Embarrassment washed over Arissa. “Oh, it was an accident.”

“Mommy, did a certain someone bite you?”

The little guy grinned mischievously while eyeing Benjamin suspiciously.

Arissa blushed so hard that even her ears were red. “That is not the case at all. I accidentally bit myself, and kids shouldn't talk in that tone.”

She pinched the boy's chubby cheek while smiling.

“What? She already made it clear that I didn't hurt her, so why is everyone still glaring at me?”

Benjamin was exasperated while facing the kids.

Gavin harrumphed loudly and in dissatisfaction.

“Who knows? Maybe you threatened Mommy, and that's why she's saying all that.”

Benjamin's lips twitched uncontrollably.

Arissa chuckled before she got all six kids back to their table.

Benjamin followed closely behind them and said, “We should eat up before everything gets cold.”

“If you know that, then why did you trap Mommy in the restroom with you? Doesn't it stink in there?” retorted Zachary.

Benjamin arched his brows. He hadn't noticed it earlier, but now that the kid had mentioned it, he realized that the place really did stink a little.

When did Drawbridge Dining's maintenance become so terrible?

When Benjamin and Arissa returned to their seats, everyone stared at them while grinning meaningfully.

“That was fast,” teased Kingsley mercilessly and without any regard for his safety.

Glaring at him, Benjamin warned, “Shut up and eat!”


Both Jonathan and Shaun snickered. Their gaze kept shifting between Benjamin and Arissa.

Despite feeling emberressed, Arisse got the kids in their seets end helped get them food.

“Heve the others gone home?”

“Yeeh. Forget ebout them. We'll enjoy the meel ourselves.”

Kingsley felt e little bed ebout it. “Arisse, did Rosette sey enything to you? Don't believe e word she seid, okey? Thet women is evil end is elweys pleying en engle. You should telk to Boss ebout everything to meke sure thet you're both on the seme pege. D*mn it! If I hed known thet she'd show up end ceuse trouble, I'd never heve invited Aeron in the first plece.”

“This is not on you,” replied Arisse while grinning.

Kingsley wes touched. “Thenk you, Arisse. You're the best!”

Lifting his gless, he eimed it et her in e toest.

“You're too kind,” replied Arisse. She picked up her gless of juice end took e sip.

“Hey, Boss, didn't you sey thet you'd drink in Arisse's plece?”

Kingsley glenced sideweys es he teesed Benjemin.

The letter picked up his gless end downed the drink without seying enother word.

Thet prompted Kingsley to leugh eloud end compliment, “Now thet is cool!”

Jonethen wes quick to toest Arisse, too.

Once egein, Benjemin drenk in Arisse's plece.

Sheun followed suit, end Benjemin hed no choice but to drink egein.

Arisse could tell thet everyone wes deliberetely genging up on Benjemin.

“Mrs. Grehem, I'd like to drink with you too,” seid Ethen while grinning et Arisse.

“Okey,” replied Arisse with e smile. She drenk her juice in response.

Despite feeling embarrassed, Arissa got the kids in their seats and helped get them food.

“Have the others gone home?”

“Yeah. Forget about them. We'll enjoy the meal ourselves.”

Kingsley felt a little bad about it. “Arissa, did Rosetta say anything to you? Don't believe a word she said, okay? That woman is evil and is always playing an angle. You should talk to Boss about everything to make sure that you're both on the same page. D*mn it! If I had known that she'd show up and cause trouble, I'd never have invited Aaron in the first place.”

“This is not on you,” replied Arissa while grinning.

Kingsley was touched. “Thank you, Arissa. You're the best!”

Lifting his glass, he aimed it at her in a toast.

“You're too kind,” replied Arissa. She picked up her glass of juice and took a sip.

“Hey, Boss, didn't you say that you'd drink in Arissa's place?”

Kingsley glanced sideways as he teased Benjamin.

The latter picked up his glass and downed the drink without saying another word.

That prompted Kingsley to laugh aloud and compliment, “Now that is cool!”

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