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?

caused a ripple in Gavin's

Oliver's face. That was because they looked like

two other children next to him.

why do they resemble

speechless at the sight of the three

she had frightened her son with her stern words just now. She

you had gone missing. Where did you go just now?” she asked in a much

he had yet to recover from the

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

quickened as he realized Arissa's doting gaze was on

Is she my mommy?

and the three siblings, who resembled him.

mom isn't my real mommy. This lady is the real one—I'm sure she's the one. Also, it looks

surge of surprise mixed with excitement within

the difference in the boy as she

will buy cotton candy

for her children. However, the observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger

this boy in front of

as a thought dawned

did you go just now?” he whispered in

since Gavin said he could not find the location of the cotton

were too many people!” Gavin had

aloof than Jasper,

but distrust the impostor in front of

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

not Jasper!” he whispered as

to the point that they did not

beat as he

means there is another boy who resembles me, and he has disappeared for some reason.

for each of you!” Arissa handed out

yammy!” The

sight of his youngest

Jesse's

cotton candy was in

carefully!”