Chapter 648


    Meanwhile, Anthony was sneakily treading on Keh''s heels.


    As the boy watched his father enter Spencer''sboratory, a trace of doubt flickered in his eyes.


    Secondster, he took a couple of steps forward and leaned against the wall, listening attentively.


    Thus began a conversation inside theboratory.


    “You need me?” asked Keh.


    Spencer inclined his head.


    “What is this about?”


    After taking a deep breath, Spencer shifted his gaze to Keh. “Have you thought of how you


    would deal with the matter?”


    At the mention of that topic, thetter parted his lips and answered, “I have already made ns.”


    “When will you take action?” came Spencer''s query.


    Upon hearing the question, Keh pondered momentarily before he replied, “Why are you asking


    about this?”


    “I''m joining you.”


    “You?”


    Spencer did not avert his eyes as he elucidated the circumstance, “Now, this is no longer your


    personal affair. You have nothing to worry about bringing me along. I won''t be your burden, and


    besides, I''m much more useful than you could ever imagine.”


    “I didn''t mean anything like that...” While maintaining eye contact, Keh went on, “Are the results


    out?”


    Spencer nodded. “Mm.”


    His reaction alone was sufficient to say it all, so Keh did not even need to dig into it.


    A brief moment of silenceter, Keh looked at Spencer and said, “Sorry.”


    A wry smile touched thetter''s lips on that note. “Why are you apologizing? You know this has


    nothing to do with you.”


    “If it weren''t for Nat—”


    “It''s not her fault either,” interrupted Spencer. “No one could''ve predicted things to turn out like this.”


    Keh kept his lips buttoned.


    Just then, Spencer voiced, “I suppose we do share amon enemy now. Since this might even be


    our one and only chance, I must join you. Otherwise, even if you guys were to seed in getting


    what you want, it could still be a fake. We simply can''t afford the risk!”


    Keh contemted those words. Momentster, he uttered, “Of course, your presence would


    definitely make our job a breeze. In that case, I''ll ask someone to begin the preparations. I''ll inform


    you before we set off.”


    “Roughly when?” inquired Spencer.


    As the two exchanged nces, he continued, “The sooner we tackle the problem, the better.”


    “You know, I''m just as impatient as you are, but as you said, we might be granted only one attempt


    at it. So, I''ll have to make sure everything is wless,” Keh responded.


    Spencer inclined his head. “I understand.”


    “Rest assured. We''ll go as soon as possible.”


    Seeing Keh make such amitment, Spencer nodded once more.


    During the interim, Anthony''s entire body had almost hugged the wall as he paid the utmost


    attention to every word of the discussion between the adults. As if he was afraid of missing crucial


    details, he even began to inch closer to the door.


    “Oh, right. One more thing—”


    Before Spencer could bring up another issue, Keh''s ears twitched all of a sudden, and he


    shed the former a meaningful look.


    Slightly startled, Spencer took a moment before he shot a wary gaze to the door.


    At that point in time, Anthony was still leaning against the door. In fact, he was inundated with


    puzzlement when theboratory became quiet out of the blue. Without a second thought, he boldly


    pressed his ear to the door, seemingly wishing to dig through the door.


    s, right at that juncture, the door was flung open abruptly.


    Anthony nearly lost his grip on the door because of that, but luckily, he managed to remain steady


    and did not drop to the ground.


    The next second, he could feel a silhouette looming over him from above. Lifting his head, the boy


    looked at the person standing right before his eyes. After being stunned for a moment, he swiftly


    forced himself to smile.


    “Daddy, Spencer.”


    “What are you doing here?” Keh''s tone was cold, but his visage was icier.


    “I...” Anthony darted his eyes from side to side as he instantly came up with an ingenious scheme,


    thus blurting out then and there, “I''m here to see Spencer.”


    “See him?” A pucker formed between Keh''s brows.


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    “Yes. I don''t know what happened, but my bones have been aching for the past few days, so I


    wanted to seek Spencer''s advice.” Anthony spewed nonsense straight through his teeth. There was


    not a change in his expression as he did so.


    Concurrently, Spencer scrutinized the boy from head to toe. “You mean your body hurts physically?”


    “That''s right!” Anthony bobbed his head.


    Despite the affirmation, Spencer did not seem to be convinced.


    Anthony walked up to him right then and requested, “Hurry up and examine me! I want to know


    what in the world is going on inside my body.”


    Witnessing the boy''s behavior, the adults shared a look.


    “What''s wrong? Can''t you just take a look?” added Anthony.


    Left with no choice, Spencer eventually ced his fingers over the boy''s wrist and took his pulse.


    “How''s it? Am I okay?” Anthony asked.


    “You''re perfectly healthy.”


    “Huh? What''s going on, then? During thest few nights, I constantly felt like I was having cramps in


    my legs as I slept.”


    Spencer swept his gaze across Anthony and stated, “You''re still growing up at this age of yours, so I


    guess your body must''ve developed too fast that it''s affected your bones. You''ll be fine after taking


    calcium supplements.”


    “What about those cramps I''m having?”


    “They''ll be gone as well.”


    “A-Are you sure? Shouldn''t you at least perform an examination using an instrument?” Anthony


    acted like he really cherished his own life.


    “No one under the sun has the nerve to doubt my diagnosis except you.”


    Realization dawned on Anthony the moment he heard that remark. Spencer was a renowned


    miracle doctor, after all. It would, of course, seem a little out of ce for him to put forward such


    skeptical words.


    “I didn''t mean anything like that...” An awkward grin was etched on Anthony''s face. “So... Could you


    prescribe me some supplements, then?”


    Spencer took a deep breath. “Hey, I''m not running a clinic here!”


    The boy then regained his senses. “Oh, yes, yes... All right. I''ll head out and buy some myself.” The


    sheepish smile on his face did not abate.


    Spencer said nothing. A look of resignation was written all over his face.


    Truth be told, Anthony did look like a natural when he put his heart and soul into putting on an act


    such as that.


    It was then Keh shot his son a nce from behind. “Are you done here?”


    Anthony wheeled around, only to see his father''s stern mien. Immediately, the boy bobbed his head


    and answered, “Yes.”


    All Keh did next was flung his son a meaningful look without uttering a single word. Despite


    that, Anthony still managed to get the picture in an instant.


    Hence, the boy rose to his feet and announced, “Okay, then. You guys carry on with your chit-


    chatting. I still have something on, so I''ll go first.”


    After bidding the adults goodbye, Anthony shed them a faint grin and exited theboratory.


    As soon as the boy walked further enough, Spencer voiced, “This son of yours sure has a knack for


    acting. The way he staged the whole show was so realistic that I almost fell for it.”


    Keh lowered his gaze at thatment. In fact, he knew that better than anyone else.


    Perhaps because Anthony was the spitting image of him, he could tell right away when the boy was


    lying. It was like him looking at a younger version of himself, thus bing fully aware of the


    truthfulness behind every word that came from his son''s mouth.


    Be that as it might, Keh could not call his son out for eavesdropping outside the door.


    Should he have chosen to talk the matter out, he would then no longer be able to keep the boy in


    the dark.


    At the thought of that, Keh looked up and eyed Spencer. “By the way, we mustn''t let the three of


    them know anything about this.”


    “Got it.” Spencer nodded. “But are you certain we can keep it from them? They''re so quick on the


    uptake, after all. It''s going to be tough. Plus, since Anthony has tried to eavesdrop, that means he''s


    already suspicious. This can''t be a coincidence.”


    An unfathomable glint flitted across Keh''s dark eyes. He narrowed his eyes and said in


    resignation, “Just keep it under our hats for as long as we can. Theter they learn about it, the


    lesser the pain and frustration they would experience.”


    Spencer bobbed his head in agreement. “All right. Since you''ve said as much today, I won''t let a


    word slip out. So, don''t worry.”


    Keh nodded as well. “I think that''s all for today. I''ll notify you again before departing. It''ll be in a


    couple more days.”


    “Noted,” uttered Spencer as he inclined his head.


    Just as the conversation concluded, a sudden loud thud came from Thalia''s room.


    Spencer was astonished on the spot. The next instant, he bolted toward Thalia''s room as quickly as


    he could.