Adorable Kids Asking for Bear Hug novel Chapter 357

Without even bothering to look up, Benjamin replied, “When we were living abroad, it's normal for the three of us to fall and scrape ourselves. I was the one in charge of disinfecting the wounds. After a while, I started getting better at it.”

Upon hearing that, Kenneth's heart ached inexplicably.

“Didn't your mother hire someone to take care of you three?” he asked the younger boy.

“She did, but things are different there. They'll only do what's within their job scope. Moreover, not many people are willing to come to take care of three kids at once. The babysitters require daily payments. They would come late and leave early. We would still have to take care of some things on our own,” Benjamin explained.

Kenneth's brows furrowed as he listened.

Although Natasha had made sure that the kids had everything they wanted, it was still hard for a woman to work and take care of three children simultaneously. There were bound to be times when she wasn't able to care for them.

Kenneth could not imagine the hardships they had to endure.

“Does your mother know about this?” Kenneth asked.

Benjamin shook his head. “Nat's always very tired from work, and she still has to look after us. Most of the time, we will take care of some things ourselves,” he said as he continued bandaging Kenneth's wound.

A conflicted feeling rose in Kenneth's heart.

If he had not done what he did in the past, the three of them would have grown up in the Hamilton residence.

The kids would be able to grow up in a good and carefree environment.

“It's done,” Benjamin said.

Kenneth came back to his senses and looked down at his wound, which had been bandaged nicely with gauze. It was done neatly.

A bittersweet smile appeared on his face.

“According to my experience, it'll heal fast if you keep it dry,” Benjamin advised.

Kenneth looked at him. There were so many things he wanted to tell the younger boy, but they seemed to have gotten caught in his throat. In the end, he merely nodded his head. “Okay.”

Benjamin looked up at him. “Also, all those things are in the past. Don't tell Nat. I don't want her to be sad,” he said.

“All right.” Kenneth nodded.

“It's getting late. If there's nothing else, I'll head back to my room to rest.”

Kenneth nodded again.

Benjamin turned around to go back to his room, but he had just taken a few steps when Kenneth called out to him, “Benjamin.”

The young boy turned back around.

His tiny face wore a conflicted expression.

Kenneth smiled at him. “If anything happens in the future, you can talk to me about it. I'm all ears.”

Benjamin froze for a second before nodding.

“Go get some rest. Good night,” Kenneth said.

“G-Good night!” Benjamin said before turning around to leave.

A complex look appeared in Kenneth's eyes as he looked at the boy's tiny figure walking away. He soon smiled.

Then, as though remembering something, he took his phone and made a call.

Anthony was currently leaning against the door as he stood outside the room.

His lips curved into a smile as he listened to the conversation going on inside.

Although he had never held any expectations, all he wished for was for

Kenneth to remain in their lives.

With that thought in mind, Anthony was just about to leave when Kenneth walked out of the room. Both father and son bumped into each other.

“What are you doing here?” Kenneth asked.

“Um, I was on my way back to my room,” Anthony replied.

Kenneth nodded.

“Um, good night!” Anthony waved at Kenneth before making a move to scurry off.

“Hold on,” Kenneth suddenly called out to him.

Anthony froze for a moment. He turned around warily. “What's up?”

“Did you talk to your mother tonight?”

“Um, no. Thalia brought us out to play, and so we didn’t contact each other,” Anthony replied.

Kenneth remained silent. Anthony noticed his reaction and asked, “What's wrong?” “I can't reach her.” “What? You can't reach her?” Anthony asked.