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

Chapter 846 Is It Not Too Late To Say This

The man nodded and smiled, bowing slightly. “We've done business together so many times, I can still put my trust in you for this!”

Anthony let out a soft chuckle before he took the photo from the man's hand.

As soon as Anthony took it, several people gathered around immediately.

The photo featured two individuals. However, the head of one person had been cropped out.

Anthony's brows furrowed when he noticed it. He asked, “What's this blank space?”

“Oh, that is Magus, and this is a photograph that they were in together from back then. After the incident happened last time, Magus went ahead and cut his head out of the photo. It probably means Magus didn't want to be in the same frame with the other person!”

“Have you seen this picture before?”

“Yes, I have!” The man answered as he nodded.

Anthony nodded in turn, then looked at the other person in the photo. The person was a foreigner with blond hair and stubble of the same color on his face. At first glance, he seemed like an easygoing person. However, the longer Anthony stared at his smile, the more it appeared to be somewhat overly ingenuine.

Unknowing whether it was due to the filter on the photo or not, Anthony felt that the person's eyes were filled with schemes.

Anthony raised his eyes to look at Thalia and asked, “Do you know this person?”

Thalia shook her head at his question.

“Is it possible for you to find him?”

“I can give it a try.”

“All right then.”

With that, Thalia took out her phone right away, snapped a photo of the picture, and then went to send some messages.

After Anthony finished observing the photo, he looked up at the man standing in front of him. A bold idea suddenly flashed through his mind just as he was about to say something else. He asked, “If I double the price, will you be able to find this person's address for me?”

Upon hearing this, the man could not help but laugh resignedly. “Sir, I would love to accept your request and earn from it as well, but I really don't know this person and have never even seen him before.”

“So, do you know where he's from?” Anthony asked another question.

“Well...” The man began to ponder, then muttered, “I remember Magus mentioning it to me before, but I didn't pay much attention at the time!” This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

“So, what you're saying is, you are not able to tell me where he is from?”

“I really want to earn this money from you, but... I really could not help you in this situation,” the man responded.

Since he is the type of person who is greedy, there's no way he wouldn't sell me this piece of information. Anthony still quite believed in that fact. Hence, he nodded after hesitating for a short while. “Okay, if you are unable to, then so be it.”

The man said, “If there is anything else you need other than this, feel free to find me!”

“Sure,” Anthony answered with a faint smile.

“Well, now that you've seen it, maybe you can...” Although the man was not asking for it specifically, what he meant was quite clear.

Anthony looked toward Thalia, who had stepped aside to make a phone call. After putting in some thought, he turned to the person and asked, “Do you accept a bank transfer?”

“It's best if we can deal in cash!” the man said.

“You're really being careful, aren't you!”

“A few years ago, one of our friends was scammed. It's not easy for us to run this business as well, so cash is definitely more reliable!” the man replied.

With a light chuckle, Anthony questioned, “How did your friend get scammed by others?”

“They said they had transferred the money already. And even though it was clearly shown that the money was already transferred to my friend, for some reason, the money just vanished the next day.” The man then added, “I still have no idea what happened that time until now.”

Upon hearing this, Anthony raised an eyebrow and uttered, “No wonder.”

“That's why, it's safer for us to use cash. In that way, we won't cause trouble for each other.”

“All right, just give me a moment. I'll give you the money once my people return.”

The man immediately responded, “No rush, no rush.”

Later on, Anthony did not pay any more attention to him. Instead, he focused on the computer in front of him and got busy.

The man looked at Anthony, asking, “Sir, may I take a look around?”

Without even lifting his head, Anthony just responded, “No.”

His answer left the man dumbfounded, as he did not expect Anthony to answer in such a straightforward way.

At that moment, Anthony looked up at him. “Everything here is incredibly expensive, and I'm afraid I won't be able to explain if something goes missing. So, it's best if you don't move around of your free will either, to avoid causing trouble for both of us!”

That person then fell silent.

He just stood stagnant sullenly, without saying another word.

Following that, Anthony's gaze returned to the computer screen.

While the man remained standing there, his gaze darted around the room. Although the place did not seem particularly secretive, every object and its quality appeared to be incredibly expensive.

It was as if those were the treasured collection of a wealthy family, exuding an extraordinary presence while maintaining a low profile.

The man was not an expert, but he could still discern the quality of these items after seeing so many valuable things over the years.

And so, time passed by minute by minute. A few minutes later, Thalia returned with her phone in hand. Upon seeing that the person was still standing there, she furrowed her brows and asked,

“Why haven't you left yet?”

When he saw Thalia who had come back, the person smiled at her and responded, “I didn't leave because you haven't given me...” As he mentioned until that part, he rubbed his fingers together, hinting at his intention.

Thalia noticed his actions, then nodded in agreement. “All right, hold on.”

Subsequently, she turned around and walked inside. When she came out again, she had two stacks of cash in her hands.

As she walked to him, she placed it right in front of him. “Can I put this here?”

The man took it, quickly scanned through it, and then answered with a smile, “Nothing is lacking this time, the amount is just right.”

“Goodbye then, we are not sending you off,” Thalia uttered.

In response, the man smiled and said, “There's no need to see me off, I know the way out.” As he spoke, his gaze landed on Anthony.

On the other hand, Anthony's gaze was still fixed on the computer, not raising his eyes.

“What's the matter? Anything else?” Thalia asked when she noticed him staring at Anthony, frowning.

“T-The photo.” The man stuttered slightly and pointed at the photo in Anthony's hand.

However, Anthony spoke without even lifting his head. “Let me hold onto this photo for now. Once I'm done with it, I'll return it to you.”

When he heard that response, the man's gaze changed slightly. “But if that's the case, how am I supposed to explain it to Magus?”

With that, Anthony finally looked up. “If you and I don't mention it, how would he know it has anything to do with you?”

“Well, that's true, but...”

“Don't worry, Magus probably won't be looking for this photo anytime soon. Once I'm done with it, you can quietly return it. It won't affect you!” Anthony said.

The man's brows tightened. Even though he wanted to refuse, he knew that once Anthony had made up his mind, it would be impossible to get the photo back.

“Since you've already taken photos of it, can't you let me take it back?” the man asked.

Anthony shook his head straightforwardly.

Although the man wanted to say something, he knew he could not win in a fight nor successfully snatch the photo away when he saw Thalia and Miguel, who were standing nearby. In fact, there would be a high chance that he might even lose his life there.

After considering, he then said, “All right, but please remember to give it back to me once you're done with it.”

“Will do!”

“So, take care and see you! We are not sending you off,” Anthony added.

The man nodded before he turned to walk away. However, after only taking two steps, he suddenly spoke up. “Sir, I can tell that you are good people. You surely won't harm Magus, right?”

Anthony did not expect him to ask such a question.

Still, Anthony would not categorize him as a “good person” just because of this sentence he said.

Looking at him, Anthony questioned, “Isn't it a bit too late for you to ask that question now?”

The man hesitated for a moment, then looked at them. “From the moment I first saw you, I knew you were different from others. I believe you would never do anything to harm him!”

Anthony just chuckled lightly and did not say anything else.

After hesitating for a while longer, the man ultimately decided to turn around and walk away.