Chapter 634 Finding Daddy Xavian and Clayton focused all their attention on the laptop screen.
Due to their intense concentration, their small bodies instinctively leaned forward nearer to the screen.
âClayton, Xavian, what are you boys looking at?â Natalie peered from behind with a frown.
Caught red-handed, the two boys frantically slammed the laptopâs screen and looked over their shoulders with an awkward expression. âMommy, we arenât looking at anything.â
They were obviously looking at something from their reaction.
Natalie arched a brow and asked, âI want you to tell me honestly. Are you sure you werenât looking at anything?â
âNo,â Xavian and Clayton chorused swiftly at her question. Their hearts were pounding as they lied.
âFine, since you say so. Then, show me the laptop.â Natalie stretched her hand out, palms up.
Clayton holding onto the laptop, twisted his body left and right with a look of hesitance, not wanting to give it to Natalie.
âClayton Nichols, give it to me.â
âThat-â
âClayton!â She raised her voice.
Clayton knew Natalie would be infuriated if he refused to give in any longer. Bracing himself, he placed the laptop onto her open palm. âHere you go, Mommy.â
Flipping the screen up, Natalie thought she would see the boysâ secret, but it was just an online game.
âAn online game? Why are you hiding this from me?â Natalie asked.
âO-Online game-â Clayton parroted from confusion. They werenât playing any games earlier, so why was it showing that instead?
Knowing the reason, Xavian immediately cut Clayton off. âWe were playing the game earlier, Mommy. Clayton and I were really into it these days. We hid it from you because we didnât want you to scold us for forgetting our homework from playing it the whole time.â
âItâs fine for you to play games, but you have to play them in moderation.â Natalie advised, âI believe you can manage your time well between playing games and studying, so you donât have to hide it from me.â
âOkay, Mommy,â chorused Xavian and Clayton. They released a relieved sigh seeing as Natalie bought their lousy lie.
That was close. Mommy almost finds out about us searching for our biological father.
Once Sophiaâs break ended, Natalie returned to the table and continued teaching the former about herbology.
Seeing the coast was clear, Xavian and Clayton continued to whisper in front of the laptop.
âXavian, werenât we searching for that guyâs whereabouts?â Clayton frowned. âWhy did the screen show an online game when Mommy looked at it?â
âI developed a program in case Mommy was the one who opened the laptop. The screen will automatically toggle to the online game if the camera distinguishes Mommyâs iris.â Even though Xavian had made the necessary preparation, his heart was still racing from the close call earlier.
âYouâre so smart.â Clayton patted his chest, thinking about the close call earlier. âAt least tell me youâve developed the program and installed it on the laptop. My heart almost jumped out of my throat earlier.â
âI had forgotten all about it, so I didnât get to tell you. It was too sudden when Mommy found out, so I couldnât have told you then.
Luckily, Mommy didnât find out about our plan.â Xavian lowered his voice to a whisper. âMommy hates it when we bring our biological dad up. Remember how upset she was when we brought it up long ago?
âIf she finds out weâre tracking that manâs whereabouts, intending to meet with him, Mommy will probably punish us severely.â
âI know that, but we have no choice, Xavian.â Clayton continued somberly, âIf we want to know the truth, meeting that guy is probably the quickest way.â
Xavian nodded with agreement.