Alpha Kilian lowered his eyes. “I don't have any plans. I'm just going to do whatever works!”
Frowning, Tony looked at him with a suspicious gaze. “Daddy, are you serious? Or are you kidding me?”
Instead of answering the question, Alpha Kilian looked at the boy and asked, “What do you think?” “Daddy!” Tony 's gaze remained fixated on his father.
“I'm serious!” Alpha Kilian replied.
The young boy was still in disbelief. “You really don't have any plans?”
“Plans are just plans. I prefer to tackle things head-on. Your enemy won't find out about your plan if you don't have one!” Alpha Kilian stared at his son and enunciated each word slowly.
Suspiciously, Tony looked at Alpha Kilian . Although his eyes were filled with doubt, he felt that the latter's words made sense.
Pursing his lips, he mulled over it for a while before he asked, “Daddy, aren't you worried unforeseen circumstances will happen?”
“I am worried!” Alpha Kilian replied. “But am I guaranteed not to encounter those circumstances if I have a plan?”
“You must have some ideas, right? For example, what are you going to do?” Tony questioned, eyeing his father.
“I have some ideas.” “What is it?”
“To have your Nelly leave first!”
“You want to keep Nelly in the dark?” Tony inquired.
“Nelly said nothing about these matters. Do you think she'll allow us to do them?” Alpha Kilian responded with a question.
Tony agreed after thinking about it for a while.
“But Nelly can't be fooled easily. What if she finds out?” he then asked.
“The only people who knew about this are you, me, and Dave. How will she know if the three of us say nothing?” Alpha Kilian replied.
Immediately, Tony sat upright. “I will never tell her.” Alpha Kilian glanced at his son. “I believe you.”
Just then, Tony looked at him and contemplated for a second before saying, “Actually, when Anonymous posted a bounty list on Hacker Community a while ago, he had already angered Midnight fang pack . Previously, their hackers attacked Darknetz. Now, they've become sworn enemies with Darknetz.”
Hearing how calmly Tony mentioned the name “Anonymous,” Alpha Kilian merely raised one brow and did not show any expression. “So what?”
“Given the chance, I want to—”
“There's no need to!” Alpha Kilian interrupted Tony instantly. The boy's gaze fell on him. “Daddy...”
“I don't need Darknetz to take revenge on my behalf!” Alpha Kilian declared.
“Daddy, you're not the only one who wants revenge. I want it, too. She's my Nelly !” Tony retorted. “She's my woman!” Alpha Kilian said promptly after that.
The father and son locked their eyes, both staring at each other.
“I came out of her womb, so I'm closer to her than you!” Tony said.
At the mention of that, Alpha Kilian sneered. “If it wasn't for me, you won't even be born. Although I'm not as close to her as you are, you're not as tight-knitted to her as me.”
Hearing that, Tony was at a loss for words.
They continued staring each other down. It seemed like neither of them would admit defeat.
“Daddy, if you must put it that way, does this mean we can't come to an agreement?” Tony asked. “I'm just telling you that I can seek my own revenge!” Alpha Kilian exclaimed.
“So, you're saying that I can't get involved in this matter?”
“If you can do this without getting Darknetz involved, I won't stop you!” Alpha Kilian riposted. “Daddy, you're deliberately making things difficult for me!” replied Tony .
“So be it!”
The young boy nodded. “Fine. If that's the case, then don't blame me for what I'm about to do!” Alpha Kilian gazed at Tony . “What do you mean?”
The latter smiled. “If you don't allow me to participate, then I have no choice but to tell Nelly about this matter.”
“No, you won't!” Alpha Kilian declared.
“You don't believe me?” Tony raised his brow.
The only response the boy received from his father was a look. Indeed, the latter did not believe him. “Let's go, then!” With that, Tony got up and left.
Seeing that, Alpha Kilian stood up and followed him.
Throughout the journey, Tony walked without saying a word. Alpha Kilian looked at him while following behind him slowly and quietly.
After they entered the castle and went upstairs, Tony walked straight to Nelly 's room. Alpha Kilian watched him with a complicated gleam in his eyes.
The whole time, the father and son seemed to be on a secret showdown. It was as though whoever spoke first would be the loser.
However, they remained silent even until they arrived at Nelly 's doorstep.
Tony glanced at Alpha Kilian and was thoroughly enraged when he noticed the latter was still shooting him a doubtful look.
Okay! If that's the case, don't blame me!
After pushing the door open, Tony exclaimed, “Nelly ! Daddy said he wants to avenge you!” Alpha Kilian was too stunned to speak.
The development of events was beyond his expectations. He thought Tony would at least have a warm-up conversation first. Yet, the latter was so upfront about the situation.
As soon as Alpha Kilian walked into the room, he opened his mouth to explain himself urgently. However, no one was there after he entered the room.
Both of them looked around and asked at the same time, “Where is she?”
At that moment, the sound of water flowing came from the bathroom. Soon after, Nelly came out. Upon seeing them, she studied them from head to toe and asked, “Why are you two here?”
“Nelly , I have something to tell you,” said Tony . Nelly 's gaze fell on him. “What is it?”
The two of them were the only ones left in the room.
They looked at each other. After a long time, Nelly finally spoke up. “Is this what Tony wanted to talk about at first?”
Alpha Kilian glanced at her. He hesitated momentarily, then walked over and brushed his slender fingers through her hair. While cupping her face, he asked, “Would you be disappointed if I said no?”
“If that's the case, it would be a more fitting explanation of the earlier situation,” Nelly replied flatly. She knew that much.
Alpha Kilian was aware that she was extremely bright. It would only make things look worse if he kept trying to hide it from her.
As he pondered, his gaze remained fixated on her face. “It's true that what he said is something I've secretly been deliberating over, though.”
That single sentence had Nelly a little stunned. She stared at him without saying a word.
“I'll compensate you for everything I've owed you over the years. I won't skimp on a single thing,” Alpha Kilian promised while looking at her.
“There's no need for that. I don't care about such things,” she answered. “How can I say that I love you if I don't even pay you back?” he countered. “You know I don't mind,” she insisted.
“But I do,” Alpha Kilian argued. Gazing at her, he promised, “I've already owed you once. I don't want to owe you a second time. I'll carry out every promise I make to you, Nelly .”
Nelly stared back at him, her lips quirking into a small smile. “Okay.” Alpha Kilian gently brought her in front of him and planted a peck on her forehead.
The woman smiled, then said, “Your injury's almost completely healed, Alpha Kilian . Let's go back in another two days. I miss home, and I miss Grandpa.”
For a moment, Alpha Kilian was dazed. Something peculiar flashed across his gaze, but he casually concealed it. Glancing at her, he answered, “Okay!”
“I'll give Grandpa a call, then, and tell him that we'll be going back together. I don't want him to worry,” Nelly explained.
In response, he nodded. “All right.”
“Give me your phone.” She stretched her hand out instantly.
Without hesitation, Alpha Kilian took out his phone and placed it on her palm. After getting it, Nelly turned around to make the call.
He observed her for a moment, then slowly retracted his gaze and headed outside. Meanwhile, Tony was lazily leaning against the wall beside the door.
From time to time, he would check his fingernails and clothes. The boy seemed so relaxed and carefree.
Right then, he looked up and saw Alpha Kilian walking out of the room. “Out so fast?” he asked, raising his eyebrows.
Alpha Kilian stared back at him. This kid is a lot more ruthless than I thought, though I have to admit that he's also a lot like me.
Without moving his gaze away from his son, Alpha Kilian replied, “I knew you were waiting for me. Of course, I had to come out and have a chat with you.”
At that moment, Tony eyed him. There was a grin on his face. “Daddy, if you're having second thoughts, I can run into the room now and tell Nelly .”
“You're threatening me,” Alpha Kilian stated, his gaze still on his son. Tony nodded in a nonchalant manner. “That's right.”
In response, Alpha Kilian narrowed his eyes.
“Even a vicious tiger will not eat its own cubs, Daddy. I'm your son, so you won't do anything to me.
What's the point of this, then? Even if you look at me like that, I'm not scared,” Tony taunted while shaking his head.
The boy had obviously thought it through and planned it all out in detail. However, Alpha Kilian would never let himself be under someone else's thumb.
At that point, he grabbed Tony with one hand and stared him down. “Indeed, I can't do anything to you.”
The latter looked back at him with a smug smirk on his face. “Good that you know.” “I heard that you're ticklish?” Alpha Kilian raised his eyebrows.
When Tony heard that, his eyes widened immediately. “W-Who told you that?”
“It doesn't matter who told me. What matters is whether it's true or not,” Alpha Kilian stated. His large hand then slid down to Tony 's waist.
The thought of it alone already made Tony feel ticklish. He immediately blurted, “If you do that, I'm going to scream for Nelly , Daddy.”
“It's not like I'm beating you up. So what if you scream for Nelly ?” Alpha Kilian pointed out.
Just as he was about to start tickling him, Tony quickly got out of his grip while giggling.
When he turned to look back, he was both angry and indignant. “How can you be so unreasonable,Daddy? I'm helping you, yet you want to bite the hand that feeds you?” “What are you helping me with?” Alpha Kilian asked.
“Getting together with Nelly , obviously. With the words I said earlier, I'd helped resolve the crisis and also aided you. Your relationship with Nelly will progress naturally, am I right?” Tony elaborated.
Alpha Kilian eyed him. “So, you're saying that I should be thanking you?”
Tony was silent for a moment. “Well, it doesn't matter if you thank me or not. However, you still can't bite the hand that feeds you.”
Alpha Kilian chuckled. “Well, since you said it, I suppose I'm going to do just that.”
Upon hearing that, Tony placed a huge distance between the two of them. “How could you say that, Daddy? As an adult, you should be setting a good example for us, right?”
That baffled Alpha Kilian . A good example? Since when do I have to do that?
He continued staring at Tony . In a calm voice, he replied, “You didn't grow up under my care all these years, yet it seems to me that you share many similarities with me. Obviously, it isn't because of the example I've set. It's the work of genetic inheritance!”