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…

breakfast!” Gavin said, running over with his three

“Let’s go then!”

Jesse on her

children excitedly ran ahead and obediently climbed

chair for Arissa.

her, pulled her over, and

eat!” Benjamin said to the children as he

for their breakfast. The

Arissa and said, “Mommy, let’s

“Hurry up and eat!”

did not pick up her fork until her children had started

watched them eat and felt his own stomach grumbling. He began tucking in

wanted to send the children to school, but they refused to let

yourself! We can go to school on our

feeling well. You don’t have to send us!” Zachary chimed

you should go back to sleep. If you feel any discomfort, remember to get Mr. Whitley, okay?”

to school. You can come to pick us

outside, Mommy! Go into the house quickly and close the door! Don’t let the cold wind get you!” Jesse said, pushing her mother towards

melted at the concern shown by her

the car quickly!” she urged. “I’ll

picked up their schoolbags and nudged them towards the

he took

and buckle up your seatbelts!” Benjamin reminded the

five of them obediently buckled in and sat quietly

goodbye to Arissa who was standing