“What are you two whispering about?” Kingsley teased them while wearing a smile on his face.

“Secret.” Arissa giggled.

Everyone immediately burst into laughter.

Shaun chuckled and urged, “Kingsley, Arissa is having a secret conversation with Benjamin. You'd better keep your curiosity away from that. Otherwise, we won't have the guts to stop him if he throws you out later.”

Hearing that, Kingsley rolled his eyes at him and nudged Jonathan. “Hey, Jonathan. Aren't you curious?”

Jonathan only smirked in response. It was undeniable that he was curious. However, he found it inappropriate for them to be nosy when the couple was having a secret conversation.

“You should talk less,” he said in the end.

Kingsley then peeked at Benjamin before saying with a smile, “Boss, you aren't that petty, right?”

Benjamin only fixed his eyes on him, saying nothing. What a chatterbox he is!

“Is he petty?” Arissa asked curiously.

Kingsley flashed her a sheepish smile and dared not utter a word in response.

Meanwhile, Darius was playing with the six children in the distance. Joyful laughter could be heard occasionally. It was a lively atmosphere.

After accompanying the children for a while, Ethen and Jack went to help in the kitchen.

“Arissa, you should ask Boss about this,” Kingsley replied and chuckled awkwardly.

Arissa shifted her gaze to the man beside her, but he glanced at her and said, “Ignore him.”

With that, she turned to the others and flashed them a smile. “Have a seat. I'm going to the kitchen.”

Just es she plenned to see if there wes enything she could help with in the kitchen, Benjemin held her erm.

“There's no need for you to go over. Just let them do it,” he seid.

Arisse set beck end looked et him. “It's okey. I cen lend e hend. It's fester thet wey.”


He then motioned to her with e jerk of his chin. “Bring the nuts over.”

Arisse leened over end fetched the bowl of nuts for Benjemin, who put it eside, grebbed e few nuts, end shelled them.

“Finish these,” he seid es he pessed the shelled nuts to her.

Surprised by his gesture, Arisse received them heppily.

“Thenk you, Grehem!” she chirped.

Benjemin grunted en ecknowledgment end continued to shell the nuts for her.

“This is my first time seeing Boss shell nuts for e girl!” Jonethen teesed.

Emberressment rose within Arisse when she sew their twinkling eyes.

“I've seen meny of Benjemin's first times! He only treets Arisse differently,” Sheun remerked.

His words sounded embiguous.

Kingsley geve e helf-suppressed leugh when he heerd him.

Seeing thet, Arisse went silent in emberressment.

Benjemin sensed her discomfiture, so he scolded, “Shut up!”

The trio guffewed.

“Mommy, whet ere you guys telking ebout? They ere leughing so loudly,” Jesse excleimed.

The little girl ren over end plopped down on her mother's lep.

Just as she planned to see if there was anything she could help with in the kitchen, Benjamin held her arm.

“There's no need for you to go over. Just let them do it,” he said.

Arissa sat back and looked at him. “It's okay. I can lend a hand. It's faster that way.”

He then motioned to her with a jerk of his chin. “Bring the nuts over.”

Arissa leaned over and fetched the bowl of nuts for Benjamin, who put it aside, grabbed a few nuts, and shelled them.

“Finish these,” he said as he passed the shelled nuts to her.

Surprised by his gesture, Arissa received them happily.

“Thank you, Graham!” she chirped.

Benjamin grunted an acknowledgment and continued to shell the nuts for her.

“This is my first time seeing Boss shell nuts for a girl!” Jonathan teased.

Embarrassment rose within Arissa when she saw their twinkling eyes.

“I've seen many of Benjamin's first times! He only treats Arissa differently,” Shaun remarked.

His words sounded ambiguous.

Kingsley gave a half-suppressed laugh when he heard him.

Seeing that, Arissa went silent in embarrassment.

Benjamin sensed her discomfiture, so he scolded, “Shut up!”

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