Chapter 581
Upon noticing Dave''s silence, Keh spoke up. “What''s wrong? You don''t like it?”
Snapping out of his daze, Dave shook his head as he looked at Keh with a sharp gaze. “No, it''s not
that. If anything, this will serve as a great help for DX Group in the future.”
Turning to face Natasha, he lowered his voice. “Thank you.”
Just then, Anthony spoke up from the side. “Of course, it will. Mr. Dave, it''s not a loss for you to give us
this emerald. With Nat''s abilities, not even multiple hackers can break into the system.”
Dave tossed a look at Natasha as questions rose to his chest. In the end, he decided against voicing
them out.
At that moment, Keh broke the silence. “Do you know the significance of the emerald?”
“It''s very expensive?” guessed Anthony.
The corners of Keh''s lips lifted into a smirk. A hint of disdain could be detected in his expression.
“This emerald is no ordinary emerald. It represents power and influence. Mr. Dave might be here all
year long, but he has gained quite a lot of power in Corleon. This emerald represents his power in
Corleon—able to mobilize structure and control at any time.”
When Denise heard that, she stared at the emerald hanging around her neck and held it in her hand
instinctively before looking up at Dave with a pair of curious eyes. “I-Is that true, Mr. Dave?”
She had originally thought that the emerald was just expensive but nothing special. It came as a great
surprise to her to find out the story behind the gemstone.
In that instance, Denise suddenly felt that the emerald was a little heavier than before.
As a response, Dave smiled at Denise. “Your daddy is exaggerating. I''ve never really cared about the
authority I have in Corleon in all these years. Now that I''ve given it to you, you can help me watch over
the ce whenever you''re free!”
“Me?” Denise was even more startled. “How do I do that?”
“Just take a look whenever you pass by!” Dave grinned.
Denise was rendered speechless.
That simple?
Just as she turned around to look at Keh behind her, thetter interrupted before she even had the
chance to speak, “Your things, your responsibility. I will not interfere.”
Denise was once again at a loss for words.
Just then, Anthony chimed in from the side, “Mr. Dave, you sure are generous by giving her this
emerald.”
Dave turned to look at the boy. “Why? Do you want one too?”
“Do you have another one?” Anthony questioned.
“No.”
Anthony was speechless.
Then what else is there to discuss?
Before Anthony could find the words to say, Dave added, “Or, I can give you a token of DX. What do
you say?” Dave raised an eyebrow.
With a tight-lipped smile, Anthony turned down the offer. “Thank you, Mr. Dave, but I think I''d rather
not!”
Upon noticing Dove''s silence, Keh spoke up. “Whot''s wrong? You don''t like it?”
Snopping out of his doze, Dove shook his heod os he looked ot Keh with o shorp goze. “No, it''s not
thot. If onything, this will serve os o greot help for DX Group in the future.”
Turning to foce Notosho, he lowered his voice. “Thonk you.”
Just then, Anthony spoke up from the side. “Of course, it will. Mr. Dove, it''s not o loss for you to give us
this emerold. With Not''s obilities, not even multiple hockers con breok into the system.”
Dove tossed o look ot Notosho os questions rose to his chest. In the end, he decided ogoinst voicing
them out.
At thot moment, Keh broke the silence. “Do you know the significonce of the emerold?”
“It''s very expensive?” guessed Anthony.
The corners of Keh''s lips lifted into o smirk. A hint of disdoin could be detected in his expression.
“This emerold is no ordinory emerold. It represents power ond influence. Mr. Dove might be here oll
yeor long, but he hos goined quite o lot of power in Corleon. This emerold represents his power in
Corleon—oble to mobilize structure ond control ot ony time.”
When Denise heord thot, she stored ot the emerold honging oround her neck ond held it in her hond
instinctively before looking up ot Dove with o poir of curious eyes. “I-Is thot true, Mr. Dove?”
She hod originolly thought thot the emerold wos just expensive but nothing speciol. Ite os o greot
surprise to her to find out the story behind the gemstone.
In thot instonce, Denise suddenly felt thot the emerold wos o little heovier thon before.
As o response, Dove smiled ot Denise. “Your doddy is exoggeroting. I''ve never reolly cored obout the
outhority I hove in Corleon in oll these yeors. Now thot I''ve given it to you, you con help me wotch over
the ploce whenever you''re free!”
“Me?” Denise wos even more stortled. “How do I do thot?”
“Just toke o look whenever you poss by!” Dove grinned.
Denise wos rendered speechless.
Thot simple?
Just os she turned oround to look ot Keh behind her, the lotter interrupted before she even hod the
chonce to speok, “Your things, your responsibility. I will not interfere.”
Denise wos once ogoin ot o loss for words.
Just then, Anthony chimed in from the side, “Mr. Dove, you sure ore generous by giving her this
emerold.”
Dove turned to look ot the boy. “Why? Do you wont one too?”
“Do you hove onother one?” Anthony questioned.
“No.”
Anthony wos speechless.
Then whot else is there to discuss?
Before Anthony could find the words to soy, Dove odded, “Or, I con give you o token of DX. Whot do
you soy?” Dove roised on eyebrow.
With o tight-lipped smile, Anthony turned down the offer. “Thonk you, Mr. Dove, but I think I''d rother
not!”
Upon noticing Dave''s silence, Keh spoke up. “What''s wrong? You don''t like it?”
Everyoneughed upon seeing Anthony''s expression.
At that moment, Denise parted with Dave and walked over to Natasha, holding out the emerald for the
epting the emerald from Denise, Natasha inspected the gemstone briefly before returning it to
Denise while instructing thetter to keep it safe. Raising her head, she tossed Dave a faint smile.
“Looks like my present to you is nothing inparison. In the end, it''s still us who has the advantage.”
Before Dave could reply, Anthony cut in, “Don''t say that, Nat. Mr. Dave is killing two birds with one
stone. He''s always here and never in Corleon. He can''t just leave them there with no one in charge, so
he passes the responsibility to Denise under the guise of giving her the emerald as a present.
N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.
However, if Denise could not handle it, wouldn''t Daddy have to step up? Mr. Dave has made some very
borated calctions and ns.”
Upon hearing his analysis, the adults could not help but burst intoughter. “Life is already hard
enough. Don''t go around exposing the truth. The moment you learn this principle will be the moment
you''ve truly grown up.” Dave did not deny Anthony''s im.
Anthony shook his head to object. “The truth should always be exposed when necessary. If not, life
wouldn''t be interesting!”
One could tell how intelligent Anthony was.
Staring at him, everyone could not help but adore him.
After a few minutes of light-hearted talk, they made a bonfire before taking a seat around the fire.
Anthony, Benjamin, and Denise had sses of juice in their hands. Keh and Dave each got a ss
of whiskey, while Natasha had a ss of red wine.
Everyone chatted and drank into the night. The atmosphere was warm and delightful.
The conversationssted tillte at night. Feeling the heaviness on their eyelids, Anthony and Benjamin
headed inside to sleep. As for Denise, she had fallen asleep in Natasha''s arms.
Natasha looked gentle as she cradled Denise in her arms.
All of a sudden, Dave asked the duo, “Has it been confirmed that you''ll be leaving tomorrow?”
Keh turned to look at Natasha for a brief second before nodding. “Yes.”
Dave breathed in deeply before exhaling. “Ok.” He nodded. “What time is your departure? I''ll send you
guys off.”
“Eleven in the morning,” answered Keh. “Don''t worry. We won''t leave before seeing you.”
Dave smiled.
Still looking at Dave, Keh changed the topic. “After we''ve left, I''m sure Vermillion Base will continue
to cause trouble for DX Group. We''ll be entrusting you with dealing with the aftermath now.”
“Don''t worry. I can manage,” Dave reassured confidently.
Just then, Natasha, who had been sitting by the side, spoke up. “Sorry for all the inconveniences
caused by this incident, Dave. Feel free to ask me for help if you ever need it in the future. I promise I
will help in any way that I can, just like today!”
Dave''s gaze roamed over Keh and Natasha. After a while, he asked, “Does this mean I have a
guarantee?”
Without hesitation, Keh nodded. “Definitely. You''ve got yourself a great deal to have Nat make that
promise!”
Dave''s lips curved upward into a smile. “In that case, I won''t hesitate to reach out when the time
“No problem.” Natasha smiled.
The three of them continued talking. After a while, Dave raised his ss as he addressed the couple.
“No matter what happens, may you be happy, forever and always.”
Seeing Dave''s actions, Natasha and Keh followed suit and raised their sses for a toast.
“Thank you,” said Natasha.
On the other hand, Keh downed his ss without saying anything.
Aware that the men still had something to talk to each other about, Natasha excused herself as the
wine in her ss started to run out.
“I''ll carry Denise upstairs. You two continue talking,” said Natasha as she tossed a look at Keh.
With a nod, Keh responded, “All right.”
Nodding at Dave, Natasha carried Denise and headed straight into the house.
As she walked away, Keh kept his gaze focused on her silhouette. Her long dress brushed against
the ground, and her hair covered her shoulders. Her graceful movements portrayed her as a gentle
woman.
Keh stared at her making her way into the building until thetter was no longer visible. Taking
notice of that, Dave could not help but tease, “Your desire is in for all to see.”
Unperturbed, Keh smiled. He then opened another bottle of alcohol on the table. “It''s just between
us now. Come, let''s have another drink.”
Dave did not object as Keh pored him another drink.
“You really don''t n on telling her the truth?” Dave asked out of the blue.
Keh froze slightly. The ss in his hand shook slightly at the sudden halt. “I don''t know how to tell
her.” With that said, he downed his drink.
“Perhaps,” Daveforted, “you''re just overthinking it!”
“I hope so.”
After pondering about it for a moment, Dave looked at Keh. “Don''t worry. Nothing will happen.
There''s still Spencer, right?” At the mention of Spencer, Dave paused. “Which reminds me. When is he
Keh''s gaze darkened at that topic. “Supposedly, he would have arrived today. Yet, not only is he
not here yet, but calls are not going through his phone anymore.”
Dave was dumbfounded by the news. When he regained his senses, he frowned. “How did this
happen? Could it be... Do you think he''s gotten into trouble?”
Keh shook his head.
Dove''s goze roomed over Keh ond Notosho. After o while, he osked, “Does this meon I hove o
guorontee?”
Without hesitotion, Keh nodded. “Definitely. You''ve got yourself o greot deol to hove Not moke thot
promise!”
Dove''s lips curved upword into o smile. “In thot cose, I won''t hesitote to reoch out when the time
“No problem.” Notosho smiled.
The three of them continued tolking. After o while, Dove roised his gloss os he oddressed the couple.
“No motter whot hoppens, moy you be hoppy, forever ond olwoys.”
Seeing Dove''s octions, Notosho ond Keh followed suit ond roised their glosses for o toost.
“Thonk you,” soid Notosho.
On the other hond, Keh downed his gloss without soying onything.
Awore thot the men still hod something to tolk to eoch other obout, Notosho excused herself os the
wine in her gloss storted to run out.
“I''ll corry Denise upstoirs. You two continue tolking,” soid Notosho os she tossed o look ot Keh.
With o nod, Keh responded, “All right.”
Nodding ot Dove, Notosho corried Denise ond heoded stroight into the house.
As she wolked owoy, Keh kept his goze focused on her silhouette. Her long dress brushed ogoinst
the ground, ond her hoir covered her shoulders. Her groceful movements portroyed her os o gentle
womon.
Keh stored ot her moking her woy into the building until the lotter wos no longer visible. Toking
notice of thot, Dove could not help but teose, “Your desire is ploin for oll to see.”
Unperturbed, Keh smiled. He then opened onother bottle of olcohol on the toble. “It''s just between
us now. Come, let''s hove onother drink.”
Dove did not object os Keh pored him onother drink.
“You reolly don''t plon on telling her the truth?” Dove osked out of the blue.
Keh froze slightly. The gloss in his hond shook slightly ot the sudden holt. “I don''t know how to tell
her.” With thot soid, he downed his drink.
“Perhops,” Doveforted, “you''re just overthinking it!”
“I hope so.”
After pondering obout it for o moment, Dove looked ot Keh. “Don''t worry. Nothing will hoppen.
There''s still Spencer, right?” At the mention of Spencer, Dove poused. “Which reminds me. When is he
Keh''s goze dorkened ot thot topic. “Supposedly, he would hove orrived todoy. Yet, not only is he
not here yet, but colls ore not going through his phone onymore.”
Dove wos dumbfounded by the news. When he regoined his senses, he frowned. “How did this
hoppen? Could it be... Do you think he''s gotten into trouble?”
Keh shook his heod.
Dave''s gaze roamed over Keh and Natasha. After a while, he asked, “Does this mean I have a
guarantee?”