Adorable Kids Asking for Bear Hug novel Chapter 742

“Why are you so quick to give up, Nat?” he asked while pinning her against her seat.

Kenneth's face exuded an icy-cold aura even under the warm glow of the sun.

That, combined with his masculine facial features, was what Natasha liked the most about him.

Because Kenneth looked incredibly hot, his cold attitude toward everything formed a perfect contrast and made him look all the sexier.

As such, it wasn't exactly Natasha's fault for succumbing to temptation when she was with him.

Having been freed from the chains of morality, she was able to fully indulge in his charming sexiness.

Natasha swallowed hard when she saw his face up close.

Kenneth narrowed his eyes in amusement when he noticed that little reaction of hers.

“You know me. I'm not exactly a very patient person, so you need to tell me why you're angry,” Natasha said.

“What happens after I tell you?”

“After that, I'll assess your statement and determine if I am indeed in the wrong. If I am, I will acknowledge and own up to my mistake. If I am not, then I will not take any further action.”

Kenneth simply narrowed his eyes and stared at her in silence.

“Is it because I helped one of your guys with his ransomware problem?” Natasha asked.

“You shouldn't have exposed yourself like that,” Kenneth replied.

“That was a very simple task, though. No one is going to suspect a thing,” Natasha protested.

“Nat, you need to understand that nothing is certain in this world. Every huge problem stems from tiny ones,” Kenneth insisted.

“Do you really think we can keep it from them, Kenneth?”

“We have to try.”

Natasha took a deep breath and said, “It wasn't my intention to hide it back then. I only did it because I made Grandpa a promise. Besides, I didn't have any friends, so there wasn't really anyone I could open up to. Spencer was the only one apart from Grandpa who knew about it. It was never my intention to keep it a secret, but I had to do so in order to protect the three kids. In other words, I don't want to remain in the shadows.”

Is that why her alias is “Shadow Seeker”? Because she is forced to remain in the shadows even though she doesn't want to?

Kenneth felt his heart ache when he heard that.

It felt as though someone had crushed his heart with a sledgehammer.

“Nat...”

“Also, Boss has probably figured out my identity by now,” Natasha added.

“You believe that guy?”

“No, but I didn't have a choice then. I had to give it a shot. I initially wanted to wait until I could get the antidote and pass it over to you guys. You could either let Thalia take it or have Spencer analyze it. I didn't think I'd run into so many obstacles in the process...”

“You could try to have some faith in me, Nat.”

“Oh, I always have. However, I also know that he wouldn't do anything to hurt me. That way, I could at least ensure that I would make it out alive. There's no telling what he would do to you if you went alone, and I don't want you to put yourself in danger.”

“I would rather die than have you go to him!” Kenneth replied firmly.

Natasha pursed her lips and stared at him for a good few seconds before replying, “All right, I understand. It won't happen again.”

“Really?”

Natasha nodded. “Yes, really. I won't do anything that you don't like ever again.”