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,

“Let’s go then!”

Jesse on

five children excitedly ran ahead and obediently

pulled out a chair for Arissa.

ignored her, pulled her over, and nudged her into the

the children as he sat

spread for their breakfast. The

turned to Arissa

“Hurry up and eat!”

smiled back at them, but she did not pick up

them eat and felt his own stomach grumbling.

to send the children to school, but they

you don’t have to trouble yourself! We can go to school on our own!”

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

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

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

cold outside, Mommy! Go into the house quickly and close the door! Don’t let the cold wind get

melted at the concern shown

in the car quickly!” she urged. “I’ll go

picked up their schoolbags and

to get in. Then, he took their schoolbags from Arissa and put them away in the trunk of the

and buckle up your seatbelts!”

of them obediently buckled in and sat quietly

to Arissa who was standing