The More the Merrier

Chapter 1043 We Will Visit You

Benjamin lifted his head and locked eyes with Arissa, who was watching him intently. Feeling pleased, he raised a brow but said nothing. Then, he suddenly recalled Zachary's phone call and said, "Zachary knows that you're in the hospital."

"Hmm?"

Arissa snapped out of her daze and met Benjamin's impenetrable gaze. Her heart set off racing uncontrollably.

"Zachary found out when I asked Shaun to come over here. I told the kids that you got food poisoning. Why don't you give them a call?"

Benjamin's phone rang the moment he stopped talking. This time, it was a call from Gavin.

He passed the phone to Arissa.

She took over the phone and put it on loudspeaker.

"Daddy, how's Mommy doing?"

Gavin's anxious voice came through, followed by Tim, Oliver, and Jasper's voices. "Mr. Graham, is Mommy feeling better? Zachary said Mommy got food poisoning?" "Yes, I'm all right!" Arissa hurriedly said. She didn't wish to make them worry.

"Mommy! It's Mommy!"

The children were excited to hear Arissa's voice.

Arissa couldn't help but chuckle.

"Have you guys had dinner yet?" she asked gently.

"Yes, Mommy!"

Gavin got closer to the phone and shouted, "Mommy, are you feeling better? Are you at the hospital right now? Or have you gone back home?" "Mommy hasn't gone home yet!" Zachary piped up confidently. "She would have come here if she had been discharged from the hospital!"

Arissa didn't know whether to laugh or cry at that. What a smart little boy.

"I'm feeling much better now, and I'm still in the hospital at the moment..."

"Mommy, why are you still at the hospital? We'll go visit you!" the children's anxious voices rang.

Arissa switched the call to a video call so that her children could see her.

"Look, I'm still on the drip. So, I can't go home just yet. I'm fine now, though. Don't worry, my sweethearts."

While showing the kids the IV drip attached to her hand, Arissa inadvertently showed a glimpse of Benjamin having his meal on camera.

"Mommy seems all right!"

"Mr. Graham is eating!"

"I think Mommy's condition is quite serious. That's why she's still on the drip."

The children chattered among themselves.

Abruptly, Tim asked Arissa, "Mommy, are you coming back home tonight?"

Arissa was taken aback. Clearing her throat, she turned to Benjamin. "Your daddy is concerned and has asked me to stay in the hospital for two more days for observation." Benjamin grunted to validate her statement before eating again.

"Mommy, it's better for you to stay in the hospital. We'll go visit you in a bit," Zachary said.

"Yeah, we'll visit you!" the other children chimed in.

Judging by their determined tone, Arissa knew there was no stopping the children. Hence, she could only nod in agreement.

"All right, then. But don't tell Grandpa and Great-grandaunt about my admission to the hospital, okay? I don't want them to worry."

The six children bobbed their heads. "Okay, Mommy. We won't tell them!"

"Has Grandpa and Great-grandaunt eaten yet?" Arissa asked as she was worried about Darius.

"Yes, Mommy. We ate dinner with Grandpa and Great-grandaunt," Jesse responded as she inched closer to the screen.

Arissa smiled. "Are they doing well? How's Grandpa's recovery going?"

The children nodded. "They're fine. Grandpa ate two servings of pasta!"

Arissa continued to talk to them for some time until Benjamin reminded her, "It's about time you rest."

The woman gave him a look before saying to her children, "My sweethearts, I have to rest now."

"See you later, Mommy. We'll head to where you are now!" Gavin exclaimed.

"Okay. Be careful!" Arissa reminded them.

"Get the bodyguards to send you guys over," Benjamin added before hanging up the call.