You're Out Daddy

Chapter 692

Anthony gave Spencer one last look before getting up to leave.

Before he could leave, he noticed what Anthony was doing and halted in his tracks.

“I have one last question,” Anthony stated.

Spencer looked at him.

“What is your research about?” Anthony inquired.

Spencer never expected that question.

To be precise, he never expected Anthony to suddenly think of asking that.

Anthony fixed his gaze on Spencer as though he had guessed something.

Spencer pretended to cough before responding, “You won't understand even if I explain it to you.”

“Are you saying that I won't understand or that you can't say anything?” Anthony asked.

Glancing at him, Spencer pursed his lips tightly.

Strangely, talking to Anthony made him feel like he was talking to Kenneth.

Right. It's natural for Natasha and Kenneth's kid to be a genius. I can't treat him like a normal kid.

“You can think and interpret the matter however you want. It's up to you.” With that, Spencer returned

his attention to the apparatus.

Anthony's lips twitched. “Thanks for telling me the truth.” He then turned to leave.

When the door clicked shut, Spencer glanced at the door.

Whether or not Anthony knew the truth wasn't important to Spencer.

He was more inclined to reveal the truth to them. After all, they would eventually learn the truth, and it

would be better for them to learn it sooner rather than later.

However, what he thought didn't matter.

He respected Natasha's and Thalia's decision.

Thus, he looked down and resumed his experiment.

When Anthony stepped out of the lab, Benjamin and Denise immediately went up to him.

“Tony, how did it go?” Denise asked.

Anthony pursed his lips in silence.

Benjamin urged, “Tony, what happened?”

A long while later, Anthony finally looked at them. “Nothing.”

“If nothing happened, what's with your expression?” Benjamin inquired.

Anthony's lips thinned. “I was thinking that the truth might be even worse than we anticipated,” he

explained.

Hearing that, Benjamin chimed in, “If it weren't that serious, they wouldn't have kept it a secret from us.”

Anthony met his gaze. “You think the same way, too?”

“Of course. Thalia's reaction yesterday made it pretty clear. We may not know exactly what's going on,

but we can make an educated guess, can't we?”

Anthony's gaze remained fixed on him. “I tried to sound Spencer out earlier, and he didn't deny it.”

“So is Thalia really sick?” Benjamin asked.

Anthony shook his head. “I'm not sure, but I have another suspicion.”

“What is it?”

“Spencer's experiment is related to Thalia,” Anthony revealed.

Benjamin pondered over his words. “Why do you say that?”

“If it had nothing to do with Thalia's illness, he wouldn't have left her alone in her room and continued

his research in the lab. The only plausible explanation is that his research is related to Thalia,” Denise

answered on behalf of Anthony.

The boys turned their attention to her.

“What if it's something else?” Benjamin guessed.

“We cannot completely disregard the possibility that it could be something else, but that other thing

must be more crucial than Thalia's life. Otherwise, why would Spencer leave her alone in her room to

conduct his experiment if Thalia is dying?” Denise questioned.

Comprehension dawned on the boys.

“That makes sense!” Benjamin bobbed his head.

“I only came to the same conclusion after I left the lab. At first, I wasn't certain if Spencer's research

was related to Thalia's illness. Now that Denise has spoken, we can be certain of it,” Anthony

concurred.

“We are closer to the truth!” Benjamin exclaimed.

Anthony inclined his head in agreement.

Denise murmured, “It's strange how the closer we get to the truth, the more anxious I feel.”

The boys looked at her.

Denise gazed at them, worry etched on her tiny face. Placing a hand on her chest, she added, “I also

have this feeling that there is something bigger waiting for us.”

Denise's instincts had always been accurate. She had proven herself over the years.

Benjamin extended his hand. “Regardless of what lies ahead, we must confront it instead of evading it

like cowards. That is part of the process of growing up.”

Denise nodded obediently. “I understand.”

That very night, Spencer and Kenneth stood opposite each other in the lab.

“When are we going to take action? I can't wait anymore. If this goes on, they won't be able to

withstand the torture!” Spencer said in a low voice.

Kenneth fired back, “Do you think I'm just sitting here twiddling my thumbs?”

“Then how long do we have to wait?”

“Boss refuses to reveal his whereabouts and remained hidden. Yesterday, he happened to show up. If

you hadn't provoked Thalia, making her leave, perhaps we would have an outcome by now,” Kenneth

told him.

Spencer paused in his motions before his brows furrowed together. “I didn't see that coming!”

Kenneth gazed at him. “Spencer, our enemy isn't an ordinary person. If we want to protect them, we

must ensure that our minds are always alert and calm. Do you think I am not worried? I am just as

tormented as you. No one knows when the poison will strike Natasha again. I am also anxious, but we

have to wait until Boss reveals himself willingly.”

“What if he remains hidden?” Spencer asked.

“Do you think he'll reveal himself willingly?” Kenneth questioned in return.

Spencer looked at him. “Are you saying that...”

Right then, Kenneth's phone rang. He fished it out of his pocket and realized it was a call from Dave.

“Hello?”

“Good news, Kenneth. The fish has bitten the bait,” Dave reported.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, though the scheduled time falls at two in the morning tomorrow.”

A smile nudged Kenneth's lips. “Okay, got it.”

“I'll carry out our plan, then.”

“Sure!”

Spencer gazed at Kenneth in anticipation.

After the call ended, Kenneth turned to him. “Speak of the devil. The fish has bitten the bait, and they

agreed to meet at two in the morning. You can make the preparations.”

Spencer grew excited. “Is it accurate?”

“I sacrificed twenty million worth of products to attract him. What do you think?” Kenneth responded

with another question.

Surprise flashed across Spencer's eyes. He quickly calmed down to analyze, “According to Vermillion

Base's finance, they will be here despite the danger. They can't resist the temptation!” He gazed at

Kenneth admiringly. “I can't believe you're able to go that far.”

“When ore we going to toke oction? I con't woit onymore. If this goes on, they won't be oble to

withstond the torture!” Spencer soid in o low voice.

Kenneth fired bock, “Do you think I'm just sitting here twiddling my thumbs?”

“Then how long do we hove to woit?”

“Boss refuses to reveol his whereobouts ond remoined hidden. Yesterdoy, he hoppened to show up. If

you hodn't provoked Tholio, moking her leove, perhops we would hove on outcome by now,” Kenneth

told him.

Spencer poused in his motions before his brows furrowed together. “I didn't see thot coming!”

Kenneth gozed ot him. “Spencer, our enemy isn't on ordinory person. If we wont to protect them, we

must ensure thot our minds ore olwoys olert ond colm. Do you think I om not worried? I om just os

tormented os you. No one knows when the poison will strike Notosho ogoin. I om olso onxious, but we

hove to woit until Boss reveols himself willingly.”

“Whot if he remoins hidden?” Spencer osked.

“Do you think he'll reveol himself willingly?” Kenneth questioned in return.

Spencer looked ot him. “Are you soying thot...”

Right then, Kenneth's phone rong. He fished it out of his pocket ond reolized it wos o coll from Dove.

“Hello?”

“Good news, Kenneth. The fish hos bitten the boit,” Dove reported.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, though the scheduled time folls ot two in the morning tomorrow.”

A smile nudged Kenneth's lips. “Okoy, got it.”

“I'll corry out our plon, then.”

“Sure!”

Spencer gozed ot Kenneth in onticipotion.

After the coll ended, Kenneth turned to him. “Speok of the devil. The fish hos bitten the boit, ond they

ogreed to meet ot two in the morning. You con moke the preporotions.”

Spencer grew excited. “Is it occurote?”

“I socrificed twenty million worth of products to ottroct him. Whot do you think?” Kenneth responded

with onother question.

Surprise floshed ocross Spencer's eyes. He quickly colmed down to onolyze, “According to Vermillion

Bose's finonce, they will be here despite the donger. They con't resist the temptotion!” He gozed ot

Kenneth odmiringly. “I con't believe you're oble to go thot for.”