The More The Merrier

“How long has Oliver been inside? Zachary, go check if he has diarrhea,” Arissa instructed her eldest son. She was concerned that her children could not acclimatize to the weather back home.

“Okay!” Zachary went off to rush his brother.

Arissa looked around for the aforementioned store, but she could not find it. “Jesse, where did Jasper go to buy cotton candy?”

“Mommy, it's over there! The one with a blue plane!” Jesse pointed toward a direction as she spoke with a missing front tooth.

Arissa scanned the surrounding for a bit before finally spotting the cotton candy store.

Nevertheless, there was no sign of Jasper, much to her dismay.

She could not see clearly as there was an influx of people moving around the airport. Arissa had no choice but to wait for Oliver's return before she could start searching for Jasper.

At last, Zachary came out of the restroom with Oliver. After waiting for a few moments, Arissa brought her three little ones along in search of Jasper while hauling their luggage.

When they arrived at the cotton candy store, however, there was no sign of Jasper.

Arissa could not help but worry for his safety. After all, her children were still unfamiliar with this place.

“Where is he?” she asked impatiently.

“Could Jasper have run off to buy something else?” Zachary frowned.

“Let's wait for him a little longer!” Arissa reassured her children while trying to convince herself that Jasper would return soon.

As time passed, he still did not show up.

Could it be that he went back to the restroom to look for us?

Just when Arissa thought about going back to search for Jasper, a familiar figure suddenly ran toward them. She breathed a sigh of relief and embraced the little boy tightly.

Gavin Graham froze in shock after getting hugged by an affectionate woman who was a complete stranger to him.

“Oh, my gosh! You almost scared your mommy to death! Didn't I tell you to wait for me? Why are you running around in a place like this?” Arissa reprimanded.

“That's right! We thought you had disappeared! If you still didn't return, Mommy was going to use the airport's public address system to find you!” Oliver chimed in.

Mommy?

a ripple in Gavin's

Oliver's face. That was because

there were two other children next to him. Both of

they resemble me so much?

of the three siblings. However, he managed

now. She immediately

you had gone missing. Where did you go

Gavin stuttered in response as he had yet to recover from

the cotton candy store

he realized Arissa's doting gaze was

Is she my mommy?

and the three siblings, who resembled him. He was convinced

the real one—I'm sure she's the one. Also, it looks like I

a surge of surprise mixed with excitement

notice the difference in the boy as she

Mommy will buy

However, the observant Zachary

this boy in front of

was shocked as a

you go just now?” he whispered in Gavin's

since Gavin said he could not find the location

Gavin had not

than Jasper, who had always been

Zachary could not help but distrust

suspiciously at Gavin as he noticed the different

not Jasper!” he whispered as he edged closer to Gavin.

overjoyed to the point that they did not notice the odd conversation

heart skipped a beat as he believed Zachary

who resembles me, and he has disappeared for some

One for each of you!” Arissa handed out the cotton candies to

yammy!” The sticky cotton candy smeared all over the child's gleeful

sight of his youngest sibling. “Jesse, your

then wiped Jesse's face before giving

cotton candy was in a different

carefully!”