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

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

there were two other children next to him. Both

they resemble me so

rendered speechless at the sight of the three

words just now. She immediately embraced the boy and stroked the top of his head

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

in response as he

for a long time. He only found the location of the cotton candy store after some help from a passerby. Little did he

as he realized Arissa's doting

Is she my mommy?

siblings, who resembled him.

real one—I'm sure she's the

felt a surge of surprise mixed with

in the boy as

Mommy will buy cotton candy

buy the confection for her children. However, the observant Zachary

a feeling that this boy

shocked as a

you go just now?” he whispered

grew ever since Gavin said he could

people!” Gavin had not calmed down from the earlier

was more cold and aloof than Jasper, who

not help but distrust the

Gavin as

Jasper!” he whispered as he edged closer to Gavin.

Arissa to buy cotton candy. They were overjoyed to the point that they did not notice the odd

a beat as he believed Zachary recognized him

resembles me, and he has

Arissa handed out the cotton candies

and chirped, “This is yammy!” The sticky cotton

giggling at the silly sight of his youngest sibling. “Jesse,

slowly.” Arissa chuckled. She then wiped Jesse's face before

candy was

it carefully!” she