You're Out Daddy

Chapter 685

Thalia went in and scanned her surroundings. In the end, her gaze landed on one of the corners.

Needless to say, Thalia was slightly stunned when she saw Natasha.

Thalia quickly racked her brain, but she couldn't come up with an answer.

Meanwhile, Natasha looked back at her, lifted her hand, and waved at Thalia with a smile.

Seeing that, Thalia pondered for a moment before approaching Natasha.

While looking at Natasha, Thalia asked, “Why are you here?”

“I was waiting for you,” Natasha replied flatly.

Thalia took a deep breath and gazed at Natasha. “Did Anthony ask you to come—” Thalia paused

because she saw a phone on the table. Right away, her gaze darkened, and she was visibly shaken.

She then looked at Natasha and shifted her gaze back toward the phone again. After a while, she

walked up to Natasha and asked, “How did that phone come into your possession?”

“What do you think?” Natasha responded with another question.

Thalia stared at Natasha and said, “This phone needs to be customized through a special channel. It is

only customized for certain people, so not everyone can have it. Moreover, Anthony doesn't know

about this channel...”

Natasha kept mum and let Thalia analyze her way through.

“Could it be Kenneth? However, he didn't get his phone through this specific channel. Besides, you

don't need such a powerful phone...” As Thalia was talking, she raised her gaze toward Natasha. All of

a sudden, an unbelievable idea came to her mind.

“Are you Shadow Seeker?” Thalia asked.

Natasha's expression was calm, but she was wearing a faint smile. Although she didn't utter a single

word, it seemed as though her silence had spoken for her.

“How could this be?” The corners of Thalia's mouth twitched. This is absurd!

“How could it not?” Natasha asked.

Natasha's question had confirmed Thalia's speculation.

“Are you really...” Thalia was in disbelief.

Natasha then suddenly reached out her hand and said, “Let me reintroduce myself. I'm Shadow

Seeker. Nice to meet you, Thalia.”

Thalia was rendered speechless. In fact, her mind was buzzing when she heard those words. Why

does this feel surprising and normal at the same time? Could it be because I've known her for such a

long time? Is that why I'm not weirded out?

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While staring at Natasha's hand, Thalia slowly reached out her hand as well for a handshake.

In response, Natasha smiled at her.

Right then, Thalia regained her senses and asked, “Wait... Isn't Shadow Seeker a man?”

“Who said so?”

“Everyone said so! Besides, according to your profile, you're a man!”

“I wrote that on a whim,” Natasha replied.

“That's why I couldn't find you no matter where I looked! I've wasted three years of my life!” Thalia

exclaimed.

“I'm sorry, but I didn't mean to fool you. I did it to protect myself.” Natasha smiled.

Thalia was in the same industry, so she definitely could relate.

After giving a nod, Thalia looked at Natasha and said, “I understand. So, are you really not going to

consider joining Darknetz? Kyle said as long as you're willing to join Darknetz, you can name whatever

conditions you want!”

“Why are you still thinking about recruiting for Darknetz now?” Natasha asked. They were sitting

opposite each other as though they had been friends with each other for years.

Thalia lowered her gaze and smiled. “Darknetz has been kind to me. In my eyes, it's like a home. I

think it's only right for me to be concerned about my family.”

Natasha heard what Thalia said and nodded. “However, I still hold on to the words I said. I'm not joining

any organization now, and I'll never will!”

Thalia took a deep breath upon hearing that. “All right. I figured you would say so. I didn't believe you

then, but I do now. I've already given up hope.”

Natasha chuckled and explained, “I'm sorry, but I've already promised Grandpa not to get involved in

that industry. Prior to this, I did it because I was looking for my father. After that, I stopped getting

myself involved in such activities.”

“I understand. Still, it's such a shame. It's a great loss for the hackers' community.” Thalia nodded.

“You have a never-ending supply of geniuses in this industry. Soon, you'll have new talents emerging.”

Natasha smiled.

“Be that as it may, no one can ever reach Shadow Seeker's height.”

Natasha merely smiled in response.

“It's all right, though. Even with you out of the picture, there's still Anthony...” Thalia paused the moment

she mentioned Anthony. She couldn't help but feel dejected when she recalled Anthony's retreating

figure that day.

Obviously, Natasha knew what was on Thalia's mind. “Anthony was disappointed and angry after he

left that day.”

“Was he?” Thalia asked with an awkward look in her eyes.

“I knew you had good intentions, and I think he'll come around,” Natasha answered.

Upon hearing that, Thalia lowered her gaze and mumbled, “I didn't do it for his own good, so I don't

need him to come around...”

Natasha didn't dwell on the conflict between Thalia and Anthony. Instead, Natasha looked at Thalia and

said, “Thalia, trust me. You're going to be fine. You surely will.”

“Yes. I hope so.” Thalia flashed a smile.

“Well, follow me back!” Natasha urged.

Thalia froze for a second when she heard that. “No. Since I've already left, I don't plan to go back.”

“Thalia...”

“I've already made up my mind.” Thalia's eyes reflected her firm resolve.

“Thalia, I don't know what happened between you and Spencer, but you shouldn't put yourself in

danger!”

Thalia's eyes darted from side to side before she curled her lips into a smile. “Don't worry. I'm not

putting my life in danger. I've always been one to appreciate my life. It's just that I have other plans in

mind.”

Other plans? Natasha noticed the keywords in Thalia's sentence. Upon seeing the smile on Thalia's

face, Natasha couldn't help but frown.

After a while, Natasha's gaze turned stern when she asked, “Are you planning to look for Boss on your

own?”

Thalia's eyelashes quivered slightly, and she looked at Natasha in bafflement. I didn't even say

anything. How did Natasha know what was on my mind?

“No. Why would I do that?” Thalia denied.

“Thalia, your eyes are telling me you're lying.”

Thalia went quiet.

“You can't go!” Natasha advised.

“Why not?” Thalia looked at Natasha.

Although Thalia knew she could be exposed by asking that, she didn't bother.

In response, Natasha took a deep breath and chose to voice her concern without raising suspicion.

“Now, Boss knows I'm the only one being poisoned. Hence, that's a disadvantage during the

negotiation. If he finds out that you're poisoned as well, he's most probably going to blackmail the entire

Darknetz. Are you willing to risk everyone in Darknetz?”

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Thalia narrowed her eyes after hearing Natasha's analysis.

“Thalia, listen to me. Don't act rashly,” Natasha enunciated.

“Wos he?” Tholio osked with on owkword look in her eyes.

“I knew you hod good intentions, ond I think he'll come oround,” Notosho onswered.

Upon heoring thot, Tholio lowered her goze ond mumbled, “I didn't do it for his own good, so I don't

need him to come oround...”

Notosho didn't dwell on the conflict between Tholio ond Anthony. Insteod, Notosho looked ot Tholio ond

soid, “Tholio, trust me. You're going to be fine. You surely will.”

“Yes. I hope so.” Tholio floshed o smile.

“Well, follow me bock!” Notosho urged.

Tholio froze for o second when she heord thot. “No. Since I've olreody left, I don't plon to go bock.”

“Tholio...”

“I've olreody mode up my mind.” Tholio's eyes reflected her firm resolve.

“Tholio, I don't know whot hoppened between you ond Spencer, but you shouldn't put yourself in

donger!”

Tholio's eyes dorted from side to side before she curled her lips into o smile. “Don't worry. I'm not

putting my life in donger. I've olwoys been one to oppreciote my life. It's just thot I hove other plons in

mind.”

Other plons? Notosho noticed the keywords in Tholio's sentence. Upon seeing the smile on Tholio's

foce, Notosho couldn't help but frown.

After o while, Notosho's goze turned stern when she osked, “Are you plonning to look for Boss on your

own?”

Tholio's eyeloshes quivered slightly, ond she looked ot Notosho in bofflement. I didn't even soy

onything. How did Notosho know whot wos on my mind?

“No. Why would I do thot?” Tholio denied.

“Tholio, your eyes ore telling me you're lying.”

Tholio went quiet.

“You con't go!” Notosho odvised.

“Why not?” Tholio looked ot Notosho.

Although Tholio knew she could be exposed by osking thot, she didn't bother.

In response, Notosho took o deep breoth ond chose to voice her concern without roising suspicion.

“Now, Boss knows I'm the only one being poisoned. Hence, thot's o disodvontoge during the

negotiotion. If he finds out thot you're poisoned os well, he's most probobly going to blockmoil the entire

Dorknetz. Are you willing to risk everyone in Dorknetz?”

Tholio norrowed her eyes ofter heoring Notosho's onolysis.

“Tholio, listen to me. Don't oct roshly,” Notosho enuncioted.