You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

Chapter 860

Frowning, Benjamin glared at Arissa through the rearview mirror. “Why are you laughing when I'm talking to you?”

Arissa hurriedly stifled her laughter and turned to look at the man.

“Actually, Benjamin, Jesse is—”

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the ringing of a phone.

It was Benjamin's phone.

With his eyes pinned on the traffic ahead, Benjamin ordered lowly, “Help me see who's calling.”

Arissa glanced at him. Seeing that he had to drive, she twisted her body around and picked up the phone at the center console.

“It's a call from Mr. Watts,” she reported after taking a glimpse at the caller ID.

“Decline the call!” Benjamin showed no hesitance at all.

At that, amusement crept over Arissa. “Perhaps he wants to ask you for the restaurant's location.”

“Would he not know the location when he was the one who made the reservations?”

Snorting, Benjamin placed his entire focus on driving since the traffic was rather heavy right then.

As he refused to take the call, Arissa could only decline it and set the phone back down. No sooner had she done so than Kingsley called again.

Benjamin happened to stop at a traffic light, so he snagged the phone and answered the call, bringing it to his ear.

“What is it?”

“Boss, Aaron wants to join us for dinner!” Kingsley's voice drifted over the line.

Arissa stole a peek at Benjamin, noticing that he stilled for a moment before murmuring, “Got it.”

“When are you all coming? I've been here for a while now, but I still see no signs of any of you. How lackadaisical! Don't tell me you're going back on your word to foot the bill?” Kingsley griped loudly.

“We'll be arriving in a moment!”

After replying, Benjamin hung up the phone.

Arissa furtively glanced at him before casting her eyes out the window. “I wonder whether Mr. Bailey and the kids are following behind us.”

She could still see the car earlier, but it had disappeared then.

Benjamin swept his gaze over her. “They're in the second car behind us.”

Turning, Arissa looked out the rear windshield. Alas, she still couldn't see anything.

“Sit properly.”

Benjamin lifted his hand and stroked her hair. The smooth sensation was incredibly enjoyable.

Arissa turned back and sat properly. Upon noticing that there were still quite a number of cars ahead, she shifted her gaze to the man. “Is traffic building up?”

“Yeah, slightly.”

Benjamin studied the navigation map. Keeping a hand on the steering wheel, he twisted his body sideways just a fraction and stared at her intently.

“Are you hungry?”

Arissa fixed her eyes on the handsome and elegant man, slipping into a slight trance.

“Nope. I ate something earlier at Grandaunt's.”

“Okay,” Benjamin murmured in a whisper, appearing languid and devilish.

Arissa felt her ears tingling.

His voice is truly melodious, deep, and magnetizing. Just him speaking is enough to make me blush and cause my heart to skip a beat.

When Benjamin glimpsed the shyness on her face, his gaze darkened.

He was gripped by the urge to lean forward and kiss her.

At that precise moment, the cars ahead started moving.

Thus, he had no choice but to put his desire away and concentrate on driving.

There wasn't any more traffic from that section of the road until the restaurant, so it only took a few minutes before they arrived.