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

“Let’s go then!”

Jesse on

children excitedly ran ahead and obediently climbed

a chair

Benjamin ignored her, pulled

Benjamin said to the children as

for their breakfast. The five

Arissa and said, “Mommy, let’s

“Hurry up and eat!”

back at them, but she did not pick up her fork until

watched them eat and felt his own stomach

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

have to trouble yourself! We can go to school on

at home; you’re not feeling well. You don’t have to send

feel any discomfort, remember to

to school. You can come to pick us up in the afternoon after you’ve had a good rest!” Jasper

and close the door! Don’t let the cold wind get you!” Jesse

concern shown

she urged. “I’ll

their schoolbags and nudged them towards the

to get in. Then, he took their

your

of them obediently buckled in and sat

waved goodbye to Arissa who was standing by