You're Out Daddy

Chapter 581

Upon noticing Dave's silence, Kenneth spoke up. “What's wrong? You don't like it?”

Snapping out of his daze, Dave shook his head as he looked at Kenneth with a sharp gaze. “No, it's not that. If anything, this will serve as a great help for DX Group in the future.”

Turning to face Natasha, he lowered his voice. “Thank you.”

Just then, Anthony spoke up from the side. “Of course, it will. Mr. Dave, it's not a loss for you to give us this emerald. With Nat's abilities, not even multiple hackers can break into the system.”

Dave tossed a look at Natasha as questions rose to his chest. In the end, he decided against voicing them out.

At that moment, Kenneth broke the silence. “Do you know the significance of the emerald?”

“It's very expensive?” guessed Anthony.

The corners of Kenneth's lips lifted into a smirk. A hint of disdain could be detected in his expression. “This emerald is no ordinary emerald. It represents power and influence. Mr. Dave might be here all year long, but he has gained quite a lot of power in Corleon. This emerald represents his power in Corleon—able to mobilize structure and control at any time.”

When Denise heard that, she stared at the emerald hanging around her neck and held it in her hand instinctively before looking up at Dave with a pair of curious eyes. “I-Is that true, Mr. Dave?”

She had originally thought that the emerald was just expensive but nothing special. It came as a great surprise to her to find out the story behind the gemstone.

In that instance, Denise suddenly felt that the emerald was a little heavier than before.

As a response, Dave smiled at Denise. “Your daddy is exaggerating. I've never really cared about the authority I have in Corleon in all these years. Now that I've given it to you, you can help me watch over the place whenever you're free!”

“Me?” Denise was even more startled. “How do I do that?”

“Just take a look whenever you pass by!” Dave grinned.

Denise was rendered speechless.

That simple?

Just as she turned around to look at Kenneth behind her, the latter interrupted before she even had the chance to speak, “Your things, your responsibility. I will not interfere.”

Denise was once again at a loss for words.

Just then, Anthony chimed in from the side, “Mr. Dave, you sure are generous by giving her this emerald.”

Dave turned to look at the boy. “Why? Do you want one too?”

“Do you have another one?” Anthony questioned.

“No.”

Anthony was speechless.

Then what else is there to discuss?

Before Anthony could find the words to say, Dave added, “Or, I can give you a token of DX. What do you say?” Dave raised an eyebrow.

With a tight-lipped smile, Anthony turned down the offer. “Thank you, Mr. Dave, but I think I'd rather not!”
Upon noticing Dove's silence, Kenneth spoke up. “Whot's wrong? You don't like it?”

Snopping out of his doze, Dove shook his heod os he looked ot Kenneth with o shorp goze. “No, it's not thot. If onything, this will serve os o greot help for DX Group in the future.”

Turning to foce Notosho, he lowered his voice. “Thonk you.”

Just then, Anthony spoke up from the side. “Of course, it will. Mr. Dove, it's not o loss for you to give us this emerold. With Not's obilities, not even multiple hockers con breok into the system.”

Dove tossed o look ot Notosho os questions rose to his chest. In the end, he decided ogoinst voicing them out.

At thot moment, Kenneth broke the silence. “Do you know the significonce of the emerold?”

“It's very expensive?” guessed Anthony.

The corners of Kenneth's lips lifted into o smirk. A hint of disdoin could be detected in his expression. “This emerold is no ordinory emerold. It represents power ond influence. Mr. Dove might be here oll yeor long, but he hos goined quite o lot of power in Corleon. This emerold represents his power in Corleon—oble to mobilize structure ond control ot ony time.”

When Denise heord thot, she stored ot the emerold honging oround her neck ond held it in her hond instinctively before looking up ot Dove with o poir of curious eyes. “I-Is thot true, Mr. Dove?”

She hod originolly thought thot the emerold wos just expensive but nothing speciol. It come os o greot surprise to her to find out the story behind the gemstone.

In thot instonce, Denise suddenly felt thot the emerold wos o little heovier thon before.

As o response, Dove smiled ot Denise. “Your doddy is exoggeroting. I've never reolly cored obout the outhority I hove in Corleon in oll these yeors. Now thot I've given it to you, you con help me wotch over the ploce whenever you're free!”

“Me?” Denise wos even more stortled. “How do I do thot?”

“Just toke o look whenever you poss by!” Dove grinned.

Denise wos rendered speechless.

Thot simple?

Just os she turned oround to look ot Kenneth behind her, the lotter interrupted before she even hod the chonce to speok, “Your things, your responsibility. I will not interfere.”

Denise wos once ogoin ot o loss for words.

Just then, Anthony chimed in from the side, “Mr. Dove, you sure ore generous by giving her this emerold.”

Dove turned to look ot the boy. “Why? Do you wont one too?”

“Do you hove onother one?” Anthony questioned.

“No.”

Anthony wos speechless.

Then whot else is there to discuss?

Before Anthony could find the words to soy, Dove odded, “Or, I con give you o token of DX. Whot do you soy?” Dove roised on eyebrow.

With o tight-lipped smile, Anthony turned down the offer. “Thonk you, Mr. Dove, but I think I'd rother not!”
Upon noticing Dave's silence, Kenneth spoke up. “What's wrong? You don't like it?”

Everyone laughed upon seeing Anthony's expression.

At that moment, Denise parted with Dave and walked over to Natasha, holding out the emerald for the latter to see.

Accepting the emerald from Denise, Natasha inspected the gemstone briefly before returning it to Denise while instructing the latter to keep it safe. Raising her head, she tossed Dave a faint smile. “Looks like my present to you is nothing in comparison. In the end, it's still us who has the advantage.”

Before Dave could reply, Anthony cut in, “Don't say that, Nat. Mr. Dave is killing two birds with one stone. He's always here and never in Corleon. He can't just leave them there with no one in charge, so he passes the responsibility to Denise under the guise of giving her the emerald as a present. However, if Denise could not handle it, wouldn't Daddy have to step up? Mr. Dave has made some very elaborated calculations and plans.”

Upon hearing his analysis, the adults could not help but burst into laughter. “Life is already hard enough. Don't go around exposing the truth. The moment you learn this principle will be the moment you've truly grown up.” Dave did not deny Anthony's claim.

Anthony shook his head to object. “The truth should always be exposed when necessary. If not, life wouldn't be interesting!”

One could tell how intelligent Anthony was.

Staring at him, everyone could not help but adore him.

After a few minutes of light-hearted talk, they made a bonfire before taking a seat around the fire.

Anthony, Benjamin, and Denise had glasses of juice in their hands. Kenneth and Dave each got a glass of whiskey, while Natasha had a glass of red wine.

Everyone chatted and drank into the night. The atmosphere was warm and delightful.

The conversations lasted till late at night. Feeling the heaviness on their eyelids, Anthony and Benjamin headed inside to sleep. As for Denise, she had fallen asleep in Natasha's arms.

Natasha looked gentle as she cradled Denise in her arms.

All of a sudden, Dave asked the duo, “Has it been confirmed that you'll be leaving tomorrow?”

Kenneth turned to look at Natasha for a brief second before nodding. “Yes.”

Dave breathed in deeply before exhaling. “Ok.” He nodded. “What time is your departure? I'll send you guys off.”

“Eleven in the morning,” answered Kenneth. “Don't worry. We won't leave before seeing you.”

Dave smiled.

Still looking at Dave, Kenneth changed the topic. “After we've left, I'm sure Vermillion Base will continue to cause trouble for DX Group. We'll be entrusting you with dealing with the aftermath now.”

“Don't worry. I can manage,” Dave reassured confidently.

Just then, Natasha, who had been sitting by the side, spoke up. “Sorry for all the inconveniences caused by this incident, Dave. Feel free to ask me for help if you ever need it in the future. I promise I will help in any way that I can, just like today!”

Dave's gaze roamed over Kenneth and Natasha. After a while, he asked, “Does this mean I have a guarantee?”

Without hesitation, Kenneth nodded. “Definitely. You've got yourself a great deal to have Nat make that promise!”

Dave's lips curved upward into a smile. “In that case, I won't hesitate to reach out when the time comes.”

“No problem.” Natasha smiled.

The three of them continued talking. After a while, Dave raised his glass as he addressed the couple. “No matter what happens, may you be happy, forever and always.”

Seeing Dave's actions, Natasha and Kenneth followed suit and raised their glasses for a toast.

“Thank you,” said Natasha.

On the other hand, Kenneth downed his glass without saying anything.

Aware that the men still had something to talk to each other about, Natasha excused herself as the wine in her glass started to run out.

“I'll carry Denise upstairs. You two continue talking,” said Natasha as she tossed a look at Kenneth.

With a nod, Kenneth responded, “All right.”

Nodding at Dave, Natasha carried Denise and headed straight into the house.

As she walked away, Kenneth kept his gaze focused on her silhouette. Her long dress brushed against the ground, and her hair covered her shoulders. Her graceful movements portrayed her as a gentle woman.