The More the Merrier

Benjamin swept his gaze over Tim. “We’ll talk when you’re done eating.”

Tim hesitated for a moment before he continued eating.

As Benjamin crossed his legs, he pinned his gaze on the little boy and scrutinized him.

Sensing the man’s gaze, Tim turned and looked over. The instant he met the man’s eyes, he lowered his head once more.

Benjamin then averted his gaze and toyed with his phone, wondering whether Arissa was asleep.

At the hotel, Arissa had just finished showering and was planning to tuck the children into bed when she heard Jesse’s stomach growling.

“Are you hungry?”

She pinched the little girl’s cheeks indulgently.

In response, Jesse nodded.

“Yup! I’m hungry, Mommy!”

“Wait for a while. I’ll order some food up!”

Arissa then phoned the suite’s housekeeper and ordered some food to be delivered to the room.

The five children were ecstatic, cheering, “Yay! We’re having supper!”

quite happy. Then, they remembered Tim at the hospital and felt a

doesn’t get to eat at the hospital,” Jasper

can ask the bodyguards to send

children’s concern for Tim,

have him buy some food nearby. That’ll be quicker. By the time the bodyguards

glances. Zachary and the others didn’t want to make the

them before glancing at Arissa. “Why

Mommy were to call Daddy now, not

might not necessarily buy supper for Tim if he were to make the call as he felt that it wasn’t healthy to eat before going to bed at

and shook her head

she phoned Benjamin. The ringing tone didn’t even ring before the man’s

“Yes?”

voice that traveled through the

she took the phone away from her ear. Only when she saw that

“Say something, Arissa.”

Arissa. “Why were you

phone was in my hand

be hungry at this time, so buy him

the hospital earlier, she forgot all about

him some

on Tim, who

before understanding dawned upon her.

when he came over just now,”