The More the Merrier

Chapter 1012

Arissa and the six kids sat together at one side. Depressed, the children remained quiet and gazed at the emergency room anxiously.

Arissa reached out to hold Benjamin's hand. When he sensed her tender touch, his eyes gleamed as he turned to look at her.

Arissa flashed a reassuring smile at him.

He tightened his grip on her hand in response. Although the two didn't say a word, they tacitly understood each other. Therefore, being in one another's presence was already a form of consolation.

Everyone stayed outside the emergency room's entrance. As time ticked by, Arissa grew more unsettled. Why isn't anyone coming out of the room yet?

“Issa?”

Mary thought she saw Arissa and the kids from afar. Moving closer, she realized it truly was Arissa.

“Grandaunt!”

Arissa hastily got to her feet and hurried toward Mary when she saw the latter.

The six kids jogged over as well and hugged Mary's legs.

“Great-grandaunt!”

terribly when she saw the children crying. She hugged and

“What happened?”

when she noticed the crowd outside the emergency room. She scanned her surroundings, looking for Benjamin. Upon seeing him

kids' grandpa fainted,” Arissa said to

while asking in an

don't know yet.” Arissa

nodded and comforted her, “Old Mr. Graham is

“Grandaunt, how

earlier. I thought I saw you when I passed here, so I came over. Unexpectedly, something bad happened to Old Mr. Graham,” Mary explained to Arissa. “Wasn't he healthy all the while?

“He—”

was about to elaborate when

him, “Your dad will be all right. Don't worry too

“Grandaunt, you should go back and

necessary. I'm fine. I'll stay here to keep all

was also worried about

conversing with Benjamin and

lady? Is she one of our relatives?” But why don't I remember having

would I know?” Bryan glanced over. He looked away scornfully after noticing Mary's ordinary clothes. “Perhaps she's

than other's poor relatives,” Kingsley couldn't help but

member of the Watts family, not to mention