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…

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

“Let’s go then!”

Jesse on

ahead and obediently climbed

a chair for Arissa. “Sit

pulled her over, and nudged

Benjamin said to the children

spread for their breakfast. The five children

turned to Arissa and

“Hurry up and eat!”

pick up her fork until her children

watched them eat and felt his own stomach grumbling.

children to school, but

yourself! We can

Mommy. You should rest at home; you’re not feeling well.

to sleep. If you feel any discomfort, remember to get Mr.

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

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

concern shown by her

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

and nudged them

took their schoolbags from Arissa and put them away in the trunk of the

buckle up your seatbelts!” Benjamin

obediently buckled in and sat quietly in their

to Arissa who was standing by