Chapter 728 Three To One
Nonchntly, Thalia looked away. “Who wouldn''t be afraid when they suddenly heard a voice
coming from their back in the middle of the night?”
Upon ncing at the sky, Anthony gazed at her. “Are you sure?”
In response, she surveyed her surrounding and realized it was already morning. It had been four
hours since they left! I didn''t realize it had been that long!
After being exposed, she felt somewhat guilty. Hence, she gave him a side nce and uttered, “The
sun hasn''tpletely risen yet!”
Of course, Anthony knew Thalia was a stubborn woman. I need something much more effective.
It was then Denise sat beside her. “Have you been sitting here since midnight, Thalia?”
“No way! I only came out not too long ago,” Thalia denied.
“Is that so?”
“Of course. Do you think I''m lying?”
The girl sighed with disappointment.
“What does that mean?” Thalia raised her eyebrow. Why does she look disappointed?
In response, Denise turned to Benjamin, who was behind her. “Have you gotten the surveince
footage yet, Ben?”
Benjamin was holding his phone when he heard that. Immediately, he nodded and ambled toward
her. “I did. As you can see, she has been staying here all night.”
Stunned, Thalia swept her gaze past them and asked, “Is that really necessary?”
“Then why did you lie to us?” interrogated Denise.
Pursing her lips, Thalia stared at the trio before saying, “Do you have to make such a big deal out of
a casual remark?”
“Thalia!” Denise eximed.
“All right, it''s gettingte. I''m feeling drowsy, so I''ll return to my room and rest now.” As she spoke,
she stood, yawned, and prepared to slink away.
Before she could take one step away from them, Denise pulled her clothes.
“I really am tired. If there''s anything you want to talk about, wait until I wake up, all right? Good girl.”
Thalia patted the girl''s head before attempting to escape.
“It''s futile to avoid us, Thalia. Tell us the truth.” Anthony''s cold voice rang behind her.
She ceased her movements and stared at the girl who was still pulling her clothes.
In response, thetter peered at Thalia with a pleading look.
Thalia took in a deep breath. Why am I so weak against these three? I''m confident I can win if I only
need to deal with them one at a time. However, it''s three against one right now, which caught me off
guard. Then again, I guess it''s expected that I can''t win against the three of them when they are
Keh''s and Shadow Seeker''s children. Both of them are exceptionally smart, so it''s natural that
their children are, too.
When her train of thought ended there, she felt relieved.
It was then Benjamin approached her and stated, “The cars in the garage are gone. Daddy, Nat,
and Mr. Dave aren''t around either. Aside from the housekeeper, the four of us are the only ones left
in the house. What happenedst night, Thalia?”
The children''s serious and stubborn expressions spurred her to relent. “Fine, fine. I''ll tell you three
what happened.”
Upon hearing that, the children stared at her with excitement.
Thalia returned to the swing and took in a deep breath. “I believe all of you know about what''s going
on with me. Last night, they went out to find the antidote. I was worried, so I''ve been waiting here.”
“The antidote? Where?” asked Denise.
“Vermillion—” Thalia instantly cut herself off when she realized she shouldn''t have said that.
Anthony was a sharp kid, so when he heard that, he narrowed his eyes. “Do you mean Vermillion
Base?”
“No, I said it because...” Shaking her head, she rified with a grave expression. “It''s because that
ce kept getting brought up recently. That''s why I slipped.”
“Where is it, then?”
Her mind raced as she searched for an answer. How do I weave a convincing lie?
Unbeknownst to her, Denise was observing her reaction with a frown. Secondster, the girl spat,
“You''re lying again, Thalia!”
“I did not!” Thalia refuted.
“You always avoid eye contact when you''re lying! Not only that, your eyes will wander around.”
“Don''t I always do that?”
“Nope! We may not know each other for long, but we understand you very well. Maybe someone
else won''t notice it, but we know when exactly you''re lying.”
My goodness, can''t they just spare me? “You''re exaggerating! Honestly, it just slipped out of my
mouth by ident. In any case, I''m sure they''re fine and will be back soon!” Thalia wasn''t sure if
she was saying that tofort them or herself.
After all, it had been hours, and she still hadn''t received any news, which worried her greatly.
Peering at her, Anthony abruptly changed the topic. “I''ve never asked you this before, but how did
you get poisoned?”
“Err...” That question was why Thalia had been hesitant to tell them the truth. If I lie, these three will
realize it sooner orter. Heck, they may even expose it. If I don''t, I''ll have to divulge Natasha''s
matter...
“It''s... it''s...” Her eyes wandered for a moment before she recalled what Denise had said and forced
herself to stare at Anthony.
However, the moment she made eye contact with him, her mind turned nk.
Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.
“Have you finished constructing your lie?” Anthony questioned.
“N—” Thalia almost subconsciously blurted. Thankfully, she sessfully stopped herself at thest
second and frowned. “I''m not.”
“How can you not know how you got poisoned? Do you need to think about it for that long?”
“I''m just... concerned that you three might be frightened by what I have to say.”
“You don''t need to. Just spill it out.” Anthony continued to peer at her as though he had predicted
the lies she woulde up with. All three of us know Daddy''s out on an operation right now. I know
that part is true, but I have a feeling the secret Thalia is hiding is the key to the mystery.
Thoughts and words shed through her mind. While she wasn''t skilled at lying, especially in front
of Anthony, she still managed toe up with an idea.