When Natasha woke up from her sleep, she felt as though everything had changed.
She was literally all over the news. Her photos and videos were steadily in the top five trending internet topics.
The same chaotic thing was happening to her phone too. Her colleagues, such as Ross, Thomas, Xavier, and Spencer, were bombarding her with messages.
However, she was not in a hurry to reply to any of them. Instead, she browsed through the internet, and after reading the news, she frowned. She then put on her pajamas and walked to the computer. In an instant, she removed all news of herself from the internet.
Once she was done, she went and washed up.
Half an hour later, she came out of the bathroom after her shower. It was then her phone started ringing.
She picked it up and answered it when she saw it was Spencer.
“What is it?”
“You finally picked up the phone!” Spencer had called umpteen times.
“I was taking a shower,” said Natasha, straight to the point. She snuggled into the couch and placed her feet lazily on the coffee table while drying her hair with the other hand.
“The news on the internet, did you do it?” asked Spencer. He was browsing through the gossip columns when all of a sudden, news of Natasha disappeared. Knowing that she had something to do with it, he phoned her immediately. It was only after half an hour that he finally managed to get in touch with her.
“Yes!”
“So, is everything true?”
It had shocked him when he had seen her with Kenneth before. However, when he saw the news of the Hamilton Corporation's anniversary, his jaw dropped.
Natasha was still very calm and asked nonchalantly, “What are you referring to?” “What else can I be referring to? Of course, I'm referring to the three children! Is it true that they belong to you and Kenneth?” asked Spencer.
“Yes, that's right.” Natasha had no intention of hiding it anymore.
“Your... biological children?”
“Yup!”
Spencer took a deep breath before asking, “When did that happen?”
“A few years ago, I guess.”
“So, they are the reason why you disappeared during those years?” asked Spencer.
Natasha replied, “I just wanted to give them a peaceful environment to grow up in.”
Spencer was at a loss for words.
Presently, everything made sense to him. In the past, he could never understand why she just simply disappeared into thin air. But, at that moment, he understood.
Spencer had initially thought that Natasha would have difficulty finding a partner. He was glad that she had found herself not only a man but had three children with him too.
Three!
Spencer found it hard to digest the new information.
On his end of the line, Spencer laughed bitterly. “Natasha, you are always full of surprises. The fact that you are seeing Kenneth is already very shocking to me. I don't even know what to say about it. To make things more interesting, you have three children with him. Do you have any idea what kind of person he is? You even dared to have children with him after knowing everything?” questioned Spencer sternly.
To that, Natasha replied calmly, “I am aware.”
Spencer was speechless.
Of course, she knows! She's, after all, the famous hacker, Shadow Seeker. She can find out anything she wants to, and that includes Kenneth's background.
“Since you are aware of his reputation, why did you still have children with him?” asked Spencer.
“Back when I married him, it didn't cross my mind.”
“You... hid your marriage from me?”
Natasha remained quiet.
She seemed to be saying too much.
Spencer accepted it and asked, “Tell me. What other things are you hiding from me?”
“Nothing!”
It took Spencer a couple of minutes before he could calm down. “So, what exactly is your situation with Kenneth?”
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