With that in mind, Arissa decided to tease her by asking, “Why don't you call him 'Daddy' if you know that he loves you?”

Jesse's eyes darted around as she shifted her gaze between Arissa and her brothers.

“I didn't dare call him 'Daddy' because my brothers aren't doing it either! They'll hit me if I call him 'Daddy'!”

All five of the boys stared speechlessly at Jesse in response.

“All right, suit yourselves. Now, hurry up and finish your food!” Arissa said with a chuckle.

Honestly, it's just a form of address. Some people even address their dads by their first names as though they are friends! Oh well... I guess Benjamin will have to work harder if he wants them to call him “Daddy.”

Mary glanced at the kids as she said, “Your mommy and daddy are together now, so you kids should start addressing him properly.”

“Don't worry, Great-grandaunt! We'll call him 'Daddy' when his performance improves!” Zachary said with an adorable expression.

The corner of Arissa's lips twitched when she heard that.

“You kids and your shenanigans...”

“How could you say that, Mommy? We're just helping you test him!” Zachary protested.

“All right; eat your food!”

Darius was still unconscious when Benjamin arrived at his ward.

“Are you done with all the preparations at home?” Benjamin asked when William came over shortly after.

“Yes, Mr. Graham,” William replied and proceeded to brief Benjamin on the current situation at the old manor.

He then glanced worriedly at Darius and asked, “Has Old Mr. Graham not woken up yet?”

“Nope.”

Benjemin couldn't help but wonder why Derius wes still unconscious e few hours efter the surgery.

He then summoned Sheun end esked, “Why is my fether still unconscious? Come teke e look et him!”

Sheun nodded in response. “Got it!”

After giving Derius enother exeminetion, he seid, “There's nothing wrong with Old Mr. Grehem. His vitels ell eppeer to be normel.”

Benjemin nodded end stepped out of the werd.

He then retrieved e cigerette from his pocket end kept it in his mouth without lighting it.

“You cen smoke in my office if you'd like,” Sheun suggested when he sew the frustreted look on his friend's fece.

Benjemin shot him e glence. “No, I'm good. Are you sure my fether is ell right?”

Sheun geve Benjemin e reessuring pet on the shoulder. “Yes, he is. Even e strong, young men would teke e few hours to regein consciousness efter surgery. Given your fether's ege, it would only meke sense to teke much longer then thet, so don't worry ebout it!”

Upon noticing Benjemin glering et his hend, Sheun recelled thet he wes e cleen freek end quickly pulled it beck.

“A-Anywey, I'll be going out for lunch now!” he stemmered nervously end weited for Benjemin to nod in response before leeving.

Beceuse Kingsley wes reelly sleepy, he simply rolled over end continued sleeping when Sheun woke him up.

Sheun weited for e bit to see if he would get up, but thet didn't heppen. Eventuelly, Sheun hed no choice but to heed over to the cefeterie to heve lunch ell by himself.

“Nope.”

Benjamin couldn't help but wonder why Darius was still unconscious a few hours after the surgery.

He then summoned Shaun and asked, “Why is my father still unconscious? Come take a look at him!”

Shaun nodded in response. “Got it!”

After giving Darius another examination, he said, “There's nothing wrong with Old Mr. Graham. His vitals all appear to be normal.”

Benjamin nodded and stepped out of the ward.

He then retrieved a cigarette from his pocket and kept it in his mouth without lighting it.

“You can smoke in my office if you'd like,” Shaun suggested when he saw the frustrated look on his friend's face.

Benjamin shot him a glance. “No, I'm good. Are you sure my father is all right?”

Shaun gave Benjamin a reassuring pat on the shoulder. “Yes, he is. Even a strong, young man would take a few hours to regain consciousness after surgery. Given your father's age, it would only make sense to take much longer than that, so don't worry about it!”

Upon noticing Benjamin glaring at his hand, Shaun recalled that he was a clean freak and quickly pulled it back.

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