The trio chatted while walking back to the house.
“Daddy, remember to wash up before you look for Nelly . Don't get caught,” Tony reminded. Alpha Kilian was unperturbed. “There's no need since I didn't get involved.”
“Yes, you didn't get your hands dirty. But there'll be a smell on you since you were together with us, right?”
“What smell?” A female voice sounded as soon as they stepped into the living hall. Startled by the voice, Tony and Alpha Kilian stopped in their tracks.
As they raised their gaze, they saw Nelly sitting on the couch in the living hall with her legs crossed. She looked relaxed as if she had been waiting for them.
Dave was walking alongside them, and when he saw them stopping, he felt compelled to stop too. Right then, Nelly stood up and turned around to look at them.
Dave knitted his brows when he saw Nelly . These two have a strong reason to fear her, but why should I be afraid of her?
However, for some reason, he stood still like a child who had done something wrong and was afraid of being caught red-handed.
Nelly stood there without saying anything. Her expression was gentle, but somehow the three of them did not dare to make any move.
Tony 's voice started to tremble as he looked at Nelly . “Oh, it's nothing. We were talking about washing off the stench of sweat due to the hot weather. By the way, Nelly , why aren't you sleeping yet?” Tony laughed nervously and quickly hid his hands behind his back from Nelly 's sight.
As Nelly 's gaze swept across the three of them, she could sense that they were hiding something from her. Nevertheless, she did not call them out immediately. Instead, she looked at them, nodding. “I can't sleep, so I decided to wait for you all!”
“Oh. It's getting late, and I'm tired. I shall head upstairs first. Nelly , you can slowly catch up with Daddy. Good night!” With that, Tony put his hands into his jeans pockets and walked off as if nothing had happened.
Just when everything looked so natural and inconspicuous, Nelly suddenly spoke. “Hang on!” Tony cursed under his breath; he was so close to getting away.
As he turned around to look at Nelly , Tony 's expression remained innocent-looking. “Nelly , is there anything else?”
Nelly narrowed her eyes and walked toward Tony , scanning him from head to toe. “Hands!”
Tony did not move and continued to act innocent. “What hands?” “Show me your hands!” Nelly glared at him and ordered.
Tony clenched his fists tightly and dug deeper into his pockets. After that, he turned his gaze toward Dave and Alpha Kilian , who were standing at the doorway. With a meaningful look, Tony signaled to them for help, but both avoided eye contact with him.
Traitors! Tony scoffed angrily.
He then retracted his gaze and turned back to look at Nelly with an aggrieved expression. “Nelly ...” “Take out your hands!” Nelly enunciated, growing impatient.
Unable to defy Nelly , Tony reluctantly took his hands out of his pockets. However, he kept his fists clenched, trying to make a last-ditch attempt to hide the evidence.
Unfortunately, that attempt proved futile. He eventually spread out his palms due to Nelly 's pressurizing glare.
Although Tony had washed his hands, it was not a thorough job as he could not see clearly due to poor lighting. There were still visible blood stains on his hands.
Nelly took a quick glance and asked, “What happened?”
“Erm...” Tony pursed his lips and looked up at her. “We rescued someone on our way back. That's
why my hands are stained. Alpha Dave's hands are stained too!” The story they had worked on earlier was ultimately put to use.
Nelly listened with doubt. “Rescue?”
Tony nodded earnestly. “That guy was in such bad shape; he had blood all over him. Alpha Dave and I rescued him!”
Just then, Nelly turned her head and switched her gaze to Dave and Alpha Kilian . Dave caught her gaze and pretended to cough. “Erm, yes. That's what happened!”
Hearing that, Nelly retracted her gaze and looked back at Tony . “Since it's a good deed, why are you being so secretive?”
“Well, we don't want you to worry!” Tony laughed with relief.
Once again, Nelly scanned him from head to toe. After ensuring that he was all right, she felt relieved. “Go and wash up!”
“Yes, Nelly ! Good night!” Without wasting a breath, Tony dashed upstairs. The sound of his footsteps quickly disappeared in the hallway.
At that moment, Dave did not want to stay any longer. He cleared his throat and said, “It's late. I should rest too. You both have a good chat!”
Nelly looked at him and nodded lightly.
Seeing that, Dave hurriedly headed upstairs before Nelly could change her mind and decide to probe further.
With that, only Nelly and Alpha Kilian were left in the living hall. Alpha Kilian shifted his eyes to Nelly and slowly approached her.
The next moment, he grabbed Nelly by her waist and gazed at her lovingly. “You've been waiting for a long time, haven't you?”
Nelly looked him in the eye. “Not very long, an hour at most!” “You can wait in the room next time!”
Narrowing her eyes, Nelly asked, “You have nothing else to say?”
Alpha Kilian paused for a moment before he responded with a question of his own, “What do you wish to know?”
“The screams I heard on the phone and the blood stains on Tony ,” Nelly grilled. “Didn't he just explain?”