You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

Chapter 362 Tying A Tie For Benjamin

“Jesse, can I hold you?” Edwin asked, reaching out for the girl.

Jesse shook her head and dodged Edwin’s outstretched arms.

Arissa smiled in amusement and said to her daughter, “Mr. Whitley wants to hold you. Won’t you let him?”

“No! I want Mommy to hold me!”

Jesse wrapped her little arms around Arissa and pressed her face into her neck, inhaling her mother’s scent happily.

Mommy smells so good!

Benjamin frowned when he saw her blissful expression.

It’s unbecoming for a child to be so attached to her mother.

“Sweetheart, your mommy has been carrying you for a long time. Her arms are tired. Why don’t you walk on your own?” Benjamin said with a frown.

Jesse glanced at Benjamin and saw his serious expression. Guilt flooded into her little heart.

She whispered to Arissa, “Mommy, you can put me down now! I can walk!”

Arissa noticed Jesse’s timid expression. She turned and saw the stern look on Benjamin’s face.

He says he wants to bond with the children and yet, he treats them so sternly…

and have breakfast!” Gavin said, running over with his three younger

“Let’s go then!”

put Jesse

five children excitedly ran ahead and obediently climbed onto

pulled out a chair for Arissa. “Sit

glanced at him strangely. Benjamin ignored her, pulled her over, and nudged

the children as he sat down

spread for their

Arissa and said, “Mommy,

“Hurry up and eat!”

she did not pick up her fork until her children

felt his own stomach grumbling. He began

the children to school, but they refused

trouble yourself! We can go to school on our own!” Gavin

at home; you’re not feeling well. You don’t have to send us!” Zachary chimed

any discomfort, remember to

us to school. You can come to pick us up in

Don’t let the cold

the concern shown by her

then, get in the car quickly!” she urged. “I’ll go inside after you kids go

their schoolbags and nudged

door for the five children to get in. Then, he took their schoolbags from

up your seatbelts!”

buckled in and sat quietly in their

who was standing