. I believe you won't doubt me a bit this time,”

Boss proclaimed over the phone.

Then, Natasha's phone buzzed.

Immediately, she brought it down to eye level and clicked on it. Upon seeing what the message was

about, she froze.

A flabbergasted look crept up on her face as she straightened her body. Her trembling hands held onto

her phone tightly.

Boss had sent her a photo, and it was none other than Theodore.

He looked exactly like how she had remembered him—young and handsome. Dressed in black, he sat

in front of the computer, looking regal and classy.

It seemed to be an old photo. Though taken sideways, one could still see Theodore's face vividly.

Day and night, she had been longing to see that familiar face. At that instant, she was washed over by

an indescribable feeling as her eyes reddened.

Initially, she had thought her memories of him would fade away as time passed and that she would

forget about him in time. However, she realized none of those presumptions were true.

On the contrary, Theodore's face, figure, and everything about him was forever etched on her mind.

Natasha gently brushed the face on the photo with her fingers. Indeed, the man in the photo was her

father, whom she could never meet again.

“How is it, Ms. Watson?” Boss suddenly broke the radio silence and snapped Natasha out of her daze.

She was reminded that she was still on the phone.

“I'll call you back,” she muttered before hanging up.

She tried to suppress her emotions, but her quavering voice sold her out.

After ending the call, Natasha continued staring at her father's photo, totally engrossed.

When she was little, she could not understand why he refused to have his photo taken. As she missed

him dearly, she persistently persuaded her father to do so. Finally, Theodore obliged, and they took a

family photo on her fifth birthday. Unfortunately, a fire occurred, and she lost that precious photo.

Therefore, the one on her phone was the only photo she had of her father.

As she stared at that photo, her face went blank.

She finally had the answers to all the perplexing questions she had back then.

Her father refused to take any photos because he wanted to protect her.

Dad, I'm finally seeing you again. If it weren't for the existence of Grandpa and me, no one else on

earth could ever prove that you had ever lived.

She stared at the old photo and spaced out for two hours.

Subsequently, she saved it in her album.

After recollecting herself, Natasha made a call to Boss.

“Ms. Watson, done reminiscing the past?” Boss teased.

“I want that photo,” Natasha stated directly.

Boss was dumbfounded. “Don't tell me you don't have a single photo of your father?”

“None of your business!” she snapped coldly.

“I see... So, the rumor about Theodore is true. He never had his photo taken,” Boss remarked.

Natasha tightened her grip on the phone. “Are you going to give it to me or not?”

“Okay, you can have it if you want. I'll deliver it to you personally,” answered Boss.

Natasha knew there was no room for discussion.

If I delay this further, he surely won't keep waiting for me.

After pondering for a moment, she agreed, “Okay.”

“Will you be the one deciding when and where?” asked Boss.

“I'll send you the address.”

“All right. I'll be waiting,” Boss replied before hanging up.

Natasha's expression turned gloomy as she held her phone and looked at the night scenery through

the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Meanwhile, Boss put his phone away.

There was a glass of wine in front of him.

“Boss, why are you beating around the bush?” a subordinate asked. “Isn't it more effective to go see

her directly?”

An unfathomable glint appeared in Boss' amber-colored eyes. “Are you able to locate her?”

“What's so difficult about that? We can easily get the people at the headquarters to pin her location,

no?”

Hearing that, Boss let out a scornful laugh. “Do you think it didn't cross my mind to do that?”

Frowning, the subordinate was completely baffled.

Boss added, “There's no way to confirm her location. Anyhow, since she could bargain with me, she

definitely has what it takes to negotiate with me.”

A bold idea dawned on Boss. However, he still needed to verify further.

“She's only a woman. I bet we can find her if we sweep the place clean!”

Boss looked at him. “General Will is displeased that we didn't complete our mission. Should he find out

that we're searching high and low for a woman, what do you think he will say?”

“But—”

“Never think about claiming credit if you didn't get the job done!” Boss commented.

The subordinate thought for a while before nodding. “I got it. But are you sure we can use the woman

to get that man to give us what we want? Does she really wield such influence over him?” He was

deeply skeptical about the whole idea.

Boss narrowed his eyes as he took a sip of the whiskey. “I'm not sure about others, but J definitely will.

I'll surely let him pay back a hundredfold.”

Then, he turned to his subordinate. “What's the latest news about what I asked you to keep an eye

on?”

“That person has entered the border.”

A menacing look glinted across Boss' eyes. “The time he took to get here speaks volumes. It seems

like we have no time to waste.”