The More the Merrier

Arissa merely replied to Mary, “It’s not tiring, Mdm. Mary. I have to prepare breakfast for Gavin and the rest anyway, so it was no trouble to make a little extra! Gavin and Zachary helped out too. Don’t worry about it!”

Mary smiled at the young woman’s efforts to reassure her.

Once they arrived at the examination room, Arissa accompanied Mary inside.

Mary advised, “Why don’t you wait outside, Issa? The doctor and nurse will tend to me.”

“It’s fine. I don’t have anything else to do, so I’ll sit with you.”

Arissa promptly refuted Mary’s arguments and assisted the old woman onto the hospital bed under the doctor’s instructions.

She eventually sat with Mary throughout the entire examination while Gavin, Zachary, Oliver, and Jasper waited outside.

Outside, Shaun reminded the four boys, “Be good boys while you wait here. I’m going to check on Mdm. Mary.”

He did not trust the doctor in this hospital to do a careful enough job of examining Mary.

Gavin quickly piped up, “Don’t worry, Mr. Bailey. Hurry on inside!”

He promised he would look after his younger brothers.

Shaun glanced at them before telling a bodyguard to keep an eye on the boys. Then, he entered the examination room.

Once he was inside, he coaxed, “Please relax, Mdm. Mary.”

checked

doctor’s attention and pointed at the ultrasonogram, “Move the

as she observed Shaun frowning

have asked if something was horribly

examination was completed ten minutes later. Arissa cleaned the ultrasound gel off Mary’s abdomen and helped her to

also asked, “Can Mdm. Mary

collect samples of her urine and feces,” reminded

and assisted the woman

and asked Shaun, “Were there any major

Shaun answered, “Everything’s fine. There might be some inflammation, but it’s not a big

which prompted Shaun to insist, “Everything’s really fine. It’s just some inflammation. We’ll need to do some more tests to check

Mary to hobble out of

her, “Don’t worry, Mdm. Mary. Let’s just

right!” Mary nodded in

into the restroom, Arissa left to

she called out worriedly, “Can you

“Yes!”

and entered a cubicle. “Just

Once you’re done, pass the sample cups to me under the cubicle door. I’ll hand it to the doctor

Arissa explained the usage instructions of the sample cup to

Mary sputtered, “It’s fine. Really, I’ll do it myself! It’s

in

and collected