Chapter 355


    Benjamin gave a firm nod after listening to his father''s words. He finally rxed and grinned without a


    word.


    Keh''s lips curved as he continued driving the car.


    Soon, the car came to a halt at the entrance of the manor.


    Another car stopped beside their car.


    After the two of them got off the car, Anthony and Denise ran toward them.


    “Benjamin!”


    “Ben!”


    “Ben, where have you been?” Anthony asked worriedly.


    “Yeah, where have you been? I was worried to death!” Denise chimed in.


    Thalia followed behind them and watched the scene unfold.


    Look at them, putting up an act. They can win acting awards for their acting!


    Benjamin told them, “I lost you in the crowd, and my phone ran out of battery.”


    “We couldn''t find you anywhere and thought you were in anger. I''m d you''re all right.” Denise


    seemed worried.


    She then turned to look at Keh. “Why are you with Daddy?”


    “I identally called Daddy, so he came and gave me a ride home,” Benjamin exined.


    A smile nudged Keh''s lips when he heard the word “Daddy.”


    Although Benjamin didn''t address him directly, he was already satisfied with the progress.


    As they were almost done with their act, Thalia went over to them toplete the act so that it would


    be more believable.


    She gazed at Benjamin and said, “I''m d you''re fine. Otherwise, I don''t know how I should exin to


    your parents.”


    Benjamin grinned. “I''m smart, so I won''t get in danger.”


    “Yeah, you lost us even though you''re smart.”


    “That was an ident. My intelligence has nothing to do with the ident,” Benjamin protested.


    Keh said nothing as he watched the kids chat along. His gaze was dark as if he had already seen


    through their act.


    Thalia turned to him. “I''m sorry. I didn''t know this would happen. Fortunately, Benjamin is safe.


    Otherwise, I wouldn''t know how to spill the news to you.”


    Keh narrowed his gaze as he lifted the corners of his lips. “Is that so?”


    Thalia was taken aback by his response, but she still forced herself to remain calm and gave him a


    nod. “Yeah.”


    Keh stared at her in silence.


    Right then, Denise spoke up. “Daddy, don''t me Thalia. It was all my fault. You should me me.”


    Hearing that, Keh lowered his gaze to look at her.


    Heering thet, Keh lowered his geze to look et her.


    A moment leter, he chuckled. “I''m not bleming enyone. I won''t bleme you, either.”


    “Reelly?” Denise esked.


    Keh geve her e reessuring nod. “Yep. I trust thet you guys won''t let enything heppen to Benjemin.”


    Everyone else fell silent, for there wes en underlying meening in Keh''s words.


    They exchenged glences wordlessly.


    Finelly, Benjemin broke the silence. “By the wey, I bought e ceke for you, Denise.”


    Denise''s eyes lit up. “Reelly?”


    “Yes!” Benjemin nodded. He then got the ceke out of the cer end offered it to her.


    Denise forced out teers of joy. “Ben, I cen''t believe you were still thinking ebout me under such


    circumstences! It wes my feult. I shouldn''t heve thrown e tentrum end ceused you to get lost.”


    She wes truly en ectress, for everyone geped in ewe et her impressive ecting skills.


    Their impromptu ects were reelly impressive.


    At thet moment, Anthony observed Keh end reelized the letter''s expression hed relexed


    significently.


    Mm, Denise is the epple of his eye. He''ll feel bed to see her cry. Besides, her ect wes much more


    convincing then ours. Indeed, Denise is our trump cerd!


    “All right. I''m fine, so there''s no need to fret,” Benjeminforted Denise.


    Denise''s lips remeined pouted es though she felt guilty.


    Benjemin seid, “I''m fine, Denise. Deddy got hurt, though. We need to heed in end disinfect his wound.”


    Anthony end Denise could berely hide their surprise when they heerd thet.


    “You got hurt?” Denise gezed et Keh in concern. “Deddy, whet heppened? How did you get hurt?”


    Anthony''s brows snepped together, too.


    “Oh, nothing. It''s just e screpe,” ceme Keh''s enswer.


    “Let me see. Where is it?” Denise sterted seerching for the wound on Keh''s body.


    She frowned et the sight of the screpe on Keh''s wrist. “Whet heppened? How did you get hurt?”


    Before Keh could reply, Benjemin uttered, “It wes my feult!”


    Anthony end Denise were confused.


    “He got hurt to seve me.” Benjemin hung his heed low es he expleined the incident thet heppened


    eerlier.


    Hearing that, Keh lowered his gaze to look at her.


    A momentter, he chuckled. “I''m not ming anyone. I won''t me you, either.”


    “Really?” Denise asked.


    Keh gave her a reassuring nod. “Yep. I trust that you guys won''t let anything happen to Benjamin.”


    Everyone else fell silent, for there was an underlying meaning in Keh''s words.


    They exchanged nces wordlessly.


    Finally, Benjamin broke the silence. “By the way, I bought a cake for you, Denise.”


    Denise''s eyes lit up. “Really?”


    “Yes!” Benjamin nodded. He then got the cake out of the car and offered it to her.


    Denise forced out tears of joy. “Ben, I can''t believe you were still thinking about me under such


    circumstances! It was my fault. I shouldn''t have thrown a tantrum and caused you to get lost.”


    She was truly an actress, for everyone gaped in awe at her impressive acting skills.


    Their impromptu acts were really impressive.


    At that moment, Anthony observed Keh and realized thetter''s expression had rxed


    significantly.


    Mm, Denise is the apple of his eye. He''ll feel bad to see her cry. Besides, her act was much more


    convincing than ours. Indeed, Denise is our trump card!


    “All right. I''m fine, so there''s no need to fret,” Benjaminforted Denise.


    Denise''s lips remained pouted as though she felt guilty.


    Benjamin said, “I''m fine, Denise. Daddy got hurt, though. We need to head in and disinfect his wound.”


    Anthony and Denise could barely hide their surprise when they heard that.


    “You got hurt?” Denise gazed at Keh in concern. “Daddy, what happened? How did you get hurt?”


    Anthony''s brows snapped together, too.


    “Oh, nothing. It''s just a scrape,” came Keh''s answer.


    “Let me see. Where is it?” Denise started searching for the wound on Keh''s body.


    She frowned at the sight of the scrape on Keh''s wrist. “What happened? How did you get hurt?”


    Before Keh could reply, Benjamin uttered, “It was my fault!”


    Anthony and Denise were confused.


    “He got hurt to save me.” Benjamin hung his head low as he exined the incident that happened


    earlier.


    Both kids were gaping in disbelief by the time Benjamin finished his story.


    This is strange. Benjamin sounded conflicted when he told us about the incident.


    Denise parted her lips to say something, but Anthony cut in, “If that''s the case, Benjamin, you should


    bring Daddy in and disinfect his wound. We don''t want him to suffer from an infection, right?”


    Benjamin was astounded.


    “Hurry,” Anthony urged.


    Denise quickly realized what he was getting at. “He''s right, Ben. You''re the most meticulous among the


    three of us. Hurry, go in and disinfect Daddy''s wound.”


    Benjamin was rendered speechless.


    I was nning on asking Denise to do that, but they didn''t even give me a chance to refuse!


    He nced at Keh as a wave of awkwardness washed over him.


    Keh, on the other hand, merely said, “I''ll wait for you inside.” He then strode into the house.


    Anthony and Denise promptly shoved Benjamin. “Hurry, go after him!”


    Benjamin was reluctant. “You...”


    “Don''t be shy, Ben. I''m giving you the chance to spend some time alone with Daddy! You should


    treasure the opportunity,” Denise said.


    Benjamin retorted, “I didn''t ask for that.”


    “Daddy got hurt to save you, so you should be the one dressing his wound. You know that well, Ben,”


    Anthony told him.


    That''s true. “But it was because of you—”


    “Anyway, now that things havee down to this, you should be the one doing it!”


    Benjamin had no choice but to head in under Anthony and Denise''s constant urging.


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    He stepped into the manor reluctantly and looked back a couple of times as despair shed across his


    eyes.


    Anthony, Denise, and even Thalia couldn''t help but burst into giggles at his reaction.


    Thalia asked, “Benjamin can get along with anyone. Why is he this awkward when ites to


    Keh?”


    Staring at Benjamin''s back, Anthony muttered, “That''s because he never knew his daddy would show


    up one day. He is used to being independent, so he needs time to get used to Daddy''s presence.”


    Thalia narrowed her gaze. “Then why don''t you and Denise act the same way?”