Chapter 398


    Benjamin knew very well that he would have to make things up in order to not reveal Natasha''s


    identity. However, Thalia hated it when people lied to her. Although she had mentioned countless


    times that she wouldn''t me them, Benjamin still refused to get involved in such a troublesome


    matter.


    Thus, Benjamin shifted his gaze from Anthony to Thalia. “Tony, I think Thalia is like family to us. She


    has gone through a lot with us, and you still don''t trust her? Don''t try to hide it from her anymore.


    Just tell her!”


    As soon as Benjamin finished his sentence, Anthony looked at him in shock.


    Thalia also lifted her head and stared at Anthony.


    Benjamin was clearly implying that Anthony had used Thalia and still didn''t trust her.


    “You...” Anthony looked at Benjamin and was momentarily at a loss for words.


    “What''s wrong? Isn''t that the truth?” Benjamin asked. His expression was innocent, but the look in


    his eyes was full ofcency and provocation.


    Anthony had sabotaged Benjamin a lot of times over the years. It was also Benjamin''s fault that he


    trusted his brother too much. However, things were different now. Benjamin wouldn''t necessarily


    jump into the trap that his big brother set up for him.


    Thalia looked at Anthony and narrowed her eyes. “So that''s how it is, huh?”


    Anthony turned and stared at Thalia with horror. “No, that''s not true!”


    “Then, what does Benjamin mean?” she asked.


    “He misunderstood. I definitely don''t mean it that way!”


    “Misunderstanding?” she sneered.


    “I''m telling the truth, I swear! I have unconditional trust in you!” he said.


    “Do you think that I believe you?” she asked.


    “Erm... You are so smart, beautiful, and wise, so you will definitely believe me!” replied Anthony.


    “Do you think that I''ll believe you after you ttered me?” asked Thalia.


    Anthony put on a smile. “Of course not. How can a wise person like you believe me just because I


    said something nice? You have a brain and you will definitely be able to tell what''s true!”


    He is certainly good at smooth talking his way out of trouble!


    In fact, Thalia knew that Benjamin said that on purpose to do his brother dirty. She was just taking


    the opportunity to frighten Anthony, and now that she had seeded in doing so, there was nothing


    more she could say.


    “Stop ttering me! If you really do trust me, tell me the truth!” said Thalia.


    Anthony instantly put on an ingratiating smile when he saw that Thalia wasn''t angry. “Of course, I


    will tell you even if you didn''t ask me to!”


    Thalia merely nced at him wordlessly, and he heaved a sigh of relief. Subsequently, he stared


    daggers at Benjamin, who arched an eyebrow nonchntly.


    Anthony knew that his top priority was to appease Thalia, and he must not lie when he was telling


    her. Otherwise, Thalia would get mad when she found out in the future.


    He began, “I haven''t mentioned this before because it has something to do with Nat''s privacy and


    past trauma!”


    Thalia furrowed her brows while looking at him.


    “Nat is here for the sake of my granddad.”


    “Your granddad?”


    “Which is Nat''s father.”


    “Of course, I know that he''s Nat''s father. It''s just that you''ve never mentioned that you have a


    maternal grandfather!”


    “That''s because he has passed away!” Anthony said.


    Thalia was momentarily stunned. “Passed away?”


    Anthony sighed. “Yeah!”


    “If he has passed away, what is your mother doing here then?”


    “Because my granddad didn''t die of natural causes,” said Anthony.


    Thalia went speechless. She had experienced a lot throughout all these years, and her sharp


    instincts told her that it was aplicated matter.


    “Did your grandfather stay here?” Thalia asked.


    “Maybe. I''m not too sure. I only heard a little bit about my granddad from my Great-grandpa. Nat


    didn''t tell me much about my granddad, and neither did she say anything when she came here this


    time. I only found out by ident. Otherwise, I wouldn''t have secretly followed her here,” said


    Anthony.


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    Thalia nodded as she listened. “I see. Did Nate here to find out the truth about your


    grandfather''s death?”


    “I suppose so!”


    “Did she receive some intel?”


    Anthony thought for a while and asked, “Do you remember the time when we had a birthday party?”


    As that topic was brought up, Thalia remembered how she met Spencerst time. She


    subconsciously lowered her head and said, “Yes I do. Why?”


    “You already left back then, so you might not be aware. Nat ran into a group of people at the


    entrance of the hotel, and they had tattoos that were simr to Granddad''s. So, Nat went over to


    them.”


    “What a coincidence!” said Thalia.


    “Yeah. Actually, over the years, Nat has never given up on finding out the truth, but there has been


    no news. It was such a coincidence that she saw the tattoo!” said Anthony.


    “Then, who are those people?” Thalia asked.


    Anthony thought for a moment and replied, “They are from Vermillion Base!”


    Thalia was stunned speechless and stared at Anthony.


    At that moment, she seemed to understand something.


    Everything became as clear as day, including the time when they intercepted those goods.


    However, she still held a tinge of uncertainty. “So you intercepted their goods because of this?”


    “Yeah!” Anthony didn''t deny it.


    Thalia said, “I was wondering why you''re doing this for no reason!”


    “I initially nned to tell you about this. It''s not that I don''t trust you. It''s just that these are Nat''s


    secrets, which she had never told us about before,” Anthony exined, even though he knew that


    Thalia wasn''t genuinely mad.


    “Okay. I understand now!” Thalia said.


    However, after mulling it over, she asked, “Are you sure that your grandfather''s death has


    something to do with Vermillion Base?”


    “To be honest, I''m not really sure. Nat didn''t exin anything at all and came here alone. But I think


    that she must have some information. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have done something like this,” said


    Anthony, trying to analyze the situation.


    After moments of silence, Thalia couldn''t help butment, “Nat is really courageous. Though she


    knows somebat skills, it''s difficult for a woman like her to resist in the face of absolute power.


    And yet, she came here all alone. I don''t know if I should admire her bravery or reproach her for not


    knowing how cruel the world can be.” She paused and continued with concern, “She''ll put herself in


    danger by doing this!”


    Anthony spoke seriously. “That''s exactly why I''m here, why I''m so worried, and why I want to find


    her!”


    Thalia understood Anthony''s sentiment. She looked at the boy and wanted to say something, but


    she didn''t know how tofort him.


    After all, Anthony was well-aware of Vermillion Base''s way of doing things as well as what they were


    capable of. Thalia couldn''t abate his worry with just a few words of constion.


    The wheels in Thalia''s head turned as she proposed, “Maybe... I can give it a try?”