Adorable Kids Asking for Bear Hug novel Chapter 88

Just when Kenneth was about to say something, Terence came back after dropping the kids off at school.

The two developed a tacit agreement that they would not bring up the matter and cause Terence to worry.

When the latter walked into the room and saw that there were only the two of them, he was rather annoyed. He strode toward Natasha and stared at her. “How are you, Nat? Feeling any better?”

“Yup, I'm all better now, Grandpa.”

“Do you feel any discomfort? Anywhere aching on your body?” Terence was concerned.

Natasha shook her head and replied, “Just some minor abrasions. Don't worry, Grandpa.”

“Abrasions? Oh dear, any accident can lead to a major problem! You lucked out this time. If any mishap befalls you, what am I going to do?” Terence was fretting.

After mulling it over, Natasha said admittedly, “I didn't think things through. Sorry, Grandpa, for making you worry. There won't be a next time, I promise.” Then, she flashed a coy smile at him.

At that instant, Terence's heart softened, and he did not have the heart to reprimand her anymore.

Meanwhile, Kenneth went into a daze as he stared at Natasha.

This woman can talk about anything to anyone. Sometimes, she jokes casually. Other times, she exudes an imposing aura. But actually, she can be all coy and playful too. Am I the only exception? When she's in front of me, she has her guard up as though she's ready to enter the war with me anytime. She makes me feel as if I owe her lots of money!

Then, Kenneth interrupted the silence. “Old Mr. Watson, I'm the one to be blamed. It's with good intentions that Grandpa gifted Nat with a car, but I wasn't able to stop the accident from happening. My bad.”

Nat?

Upon hearing that, Natasha lifted her head to look at him. She could not help but shudder when she heard him addressing her dearly.

Why does it sound so creepy when he calls me that?

It turned out Natasha was not the only one who was taken aback. Terence, too, turned to look at Kenneth with a meaningful look in his eyes.

He knew that Kenneth wanted to protect Natasha, but it was all too late now.

Had Kenneth done so many years back, Terence would not have been so angry at him.

Terence commented, “I understand the reasoning, and it's not your fault...” After a brief pause, he continued, “Anyway, thanks for saving Nat. I'm sure that you're a busy man, Mr. Hamilton. It's getting late now, so it's best I let you go. I'll take care of the rest.”

Clearly, Terence implied that Kenneth should go.

Hearing so, Kenneth gazed at him, and then at Natasha.

He was aware that Terence had a prejudice against him, and there was nothing he could say at that moment to make Terence think otherwise. However, Kenneth could not just let it slide. “Old Mr. Watson—"

“I hope that the Hamilton family will not give Nat any valuable presents henceforth. After all, you two are divorced. If anything untoward happens to her, I can't guarantee you that I'll be able to act rationally,” Terence interrupted.

Just like that, he rendered Kenneth speechless.

After frowning and hesitating for quite a while, Kenneth nodded and muttered, “Understood.”

“Good. You'd better get going.” Terence left him with that and sat down with his back facing Kenneth, not even casting him a glance.

While Kenneth was standing rooted to the spot, his phone rang. Upon taking a peek at the screen, he furrowed his brows. Then, he

shifted his gaze to look at them and announced, “I'll take my leave now.”

With that, he turned around, took his leave, and closed the door behind him.

Looking at Terence, Natasha remarked, “Grandpa, you were not subtle at all when you asked him to leave.”

“Oh, really? At least I didn't ask him to get lost. He should be thankful that I was polite,” he said furiously. “He'd better not think that I'll forgive him just because he's being nice.”

Natasha remained silence.

“Anyhow, what about you? What's up between you and him?” Terence questioned.

Instantly, Natasha shook her head vigorously, afraid that her grandfather would get the wrong idea. “I've got nothing to do with him. I don't know how he found me, but I can assure you that we're not in any relationship whatsoever,” she quickly explained.

“Really?” Terence was dubious about it.

Natasha nodded.

Then, Terence pondered for a moment before he warned her once more, “Kenneth isn't a goody two shoes. Since you two are divorced, you should stay away from him.”

“I know,” answered Natasha, nodding.