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!”

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

at the hospital,” Jasper

the bodyguards to send some food

children’s concern for Tim, Arissa was very much

By the time the bodyguards arrive with food,

want to make the call, so they all swung their

before glancing at Arissa. “Why don’t

and Mommy kissed. Thus, if Mommy were to call Daddy now, not only would it improve their relationship, but

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

looked at the children and shook her head with a smile. “Okay, I’ll

Benjamin. The ringing tone didn’t even ring before the man’s voice drifted

“Yes?”

through the

phone away from her ear. Only when she saw that the call was connected did she place it back

“Say something, Arissa.”

you so quick to answer the

“The phone was in my hand when I

turn of events, amusement flooded Arissa. “Tim might be hungry at this

she was in the hospital earlier, she forgot all about that. Children had better

him

alighted on Tim, who was eating quietly. “He’s about

for a while before understanding

when he came over