The More the Merrier

“Go and have a rest now then. I’ll take good care of them,” Darius urged Arissa again in a reassuring tone.

Prevailed by Gavin’s discomfort, Arissa could not sleep at all.

“I’ll wait till the doctor comes and has a look at him,” she uttered resolutely. The others could only give in to her when she insisted on staying by Gavin’s side.

Meanwhile, Gavin could only lie in bed and continue to pretend that he was not feeling well.

“Mommy, how about you sleep together with me?” he asked.

Stroking Gavin’s hair hanging over his forehead, Arissa replied gently, “It’s all right. I’m not sleepy. Are you feeling any other discomfort?”

Wearing a look of utter apprehension, her frown deepened into a scowl. Her gut instinct told her that Gavin had not recovered properly after falling ill the previous day.

“Mommy, I might have overeaten,” Gavin stated softly.

After casting her eyes on him, Arissa assigned Zachary to get Edwin to prepare a glass of lemon water for Gavin.

Jasper and Zachary rushed downstairs without thinking twice.

“Old Mr. Graham, take a seat,” Arissa greeted Darius courteously.

man

go.” Oliver carried a chair over and pulled

head, Darius flashed him and Jesse a smile. “All right.

Gavin too!” Jesse emphasized as

seen Benjamin since he stepped into the house. Stroking his grandaughter’s hair affectionately, he asked curiously, “Where’s your

not at home.” The

turned to look at Arissa.

him and explained, “He never came home after going out with

business trip?” Darius furrowed his brows before asking, “Why didn’t he mention a single word

instant, Zachary and Jasper brought in the lemon water

drink it.” The next moment, she carried Gavin up and placed him on her lap. After that, she let him take a sip of the lemon water. “Sweetheart, drink some lemon water first. Let’s give it a try and see if you’ll feel

bloated again,

more.”

You can’t drink so much in one go. What if your stomach

of an exhausted Arissa, he was overcome by a sense of intense guilt. We shouldn’t have lied to Mommy. After a sleepless night, she is worried

Zachary a glance instinctively, but the latter

here yet?” Like a cat on hot bricks, Darius called Shaun, urging him,

someone closing the door of a car sounded