Spencer followed the doctor into the room to tend to Alpha Kilian 's wound. Meanwhile, the three children stayed outside and waited quietly.
After a few moments, Donna couldn't stop herself from turning to look at her brothers. “Don't you find the circumstances peculiar? They went out to help Thalia look for the antidote, yet Daddy ended up
injured to this extent?” She voiced out the doubt in her mind.
“It's not just weird. It's bizarre,” Ben chimed in. Compared to Donna 's anxious demeanor, he appeared much calmer.
“Putting aside Daddy and Thalia's hostile relationship, would he take such great risk for her even if they get along?” Donna asked.
“That's why there must be something we've yet to ascertain,” Tony uttered.
Hearing that, Donna let out a long sigh. “I feel so stuffy in my chest right now, like someone is smothering me. Why can't these adults be honest with us?”
“As they always put it, they have our best interests at heart and didn't want us to be worried,” Ben replied.
“That's the only point the adults are lacking. They are always so presumptuous.” Donna pouted. Why do they need to complicate such a simple matter?
“This is similar to how we keep secrets from them. We don't want them to be worried about us, impede our plans, or fear they may not understand our intention. That's it,” Tony said. In that aspect, he behaved like a big brother, concluding his younger siblings' confusion with just a few sentences.
Hearing that, Donna and Ben fell silent, basically admitting Tony 's words made all the sense. After being quiet for a few moments, Donna asked, “Who do you think could hurt Daddy so severely?
My heart aches when I see him in this state.”
Ben questioned, “Does Daddy have any enemies here?”
A trace of doubt flashed across Donna 's face. “What about Midnight fang pack ?”
“If I'm not mistaken, they should be the culprit. The only force capable of resisting DX Group here is Midnight fang pack . Therefore, they are probably the ones who could've harmed Daddy.” Ben inferred.
“So, Daddy went to Midnight fang pack to seek the antidote? In that case, when did Midnight fang pack poison Thalia?” Donna probed further.
That was also something baffling Tony and Ben .
“Or, they didn't go to Midnight fang pack to get the antidote. Instead, they were ambushed by Midnight fang pack on the way there or on their way back,” Ben suggested.
“That could be one of the possibilities. However, I can't shake the feeling that we've overlooked something,” Tony uttered pensively.
Staring at the boys, Donna said, “I think we should find out how Thalia was poisoned and who the person responsible was. We can eliminate some of our doubts by doing that, right?”
Ben nodded in agreement. “Donna is right. I think Thalia's poisoning is the key here. As long as we figure this out, all our problems can be solved.”
Tony narrowed his eyes and shifted his gaze onto them. “That's right, but how can we make Thalia confess?”
Donna and Ben stopped talking.
“Thalia repeatedly changed the topic of our conversations today, so her poisoning is the key to the truth we want to uncover,” Tony added.
“But I think we are getting closer to the truth now,” Ben said.
Tony took a deep breath. “Anyway, fortunately, Daddy and the others returned safely. We can slowly investigate this matter.”
Ben and Donna bobbed their heads.
“Look.” At that moment, Tony jerked his chin, motioning his siblings to follow his gaze.
...
At the same time, Thalia bored her eyes into Nelly in silence until the latter finally conceded.
Naturally, Nelly fathomed Thalia's intention, so she said, “I'm sorry about last night. I had no other choice.”
“What did you say?” Thalia piped up. Then, she realized she had spoken too loudly. Thalia turned her head to look at the three kids standing nearby before lowering her voice. “Do you know I'll forever live in guilt if something happened to you because of this?”
“Why would you feel guilty?” Nelly asked.
“Why would I feel guilty? I...” Thalia was infuriated until her mind went blank. “I would think it was my if you were met with mishaps because I failed to stop you.”
Nelly smiled. “I did this on my own accord. There's no way anyone will place the blame on you.”