Chapter 316


    When they returned to the Hamilton residence, the three children were watching Terence and Liam


    ying a round of chess.


    “Liam, can you be any slower?” Terence urged.


    “Why are you in such a rush? You’re already so old, but you''re still so impatient!”


    “You''ve already stared at it for five whole minutes!”


    “So what if I do stare at it for ten minutes? Chess is a meditative game.


    If you keep being this impatient, your heart''s going to give out!” Liam retorted.


    “My heart''s fine, thank you!”


    “I didn''t say that your heart''s not fine; I''m just scared that your heart won''t be fine.”


    “I’d say you''re hoping for my heart to not be fine.”


    “Terence, be reasonable. That''s not what I''m saying,” Liam said.


    “So you’re telling me that I''m being unreasonable?”


    “I...” Liam had run out of words to say, so he turned to Anthony. “Anthony, what do you think? Did I


    mean to say that?”


    “Um...” Anthony never imagined that they would suddenly get him involved in the fight.


    Right then, Terence uttered, “Tell me, Benjamin. Does he mean that?”


    Benjamin was about tough at Anthony''s misery when he, too, was dragged into the fight in the


    next second. Benjamin then turned to look at his brother with a half-smile, unsure of what they


    should say.


    Right then, Keh and Natasha came in.


    “Daddy, Nat, you''re back?” Denise eximed and lunged toward them.


    Hearing that, both Anthony and Benjamin turned their heads toward the source of the voice. When


    they saw that it was indeed Keh and Natasha, they exchanged delighted looks with each other.


    “Nat''s back!”


    “She''s back!” With that, the brothers spun around and ran toward Keh and Natasha as well.


    “Well...” Liam was about to say something else when his gaze met Terence''s.


    “Forget it. I''m not going to y anymore,” he said.


    “If you don’t, that means you''re admitting defeat!”


    “You—” Liam was about to say something else, but he finally decided not to after a while of staring


    at Terence. “If that''s what it is, then it is what it is. It''s just a game of chess. I''m not going to y with


    you anymore; I’m going to talk to Nat.” Upon saying that, he got up and went toward the living room


    as well.


    Denise threw herself into Natasha''s arms and cried out sweetly, “Mommy!” “Nat!”


    “Nat!”


    Both Anthony and Benjamin walked over happily, too.


    Keh, on the other hand, was getting ignored.


    Natasha hugged Denise for a while before putting the girl down. “Go to Daddy now.”


    Hence, Deniseunched herself at


    Keh.


    In the meantime, Natasha walked toward Benjamin. “How are you feeling today?”


    “I''m feeling much better!” Benjamin told her with a chuckle.


    “Regardless of everything, it''s no minor injury, so you have to rest more,” Natasha reminded.


    “Got it, Nat. Don''t worry. I''ll definitely make sure I''ll rest until I''m at the peak of my health!” Benjamin


    reassured her.


    Natasha smiled upon hearing his


    words.


    Right then, Anthony lowered his voice and said, “Nat, you came back at the right time.”


    That made Natasha lift her head to nce in the direction of Terence and Liam. She then whispered


    back to Anthony, “What''s wrong? Were you forced to pick a side again?”


    Anthony nodded with a bitter frown.


    “You must have had it tough,” Natashamented.


    Just then, Liam walked over. “Nat, you''re back. Have you had your dinner yet? Do you want to get


    the kitchen staff to make something for you?”


    “I''m fine, Old Mr. Hamilton. I''ve already had my meal in the afternoon,” Natasha answered.


    “What about some tea?” Liam offered.


    Natasha nodded. “Sure!”


    Hence, the family gathered in the living room to enjoy some tea.


    Keh turned to nce at Natasha before saying, “By the way, Grandpa, didn''t you say that you


    wanted to renovate the Hamilton residence?


    Have you thought about where you''re going to move to?”


    Liam froze.


    Denise then asked, “Great-grandpa, didn''t this house just get a renovation? Why are you renovating


    it again?”


    “Um... This house... This house is going to be for your daddy''s wedding, so we have to renovate it


    first,” Liam lied.


    However, the girl''s eyes promptly lit up.


    Wedding?


    In the next instance, the girl’s eyes began flicking between Keh and Natasha. Is this day finally


    going toe?


    As Denise beamed, she asked, “Daddy, are you going to get married with Mommy?”


    Keh''s eyes flitted toward Natasha, who had lowered her eyes and pretended as if she had


    heard nothing.


    “It''s... something that will happen eventually, but what your greatgrandpa means is that he''s only


    renovating first. It doesn''t mean that we''re going to get married right away.” “Oh, okay then,” Denise


    responded, a little disappointed.


    Right then, Keh turned to Liam, who raised a brow. “That''s right. We''ll have to renovate the


    house first. That way, they''ll be able to move in right away once they get married.”


    “That makes sense!” Denise bobbed her head in agreement. Their wedding won''t be long if the


    renovations are done.


    “So, Grandpa, have you thought about where you''re going to move to?” Keh asked.


    Liam cocked his head to the side in a dramatic disy of contemtion before turning to Terence.


    “Terence, what if we move into the manor?”


    Terence lifted his head to look at Liam.


    Liam continued, “You''re moving over too, and so are the three kids. That way, we won''t need to


    compete against each other for the kids. That''ll be more convenient.”


    Terence furrowed his brows. He then said, “You can move if you want to, but I''m not—”


    “Grandpa, I think that Old Mr.


    Hamilton''s suggestion sounds like a good one. You''re all quite elderly, and if you all stay together,


    you''ll be able to take care of the three kids and of each other. That way, we''ll be able to be more at


    ease while we''re working,” Natasha chimed in.


    Terence''s frown deepened, for he never thought that Natasha would agree to it as well.


    “What about you? Who will take care of you?” he asked.


    “Grandpa, I can take care of myself.”


    “No, I can''t help but feel worried if you''re not by my side.” “Then Nat will go over to stay once in a


    while,” Keh suggested.


    Natasha mulled over that for a while before inclining her head. “Yes, I''ll go there often.”


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    “But...”


    “Grandpa, you''re taking care of me and the three kids at the same time. I''m worried about your


    health too. Furthermore, I''m now an adult; I can take care of myself,” Natasha continued persuading


    him.


    Just as Terence was about to say something else, Liam said, “She''s right. Terence, young people


    need their own space. Why are you so adamant about being by her side at all times?”


    “That''s none of your business! I enjoy it!” Terence huffed.


    “Fine, fine. You enjoy it,” muttered Liam in exasperation. He knew that the only person who could


    persuade Terence was Natasha, so he decided to stop talking.


    Despite Terence''s words, he knew that what Natasha and the others said made sense. He then


    looked at Natasha and said, “Nat,e here. I want to talk to you in private.” With that, he stood up


    and walked to the side.