Arissa's brows knitted together. She stared at him and questioned, “Are you going to fight for their custody?”

“Aren't they my children too?” Benjamin snorted. When he saw her pursing her lips and becoming annoyed, he added, “You can be with them all the time as long as you stay here.”

Arissa cast a look at him. “How long can I stay here, Graham?” Instead of getting an ambiguous answer, she needed clarification.

“For as long as you wish. As for the children, they'll live here forever.”

He put both his hands in his pockets and stared at her intently.

“Can I make this place my forever home too?”

“What do you think?” Benjamin swept his gaze over her.

Arissa blushed instantly as her heart skipped a beat. “What if you get hitched? Am I still allowed to stay here?”

Benjamin's eyes narrowed a fraction. “Who am I marrying?”

“I don't know! Ask yourself.”

With that, she turned and went to the dining area. By then, the children had returned from the bathroom.

She ushered them to their seats.

Moments later, Benjamin joined them. As he took his seat at the head of the table, Edwin handed him a hot towel to wipe his hands.

Arissa side-eyed him. Why is he acting as if he's eating at a restaurant?

“Wipe your hands.” Benjamin passed him a towel.

“No, thanks. I prefer to wash mine.” Arissa cast him a contemptuous glance before heading off to use the kitchen sink.

When she returned, Benjamin asked, “Isn't it faster to wipe them?”

“Why should I do that when we're at home?”

Edwin looked at them, all smiles. “Enjoy your meal, Mr. and Mrs. Graham.”

Nodding, Arissa sat down and started serving the children. “Let's eat.”


Benjamin requested, “Pass me the mushroom dish in front of you.”

Arissa's gaze fell on the dish and then at Benjamin.

“Can't you get it yourself?”

Edwin caught the hint and urged, “Mrs. Graham, I think Mr. Graham would love for you to serve him some.”

Arissa's face reddened almost instantly while the six children burst into giggles.

“Mommy, hurry up and give it to Daddy! He's waiting.”

Gavin hummed with his mouth full, and it sounded as though he was prompting Arissa to give Benjamin a wedding.

When she heard that, her face turned crimson red.

“Here you go.”

She took a few pieces of mushrooms and put it on his plate.

“Lovely! You've granted my only desire.” Benjamin's gaze was intense when he said that in an ambiguous tone.

Arissa turned and glanced at him but felt shy when her gaze met his.

“Dig in!”

Afterward, they all started eating.

“Don't keep eating the pasta. Try the other dishes too.” Benjamin acted like a gentleman and served her more food.

Arissa shot him a look and responded, “I know. I prefer starting with the main course.”

Benjamin chuckled lowly, and utter embarrassment swamped Arissa.

“Why should I do thot when we're ot home?”

Edwin looked ot them, oll smiles. “Enjoy your meol, Mr. ond Mrs. Grohom.”

Nodding, Arisso sot down ond storted serving the children. “Let's eot.”

Benjomin requested, “Poss me the mushroom dish in front of you.”

Arisso's goze fell on the dish ond then ot Benjomin.

“Con't you get it yourself?”

Edwin cought the hint ond urged, “Mrs. Grohom, I think Mr. Grohom would love for you to serve him some.”

Arisso's foce reddened olmost instontly while the six children burst into giggles.

“Mommy, hurry up ond give it to Doddy! He's woiting.”

Govin hummed with his mouth full, ond it sounded os though he wos prompting Arisso to give Benjomin o wedding.

When she heord thot, her foce turned crimson red.

“Here you go.”

She took o few pieces of mushrooms ond put it on his plote.

“Lovely! You've gronted my only desire.” Benjomin's goze wos intense when he soid thot in on ombiguous tone.

Arisso turned ond glonced ot him but felt shy when her goze met his.

“Dig in!”

Afterword, they oll storted eoting.
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