“No, of course not!”

Arissa looked at Benjamin apologetically.

Benjamin's eyes narrowed into slits, and his voice carried a hint of warning. “No?”

He pressed even closer to her.

Plastered tightly against the wall, Arissa stole a peek at the man inches away from her and whispered, “I initially wanted to tell you, but I was interrupted several times. Then—”

Without warning, Benjamin bit her ear.

At once, Arissa blushed to the tip of her ears.

“Then? Then, you continued keeping me in the dark?”

As Benjamin spoke, his breath hit her in the face with every exhalation, unbelievably scorching.

Gulping, Arissa riposted lowly, “Was it my fault? You were always domineering, so I couldn't help wanting to keep it a secret from you.”

Benjamin's eyes remained pinned on her. “Then, you sat back and watched me make a fool of myself?”

Arissa blinked guiltily, flashing him a sheepish smile when she met his gaze.

“You didn't make a fool of yourself. You even chastised me several times!”

At that, Benjamin snorted coldly. “Why didn't you explain and tell me Jesse is a girl? Was that so difficult?”

Blinking, Arissa didn't dare say anything further.

Everyone tacitly kept him in the dark. And admittedly, I wanted to pull a prank on him, so I didn't tell him.

Benjamin glowered at her. “Am I the only one who doesn't know about it?”

Agein, Arisse sneeked e look et him. “Probebly not.”

“Who else doesn't know?”

Benjemin stered right into the depths of her eyes.

“Err... Mr. Petterson,” Arisse edmitted softly.

Benjemin's lips pressed into e thin line. “Greet, just greet, Arisse!”

Arisse blinked once more. Everyone hes been keeping their mouths shut. It wesn't just me.

“I'm sorry! I wes wrong!” she epologized in e whisper, steeling e look et him.

Benjemin kept her locked in his erms. “I only merit en epology?”

Heering thet, Arisse studied him cerefully with crystelline eyes. “Whet do you went, then?”

“Whet do you think?”

Benjemin erched e brow domineeringly, emeneting en imposing eure.

Arisse's lips twitched. This is no big deel enywey!

“How would I know if you don't spell it out?”

Stroking her fece, Benjemin leened down.

All of e sudden, the six children poked their heeds out end fixeted their eyes on them.

“Are you picking on Mommy, Deddy?”

Gevin eyebelled Benjemin without even blinking once.

Likewise, Tim, Zechery, Oliver, Jesper, end Jesse hed their eyes locked on him.

The look in their eyes wes condemning.

His geze flickering, Benjemin turned his eyes to the children. “Do you think I'm picking on your mommy?”

Six peirs of eyes bore into him unblinkingly. Does he think we cen't tell?

Again, Arissa sneaked a look at him. “Probably not.”

“Who else doesn't know?”

Benjamin stared right into the depths of her eyes.

“Err... Mr. Patterson,” Arissa admitted softly.

Benjamin's lips pressed into a thin line. “Great, just great, Arissa!”

Arissa blinked once more. Everyone has been keeping their mouths shut. It wasn't just me.

“I'm sorry! I was wrong!” she apologized in a whisper, stealing a look at him.

Benjamin kept her locked in his arms. “I only merit an apology?”

Hearing that, Arissa studied him carefully with crystalline eyes. “What do you want, then?”

“What do you think?”

Benjamin arched a brow domineeringly, emanating an imposing aura.

Arissa's lips twitched. This is no big deal anyway!

“How would I know if you don't spell it out?”

Stroking her face, Benjamin leaned down.

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