Chapter 858 Could Not Help But Fawn Over Him
Afraid that the kids would misunderstand him, Shaun hurriedly explained, “I don’t mean it like that. It’s just that if you guys are around, your mommy will focus all her attention on you. She won’t have the time to bond with your daddy.”
Jasper pursed his lips and scoffed. “Why must it be Mommy who’s doing the bonding? Why can’t it be Daddy who initiates it? It sounds unfair to me!”
Shaun’s eyes lit up, and he grinned at the little boy. “Oh? you’re finally calling him ‘Daddy,’ huh?”
Jasper grunted. “I’m just calling him that so that you won’t misunderstand what I’m trying to say.”
Shaun chuckled and pinched the little boy’s cheek. “There’s no harm in calling him your daddy, you know? He’s not here to hear it, anyway.”
The kids laughed at that.
When Benjamin saw that Arissa’s attention was all on the kids, he tousled her hair and said, “Come on, let’s get in the car.”
Arissa turned her head to look at him and nodded.
Opening the door to the passenger seat, he motioned for her to get in.
After getting in, Arissa asked, “You’re driving?”
“Yes.” Benjamin leaned over and helped buckle her seatbelt.
Feeling the man’s broad chest against her, Arissa couldn’t help the fuzzy feeling from spreading within her, and she smiled sweetly at him.
Benjamin noticed her beaming at him when he was straightening, and his eyes darkened with desire. He proceeded to lean in and kiss the corner of her lips.
Arissa stared at him, stunned.
A hint of amusement flashed across Benjamin’s eyes, and he pinched her cheek affectionately before getting out of the car and closing the door.
Staring at the man’s tall figure, Arissa could feel her heart pounding furiously. She touched the corner of her lips, feeling beyond contented at the moment.
The first thing Benjamin saw when he got into the driver’s seat was Arissa sitting there, grinning with a dazed look. He couldn’t help but smile at that.
She really likes to smile, huh?
After closing the door, he purposely leaned over. “What are you smiling at?”
Arissa blinked and turned to look at the handsome face that was a hairbreadth from hers before laughing dryly. “I just like to smile, that’s all.”
Her response elicited a slight chuckle from Benjamin.
She huffed, “I’m not like you, always going around with a deadpan expression, looking like people owe you money.”
Benjamin’s smile faltered when he heard that. “I’m just not that good at showing my feelings!”
Arissa’s lips twitched, and she teased, “Your explanation’s so lame. There’s no way no one knows when you’re happy or angry, especially when you’re angry. Your whole being would radiate coldness to the point where you won’t even need to turn on the air conditioner in the hot summer weather.”
Benjamin frowned. “It’s not that serious, is it?”
“Of course it is! Nobody would dare make a peep whenever you have that deadpan expression on. One glare from you is enough to scare someone sh*tless!”
Although Arissa was mocking him, Benjamin felt rather comfortable just listening to her sweet voice.
“What about you, then? Were you frightened by me?”
Arissa took a peek at Benjamin and saw how he started the car before turning the steering wheel and driving out.
Her heart raced, and she couldn’t help but think how cool he looked.
Noticing that she didn’t reply to his question, Benjamin shot her a glance.
When he saw her looking at him with an awestruck expression, he smirked.
“What are you looking at?”
“Huh?” Arissa snapped back to her senses and turned her head away, looking out the window.
The next moment, Benjamin’s deep, magnetic voice rang out. “You haven’t answered my question, you know?”
Arissa’s heart pounded against her ribcage, threatening to break through it.
It took her a moment to recall his earlier question.
“Well, I… um… I have to admit that I’m scared sometimes. After all, your anger comes swiftly and suddenly. It’s hard not to feel frightened by that.”
Benjamin fell silent. Is it really that serious?
Ever since he was young, he received a strict, military-style education. Because of that, he never realized the domineering aura radiating from him or how frightening it was for other people who felt it.
Besides, he reckoned he wouldn’t be able to lead his subordinates if he was all smiles all the time.
After mulling over it, Benjamin said, “I’ll take care not to frighten you next time.”
A sweet sensation spread within Arissa when she heard that.
