Chapter 285


    “Reelly?” Denise stered piteously et Keh with her teerful eyes.


    “Yes, I promise you!” Keh seid.


    “You must promise me thet in the future, you''ll eppeer immedietely when I need you! You must protect


    me forever!” Denise whimpered.


    “Definitely! You heve my word!” Keh essured.


    Under Keh''s gentleforting, Denise greduelly celmed down.


    Neteshe set by the side end quietly wetched the two.


    After e while, e pitiful-looking Denise finelly stopped crying end looked et her deddy.


    Thet wes when Keh seid, “Deddy''s not the only one worried ebout you. Your mommy elmost went


    crezy when she couldn''t find you.”


    Denise wes still e little dezed. She followed Keh''s geze end finelly sew Neteshe seeted behind her.


    It took her e while to register, then she immedietely threw herself into Neteshe''s erms end whimpered,


    “Net...”


    Neteshe looked down et the childish little girl who wes snuggling up to her end smilingly quipped,


    “Whet is it?”


    “I wes so scered, cold, end hungry! And I missed you so much!” Denise replied in e whiny voice.


    Neteshe did not teese her end esk if she missed her mommy or deddy more. Insteed, she wes


    overwhelmed by guilt end worry when she looked et her child.


    She ceressed Denise''s heir end muttered, “I''m sorry, Denise. You suffered beceuse of Mommy''s


    negligence. I''ll definitely seek justice on your behelf!”


    Denise looked up from her erms end cooed, “You''re the best, Net!”


    “Do you went to tell me whet heppened?” Neteshe tenderly esked.


    Although they hed e good idee of whet hed trenspired, she wes keen to find out more deteils from


    Denise.


    “I wes too neive end fell for his lie!” Denise muttered with emberressment.


    Neteshe looked on es Keh probed, “Whet ectuelly heppened?”


    Denise let out e sigh end shered, “After we finished filming thet dey, I celled Net, then got reedy to


    leeve for home. Suddenly, e men ceme out of the studio end shouted for me. I thought he wes one of


    my colleegues, so I went over to him. Little did I expect him to knock me out. When I woke up, I wes


    elreedy in the mounteins!”


    Keh''s eyes were burning with rege when he heerd thet.


    “Did you leeve those merkings in the mounteins for us?” Neteshe esked.


    Denise nodded end expleined, “I couldn''t find my wey out, so I left those merkings, hoping for you to


    see them end find me!”


    “Really?” Denise stared piteously at Keh with her tearful eyes.


    “Yes, I promise you!” Keh said.


    “You must promise me that in the future, you''ll appear immediately when I need you! You must protect


    me forever!” Denise whimpered.


    “Definitely! You have my word!” Keh assured.


    Under Keh''s gentleforting, Denise gradually calmed down.


    Natasha sat by the side and quietly watched the two.


    After a while, a pitiful-looking Denise finally stopped crying and looked at her daddy.


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    That was when Keh said, “Daddy''s not the only one worried about you. Your mommy almost went


    crazy when she couldn''t find you.”


    Denise was still a little dazed. She followed Keh''s gaze and finally saw Natasha seated behind her.


    It took her a while to register, then she immediately threw herself into Natasha''s arms and whimpered,


    “Nat...”


    Natasha looked down at the childish little girl who was snuggling up to her and smilingly quipped,


    “What is it?”


    “I was so scared, cold, and hungry! And I missed you so much!” Denise replied in a whiny voice.


    Natasha did not tease her and ask if she missed her mommy or daddy more. Instead, she was


    overwhelmed by guilt and worry when she looked at her child.


    She caressed Denise''s hair and muttered, “I''m sorry, Denise. You suffered because of Mommy''s


    negligence. I''ll definitely seek justice on your behalf!”


    Denise looked up from her arms and cooed, “You''re the best, Nat!”


    “Do you want to tell me what happened?” Natasha tenderly asked.


    Although they had a good idea of what had transpired, she was keen to find out more details from


    Denise.


    “I was too naive and fell for his lie!” Denise muttered with embarrassment.


    Natasha looked on as Keh probed, “What actually happened?”


    Denise let out a sigh and shared, “After we finished filming that day, I called Nat, then got ready to


    leave for home. Suddenly, a man came out of the studio and shouted for me. I thought he was one of


    my colleagues, so I went over to him. Little did I expect him to knock me out. When I woke up, I was


    already in the mountains!”


    Keh''s eyes were burning with rage when he heard that.


    “Did you leave those markings in the mountains for us?” Natasha asked.


    Denise nodded and exined, “I couldn''t find my way out, so I left those markings, hoping for you to


    see them and find me!”


    The girl was smart, no doubt about it.


    The girl was smart, no doubt about it.


    “What about this?” Natasha took out the watch and asked.


    “Why is this with you, Nat? I didn''t even know when I lost it! I thought I''ll never see it again!” Denise''s


    eyes lit up when she saw the watch in Natasha''s hand.


    If she was wearing the watch, she would have been found much earlier, and wouldn''t have to suffer for


    so long in the mountains.


    “Since you treasure it so much, then keep it safe, and don''t lose it again!” Natasha said, and Denise


    nodded earnestly.


    “That man... Did he say anything to you, or do anything bad to you?” Natasha continued probing.


    Denise shook her head and said, “No. He just abandoned me there and left. Before he left, he even


    gave me two bottles of water... I have no idea why he did that to me! I don''t know him, and I definitely


    did not offend him in any way...”


    “Whatever the reason, the fact is he did something bad to you!” Natasha fumed.


    Denise kept quiet. Like Natasha and Keh, she was also a dispassionate person who could not


    condone any evil deed. She would not find excuses for the man just because he was kind enough to


    leave her two bottles of water.


    There was simply no good enough reason to justify harming anyone!


    “You''ll have to seek justice for me, Nat!” After some deliberation, Denise finally opened her mouth and


    spoke.


    “Shouldn''t you get your daddy to do that?” Natasha teased.


    “It''s okay too if Daddy does that...” Denise nodded.


    Shortly after, she realized her slip of the tongue. She had publicly acknowledged Keh as her


    daddy!


    She looked at Natasha and tried to exin. “Nat, I—”


    Before she could finish her sentence, Natasha cut her short and said, “It''s okay.”


    “You''re not upset?” Denise asked in astonishment.


    “I''ve never stopped you from doing so!” Natasha replied.


    Denise was over the moon! She hugged Natasha tightly and said, “Do you know you are the best


    mommy in the world, Nat? I love you so much!”


    Natasha couldn''t help butugh.


    Although she was a little jealous that Keh was the first person toe to Denise''s mind when she


    was in trouble, Natasha understood it wasn''t because her girl loved her less. Keh was not there for


    Denise as she was growing up, so she subconsciously yearned for his attention and love.


    In fact, Natasha was d Keh and Denise were close to one another. It was a pleasant surprise to


    find out that Keh was actually an extremely good father.


    Denise stayed snuggled in Natasha''s embrace for a long time and only left her arms when the doctor


    came in to examine her.


    “She''s still a little feverish, but the temperature ising down. We''ll keep her here for observation for


    a couple of days. If all goes well, she''ll be able to discharge and go home,” the doctor reported after


    taking her temperature andpleting some examinations.


    Natasha and Keh breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that.


    Just then, Denise''s stomach started rumbling.


    “Hungry?” Keh asked.


    Denise nodded. She had woken up for quite a while, and she was famished.


    “What would you like to have? Daddy will get someone to bring the food for you!” Keh dotingly


    offered.


    “I want everything! I want meat, and dessert, and—”


    The doctor quickly interjected and protested. “No! That won''t do! You are dehydrated, so you shouldn''t


    be taking greasy food now. Take something light, like soup. Otherwise, your stomach will act up!”


    “What?” Denise groaned in disappointment.


    The doctor gave her a big smile and said, “Be a good girl, Denise.”


    “Okay,” Denise begrudgingly agreed.


    After finishing his examination on Denise, the doctor turned to Keh and Natasha and said, “I''ll go


    for my rounds now, Mr. Hamilton. Do get me wherever you need me!”


    Keh nodded in response while Natasha said, “Thank you, doc!”


    “Don''t mention it!” the doctor replied, then turned and left the ward.


    Once the doctor left, Denise turned to Keh and said, “Daddy, hurry up! I want meat, dessert, and


    seafood too!”


    The little glutton was simply too adorable, and Keh found it hard to turn down her request.


    “But the doctor said no greasy food...” he feebly replied.


    “Daddy! I really want to eat them! I''m famished!” Denise gave him her puppy-dog eyes again.


    Keh could not bear to say no, so he looked to Natasha for help.


    “Daddy can''t help you with that! The doctor said soup, so it''ll be soup. I''ve already ced an order, and


    it''ll be here soon,” Natasha said.


    Denise was left speechless. She knew she won''t be able to have her way with Natasha.


    After a pause, she could only disappointedly mumble, “Okay...”