Adorable Kids Asking for Bear Hug novel Chapter 384

Benjamin stared and was a little confused, but he nodded anyway.

He understood the nature of the problem. What he couldn't understand was how the problem could be as grave as Thalia made it out to be.

It's just some doodles...

“Your talent is what the world desperately needs now, so if you are exposed but can't or won't work for someone, they will send assassins after you to prevent you from working for their competitors. You understand that, right?” asked Thalia. She was careful and truly meant it when she warned him.

“Yeah, I understand,” replied Benjamin.

Seeing how calm Benjamin was, Thalia raised her brow. She seemed uncertain when she looked at him. “Benjamin? Do you really understand what I just said?”

Benjamin nodded. “Yeah, I understand. I will protect myself and won't expose my secret until I'm certain of what I want to do in the future.”

“Okay... If that's the case, then can you at least pretend to freak out a little? You're making it look as though I'm an overreacting idiot who doesn't understand how the world works,” replied Thalia.

Benjamin frowned. “How am I supposed to behave, then?”

“Excited or maybe proud? Do what Anthony does all the time. The tiniest praise will get him smiling like an idiot,” suggested Thalia.

That was when Benjamin turned his attention to Anthony, who was still asleep. It seemed the siblings were wildly different in that sense. Anthony had always been firm and confident when he was complimented, but Benjamin would always be cautious or calm when others praised him or gave him a gift.

Still, Thalia had already requested it, so Benjamin felt compelled to smile.

Seeing that forced smile rendered Thalia temporarily speechless. “Nevermind. Let's pretend I never said anything.”

Benjamin put his smile away immediately.

As Thalia stared at Benjamin, she felt weirdly happy and proud. It was as though she was watching her baby grow up.

She took another look at the design he had been doodling and quickly closed the sketchbook before looking around. It seemed she was worried that someone would see it.

“Benjamin, put it away. Now,” instructed Thalia.

Benjamin obediently did as he was told and put everything into his backpack.

Thalia remained on edge until everything was put away. Her eyes glowed with the warmth and pride of a mother when she looked at him.

“This has got to be my lucky year because I got to meet all three of you. You kids keep surprising me at every turn. I wonder if there is anything else I don't know about you three. Maybe you should just come clean all at once. That way, my heart won't have to endure this level of shock again,” said Thalia.

Benjamin frowned before answering, “That's probably all the surprise there is.”

“Probably?”

“Definitely no more surprise,” answered Benjamin.

It was undeniable that Anthony was a genius, but so was Benjamin. The only difference was that Benjamin was unaware of his own extraordinary intelligence.

Thank the heavens that I'm the one who discovered his talents. Who knows what would happen if he had remained careless and someone else learned about this?

Thalia had lost all desire to sleep by then. She kept her eyes on Benjamin as though he would suddenly disappear if she were even a little careless. “Benjamin, I think you can continue exploring this and developing your skills. If Kyle ever finds out about this, he will surely take you away and—”

“Then don't tell him about it.”

“Why not?”

“Because I don't want to be taken away.”

Thalia couldn't help chuckling a little. “Benjamin, you don't know this, but this world has always been extreme. You will only be protected if you can be of use to someone else. If you cannot contribute, death will come for you because, as far as your enemies are concerned, your mere existence is a threat to them.”

“So what you're saying is that Kyle will kill me unless I work for Darknetz?” asked Benjamin.