Chapter 537 Choked
“Go over there and eat with the children. Why are you dawdling for?” Benjamin asked.
He tugged at her arm, but she grabbed him. “I want to wait until Mdm. Mary comes out. Why are you in such a rush? You can just eat with the children.”
“Just let the nurses take care of her!” Benjamin turned around to instruct the nurses to take care of Mary before pulling Arissa out of the room.
Arissa side-eyed his handsome face. How aggressive. He just has to go his own way.
“Are you worried I’m hungry?” she asked.
Benjamin shot her a glance. “The children can’t eat in peace when you’re not around. They’re all waiting for you.”
Arissa could not believe his words. When she entered the lounge, she saw the six children sitting in the room, taking tiny bites out of the food. Even the glutton, Jesse, was licking her food. It was an amusing scene.
“Sweethearts, why are you eating like this?” Arissa asked.
“Mommy, you’re finally here! We’ve been waiting for you! Come and eat!” Jesse patted the seat beside her, beckoning Arissa to sit there.
Arissa smiled and walked over, sitting in between the children.
“Mommy, have this!” Gavin gave her an egg tart. It was still warm.
Arissa smiled and hummed in response. After taking a bite, she exclaimed, “It’s delicious! Sweethearts, try this, quick! It’s best eaten when it’s warm.”
“Okay!” the children answered, and they started digging in.
Arissa gazed at them. When she saw Tim looking reluctant to eat, she prompted, “Eat up, Tim. There’s still some more.”
Tim looked at her and nodded.
He found the pastry extremely delicious and fragrant.
“Tim, here’s another egg tart for you.” Jasper gave Tim another while taking one for himself. The former finished it with just a few bites. “It’s really yummy, Mommy. How many can each person have?”
Arissa cast Jasper a glance. “Count it. Just make sure you don’t eat it all.”
Jasper stuck his tongue out mischievously.
Arissa, too, took another one. Before Tim could even finish one, she had already eaten two.
“Sweethearts, eat faster. If not, I’m going to finish it all!” she urged.
Oliver grinned. “Mommy, you were telling that to Jasper earlier. And now, you’re eating the most!”
Arissa raised her brow. “My stomach is bigger than yours. Isn’t it normal for me to eat more?”
Gavin chuckled.
Even Tim’s lips quirked into a smile.
Zachary shot her a disdainful look. “Mommy, you’re the most thick-skinned person!”
Arissa gave him a side-eye. “I’d be starved to death if I wasn’t thick-skinned.”
Zachary merely smiled, feeling at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, Benjamin scanned the crowd of Arissa and the six children before taking a seat opposite them.
It was only at that moment that she realized there was another adult, which gave her a startle.
Seeing the man was only drinking coffee without having any food, she said, “Benjamin, you can’t just drink coffee without eating anything. It’s bad for the stomach.”
Especially when Benjamin only drank coffee without sugar and milk. It was pure, bitter coffee.
There’s no way I could drink that.
Benjamin glanced at her. “Go ahead and eat first.”
Arissa was surprised, and she gave the food on the coffee table a glance. “There’s still a lot of food.”
Is he worried there won’t be enough for me and the children?
She leaned over and pushed the plate of food toward him. “It tastes better if we eat together.”
A glint flashed across Benjamin’s eyes. “Okay.”
He accepted the food and started eating slowly.
He was extremely handsome. Thus, even the sight of him eating was pleasing to the eye.
Arissa’s gaze trembled slightly.
When Benjamin swept his gaze over her, she quickly retracted hers and picked up something to eat.
Perhaps it was the guilt of stealing glances at him that made her choke accidentally.
She coughed violently, causing Benjamin to frown and push the cup of coffee to her lips.
Without realizing it, Arissa took a few sips and came to her senses only after a few seconds. “Ugh. It’s so bitter!”
Benjamin patted her back. “That’s what happens if you don’t pay attention while eating.”
The warmth in Arissa’s heart faded the second she heard his words.
She cast him a glare. “Don’t speak as if you’ve never choked before.”
It’s all his fault. Why is he so handsome? I got distracted because he made me take a few more glances at him.
