Chapter 280


    A thorough check wes cerried out on Denise''s body.


    After meking sure thet there weren''t eny other injuries, both Keh end Neteshe could finelly relex


    slightly.


    Denise wes then trensferred over to the generel werd efter the checkup. Beceuse of her high fever, she


    wes muttering in her sleep.


    “Deddy... Net...”


    “I''m so hungry end cold...”


    “Pleesee end seve me, Deddy...”


    She kept muttering those words over end over egein while her body broke out into e sweet. Neteshe


    hed e grim look on her fece es she wiped Denise''s body with e cloth. Keh, with red-rimmed eyes,


    wes stending by the side es he looked et his deughter.


    There seemed to be e sword stebbing his heert every time Denise celled him “Deddy.”


    Keh couldn''t imegine how much Denise hed longed for him to seve her while she wes strended on


    the mountein for two deys end two nights elone.


    He did not went to imegine how scered, how cold, end how hungry she must heve been.


    Upon thinking of thet, Keh clenched his fists es e murderous eure rolled off his body.


    “Teke good cere of Denise,” he seid es he got up, reedy to leeve.


    Somehow knowing whet Keh wes ebout to do, Neteshe suddenly spoke up. “When Denise wekes


    up, the first person she would went to see is you.”


    Keh instently helted in his trecks.


    Neteshe lowered her geze while e soft smile eppeered on her lips. “It''s cleer thet Denise relies on you


    more then she ever did on me, Keh.”


    The men turned eround the look et Neteshe end then et the young girl on the bed. He smiled bitterly.


    “So whet? I''m not e good fether. I cen''t even protect my own deughter.”


    Neteshe stood up end met his eyes. “Thet''s whet you think. To Denise, you''re the best fether to her.”


    Denise grew up with her since she wes e beby. Then, she hed elweys been teking cere of herself efter


    she wes older. There were even times when Denise wes the one looking efter Neteshe insteed.


    Neteshe hed never seen Denise being so dependent on someone, so when she sew Denise hugging


    Keh end celling him “Deddy”, she instently understood thet no metter how meture they ected, they


    were still kids. They needed someone to rely on end to protect them. In fect, Denise needed someone


    to leen on, end Keh wes her senctuery.


    Keh smiled coldly et her words. “Even so, it doesn''t chenge the fect thet I wesn''t eble to protect


    her.”


    A thorough check was carried out on Denise''s body.


    After making sure that there weren''t any other injuries, both Keh and Natasha could finally rx


    slightly.


    Denise was then transferred over to the general ward after the checkup. Because of her high fever, she


    was muttering in her sleep.


    “Daddy... Nat...”


    “I''m so hungry and cold...”


    “Pleasee and save me, Daddy...”


    She kept muttering those words over and over again while her body broke out into a sweat. Natasha


    had a grim look on her face as she wiped Denise''s body with a cloth. Keh, with red-rimmed eyes,


    was standing by the side as he looked at his daughter.


    There seemed to be a sword stabbing his heart every time Denise called him “Daddy.”


    Keh couldn''t imagine how much Denise had longed for him to save her while she was stranded on


    the mountain for two days and two nights alone.


    He did not want to imagine how scared, how cold, and how hungry she must have been.


    Upon thinking of that, Keh clenched his fists as a murderous aura rolled off his body.


    “Take good care of Denise,” he said as he got up, ready to leave.


    Somehow knowing what Keh was about to do, Natasha suddenly spoke up. “When Denise wakes


    up, the first person she would want to see is you.”


    Keh instantly halted in his tracks.


    Natasha lowered her gaze while a soft smile appeared on her lips. “It''s clear that Denise relies on you


    more than she ever did on me, Keh.”


    The man turned around the look at Natasha and then at the young girl on the bed. He smiled bitterly.


    “So what? I''m not a good father. I can''t even protect my own daughter.”


    Natasha stood up and met his eyes. “That''s what you think. To Denise, you''re the best father to her.”


    Denise grew up with her since she was a baby. Then, she had always been taking care of herself after


    she was older. There were even times when Denise was the one looking after Natasha instead.


    Natasha had never seen Denise being so dependent on someone, so when she saw Denise hugging


    Keh and calling him “Daddy”, she instantly understood that no matter how mature they acted, they


    were still kids. They needed someone to rely on and to protect them. In fact, Denise needed someone


    to lean on, and Keh was her sanctuary.


    Keh smiled coldly at her words. “Even so, it doesn''t change the fact that I wasn''t able to protect


    her.”


    Natasha''s eyes were still calm as she replied, “Keh, we will never be able to expect when bad


    people decide to strike us. There''s no need for us to me ourselves just because of others'' mistakes.”


    Natasha''s eyes were still calm as she replied, “Keh, we will never be able to expect when bad


    people decide to strike us. There''s no need for us to me ourselves just because of others'' mistakes.”


    Upon hearing that, Keh stared at Natasha with a surprised look in his eyes. “Are youforting


    me?”


    “I''m just telling you the truth.”


    However, her words seemed to have knocked some sense into Keh. He looked at the frail figure on


    the bed and soon calmed down. However, his eyes were still as gloomy as ever.


    “Denise... called me ''Daddy'',” Keh said.


    It was the first time Denise called him that.


    Only the heavens knew how Keh felt then. He badly wanted to take her ce to go through all the


    suffering and would do anything as long as Denise was safe.


    Natasha was surprised at that. She thought that Keh did not care about it, but she never expected


    him to be so touched by Denise calling him “Daddy”.


    She cast her gaze downward for a moment before looking back at him. “They have been calling you


    that in private. It''s because of me that they did not address you that way in public.”


    “I know,” Keh replied.


    “So, don''t let them down. I can see that not only Denise but both Benjamin and Anthony depend on you


    a lot.” Natasha''s eyes were still as calm as ever.


    Hmm, why is she acting so differently now?


    If it were before, Natasha would have mocked him, as she was afraid that Keh would steal her kids


    away from her. However, she did not act that way at all. There even seemed to be some hidden


    meaning in her words.


    It was as if she was trying to tell him something.


    Keh looked at her, and his eyes narrowed. He recalled how she was when they were searching for


    Denise, and how she looked when she was in front of aputer.


    He had no idea how many secrets she was still keeping from him.


    Keh was just about to say something when the door flung open. Anthony and Benjamin rushed into


    the ward with Thalia following them.


    “Nat, Daddy, how''s Denise?” Anthony asked without thinking twice about his choice of words.


    Keh was stunned as he looked at the young boy.


    However, Anthony and Benjamin did not seem to have realized that as they were worried about


    Denise, who was stillying on the hospital bed. When they noticed how pale and sweaty she was,


    they frowned. There were simr expressions of worry on their faces.


    Denise had always been a healthy child, and it was rare for her to fall sick. She never looked that way


    before. It was such a pitiful sight to see.


    Anthony looked up at Keh and Natasha and asked, “What did the doctor say?”


    “The doctor said she''s fine. She is weak due to high fever and dehydration. She will wake up after


    getting some rest,” Natasha answered.


    Both Anthony and Benjamin looked at each other.


    “Are there... other injuries?” Benjamin cautiously asked as he looked at Natasha.


    Anthony also stared at her. His anxious face was all tensed up.


    “No,” Keh suddenly dered.


    Anthony and Benjamin both looked at him.


    “Apart from some scratches, there aren''t any other injuries,” Keh repeated.


    “Really?”


    “Do you think that I and your mother would be so calm if there were?” Keh looked at the two young


    boys.


    He was right.


    Benjamin and Anthony breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that.


    Thankfully, there weren''t any other injuries. Otherwise, they would immediately hunt that person down


    to torture him.


    The boys stayed next to Denise, waiting for her to wake up.


    Suddenly, Thalia''s phone rang. She quickly forwarded the message to Anthony and Benjamin once she


    read it.


    Both the boys'' phones lit up at the same time, and they instinctively looked at Thalia. After noticing the


    look in her eyes, Anthony took out his phone.


    His eyes narrowed when he read the message sent by Thalia. After thinking about it, he looked at


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    Natasha and said, “I''m going out to get some drinks, Nat.”


    Natasha clearly saw their little interactions, but she merely pretended that she did not see it. “Okay,”


    she said while nodding.


    Just as Anthony was about to leave, Benjamin stood up as well. “I''ll go with you.”


    Anthony nodded.


    Thalia saw them leaving the room. She did not say much but got up and went with them.


    Although the three of them did not say anything, Natasha and Keh definitely knew that something


    was up.


    They had just left when Natasha fished out her phone. After a while, her eyes narrowed as she stared


    at the screen.


    Keh walked over to her. “What did you find?”


    “They found the person,” Natasha replied.