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 they looked like

other children next to him. Both of them

And why do they

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her son with her stern words just now. She immediately embraced the boy

did you go

in response as he had yet to recover from

of the cotton candy store after some help from a passerby.

heartbeat quickened as he realized

Is she my mommy?

and forth between Arissa and the three siblings, who resembled

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

a surge of surprise mixed with excitement within his

the boy

fine now that you're 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 brother and

do I get a feeling that this boy in front of me

as a thought dawned on

just now?” he whispered in Gavin's

grew ever since Gavin said he could not find the location of the

Gavin had not

cold and aloof than Jasper,

not help but distrust the impostor

his eyes suspiciously at Gavin as he noticed the different cartoon print on

as

Oliver and Jesse followed Arissa to buy cotton candy. They were overjoyed to the

a beat as he believed Zachary recognized him

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

Arissa handed out

took a huge bite and chirped, “This is yammy!” The sticky cotton

giggling at the silly sight of his youngest sibling. “Jesse, your face is a

She then wiped Jesse's face before giving the

candy was

carefully!”