The More The Merrier

The More the Merrier Chapter 551

No Trouble

Arissa glanced at the clock and was startled to find that it was already very late.

She went over to Mary. “What would you like for dinner, Mary?”

“Let’s just eat at the hospital. As I’m not a big eater, there’s no need to trouble yourselves for me.”

Mary thought about the amount of food she had brought back at noon and felt it was a waste if she did not finish it.

“It’s no trouble,” Arissa said as she tucked Mary’s quilt in for her. “We want some dinner anyway. There’s no trouble in having you join us. I’m just happy to be able to care for you. Are you hungry now? I’m about to head to the hospital cafeteria to get a snack myself.”

Mary shook her head. “I’m not hungry. I just had some breakfast food with you, remember? That hasn’t even been digested yet!”

At that moment, Ethen entered with a big bag of food. “These are from Mr. Graham, Ms. York.”

Arissa did not expect Benjamin to follow through with his promise. “What is it?”

“It’s a delicacy around these parts.” Ethen placed the box on the coffee table as he spoke. “These are for you and the children.”

Arissa came over. “Is there anything Mary can have?”

“I asked Mr. Bailey. He said she could have these saltine crackers.”

filled the whole ward with its fragrant

crepes, these

and sprinkled with crushed peanuts and sesame seeds, it made for a very

looking at it made the

“Wow! It looks

in there! Hurry up and have some,

gestured at Ethen. “Please,

some, Mary?” she said after bringing some back to

waved her hand. “Enjoy it, my dear. Don’t mind me! I’m not

Arissa coaxed, aware that the older woman was simply

the remaining crackers in the box.

all,” Ethen replied with a smile as he beckoned the children to eat. “I bought enough for everyone to each have their

sat beside the

the tray, will you, Issa?” Mary requested with a gesture. “I

be at Mary’s convenience to have a table, so she obliged

pieces, and you can have the rest. You can have some too,

that as she spent most of her time lying on the bed, her digestion was so slow that she was still full from the snack she had

“All right, Mary.”

obliged the old lady by apportioning a

it while it’s hot! I’ll

and nibbled

while. She only began to eat at

saw to her satisfaction that all six were