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

Chapter 1074 Beating Around The Bush

Observing Natasha staring motionlessly at her phone, Spencer subtly shifted his gaze toward her. “What's wrong?”

Natasha snapped out of her thoughts and shook her head. “It's nothing.”

“What's with you staring blankly at your phone? Who is it?” Spencer asked.

Her expression appeared serene and calm. She lifted her beautiful eyes to look at him and said, “An old acquaintance.”

Before Spencer could say anything, Natasha added, “I'll head back to my room first.” Having said that, she turned around and left.

Spencer stood still, pensively watching her retreating figure.

...

After walking a certain distance, Natasha looked at her still-ringing phone and decided to answer it.

“Hello.”

There was clearly a pause on the other end of the phone. “Are you okay?”

Natasha held her phone, her gaze coolly fixed on the distance. “Did you call just to ask me this?”

The caller noted the lack of confusion in Natasha's voice and how calm her tone was. “You know who I am?”

“I don't have the habit of deleting numbers,” Natasha said indifferently. Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

That one simple sentence was enough to explain things.

Zachary held his phone. “I thought you wouldn't answer my call.”

“Just spit it out. What do you want?” she asked.

“Nothing much. I just heard that you're back, so I thought I'd give you a call to check on you!” Zachary answered.

“Who told you that?” Natasha asked.

“Old Mr. Watson.”

Natasha furrowed her brows. “My grandfather probably wouldn't have gone out of his way to tell you this!”

“Indeed, he didn't say it on purpose. Today, I ran into Old Mr. Watson when I was at the cemetery. He was talking in front of the gravestone, and I just happened to overhear!” Zachary replied.

Upon hearing that, Natasha's heart skipped a beat.

The image of Terence standing in front of the gravestone immediately surfaced in her mind, causing sorrow to well in her.

It turned out that all the strength he displayed was nothing more than a facade.

While Natasha was immersed in silence, Zachary asked, “I heard from Old Mr. Watson that you've been through a lot recently, so I thought I'd call to check on you. If there's anything you need help with, don't hesitate to ask!”

“You're overthinking it. You should understand there's nothing you can help me with, and I wouldn't ask you for help either!” Natasha made their boundaries very clear.

Zachary's brows furrowed. “Nat, does it have to be like this between us? Can't we be like we used to be?”

“I am now Kenneth's woman. Can you treat me the same as before?” Natasha asked directly.

There was silence on the other end.

“I can overlook your mother's various actions, and I can clearly distinguish between you and her, but you should know Denise is my bottom line. From the moment you teamed up with Thea, we were destined to not even be friends. So, why bother?” Natasha asked.

“I truly had no knowledge about Denise's matter!” Zachary immediately explained. “Moreover, my collaboration with her was solely to deal with Kenneth. I really had no intentions to go against you!”

“The issues between you and Kenneth are your own business, but you absolutely should not have involved Denise.”

“I really didn't know she would do such a thing—”

“Zachary, all of this is in the past,” Natasha interrupted him, saying.

“I was so fond of Denise. I would never do such a thing...” On the other end, Zachary was still explaining.

Natasha pursed her lips, remaining silent.

“I know whatever I say now is futile,” Zachary murmured, “but I still need to tell you I would never do anything to harm you or those three...”

“So, are you implying that I should be grateful?” Natasha retorted.

Her every word was precise and impactful, leaving no room for rebuttal.

“You know that's not what I meant...”

“Since that's not the case, then why even bring it up?”

Natasha spoke sharply, not giving the slightest consideration to Zachary's feelings.

After a long silence, Zachary finally stated, “I know I was the one who disturbed you today.”

“If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up.” When it came to emotions, Natasha disliked beating around the bush.

“Natasha!” Suddenly, the person on the other end of the phone spoke up. “Kenneth can no longer be your pillar of support. If you need anything, feel free to reach out to me, no matter when!”

Listening to his words, Natasha had a vague sense of foreboding. “What do you mean?”

“You'll understand in the future, no, to put it correctly, you'll know very soon!” Zachary added.

Natasha squinted her eyes, lost in thought. Just then, Zachary said, “That's it. I'm hanging up now.” And with that, the call was abruptly ended.

Natasha held her phone, mulling over his words. Based on her understanding of Zachary, he wouldn't have said these things lightly if there wasn't something amiss.

The Lynch family had gone bankrupt, and the feud between Zachary and Kenneth had long since been irreconcilable. Moreover, given his temperament, Zachary was bound to seek revenge. Hence, the question was: what had he done?

Natasha was still pondering the question when she suddenly saw a man emerging from the house. It was Dan, Liam's personal butler.

Upon seeing him, Natasha suddenly called out, “Dan.”

Dan approached. “Ms. Watson.”

“Dan, I have a question,” Natasha said.

Dan looked at her, his demeanor respectful as he said, “Please speak.”

“Considering the influence of the Hamilton family, if something happened to Kenneth, there should be many people coming to visit or inquire about him. However, I haven't seen anyone recently. What's going on?” Natasha asked.

Dan answered, “Because no one knows.”

“No one knows?”

“Indeed. Old Mr. Hamilton ordered a news blackout upon learning of this matter, forbidding anyone from spreading the news. Therefore, apart from the servants in this house, no one else knows about it.”

Upon hearing this, Natasha asked, “Did Old Mr. Hamilton do this for the sake of the company?”

“Not only that. The Hamilton family has grown too rapidly over the years, and in the process, they've offended quite a few people. When Mr. Kenneth was around, naturally, no one dared to provoke them. But now that he is bedridden and Old Mr. Hamilton's health is deteriorating, I fear that those with ill intentions might seize this opportunity for revenge. So...” Dan trailed off, looking at Natasha.

Natasha nodded as though she understood. “I see.”

“Once you've been to the company, you'll understand,” Dan said. “Even though it's a company, it's as intense as a battlefield!”

Natasha nodded. “All right.”

“If there's nothing else, I'll get back to work!” Dan said with a nod.

“Dan,” Natasha called out to him once more.

The butler turned around to look at Natasha.

“Pay close attention to Old Mr. Hamilton's health, and also, if there's anything else, or if anyone comes looking for trouble, let me know immediately,” Natasha uttered calmly but powerfully.

Dan stared at her, taken aback. After a long while, he nodded. “Okay, I understand!”

“Go on with your work!”

Dan gave Natasha a meaningful glance before he turned and walked away.