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?

word caused a ripple in Gavin's

was shell-shocked when he saw Oliver's face. That was because

were two other children next to him. Both of them looked

they resemble me so much? Could

speechless at the sight of the three siblings. However, he managed to maintain an expressionless

words just now.

scared that you had gone missing. Where did you go just now?” she asked

stuttered in response as he had yet

Gavin had searched for a long time. He only found the location of the cotton candy store after some help from a passerby. Little did he expect to be hugged by an unfamiliar woman as

as he realized Arissa's

Is she my mommy?

Arissa and the three siblings, who resembled

is the real one—I'm sure she's the one. Also,

surprise

in the boy as she

you're back. Mommy will buy cotton

observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger

do I get a feeling that this boy

was shocked as a thought dawned

just now?” he whispered in

since Gavin said he could not find the

people!” Gavin had not

aloof than Jasper, who had always been

help but distrust the impostor

at Gavin as he noticed the different cartoon print

he whispered as he edged

cotton candy. They were overjoyed to the point that they

heart skipped a beat as he

someone else! This means there is another boy who resembles me, and he has disappeared for

come here! One for each of you!” Arissa handed out the cotton

is yammy!” The sticky cotton candy

sight of his youngest sibling. “Jesse, your

chuckled. She then wiped Jesse's

candy was in

it carefully!”