You're Out Daddy

The banquet went on as usual.

Natasha was walking when Kenneth came up from behind her and took her arm, pulling her along with him.

She frowned at his back. “What are you doing?”

He shot her a sideways glance over his shoulder. “I’m taking you upstairs to change into something else.”

Then, he hauled her up the stairs to a spacious dressing room full of evening gowns.

Natasha entered, her gaze surveying the room before she turned to look at Kenneth warily. “Was Erin dousing me with champagne part of your plan, too?”

He approached her with a smile, studying her features with an adoring expression. “You overestimate me.”

“So this…” She looked at him.

“This is a VIP dressing room prepared for the socialites in case of emergencies. Don’t worry, the outfits in here are occasionally replaced with new seasonal pieces that have never been worn. Anyone who wears it leaves with the outfit,” he explained.

Natasha arched her brow slightly. “It sure is fun being wealthy.”

“Why, are you poor?” Kenneth asked, his eyes burning into hers.

He recalled her giving him ten million without batting an eye, and he still didn’t know where she got that amount of money. However, he knew that wasn’t all she possessed. She definitely had deeper pockets.

It didn’t matter, though.

He didn’t care if she kept countless secrets like a riddle.

Natasha’s eyes lowered when she felt Kenneth’s probing gaze on her, and she spoke with a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. “Compared to you, Mr. Hamilton, yes.”

“If you want it, everything here is now yours,” he said.

“Oh, really? What’s the catch?”

“None. As long as it’s you.” His gaze was unfathomable, and he didn’t look like he was joking.

“You won’t regret it?” she asked.

as you give me a job in the future,” he said. “I could even

His gaze darkened.

you taking

toward her and challenged in a low, gravelly voice. “Are you

the rack. “Forget about it.

curved into a smirk as he faced her back. “I

and met his eyes. “What goes around comes around,

He narrowed his eyes.

that, she went into the changing

she was mocking him, but he couldn’t bring

whatever I want when my sins have caught up with me? Or do

was his

into a chair while waiting for her to

room, Natasha stared at the gown and took a moment to emerge from the spell Kenneth weaved around her. Then, she

low on the back, and she couldn’t reach it no matter how

door. It was Kenneth on the

froze and didn’t

rushing us outside,”

swung open to reveal Natasha standing inside and staring at him, her face

eyes ran the length of her. “What’s

dress. I can’t fit into this

a once-over. “It looks fine. You’re slender. How could you not fit

eyes uncomfortably. “I

quirked upward. “Why didn’t you say sooner? I’ll help

need—” Before she could finish, he had rounded Natasha and stood

said there’s no need.” Natasha gripped

were trained on her back as if he didn’t

alabaster skin. Her neck curved into the gentle slope of her shoulder, and even the way

say a word, Natasha could feel his eyes boring holes

hung in the

“Kenneth…”

done.” When he reached for the zipper, the tips

go unnoticed by Kenneth, and he smirked. He pulled the zipper up—slowly, gently,

century as

asked in a low voice, “You haven’t answered

“What?” she retorted.