Alpha Kilian was unfazed by Spencer's compliment and merely stared at the latter. “Make sure to prep your men before the operation to avoid any unexpected event or accident from happening later on.”
“Don't worry. I'll do that,” Spencer replied.
“That's all, then.” With that, Alpha Kilian got up to leave. “Hold on,” Spencer piped up.
Alpha Kilian turned around. “Is there anything else?”
Spencer contemplated for a few moments before looking at Alpha Kilian and said, “Tony visited me today, seemingly trying to fish for information. I think he might've figured out something.”
At the mention of that, Alpha Kilian narrowed his eyes. “What about it?”
“I just want to let you know that even though they are young, that doesn't mean they lack endurance. Besides, they also have the right to know the truth.”
“This matter could drive even me and you mad, so why must the kids suffer too?” Spencer was slightly taken aback upon hearing that.
“You'll understand when you have children in the future.” Alpha Kilian didn't linger after saying that. He got to his feet and left.
Spencer narrowed his eyes as he watched Alpha Kilian leave. Recalling matters related to the operation, he stood up and went to make the necessary preparations.
Upon exiting the laboratory, Alpha Kilian went straight to Nelly 's room. However, he saw Tony walking toward him after taking a few steps forward. “Daddy,” Tony greeted.
Alpha Kilian nodded. “Why aren't you asleep so late at night?”
“I can't sleep, so I went to Nelly 's room to look for her, but she wasn't there,” Tony replied. Alpha Kilian knitted his brows in response. “She's not in her room?”
Tony shook her head.
“Perhaps she's taking a stroll outside. I'll go and find her.” Alpha Kilian spun on his heel and strode away after saying that.
“Daddy.” Just then, Tony called out to him. Alpha Kilian gazed at his son. “What's the matter?”
Tony pondered briefly before uttering, “When do you plan to bring us shooting?” “Anytime.”
“What about tomorrow?” Tony asked.
Alpha Kilian fell into a momentary daze before replying, “I'm not available tomorrow.” “Why?”
Alpha Kilian feigned nonchalance and said, “I have something to attend to with Dave tomorrow. I'm free to bring you shooting anytime after that.”
“May I know what will you be doing?” Alpha Kilian shook his head. “No.”
“Why?”
“Perhaps you want to consider Dave's suggestion to take over DX Group?” Alpha Kilian raised his eyebrow. “Daddy!”
“If you can't, quit probing,” Alpha Kilian uttered firmly.
“If that's the case, you're not a member of DX Group too!” “But I'll never do anything to harm DX Group.”
“I won't either!”
“You won't, but we can't say the same for the force supporting you.” “I will never tell them.”
“No one can guarantee that.”
“Fine. You simply don't have faith in me, after all.”
“Kinship should not be an affecting factor in this matter. I need to follow the rules.” “Fine.” Tony arched his brows in resignation.
“Rest earlier if there's nothing else,” Alpha Kilian reminded. “I got it.”
Alpha Kilian glanced at Tony before turning around and leaving.
After seeing Alpha Kilian headed outside, Tony lowered his gaze and immediately took out his phone to send a message in the group chat: Come to my room. Now.
Meanwhile, Nelly sat outside the house, gazing up at the night sky and seemingly deeply absorbed in her thoughts.
Alpha Kilian finally found her after searching for some time. Tenderness filled his eyes the moment he saw her.
He walked over and sat beside her.
“What's the matter? You didn't sit here long enough in the daytime?” he asked. Nelly looked sideways. She grinned when she saw Alpha Kilian . “Why are you here?”
“Tony told me you weren't in your room, so I came out here to look for you. What are you thinking about?”
Nelly lifted her head, allowing her long hair to hang loosely on her back, and stared at the sky. “I suddenly realized the night sky here is quite pretty.”
Alpha Kilian looked up as well and took in the countless dazzling stars adorning the sky. “It is quite pretty,” he said.
“Do you think Grandpa is also gazing at this beautiful sky?” she asked.
Alpha Kilian shifted his gaze onto her, turned his body sideways, and placed one hand on her back. “What's wrong? Are you missing home?”
Nelly held his gaze. “Don't you miss home?”
He thought for a few seconds before answering, “I didn't have a place to call home in the past. However, now that you mention this, I think I do miss home a little.”
She chuckled.
“Nelly , let's get married when we return,” he announced all of a sudden. Nelly froze, her gaze still on him.
“I want to build a home with you. One that I will miss no matter where I go.” Nelly narrowed her eyes. “Alpha Kilian , are you proposing to me right now?” “If I say that I am, will you say yes?”
Nelly stretched out her hand. “What?” He stared blankly at her.
“Where's the ring?” she said. Her long and slender fingers appeared exceptionally attractive. He furrowed his brows.
“How is this a marriage proposal if you don't even have a ring?” Nelly teased him and was about to retract her arm.
Unexpectedly, at that instant, Alpha Kilian reached out to grasp her hand. The next second, he took out a ring from his pocket using his other hand.
Without hesitation, he helped her put on the ring on her finger.
Nelly was stunned when she looked down and saw the sparkling diamond ring. Then, she gazed up and bore her beautiful eyes into him. “You—”
“There's no backing out from this now that you've accepted the ring,” he uttered solemnly.
Nelly regained her senses after a long while. “When did you prepare the ring?” “I did it right after you asked me the same question previously,” he answered.
She hesitated to speak and, at the same time, couldn't stop smiling ear to ear.
“Initially, I wanted to pick a more suitable occasion or make this proposal more formal to provide you with the ceremonious vibe that should accompany this significant moment. However, I couldn't contain my urge just now. Nelly , I've been waiting for you to ask me that question for so long.” He spoke softly while gazing at her.
Nelly suddenly laughed upon hearing that. “Alpha Morris , are you sure you're not just taking advantage of the circumstances?”
“Perhaps a little.” He didn't deny that. “Still, I will seize every opportunity I have. If I can't do it in one try, I'll do it twice. If twice doesn't do the trick, I'll make ten attempts. I'll keep trying until you finally say yes.”
“Really?”
He nodded in response.
The moment Nelly finished talking, Alpha Kilian paused for a while before letting her go.
“Nelly , I don't want to just be with you in the present. I want to be with you forever!” exclaimed Alpha Kilian . She looked at him. Although she was smiling, there was a hint of sadness in her at the same time.
“Believe me. Nothing bad will happen to you,” said Alpha Kilian as he looked at her.
Nelly did not say much. She had no wish to add to the negativity. Instead, she nodded and said, “Yes, I believe you.”
The more she smiled, the sorrier others felt for her.
Once again, Alpha Kilian pulled her into his arms. “Nelly , in the future, I hope you can have complete trust in me and know that you can always rely on me.”
“Okay.” Nelly bobbed her head.
With her in his arms, it took him quite a while before he calmed himself down. After that, he looked at her and whispered, “Nelly , how would you like the wedding to be?”
“Honestly, I haven't thought about it,” she replied. “Now, you should give it some serious thought.”
“Shall we do away with the wedding?” asked Nelly . “Why?”
“It feels quite awkward to be stared at by so many people.”
At that, Alpha Kilian laughed. “When the day arrives, you won't feel that way because you won't have the time or energy to bother about them.”
“That's true.”
“Nelly , you'll be the most beautiful bride on that day,” said Alpha Kilian . “All right, then. Since you say so, I won't argue with you!”
“So, what kind of wedding do you want to have?” “Hmm... A beach wedding?”
The two of them sat on the bench. Their shadows were elongated as the moonlight cast down on them. Meanwhile, the three children were huddled together in the room.
“What's wrong, Tony?” asked Donna as she yawned. She was so exhausted that she was about to fall asleep, but the moment her oldest brother arrived with the news, she became alert immediately.
Ben also looked at him. “Tony, did you find out something?”
Tony looked at both his siblings and nodded.
In that instant, Donna became wide awake and asked, “What have you found out?”
Tony answered, “I bumped into Daddy just now and chatted with him. I managed to get a piece of information out of him.”
“Tony, will you just get to the point?” uttered Donna impatiently. I can't believe he's keeping us in suspense!
Tony glanced at her and said calmly, “Daddy has something on tomorrow night.” When Donna heard that, she frowned. “That's it? What's so strange about that?”
Just then, Ben spoke up. “Are you suspecting that Daddy is going to make a move tomorrow night?”
Tony nodded.
“Make a move?” Donna frowned.
Ben went ahead and explained, “Have you forgotten that Tony has mentioned overhearing a conversation between Daddy and Spencer? They are planning something. Tony suspects that they are going to carry out their plan tomorrow night.”
It was obvious that Ben knew Tony very well because it took him only a couple of sentences to convey the message.
Donna came to a realization when she heard her brother's explanation. “Yes, I have forgotten all about it.”
Just then, Ben looked at Tony . “Then again, Tony, you only heard a small portion of their conversation. You aren't very sure of what they were talking about. Furthermore, just because Daddy has something on tomorrow doesn't mean that he's going to carry out any plan, right?”
Tony pursed his lips and appeared very serious. “But my instinct tells me that Daddy's plan tomorrow night has something to do with Spencer. If Spencer is involved, then surely it must have something to do with Thalia. Anything related to Thalia will ignite my curiosity and bring about more questions.”
Both Ben and Donna became quiet when they heard that.
“What you say makes sense,” agreed Ben before continuing, “Actually, I have always wondered if Daddy will care so much about Thalia's business. It's quite unbelievable.”
“I can't figure this out either.”
“It's not that difficult to figure out. All we need to do is to wait and see if Spencer is with Daddy. If they are together, then it must have something to do with Thalia. If not, perhaps, Daddy has nothing to do with this matter,” analyzed Donna .
Tony concurred. “You're right.”
“Tony, has it ever crossed your mind that Daddy's plan has something to do with Midnight fang pack ?”
That took Tony aback. “Naturally, we can't eliminate that possibility.”
“Let's not forget about taking revenge for Nelly and the attack we suffered earlier on. Even though we didn't incur any loss, Daddy won't have just let it go like that, given his character. He will definitely take action and retaliate,” said Ben .
Tony responded, “That's right!”
“Can there be another possibility? Spencer is helping Daddy. As such, this matter has nothing to do with Thalia?” Ben guessed.