Adorable Kids Asking for Bear Hug novel Chapter 457

Dave stared at the two kids before him and saw the resolve flashing in their clear eyes. They were much more direct than he had expected.

He pursed his lips and scrutinized them. “Do you guys not trust me?”

Anthony replied, “No, that's not it. It's precisely because we trust you that we decided to be direct with you.”

Benjamin nodded, agreeing with his brother's words.

The two kids stared at Dave, looking as though they would keep pestering him if he failed to give them an answer.

Dave smiled. “Okay, since it has come to this, I'll tell you guys the truth. I did indeed hide something from you.”

The two kids continued staring at him, waiting for him to continue.

However, Dave did not continue. Instead, he took out his phone, searched for a text message, and showed it to the kids. “Here, look at this. You'll understand everything once you've read this.”

Curiously, the two kids approached Dave. When they saw that the message was from Kenneth, frowns marred their brows.

“It's a message from Daddy?”

Dave nodded before taking his phone back. Looking at the message on the screen, he pressed it a few times and explained, “That day, after we split up to find the car, I did end up finding it. However, just when I was about to call to notify you guys, I received a message from your daddy asking me to take you away.”

Anthony was surprised. “Daddy knew?”

Dave nodded. “Yes.”

“But, how?”

Dave said, “I was surprised by this as well.”

Anthony and Benjamin gazed at him. Now that he's shown us that text message, there's no more reason for us to doubt him. Besides, his explanation makes sense.

Anthony asked, “So, the reason he didn't show up today is that he knew about the plan?”

Dave replied, “I don't think he knew about the plan. What he did know was that we were behind it. That's why he didn't show up.”

Anthony pursed his lips, looking to be deep in thought.

Just then, Dave added, “I also know that you guys won't give up so easily, so I brought you here to see if there's any other way.”

Hearing that, Anthony met his gaze and said, “Mr. Dave, I know we shouldn't have doubted you, but if we don't make things clear, the doubt we have will only fester. That's why I think it's a good thing that we've made everything clear. That being said, I still have one more thing to say.”

Dave looked at them and uttered, “Feel free to speak your mind.”

“Well, you were the one who agreed to work with us, and yet you've been treating us as kids. You haven't been honest with us at all. Although the car incident was but a trivial matter, the smallest detail can sometimes hide the biggest clue.”

Dave couldn't deny that, so he nodded and mused, “You're right, and for that, I'm sorry.”

Anthony shook his head. “Mr. Dave, what I want isn't your apology.”

Benjamin chimed in, “What we want is for us to have mutual trust and honesty.”

Dave lowered his eyes and pursed his lips. After a moment, he nodded and said, “All I can say is that some of the decisions that I'll make will be selective.”

Benjamin started, “Mr. Dave—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Anthony cut in, “Okay, we get it.”

Benjamin whipped his head to look at his brother but Anthony continued saying, “In that case, we shan't disturb your rest any longer. Good night, Mr. Dave.”

Dave nodded at them. “Good night.”

The two brothers exchanged glances and headed out of the room.

Meanwhile, Thalia was leaning against the wall outside. A cigarette was clipped between her slender fingers, and she had a dazed look on her face, looking as though she was lost in thoughts.

Anthony called out, “Thalia.”

Thalia snapped back to her senses and looked toward the brothers. She proceeded to stub out the cigarette before walking over to them.

She asked, “You guys finished your talk?”

Anthony nodded.

Thalia added, “Dave is not a trustworthy person.”

Benjamin stared at her. “Was this the suspicion you were talking about when we went there today?”

“More or less.”