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

was shell-shocked when he saw Oliver's face. That was because they looked like carbon copies of

next to him. Both of them looked the

And why do they resemble me so much? Could

three siblings. However, he managed to maintain an expressionless

she had frightened her son with her stern words just now. She immediately embraced the boy and

Where did you go just

stuttered in response as he had

time. He only found the location of the cotton candy store

heartbeat quickened as he realized

Is she my mommy?

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

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

surge of surprise mixed with excitement within his

the boy as

back. Mommy will buy cotton candy for all of you!”

around and headed off to buy the confection for her children. However, the observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger

a feeling that this boy in front of me doesn't look

a thought dawned on

now?” he

he could not find the

too many people!” Gavin had

more cold and aloof than Jasper, who had always been lively and

not help but distrust the impostor

as he

as he edged closer to

the point that they did not notice the odd conversation between the other

a beat as he believed Zachary

who resembles me, and he has disappeared for some reason. That's the

Arissa handed

is yammy!” The sticky cotton candy

of his youngest sibling.

chuckled. She then wiped Jesse's

cotton candy was in a

carefully!”