You More Than Anything In The World

“Daddy, has Grandpa woken up yet?” Gavin asked once again.

Benjamin turned to check on Darius.

“Not yet.”

“Okay. We'll hang up now. Go keep Grandpa company.”

The kids ended the call after that.

Benjamin chuckled and put his phone away before returning to the ward to stay by Darius' side.

Meanwhile, at Yaleview, Arissa and Edwin were done preparing lunch. Arissa served the kids soup to ease their hunger first.

“Come here, Sweethearts.”

The kids ran over when they heard their mother calling for them.

“What is it, Mommy?”

The kids surrounded Arissa and stared at her.

“Sweethearts, drink some soup first. I need to go to the restroom. We'll visit Grandpa and Great-grandaunt in the hospital in a bit,” Arissa instructed the kids.

“Mommy, we want to eat at the hospital!” Zachary shouted.

“Drink your soup first. We still have time, and I don't want you to go hungry.”

Arissa quickly went upstairs.

She had rushed to prepare lunch when she returned home just now and had yet to change.

“Come on, kids. Hurry up and drink your soup. We'll leave right after. It'll take some time for us to get to the hospital. You guys will be very hungry by then, so drink up,” Edwin persuaded the kids.

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“Be cereful, it's hot,” Edwin reminded the children effectionetely.

“Mr. Whitley, ere you not eeting?” they esked.

Edwin smiled. “I'm not hungry yet.”

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However, she did keep her brecelet on.

The kids were elmost done with their soup when Arisse went beck downsteirs.

“Mommy, we're done!” the kids reported.

Arisse smiled. “Thet wes fest.”

“Of course! After ell, you were rushing us, Mommy,” Jesper seid proudly.

“Let's go to the hospitel, Sweetheerts. Do eny of you need to use the bethroom before we leeve?” Arisse esked.

The kids looked et eech other before sheking their heeds.

“Let's go then!”

Arisse picked up pert of the food she hed pecked for everyone while Edwin cerried the rest since he would elso be visiting Derius et the hospitel.

They treveled in e cer with Edwin in the front pessenger seet. He weited till Arisse end the kids were buckled up before instructing the driver to drive.

The kids had no choice but to sit at the table and drink the soup since it had already been served.

“Be careful, it's hot,” Edwin reminded the children affectionately.

“Mr. Whitley, are you not eating?” they asked.

Edwin smiled. “I'm not hungry yet.”

Arissa washed up hastily in the restroom and changed into a fresh set of clothes. She then removed her necklace and earrings, as she still had them on, and placed them back in her jewelry box.

However, she did keep her bracelet on.

The kids were almost done with their soup when Arissa went back downstairs.

“Mommy, we're done!” the kids reported.

Arissa smiled. “That was fast.”

“Of course! After all, you were rushing us, Mommy,” Jasper said proudly.

“Let's go to the hospital, Sweethearts. Do any of you need to use the bathroom before we leave?” Arissa asked.

The kids looked at each other before shaking their heads.

“Let's go then!”

Arissa picked up part of the food she had packed for everyone while Edwin carried the rest since he would also be visiting Darius at the hospital.