Kenneth's lips quirked upward when he lowered his gaze and saw Anthony and Benjamin staring at him. Feigning nonchalance, he said, “I should recover my lost memories to complete the picture, shouldn't I?”
Anthony smiled at that. Without giving it much thought, he looked at his father and said teasingly, “Daddy, you want to remember your feelings for Nat back then, don't you?”
“It's what I owe Nat.”
“If that's the case, all right, then. I hope you'll be able to remember soon, Daddy,” Anthony said.
Kenneth reached out to pat the boy's head.
Anthony flashed a smile at him, then turned to look for Benjamin, only to find that he was using his phone secretively in the corner.
“What are you doing, Benjamin?”
“Texting Thalia to tell her that Spencer is back,” Benjamin replied.
Anthony and Kenneth exchanged glances and grinned.
“We'll head back to our room first, Daddy. I'll keep an eye on Nat and notify you immediately if there's any news.”
“All right,” Kenneth said with a nod.
Anthony walked over to Benjamin and dragged him away. “Let's go.”
“Where to?”
“Our room.”
Anthony dragged Benjamin back to their room while the latter was still busy texting.
“Is Thalia in the room?” Anthony asked, looking at his brother after closing the door.
Benjamin shook his head. “No.”
“Where did she go?”
“She didn't say anything.”
Upon deliberation, Anthony looked at his brother and said, “Benjamin, I have an idea.”
Benjamin looked up at him. “What is it?”
“What do you say if I drag those people on the list into a group using my Anonymous identity?”
Benjamin raised his head to look at his brother when he heard that. “What do you have in mind?”
Anthony frowned. “I was inspired by today's events. At first, I thought those snipers were the ones on the list. To be honest, I was quite worried, but when I noticed that Daddy was so calm, I suddenly thought of it in another way. The most important thing is that I have this feeling that something will happen in the future. I'm sure you're aware of the situation at Vermillion Base. It'll be difficult for Nat to leave there unscathed, so we must plan ahead.”
Benjamin pondered for a while. “So you're thinking of issuing instructions directly inside the group?”
Anthony nodded. “Exactly.”
“It's not a bad idea. If there's a sudden turn of events, you can post it directly in the group, which is much more convenient than posting a bounty list!”
Anthony's eyes sparkled when he heard his brother's response. “You think so too?”
Benjamin bobbed his head. “I think it's okay, but you must be careful when recruiting them to prevent spies from sneaking in.”
“It doesn't matter if there are spies as long as I can command most of them. This is the appeal of money!”
Benjamin thought it made sense. “I suppose using them temporarily won't do any harm.”
The more they talked about it, the more Anthony felt that the matter had to be carried out immediately. “By the way, we must ask Thalia to come back. We should tell her about it so that she'll be more careful. Besides, if we truly go ahead with the plan, I'll need someone to step in for me, and I want her to manage it.”
“I'll give her a call, then.” With that, Benjamin went off to make the call.
Anthony walked to the table and stared at the blank screen of the computer in a daze, thinking about the possibilities of that matter. The more he thought about it, the brighter the gleam in his eyes.
As he contemplated further, a bolder idea flashed across his mind.
Thalia hurried back upon receiving Benjamin's call.
She had just reached the corridor when she bumped into Spencer.
This time, in that narrow space, Thalia did not run away. Instead, she looked at him before averting her eyes nonchalantly as though she had just bumped into a stranger and promptly walked past him.
Spencer merely stood there and watched her walk past him. He felt as if something had stabbed him in his heart.
Just as Thalia stepped into the room, he suddenly uttered, “Have you been doing well?”
Thalia froze in her tracks.
Spencer turned to face her. “My question seems quite pointless. You do look like you're doing well.”
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