You're Out Daddy

Chapter 443

Anthony and Benjamin looked serious as Dave unbuckled himself and stepped out of the car.

In the car, the boys looked ahead warily.

Just then, a slender woman stepped out from the other vehicle and approached Dave.

The sassy Thalia accosted Dave and asked, “Where are they?”

Dave narrowed his eyes and replied, “It's you?”

“In the flesh!” Thalia smiled at him half-heartedly before demanding, “Hand them over!”

“Who?”

“You know who I am talking about—Anthony and Benjamin, of course. It's not as though I can ask you

to hand Kenneth over to me,” retorted Thalia.

Narrowing his gaze, Dave asked, “Why are you looking for them?”

Coldly, she replied, “I know you've locked them up. Hand them over!”

“Oh. So you're here for a confrontation?”

“Yes!”

Dave scoffed and taunted, “What if I refuse to do so?”

Thalia shot him a dangerous glare as she approached him menacingly. She seethed, “Then don't

blame me for what I'm about to do next.”

He scoffed again, scarcely frightened by her threat.

Naturally, his behavior infuriated Thalia, who slowly moved her hand behind her back. Before she could

do anything more, Dave's car door suddenly opened.

Anthony yelped, “Thalia!”

His shout prevented the stand-off from escalating further.

Thalia turned around and was surprised to see Anthony and Benjamin alighting from Dave's car.

She looked at Benjamin and asked, “W-Why are you here? Didn't he lock you up?”

The boys were moved when they realized she had come for them.

Anthony approached Thalia and pulled her aside. He reassured her, “We're fine. Why are you here?”

Thalia's gaze swept over the boys. Once she ascertained that they were safe, she retorted, “Why else?

You suddenly hung up on me. Do you know how worried I was?”

Anthony dared not hold her gaze as he mumbled, “I said I didn't want to drag you into this mess.”

“I'm afraid it's not as simple as that!”

“Well, what do you want?”

Thalia stared at the boy for a moment before muttering, “Never mind. I'm here to accompany you. Go

on then. Lead the way!”

When she noticed Anthony staring wordlessly at her, she added, “Just to make things clear, I'm only

here to protect you and Benjamin. I don't care about anything else!”

The boys stared at her agape, unsure of what to say.

At last, Thalia reached out and mussed their hair, chiding, “Why are you daydreaming? Let's go!”

Benjamin suddenly exclaimed, “Thalia!”

“Yes?”

“You don't need to come with us. We'll just go with Mr. Dave. It's not appropriate for you to go!”

Thalia instantly whirled around and stared at Dave, sputtering, “Did you just say he's going with you?”

“Yup!” Benjamin nodded.

“Didn't he lock you up before this?”

Benjamin explained, “Mr. Dave only locked us up because he was worried we would act rashly. We've

already talked things through. That won't happen again.”

Thalia glanced suspiciously at Dave before asking, “So you trust him but not me?”

“This isn't a matter of trust...”

“Then let's go together!” Thalia interjected before Benjamin could finish his sentence. “You can focus

on whatever you need to do while I protect you!”

Flustered, Anthony protested, “Thalia...”

“Okay, that's enough. Let's go!” Thalia turned and got into Dave's car, occupying the passenger seat.

Anthony and Benjamin scrunched their brows in unison before staring at Dave.

He raised his brows in amusement and got into the driver's seat.

Dave's non-reaction merely deepened Anthony's frown.

His brother stepped forward and tapped him on the shoulder. “Even Mr. Dave has agreed. Let's go!”

The boys had no choice but to board the car.

Thalia relaxed in the passenger seat while Dave drove. The boys in the backseat exchanged a knowing

glance.

What happened to all that talk about DX Group and Darknetz not getting along? They're literally in the

same car now! It looks like we could even work together in the future!

Suddenly, Thalia's stomach grumbled from hunger.

She clutched her stomach as Benjamin asked, “Are you hungry? Didn't you eat anything?”

Annoyed, she rubbed her stomach and retorted, “I sped here as soon as the call cut off. What makes

you think I had time to eat?”

Stunned, Benjamin sputtered, “So you were waiting outside the whole time?”

Thalia shot Dave a sidelong glance and declared loudly, “Of course! If you didn't come out any sooner, I

would've stormed the place!”

Anthony and Benjamin were speechless.

Neither could lie about how touched they felt by her care.

In fact, her words now merely amplified the gratitude they felt since they saw Thalia outside the castle.

Alas, Dave ruined the mood by saying, “You're lucky you didn't barge in. You could've made it in, but

you definitely wouldn't have made it out!”

“Oh? Really?” Thalia's scorn was palpable.

Dave replied nonchalantly, “I've set up infrared sensors throughout the castle. The system would

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identify and label any trespasser instantly. If I didn't deactivate the system, you'd be riddled with bullet

holes now.”

That earned another scoff from Thalia, who questioned, “Did you think I'd actually fall for that?”

“Believe what you will. But you're welcome to test your theory out anytime!”

Thalia was about to reply to Dave when Anthony interrupted, “Then how did you know about our

escape today?”

Dave glanced at the boy through the rearview mirror and shot him a wicked grin. “How else?”

“I say... it's definitely not because of some infrared sensor!”

“Why would you say that?” asked Dave.

After a momentary hesitation, Anthony answered, “My gut instinct says so!”

Dave smiled and said, “Didn't you realize you were only discovered when you were about to escape?”

Anthony realized he was telling the truth.

Perhaps there really is some infrared system in the castle.

Still, he replied, “So?”

Dave smirked in response. “So, it's a secret!”

Anthony was not amused.

Dave added,

“If you want to see the system in action, you can always wait for someone to storm the castle in the

future!”

His teasing expression and less-than-subtle statement clearly pointed to Thalia.

Thalia's natural competitiveness won out, and she fired back, “Well, I can't say no if the host is so keen

on welcoming me into his castle, though I hope no one regrets extending the invitation later!”

Dave side-eyed her and replied, “Naturally!”

Thalia rolled her eyes at him and declared, “Just you wait and see!”

He fell silent while Thalia looked out the window.

From the backseat, Anthony and Benjamin watched their spat quietly, fearful that it would lead to a

physical fight.