The More the Merrier

Chapter 1021

With that in mind, Arissa decided to tease her by asking, "Why don't you call him 'Daddy' if you know that he loves you?"

Jesse's eyes darted around as she shifted her gaze between Arissa and her brothers.

"I didn't dare call him 'Daddy' because my brothers aren't doing it either! They'll hit me if I call him 'Daddy'!"

All five of the boys stared speechlessly at Jesse in response.

"All right, suit yourselves. Now, hurry up and finish your food!" Arissa said with a chuckle.

Honestly, it's just a form of address. Some people even address their dads by their first names as though they are friends! Oh well... I guess Benjamin will have to work harder if he wants them to call him "Daddy."

Mary glanced at the kids as she said, "Your mommy and daddy are together now, so you kids should start addressing him properly."

"Don't worry, Great-grandaunt! We'll call him 'Daddy' when his performance improves!" Zachary said with an adorable expression.

The corner of Arissa's lips twitched when she heard that.

"You kids and your shenanigans..."

"How could you say that, Mommy? We're just helping you test him!" Zachary protested.

"All right; eat your food!"

Darius was still unconscious when Benjamin arrived at his ward.

"Are you done with all the preparations at home?" Benjamin asked when William came over shortly after.

"Yes, Mr. Graham," William replied and proceeded to brief Benjamin on the current situation at the old manor.

He then glanced worriedly at Darius and asked, "Has Old Mr. Graham not woken up yet?"

"Nope."

Benjamin couldn't help but wonder why Darius was still unconscious a few hours after the surgery.

He then summoned Shaun and asked, "Why is my father still unconscious? Come take a look at him!"

Shaun nodded in response. "Got it!"

After giving Darius another examination, he said, "There's nothing wrong with Old Mr. Graham. His vitals all appear to be normal."

Benjamin nodded and stepped out of the ward.

He then retrieved a cigarette from his pocket and kept it in his mouth without lighting it.

"You can smoke in my office if you'd like," Shaun suggested when he saw the frustrated look on his friend's face.

Benjamin shot him a glance. "No, I'm good. Are you sure my father is all right?"

Shaun gave Benjamin a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "Yes, he is. Even a strong, young man would take a few hours to regain consciousness after surgery. Given your father's age, it would only make sense to take much longer than that, so don't worry about it!"

Upon noticing Benjamin glaring at his hand, Shaun recalled that he was a clean freak and quickly pulled it back.

"A-Anyway, I'll be going out for lunch now!" he stammered nervously and waited for Benjamin to nod in response before leaving.

Because Kingsley was really sleepy, he simply rolled over and continued sleeping when Shaun woke him up.

Shaun waited for a bit to see if he would get up, but that didn't happen. Eventually, Shaun had no choice but to head over to the cafeteria to have lunch all by himself.

Benjamin then gave Ethen a call to ask about the situation at the police station.

"Nick has yet to confess, Mr. Graham. However, we have solid evidence against him, so he's not getting out on bail!"

Benjamin let out a cold snort. Hmph... Still stubborn even though we have solid evidence against him, huh?

"Continue to keep a close eye on him!" Benjamin ordered and put his phone away, only to see Arissa standing nearby when he turned around.

She waited until he waved at her before making her way toward him.

Sensing that he was in a bad mood, she eyed him from head to toe as she asked, "More trouble?"

"No, not really. Nick stubbornly refuses to confess," Benjamin replied while pulling her into his embrace. Arissa looked up at him. "Was it really him who did it?"

The look in Benjamin's eyes turned gloomy as he nodded in response.

Arissa clenched her fists and exclaimed angrily, "I'll support your decision no matter what you do!"

Benjamin's eyes gleamed as he lowered his gaze to her.

"And here I thought you'd object to this and ask me to have mercy on him!"

"Why would I?"

Back then, Arissa probably would have done exactly that, but the despair she experienced from her family had taught her a valuable lesson.

She learned that some people would take a mile if you gave them an inch. As such, one would have to stand firm when dealing with those people.