As he was about to open up to her, he saw the instrument next to her and froze. Seeing that, Thalia stared at him and urged, “Go on...”
Spencer instantly shifted his gaze toward her.
Thalia was really weak at that time, but because of the anxiety, she seemed rather energetic. Instead of saying anything, Spencer placed his hand on her wrist and stared at her.
Thalia didn't realize what was going on because she was too keen on getting an answer from him. “Why are you staring at me? Continue what you were saying.”
Spencer let go of her wrist a while later, and his eyes turned cold right away. “Spencer—”
“Forget about it. I was just joking,” Spencer suddenly said in an indifferent tone.
Thalia was entirely confounded. What happened? Why did everything change all of a sudden? While staring at him blankly, Thalia asked, “What are you on about?”
“Are you hungry?” Spencer asked abruptly.
What? I am hungry, but at this moment, I want his answer more than I want food! ”I'm not hungry. I just want your answer...”
“There's no answer.”
There, the both of them stared at each other silently for a while.
After a few seconds, Thalia felt guilty. However, she was still keen on getting an answer from him, so she faked a cough.
Yet Spencer was unfazed, and he merely furrowed his brows.
“This is your last chance, Spencer. Are you really not going to tell me?” Thalia asked. “I'll get you something to eat!” Spencer stood up and left.
Thalia panicked. While looking at his retreating figure, she uttered, “I'm dying! Why would I need food?” Spencer turned back to look at her. “You seem energetic to me. Why would you be dying?”
His words rendered Thalia speechless.
Upon realizing it, she faked a few more coughs.
“Drop the act,” Spencer said. “You've exposed yourself.” Thalia was at a loss for words.
Without saying anything further, Spencer left the room.
By the time Thalia regained her senses, Spencer had already gone out the door. “Spencer...” she muttered, but he didn't bother turning back.
Meanwhile, Nelly and those three kids were in the corridor.
“Nelly , do you think Thalia will be able to get the answer from him?” Tony asked. “I don't know,” Nelly answered.
Tony raised his eyes and glanced at her in response.
Unexpectedly, Nelly yelled, “How would I possibly know if we haven't tried it yet?”
Upon hearing that, Tony sized her up and said, “Nelly , have you noticed? You've changed.” “Have I become prettier?” Nelly raised her brows.
“Well... You're getting more narcissistic.”
“Looks like I've been more easy-going recently.” Nelly glanced at him.
Tony was frightened when he heard that. “Nelly , my mistake. I meant to say that you have more confidence in yourself nowadays.”
Nelly flashed a satisfied smirk at him in response. “Nelly , can we eavesdrop on them?” Donna asked. “Eavesdrop on what?”
Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind them. Nelly and the kids turned around at once to see Spencer standing nearby.
“Spencer?” Donna mumbled.
Nelly noticed the look on Spencer's face and knew that the talk did not go well.
Before she could say anything, Spencer looked at her and asked, “It was your idea, wasn't it?” Nelly nodded because she wasn't planning on lying. “Yes.”
“You can't just make jokes like that!” Spencer fumed.
“I didn't!” Nelly protested before flashing him a teasing look. “I only told you to check on her. I didn't say anything else.”
“You're right, but your tone scared me!”
“If you care about someone, why do you need to pretend otherwise?”
“You wouldn't understand!” Spencer glared at Nelly , but he couldn't find the right words to reprimand her. Instead, he said, “I don't want something like that to happen again.”
Nelly wasn't angry as she said, “Why would I do it again?” Spencer went down the stairs without responding.
Once he left, the kids immediately rushed into the room. By the time Nelly came back to her senses, the kids were already nowhere to be seen.
Nelly looked toward Thalia's room and went over as well. The kids crowded around Thalia when they got into the room. “Thalia, how did it go? Did you get an answer?” Donna asked. Thalia shook her head helplessly.
“Why?”
“Spencer is a renowned miracle doctor. It won't be easy to trick him,” Tony said.
Ben nodded in agreement. “Exactly. It worked at first because he was panicking. The longer it goes, the easier he's going to see right through it.”
Nelly smiled when she caught sight of Thalia's determined expression.
“Truth be told, I would do the same if I were in your position,” Nelly said. “It's not like I insist on being together. If something came up, he could've just told me, and I would calmly break up with him. The one thing I absolutely cannot accept is his foolish self-proclaimed behavior of doing it for my own good.”
Thalia smiled slightly in response. “I agree.” The two of them then grinned at each other.
They did not expect to share a similar mindset when it came to matters of love.
“So I believe you'll definitely be able to make Spencer come clean with you,” Nelly said. Thalia's eyelashes fluttered as she blinked at Nelly . “Yeah.”
“Get a good rest. I'll go check things out for a bit.” Nelly then stood up and ordered the three children, “Stay here and don't make too much noise. Let Thalia rest!”
“Okay!” the three children chorused.
Nelly gave them one last look before turning around and leaving the room. “Thank you.”
Stunned, Nelly turned around to look at Thalia. “For what?” “I don't know. Make of that what you will,” Thalia replied.
Nelly 's lips quirked up, and she turned around and left.
Thalia took a deep breath as she stared at Nelly 's retreating figure. She felt as if something inside her had loosened, thus enabling her to feel more relaxed.
Tony looked at her. “Thalia, how do you feel? Are you okay?” Thalia frowned. “I'm feeling all right. I'm just... a tad hungry.” The children were rendered speechless.
It's a good thing if you can feel hungry!
“I'll go and see if they have any food outside,” Donna said. “It's fine,” Thalia responded.
“Didn't you say you were hungry?”
“Spencer will bring me something when he returns.”
Thalia could not be certain that Spencer loved her. However, she was sure he would do anything for her, and that included sacrificing his own life. He had always done so. She had fallen for him so easily because she had thought that he loved her. Yet the truth was hard to swallow when he had told her that what he felt for her was familial affection.
No matter what, Spencer had never changed his attitude toward her. “Are you sure?” Donna looked at her.
Thalia nodded in response. “Yes.” Donna smiled mischievously.
“What's going on between you and Spencer? Why were you so badly hurt?” Tony piped up. Thalia sighed. “I just can't catch a break!”
“Did you sacrifice yourself for the sake of love?” Ben asked.
Thalia shot him a glance. “You lot are still so young. What do you know about love?” “Hurry up and tell us! We were so worried!” Tony cried out.
“When we got separated in the uninhabited zone, I headed straight to Tyrandas in order to avoid Spencer. I didn't expect him to follow me there. When we were there, we encountered some of his enemies while we were having a meal at a restaurant and saw someone trying to sneak an attack. I tried to help—”
“Help?” Ben sneered when he heard her words. “I didn't know using your own body as a shield was considered helping.”
Glancing at Ben , Thalia replied, “You seem to have become ruder in the few days I haven't seen you. How unadorable. Cut me some slack, will you?”
“Ben was just worried about you,” Donna said. “Do you know how shocked we were when we saw you get off the plane?”
“Did you cry?” Thalia looked at Donna . “Of course not!”
“So who was the one who secretly shed tears?” Tony teased.
Thalia raised her brows when she heard that and turned to look at Donna intently. “It wasn't me!” Donna continued to deny vehemently.
Thalia felt gratified as she watched their antics.
I can see that my efforts to care for them have not gone to waste when I see how much they cherish me. “I feel relieved at the thought of the three of you attending my funeral when I die. I'll be able to die
without regrets,” Thalia said.
“Don't talk nonsense!” Tony and Ben shouted in unison. “Yeah! Don't even joke about it!” Donna added.
“I meant to say when I grow old,” Thalia said. “That's more like it,” Donna muttered.
“Okay. So what happened after that?” Tony asked.
Thalia pondered for a moment. “There's not much to tell. I got hurt, and Spencer had to protect me while fighting them, so we turned to Alpha Kilian for help.”
“We also received your message,” Tony said.
Frowning, Thalia said, “Sam should've received it too.”
The three children were stunned by her words.
“To think I'd be saved by someone from DX Group. I truly did not expect this day to come.” Thalia's frown deepened.
“Fate can be strange sometimes,” Tony murmured.
“Right, help me inform Sam that I'm all right. I'm afraid he'd come rushing over,” Thalia requested.