The More the Merrier

Chapter 1012

Arissa and the six kids sat together at one side. Depressed, the children remained quiet and gazed at the emergency room anxiously.

Arissa reached out to hold Benjamin's hand. When he sensed her tender touch, his eyes gleamed as he turned to look at her.

Arissa flashed a reassuring smile at him.

He tightened his grip on her hand in response. Although the two didn't say a word, they tacitly understood each other. Therefore, being in one another's presence was already a form of consolation. Everyone stayed outside the emergency room's entrance. As time ticked by, Arissa grew more unsettled. Why isn't anyone coming out of the room yet?

"Issa?"

Mary thought she saw Arissa and the kids from afar. Moving closer, she realized it truly was Arissa.

"Grandaunt!"

Arissa hastily got to her feet and hurried toward Mary when she saw the latter.

The six kids jogged over as well and hugged Mary's legs.

"Great-grandaunt!"

Mary's heart ached terribly when she saw the children crying. She hugged and coaxed them.

"What happened?"

Mary's heart sank when she noticed the crowd outside the emergency room. She scanned her surroundings, looking for Benjamin. Upon seeing him sitting on the bench, she heaved an inward sigh of relief. "The kids' grandpa fainted," Arissa said to Mary.

Mary knitted her brows in concern while asking in an undertone, "Is it serious?"

"We don't know yet." Arissa sighed.

Mary nodded and comforted her, "Old Mr. Graham is blessed with good fortune. He will be fine."

Arissa forced a smile. "Grandaunt, how did you know we're here?"

"I went to have my blood sample taken earlier. I thought I saw you when I passed here, so I came over. Unexpectedly, something bad happened to Old Mr. Graham," Mary explained to Arissa. "Wasn't he healthy all the while? Why did he faint all of a sudden?"

"He-"

Arissa was about to elaborate when Benjamin strode over. "Grandaunt."

Mary lifted her head to look at Benjamin and consoled him, "Your dad will be all right. Don't worry too much."

Benjamin nodded. "Grandaunt, you should go back and rest."

"That's not necessary. I'm fine. I'll stay here to keep all of you company."

Mary couldn't leave now that she knew what had happened. She was also worried about Darius, as he had visited her at the hospital on multiple occasions.

Susanna was baffled when she saw an old woman conversing with Benjamin and the others in such a friendly manner.

She whispered to her husband, "Who's that old lady? Is she one of our relatives?" But why don't I remember having a relative like her?

"How would I know?" Bryan glanced over. He looked away scornfully after noticing Mary's ordinary clothes. "Perhaps she's one of Benjamin's wife's poor relatives."

"I think some people are worse than other's poor relatives," Kingsley couldn't help but retort when he accidentally heard Bryan's remark.

Bryan's face darkened. However, because Kingsley was a member of the Watts family, not to mention Kingsley's father was also present, Bryan couldn't lash out.

"I don't think you all care about Old Mr. Graham at all. I suggest you all leave and return home to avoid becoming a source of annoyance to the other people here," Kingsley jeered at them arrogantly. "How can you say that? He's my dad!" Bryan suppressed his rage.

"Be quiet, Kingsley!" Kingsley's father scolded, albeit without genuinely meaning to reprimand his son.

Kingsley made a gesture of zipping up his mouth before turning around and walking away.

Benjamin and Arissa didn't notice the argument. They led Mary to a bench and said, "Take a seat, Grandaunt.”

Arissa supported Mary as they moved toward the bench. The six children surrounded them and thoughtfully imitated their mother's actions.

"Have a seat too, all of you."

Mary told them to sit as well. Then, they waited for Darius to come out of the emergency room together.

The six children sat beside their great-grandaunt as Arissa sat on the other end while hugging the kids.

"Grandaunt, how do you feel today?" Arissa gazed at Mary concernedly.

Mary chirped, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Hearing that, Arissa nodded. She fell silent afterward as Darius' condition occupied her mind.