The More the Merrier novel Chapter 1012

Chapter 1012

Arissa and the six kids sat together at one side. Depressed, the children remained quiet and gazed at the emergency room anxiously.

Arissa reached out to hold Benjamin's hand. When he sensed her tender touch, his eyes gleamed as he turned to look at her.

Arissa flashed a reassuring smile at him.

He tightened his grip on her hand in response. Although the two didn't say a word, they tacitly understood each other. Therefore, being in one another's presence was already a form of consolation.

Everyone stayed outside the emergency room's entrance. As time ticked by, Arissa grew more unsettled. Why isn't anyone coming out of the room yet?

“Issa?”

Mary thought she saw Arissa and the kids from afar. Moving closer, she realized it truly was Arissa.

“Grandaunt!”

Arissa hastily got to her feet and hurried toward Mary when she saw the latter.

The six kids jogged over as well and hugged Mary's legs.

“Great-grandaunt!”

Mary's heart ached terribly when she saw the children crying. She hugged and coaxed them.

“What happened?”

Mary's heart sank when she noticed the crowd outside the emergency room. She scanned her surroundings, looking for Benjamin. Upon seeing him sitting on the bench, she heaved an inward sigh of relief.

“The kids' grandpa fainted,” Arissa said to Mary.

Mary knitted her brows in concern while asking in an undertone, “Is it serious?”

“We don't know yet.” Arissa sighed.

Mary nodded and comforted her, “Old Mr. Graham is blessed with good fortune. He will be fine.”

Arissa forced a smile. “Grandaunt, how did you know we're here?”

“I went to have my blood sample taken earlier. I thought I saw you when I passed here, so I came over. Unexpectedly, something bad happened to Old Mr. Graham,” Mary explained to Arissa. “Wasn't he healthy all the while? Why did he faint all of a sudden?”

“He—”

Arissa was about to elaborate when Benjamin strode over. “Grandaunt.”

“Be quiet, Kingsley!” Kingsley's father scolded, albeit without genuinely meaning to reprimand his son.

Kingsley made a gesture of zipping up his mouth before turning around and walking away.

Benjamin and Arissa didn't notice the argument. They led Mary to a bench and said, “Take a seat, Grandaunt.”

Arissa supported Mary as they moved toward the bench. The six children surrounded them and thoughtfully imitated their mother's actions.

“Have a seat too, all of you.”

Mary told them to sit as well. Then, they waited for Darius to come out of the emergency room together.

The six children sat beside their great-grandaunt as Arissa sat on the other end while hugging the kids.

“Grandaunt, how do you feel today?” Arissa gazed at Mary concernedly.

Mary chirped, “I'm fine. Don't worry about me.”

Hearing that, Arissa nodded. She fell silent afterward as Darius' condition occupied her mind.