Chapter 418
Dave thought Keh had waxed poetic about the joys of having children just to tease him.
However, after seeing the adorable and lovable Denise on the video call, Dave realized Keh had
been telling the truth.
Keh''s joy had been indescribable, and he evidently missed his daughter dearly.
Nheless, Dave griped about Keh''s behavior earlier. “Why did you move away? What''s wrong
with letting me look at your daughter?”
“I don''t want you to scare her!”
Exasperated, Dave argued, “Why must you talk about such nonsense?”
Keh could not help butugh while Dave added, “Your sons are in Darz, and here you are
worried that I''ll frighten your precious daughter?”
After some thought, Keh nodded and admitted, “I guess you have a point.”
“And since when have you be so stingy?”
Keh returned, “I''m not going to let just anyone meet my daughter, you know!”
His expression caused Dave to frown, and thetter asked, “Are you just boasting now, Keh?”
“Am I?”
“Yes, judging by your expression!”
Keh raised his brow but did not deny Dave''s words. “Maybe I am!”
Despite his irritation, Dave''s thoughts soon moved to another matter.
He stared at Keh with slightly narrowed eyes and asked, “What''s your daughter''s name?”
“Denise!”
“D? It starts with the fourth letter of the alphabet?”
“Yes!”
“Why not start with ''C?’” Dave added, “Do you have another kid that I don''t know about?”
Keh pondered his question and replied, “Just didn''t feel like giving her a name starting with ''C.’”
“Why?”
“Do I need a reason?”
Dave shrugged and let the issue go.
“Why didn''t you go for a more aristocratic name?” he asked next.
Keh exined, “I think Denise is a simple and beautiful name.”
Dave stared at him and deadpanned, “Are you sure you''re not simply blinded by the owner of that
name?”
Displeased, Keh fired back, “What do you know? You won''t understand since you don''t have kids.”
“I feel as though you''re attacking my bachelorhood.”
“Your instinct would be spot on if you removed the words ''I feel.’”
Once again, Dave was speechless at Keh''s glib response.
Keh clearly would not allow anyone near his precious daughter.
Some thoughtter, Dave suggested, “I have an idea. Could I run it by you?”
“No!” came Keh''s swift rejection.
Dave knitted his brows and argued, “You haven''t even heard it yet!”
“I don''t need to!”
Dave fixed Keh with an annoyed re and said, “Don''t you think you''re overreacting, Keh?”
“You know me better than that.”
Atst, Dave had nothing to say to that. He decided to change tack and y the friend card. “Hey,
we''re closer friends than that. Can''t you let me say my piece?”
“Of course, but I''d advise you to drop whatever idea you''ve cooked up in your head right now,” warned
Keh.
Dave did not heed his advice and suggested, “Can I be your children''s godfather?”
“No!”
Dave frowned and whined, “Come on. Aren''t you going to give it a little consideration?”
“Not a chance!” Keh was firm.
Dave pleaded, “I may never have kids in the future. I''m happy to give everything I have to your kids if
I''m their godfather. Why won''t you allow me to do that?”
Drily, Keh retorted, “Can''t I give them enough?”
“The more, the merrier, right?”
Finally, Keh mulled over the suggestion and said, “If you truly have no idea what to do with your
possessions, I can try to convince the children to ept them. But everything else is a firm no.”
“Why not?”
He replied honestly, “I guess I can''t put up with my kids calling someone else daddy.”
“I''m asking to be their godfather, not their daddy!”
“It''s the same to me,” replied Keh stubbornly.
Dave was frustrated beyond belief. Eventually, heined, “Your possessiveness hasn''t changed
one bit, Keh!”
“That just means I haven''t changed at all!”
Dave wondered if he would ever be as infuriated as he was at that moment.
“Have you forgotten what you said when we first met? You promised I could be your children''s
godfather if you ever had any kids.” Dave added, “Are you going back on your promise now?”
Keh carefully considered his im and realized he might have made such a thoughtless promise in
the past. The conversation likely urred on a drunken night when they had just established DX
Group.
As that recollection crossed his mind, Keh insisted, “Drunken words should never be taken
seriously.”
“Drunken words? Were you even drunk that night? Keh, you''re even a tant liar now!”
“Oh? Am I?”
“And utterly shameless!” Dave added indignantly.
“I had no choice but to be more shameless,” Keh dered.
If I weren''t this shameless, Natasha would''ve run off with another man long ago. She would hardly
entertain my attention now.
Dave could only nod sarcastically in response.
He promptly grabbed the ss of red wine off the table and finished it in one gulp.
Keh stood up and patted his friend on the shoulder. “It''ste. You should get some rest.”
He was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and turned around. “Oh, you should
drink less too. It''s bad for your health and your fertility.”
Thatst blow infuriated Dave to no end, especially when Keh followed it up with a boastful
expression.
Dave pettily threw a cushion at Keh, who easily caught it and tossed it aside. Then, Keh
headed to his room.
Dave shook his head andughed while staring at Keh''s back.
Keh had indeed changed a lot over the years.
He had be even more enviable, for one.
Anthony and Benjamin woke up the next day after a restless night.
After all, they were used to having their own rooms and struggled with sharing a bed.
Worse, the boys had spent most of the night fighting for nkets and bed space. Neither knew how
they eventually gave in to sleep.
An exhausted Benjamin muttered, “Now I understand why Daddy made us share a room.”
“Why?” asked Anthony.
“It''s a punishment. I''m sure of it!”
Anthony sat up and grumbled, “How can sharing a bed with me be a punishment? Everyone would be
envious of you.”
His younger brother clearly disagreed. “It''s impossible to describe the extent of your narcissism.”
Then, Benjamin went to the bathroom to wash up.
Anthony sighed as he watched his brother''s departing figure. He folded the nkets and ced them
neatly on the bed.
When the nkets were no longer crumpled, Anthony nodded to himself in satisfaction.
Benjamin had finished washing up, and Anthony used the bathroom after him.
They headed downstairs together, just in time for breakfast.
A housekeeper showed the boys to the dining room, where Keh was eating his breakfast elegantly.
The boys'' footsteps slowed when they spotted their father.
“Why does it feel as if we''re walking into a trap?” whispered Anthony.
Meanwhile, Benjamin grumbled, “We should''ve slept in instead of waking up so early!”
“Why don''t we go back now?” suggested Anthony mischievously.
“Okay!”
They turned to sneak off.
“Aren''t you guys eating breakfast?” Before they could take a step, Keh''s voice rang out behind
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them.
Anthony and Benjamin froze like statues.