Chapter 488
When Natasha was heading inside, one of the guards grumbled, “Why don''t we just knock her out and
snatch the money?”
“General Will specifically ordered us to keep tabs on her. What if something happens to her? Besides,
Boss also asked us to take good care of her. We can''t just defy him right after he leaves, right? Let''s
just wait and see.”
The other guard nodded. Casting a nce at Natasha''s back, he said, “That wench''s clothes look
expensive. I bet she''s rich.”
“So, let''s extort money from her while we''re the ones guarding her these two days! Just don''t let
anyone else know about this.”
“That''s a great idea!”
They did not care to lower their voices as they discussed their extortion n, and they were being so
loud that even Natasha could hear them clearly from afar. Perhaps they did not care if she could hear
them anyway.
Sure enough, Natasha could not care less about what they were talking about. Her lips merely quirked
into half a smile. She was initially worried as she saw no way out of the situation. However, if all they
were after were money, then she could bribe her way out of the situation.
Natasha regretted that she did not bring much cash on her.
She would have brought more if she had known she was going to be trapped in her current
circumstances.
Natasha slowly walked inside and went behind the house. It was a dead end, and there was nowhere
else she could run to. Hence, the two guards were not worried that she would run off.
After there was some distance between them, Natasha turned around and noticed that the guards were
engaged in a conversation. She kept ncing over her shoulders, and when she noticed that they did
not have any intention to catch up to her, Natasha heaved a sigh of relief.
Then, she removed the watch on her wrist, her ring, earrings, and finally, her bracelet.
Soon, a smallputer was assembled with its screen projected on the wall.
Natasha''s lips quirked into a smile as she looked at the virtual keyboard in front of her. Then, she
quickly set things up.
Again, she transmitted her message to Anthony through Morse code.
Anthony, please tell Keh to watch out for Boss. Even though he is not on good terms with General
Will, they have established some sort of agreement. Boss will target Keh for sure. Oh, and they
need a lot of money here.
Unexpectedly, Anthony replied right away: Nat?
He had sent over a bunch of numbers, but Natasha could decipher them immediately as they were
used tomunicating that way.
She sent: You''re there?
On the other end, Anthony was excited to have received news from Natasha and hurriedly replied: I''ve
been waiting for your news.
I''m at Vermillion Base right now, so I can''t keep sending you messages. You need to protect yourself
and tell your daddy the things that I just told you.
The worry was evident in his next words: Okay, Nat. Are you hurt?
No, I''m going to be all right for the time being. Don''t worry.
Anthony: Nat, when can wee get you?
Natasha: I think that I''ll be able to find out the truth soon.
Anthony: Okay. Then we''ll wait for you.
Natasha: Be careful! There were a thousand other words that she wanted to say, but in the end, she
thought it best to ask them to be careful.
Anthony: Got it.
Right then, a man''s voice rang out behind her. “Are you done?”
ncing back for a moment, Natasha quickly sent off onest message: I''m going offline now!
Then, she disassembled theputer back into her watch, ring, earrings, and bracelet.
After she was done, she headed out of the house.
The two guards did not seem to have noticed anything odd, as their minds were preupied with the
money that they were about to receive.
“Thank you,” Natasha said as she walked over to their side.
They did not pay heed to her thanks, merely rubbing their fingers and reaching out their hands in a self-
exnatory gesture.
Natasha smiled and handed them the promised cash.
The two guards finally shed a satisfied smile at her and said, “Let''s go.”
Meanwhile, after Natasha went offline, Anthony looked at her message before he got up to head out of
his room.
Benjamin was heading inside at that moment and bumped right into him.
“Where are you going?” Benjamin asked.
“Nat sent me a few messages. I''m going to pass them on to Daddy!” Anthony replied.
“I''m going with you,” Benjamin said.
The two of them noticed that Keh was on his phone when they went into his room. Dave, who was
standing aside, gestured for them to keep quiet.
Anthony looked at Keh and furrowed his brows.
“How can I believe you?” Keh said on the phone. “I don''t care about the amount of money, but I
want her to be handed over once I pay you.”
After a brief pause, Keh said, “What right do I have? Why do you care? We do not share the same
goal here. I''m just saving a damsel in distress, and you''re after the money. I can choose to call off the
deal at any time, but you''re not going to be able to find another buyer who can offer you such a good
deal. I''m only going to give you half an hour to consider my offer. Forget it if you don''t agree to my
terms.”
Then, Keh hung up the call right away.
He was seething with fury as he tightened the grip on his phone.
“Daddy, was that Boss?” Anthony asked.
Keh toned down his hostility a little at the sight of Anthony and nodded. “Yes.”
Anthony thought for a moment and said, “Daddy, Nat sent me a few messages just now.”
In an instant, Keh fixed his gaze on his son and asked, “So? How is she doing?”
“She''s all right,” Anthony said. Then, he nced at Keh''s phone and said, “But I think you''ve
already heard what she wanted to tell you from Boss himself. In addition, Nat has mentioned that Boss
and General Will have reached an agreement of some sort and will brazenly demand a huge sum of
money. Also, it seems like Vermillion Basecks funding.”
Keh narrowed his eyes and snorted. His lips quirked into a cold smirk as he said, “Lacks funding?
Hmph! It''s great if they''re after money. Money is not a problem here...” Then, he nced over at
Anthony with a determined look in his eyes.
Dave walked over and put his hand on Keh''s shoulder. “I remember someone iming to be poor
just two days ago. What''s this, then? Are you finally going to unt your money now?”
“Well, I have a good friend right here, don''t I?” Keh said. Even if I don''t have money, surely Dave
does.
Dave was baffled.
“Am I right, Dave?” Keh said with a smirk.
“Well, I can''t say no, can I?” Dave retorted.
Keh shook his head.
Just when Dave wanted to ask Anthony to voice out for him, the boy shook his head as well.
As for Benjamin, the boy was grinning as he watched on.
Dave was rendered speechless.
Who are these people?
“I must havemitted a terrible sin in my past life to meet you guys in this life!” Dave let out a chortle
and stepped aside.
Anthony smiled as he looked at Dave''s back. Then, when he lifted his head and looked at Keh,
there was an inexplicable look on the boy''s face.
Right as Anthony was about to ask something, Thalia made her way inside.
“Anthony Watson!”
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Thalia did not enter Keh''s room, however, merely beckoned at Anthony.
Anthony knew what she was getting at and turned around to say to Keh, “Daddy, Thalia is looking
for me. I''m going to leave now.”
Keh nodded.
Anthony gave Benjamin a look, and the two boys headed out at the same time.
Meanwhile, Keh stared out into the distance and narrowed his eyes as if he was nning
something.
Then, Keh hung up the call right away.
He was seething with fury as he tightened the grip on his phone.