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

Chapter 136

Just then, Caroline nudged Thea with her elbow, bringing her back to her senses.

Retracting her gaze, Thea surveyed the crowd awkwardly. When she spotted Liam, the woman nodded her head slightly and greeted, “Old Mr. Hamilton.”

Liam nodded back expressionlessly in acknowledgement.

Finally, Thea's gaze landed on Kenneth. When she saw the bandage on his body, a trace of worry flashed across her eyes.

“Kenneth...” the woman hurried over, shoving Denise, who was next to the man, to one side.

Even though it was not intentional, everyone who saw it could not help but frown in displeasure.

Liam, in particular, looked at Thea with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Benjamin saw that. He was about to speak when Natasha stopped him.

The look he gave Thea turned into an icy glare.

“Kenneth, how are you feeling? How did you get so badly injured?” Thea asked worriedly as she moved closer toward the man, almost pouncing herself on him.

When she saw blood seeping through the bandage from the injury on his waist, she looked like she was almost going to burst into tears.

Meanwhile, Kenneth did not overlook her actions earlier. His annoyance piqued.

Looking at the woman with his bonechilling gaze, he said, “Thea, you bumped into someone just now!”

“Huh?” Thea replied, looking confused.

Just then, Kenneth glanced at Denise and patted the spot next to him. He said gently, “Denise, come here.”

When the girl heard that, she walked over obediently. “Mr. Handsome...”

Fixing his gaze on Thea, Kenneth repeated, “You bumped into her just now!”

Feeling slightly awkward at the man's defensiveness toward Denise, Thea said, “I didn't do it on purpose. I was just too worried about you. I didn't notice that she was there...”

“Apologize,” Kenneth ordered.

Stunned, Thea did not expect Kenneth to be so inconsiderate about her feelings.

How can he ask me to apologize to a kid in front of so many people?

“Kenneth...” Thea uttered in disbelief.

The atmosphere became awkward instantly.

Kenneth did not intend to relent. Fixing his cold gaze on the woman, his stance was firm. He was not going to let her off until she apologized.

Just then, Caroline spoke in an attempt to diffuse the tension. “Thea, you should apologize to the girl. As adults, we should set a good example for the little ones.”

That not only helped to ease the tension in the air, it also diffused the awkwardness for

Thea.

Even though Thea was extremely unwilling to apologize to Denise, she knew that she had no other choice given the current situation.

Forcing a smile, the woman turned to face the girl and said, “Denise, I didn't mean to knock into you. I'm sorry.”

“It's all right,” Denise replied. With a crease between her brows, the girl's expression greatly resembled Natasha's.

Thea could feel anger spreading through her as she looked at Denise.

In fact, she had never felt so humiliated!

A moment later, Caroline said smilingly, “We were just next door when we heard about Kenneth's injury. We specially came over to see him. We didn't expect to see so many people here.”

Taking a pause, she turned to look at Benjamin and Denise. “These two little ones are so adorable. Whose kids are they?”

Although the woman had claimed that they were there to see Kenneth, Natasha knew very well that they were there to find out about the situation.

Before Natasha could answer, Kenneth had already spoken. “They are my children.”

Huh?

Caroline froze when she heard that.

“That's right. They are my grandchildren,” Liam chimed in. “Do you know how precious they are to me? Words can't even describe how much my heart hurt just now when Thea knocked into Denise!”

Even though the man spoke in an exaggerated manner to send across a clear message, he did indeed feel pain in his heart when his granddaughter had been pushed aside a moment ago.

Caroline was completely speechless. Her expression stiffened.

Although she had already guessed it, hearing Kenneth's admission in person was an entirely different feeling.

Just then, Thea looked at Kenneth in disbelief and asked, “Are they really your kids?”

The corners of the man's lips curled up into a smile before he said, “Are you doubting that? Do they not look like me?” Then, Kenneth glanced at Benjamin and Denise with a gentle look in his eyes.

A moment later, he seemed to have recalled something. He looked at Thea before saying proudly, “It's not just the two of them. There's one more.”

Looking at the broad smile on the man's face, Thea could feel her heart go cold.

Kenneth did not consider her feelings at all. His words left her with not a single bit of hope at all!

The woman clenched her fists tightly and stared at him.

“Kenneth...” She gazed hard into his eyes, trying to find a glimmer of hope and a reason for her to keep hanging on.

However, there was none.

Suddenly, Thea let out a sneer.

She finally realized that she had been delusional all the while, and had made a fool out of herself.

When she got up and ready to leave, she saw Natasha standing at one side.

Thea narrowed her eyes, which were brimming with hatred. She whispered, “Natasha, you may have won this time round, but it's not something you should be proud of. That's because Kenneth doesn't love you at all. He only loves his children, and you just happen to be their mother!”

Upon hearing that, Natasha kept her cool. She merely responded with a polite smile.

Then, she replied softly, “It doesn't matter to me if he loves me or not. What's more important is that you've indeed lost!”

Thea gritted her teeth and glared at Natasha.

Natasha kept her smile on her face. She did not intend to argue with the other woman. She refused to engage in such childish behavior.

After all, she had been in a rather good mood just looking at the defeated expression on Thea's face.

Kenneth finally did something right.

Seeing Natasha's smug smile, Thea narrowed her eyes. “If I can't have him, no one else can!”

With that said, the woman stood up and left.

When Caroline saw that, she immediately called out to her daughter. “Thea!” This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

Yet, Thea headed straight for the door without looking back.

Caroline turned around and nodded awkwardly at Liam. “Old Mr. Hamilton, I shall take my leave.” Without waiting for the man to reply, Caroline rose to her feet and rushed out after Thea.

Outside, she caught up with her daughter very quickly.

“Thea, you're acting on impulsive again!” Caroline chided. “Do you remember what I told you before we came?”

At that moment, Thea was looking straight ahead, walking like a mindless zombie. Unlike a while ago when she was in a tearful state, there was currently a cold and determined gaze in her eyes.

“Mom, I think you're right.” The woman suddenly spoke.

“What do you mean?”

“There are so many men in this world. There's no need for me to be so fixated on Kenneth,” Thea said.

When Caroline heard that, she fixed her gaze on her daughter. “That's my good girl. Have you really figured it out?”

Just then, the corners of Thea's lips curled up into a sneer. “Yes, I have. Since I can't have him, I'm going to destroy him so that no one else can!” she declared.

A crease appeared between Caroline's brows. “Thea, please don't do anything silly!”

Thea looked at her mother. “Mom, don't worry. I'm no longer the weak woman I once was. Let's go!”

“Where are we going?”

“To get discharged!”