Ch. 221..230
Chapter 221 Be My Woman
“I know you’re rich, but I won’t necessarily lose the case. I was the one who raised them, and you contributed nothing. Even though you have money, you won’t necessarily get custody over them. I wanted to tell you this, but Danna kidnapped the kids suddenly, so I didn’t have the chance to do so. Moreover, the children kept instigating me, so I took them away.”
Arissa quickly explained the situation to Benjamin.
If she had told him before he found out about the children, the outcome might have been better.
However, at that time, she still could not figure out his relationship with Danna, so she did not dare to take the risk.
She was afraid that not only would she fail to deal with Danna, but she would also lose the four children.
Benjamin sneered. “The children instigated you to hide from me?”
Arissa’s head throbbed as she could not make the unpredictable man out.
“You hurt Gavin, so he refused to stay. You care about Danna more than him, and he’s disappointed in you because of that.”
With a sullen face, Benjamin growled, “I already explained it to him!”
After a while, she let out a long sigh. “Did you explain to him with such an angry face too? He’s still a kid. I think you need to have a good talk with him.”
He shot her a glare, and she stopped speaking.
She had said what needed to be said, and she could not control what he wanted to do.
“Are you sure you’re giving me the other four children?” he suddenly asked.
Arissa stared at him, a little stunned.
Subsequently, a sly grin crept up on her face.
“Of course! As long as you avenge us and take good care of the kids, I’ll allow you to keep them by your side.”
He can deal with Danna faster than me. Why shouldn’t I ride on his coattails?
Benjamin snorted in response. She only said she would let the kids stay by my side. Then what about her?
“Are you trying to deceive me? Will you sneakily bring the kids away after I’ve dealt with Danna?”
“No. As long as you make sure she receives her punishment, I won’t take the kids away.”
Pinching her chin, he warned, “Remember what you said.”
At that moment, her heart missed a beat.
I suddenly regret saying that. What should I do? He’s such a dangerous man. But if I go against him, my chances of winning are extremely low. Furthermore, the kids can live a better life if they stay with him. Besides, it’s not like I’ll lose them forever. They’re still my sweethearts.
“I can make sure she never gets out of prison, but I have a condition.”
Benjamin fixed his gaze on her.
“What is it?” Arissa queried.
Right then, he leaned over and whispered in her ear, “Be my woman.”
Her heart skipped a beat as his toasty breath brushed across her ear.
Staring at his handsome face in astonishment, she wondered if she understood his words correctly.
“But you just said you don’t like me.”
What a slap in the face.
His eyes flickered as he responded indifferently, “You can be my woman even if I don’t like you.”
Arissa was dumbfounded.
Are all men like this?
“I’ll give you ten seconds to think about it. After that, I won’t be this gracious anymore.”
Subsequently, he let go of her and sat on the bed.
If his subordinates were to witness his behavior at that moment, they would have been utterly shocked.
In the meantime, Arissa bit her lip and weighed the situation before she gave in in less than a second.
How can I fight against Benjamin? He only needs to stomp his feet, and the whole country will shake up. I’m not that stupid to bite off more than I can chew. At least I know my place.
“Hm?” Benjamin raised his voice, which had a trace of impatience.
“I agree to your condition!”
Arissa cast a brief look at the man’s alluring facial features and body figure.
I have nothing to lose anyway. Besides, he’s the father of the quintuplets. What is there to worry about?
“Good. Then do you know what you should do next?”
Benjamin stared at her intently. His gaze was aggressive and scorching. It was clear as day what he was trying to say.
Chapter 222 How Can I Dream Of Him
Arissa’s heart was racing at his suggestive words.
She blushed and replied, “You haven’t fulfilled your promise to me. Once you put Danna in jail, I’ll naturally carry out my obligations.”
Having said that, she hurried to the door.
Benjamin turned his head to look at the woman who escaped and pressed his tongue against the inside of his cheek, looking charming and seductive.
His eyes were dark and deep like a vortex. None of the prey he fixed his eyes on had ever escaped.
Bang!
The door was slammed shut.
He shifted his gaze to his crotch and knitted his brows.
I really wanted her just now! She’s the first woman who made me lose control.
Benjamin’s brows drew closer. The truth was that he just wanted to tease her earlier on, and he had not expected her to agree to his condition.
However, making her mine doesn’t seem that bad.
Moments later, he got up and walked into the bathroom.
Meanwhile, Arissa ran back to her room and closed the door. Her heart was pounding as if she had just run a hundred-meter sprint.
She did not know if she had made the right decision.
He actually asked me to be his woman?
All of a sudden, the man’s well-built physique appeared in her mind, and her cheeks blushed.
She swiftly patted her face. How can I act as if I’ve never seen a man before?
With that, she shook her head to shake off those thoughts and hurriedly went to bed.
Only after tossing on the bed for a while did she manage to calm her heart down.
Hurry up and sleep. There’s nothing adverse with being his woman. In fact, I’m the one taking advantage of it.
Arissa tried to brainwash herself.
Yet, when she finally fell asleep, she had a lewd dream.
In the dream, the man was doing all kinds of things with her.
She was embarrassed, and when she woke up, it was already the next day.
As she recalled the man in the dream, she blushed.
“Ah! Arissa York, you’re hopeless!”
How can you dream of Benjamin?
Arissa ranted at herself before getting out of bed and heading to the bathroom.
“Mommy!”
“Mommy!”
“Mommy!”
The children were looking for her outside. Hearing that, she stuck her head out and shouted, “Sweethearts, please wait a minute!”
Subsequently, she hurried to open the door.
The quintuplets were standing at the door. When they saw her, they smiled and greeted her.
“Good morning, Mommy!”
“Morning, Sweethearts.”
Arissa was still brushing her teeth. “Have you all washed up?”
“Yes!” Jesse nodded vigorously. “Mommy, we’ve all taken our baths.”
The children were already sound asleep when they came back last night. Once they woke up and found out that they had fallen asleep without showering, they went to take a bath immediately.
All of them smelled good after showering.
Arissa tousled their hair and stated, “Wait a minute. I’ll be ready soon.”
“Mommy, hurry up. We’re waiting for you to have breakfast together,” uttered Gavin with a smile.
The next moment, he led his younger siblings into Arissa’s room and sat at the side to wait for her.
Arissa flashed them a bright grin and went into the bathroom.
“It’s so big here!” Oliver ran to the window and looked at the garden outside.
Shortly afterward, Jesse also ran over. “Wow, this place is so beautiful! There are so many flowers outside of Mommy’s room!”
Hearing that, Zachary and Jasper walked over to join their siblings.
Just then, Benjamin came over.
When Gavin saw him, he immediately jolted out of bed and ran to the balcony to look at the scenery with the rest.
Benjamin glanced at the five children before he scanned the room.
The moment he heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom, he knew Arissa was inside.
Then, he walked toward the balcony and stood behind the children.
“Did you sleep well last night?”
Zachary and the others looked back at him one after another.
“Not bad!” they responded coolly.
In fact, they slept very soundly the previous night.
Gavin’s bed was tremendously comfortable.
Benjamin took a quick look at them and inquired, “Do you want to share Gavin’s room and only have a separate room when you’re older? Or do you want to get your own room now?”
The five of them exchanged glances as they had always slept together.
Chapter 223 Why Are You Blushing
“I’m fine with either choice. How about you?” Gavin looked at his younger siblings.
In fact, he liked being with them very much, but he would not mind if they wanted to have their own room.
“We’ve always slept together,” answered Zachary.
In an instant, Oliver and Jasper nodded in agreement.
“We’ve never been separated.”
“I like to sleep with Gavin!” Jesse hugged Gavin’s arm and looked at him with a smile.
Gavin blushed and grinned affectionately. “I like to be with Jesse too!”
Looking at the five children, Benjamin decided, “Okay, then the four of you will stay with Gavin for now.”
The room for the four younger children was still under renovation, so it would be more convenient if they stayed with Gavin.
“Okay.” Zachary nodded, and the other three kids also agreed.
“Let me show you around,” suggested Benjamin.
Unfortunately, the children rejected his offer.
“We want to wait for Mommy!” they answered in unison.
Benjamin hummed in acknowledgment and entered the room.
The moment Arissa came out of the bathroom, she met the man’s eyes.
She immediately avoided eye contact with him. At that instant, the scene in her dream flashed across her mind, causing her cheek to flush.
Seeing that, Benjamin raised his eyebrows, and his gaze darkened.
She’s so attractive when she’s shy. Even without makeup, her face is as pink as a peach blossom.
“Why are you blushing?”
He stared at her with searing eyes.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she smiled awkwardly.
“Am I? Maybe the water I used to wash my face was too hot.”
After that, she walked away guiltily to get her clothes and got dressed in the bathroom.
When she came out after a while, Benjamin was no longer in her room.
“Sweethearts, I’m done. Let’s go down for breakfast.”
Immediately, five little kids ran over to her from the balcony.
“Mommy!”
Arissa gave them a hug and kissed each of their faces before bringing them downstairs.
All six of them were in a good mood.
“Mommy, did you sleep well last night?” Gavin raised his head and asked.
Pinching his nose dotingly, Arissa replied, “Yes.”
“Mommy, you didn’t wake us up last night. All of us didn’t take a shower before sleeping!”
Zachary snorted. Luckily, he was a sound sleeper. Otherwise, he would not have been able to fall asleep.
“I did, but all of you were soundly asleep like piglets,” she teased them.
“Mommy definitely didn’t try to wake us up,” Oliver exposed her.
“Mommy likes to fool us!” Jasper beamed.
“Little brat, you kicked your daddy last night when he tried to take off your pants.”
Did he? Jasper mused.
“Mommy, what about me? Did Daddy take off my pants too?” Jesse was surprised, and her little face turned red.
“Yours was taken off by me.” Arissa pinched her daughter’s face.
In response, Jesse grinned happily. Fortunately. Otherwise, I would be shy.
“Mommy, did Benjamin square things up with you last night?” Zachary was worried about that.
Arissa rubbed her nose and answered, “Yes. I’ve already talked it out with him. All is well now.”
“Mommy, what did you talk about?” Gavin frowned.
Seeing that Gavin still had a prejudice against Benjamin, she squatted down and held his shoulders.
“I told him that if he puts Danna in jail, we’ll live here, and he agreed.”
Gavin fixed his eyes on her. “Did he really agree with it? Without any conditions?”
As expected of her son who had grown up by Benjamin’s side, he knew the latter quite well.
Flashing him a smile, she responded, “No.”
How could I tell the kids Benjamin’s condition? It’s too embarrassing!
“Sweetheart, since he promised me, it means that he doesn’t care much about Danna. He still loves you a lot.”
Nevertheless, Gavin only snorted and pouted.
Arissa caressed his head.
Chapter 224 Is She Shy
“Mommy, you weren’t there, but all of us saw his expression when he was holding Danna. It didn’t look like he doesn’t care about her,” Jasper could not help complaining to Arissa.
“When was it?” Arissa did not know about that.
“When Danna was involved in a car accident. He went to the scene.” Zachary’s expression turned gloomy. “It was obvious that he was afraid that she would die. He definitely cares about her. We aren’t blind!”
At that moment, Arissa understood why the children disliked Benjamin, especially Gavin.
He must have been sad when he saw Benjamin doing that.
“All of you were at the scene at that time?”
The quintuplets pouted at her question.
Arissa’s gaze traveled across the five of them as she waited for them to answer.
“Mommy, I did it!” Gavin lowered his head and admitted, “I asked someone to bump into that woman.”
Needless to say, she was baffled, as she had never imagined the mastermind behind the accident to be her son.
If Danna found out about it, she would never let Gavin go.
“Sweetheart, don’t do anything like this in the future. Let the adults handle it.”
Shocked, Arissa hugged her son and comforted him.
She did not want the children to hold grudges as it was not good for their mental health.
Kissing his forehead, she was relieved that Danna did not die.
Arissa could not imagine how Gavin’s life would turn out if Danna were to die because of him.
“Mommy, don’t worry. I only asked them to teach her a lesson. I never intended to kill her,” Gavin explained, even though he did not want that woman to be alive.
She hugged him, feeling relieved. “Sweetheart, you did the right thing. It’s okay to teach bad guys a lesson, but we can’t take away other people’s lives. I don’t want any of you to become a murderer. It’s not worth ruining your life for such a person. Don’t do that anymore, okay?”
She had not expected her son to find someone to hit Danna with a car.
He must hate Danna a lot.
“I know I was wrong, Mommy.” Gavin nodded as he took in everything Arissa said.
“You’re not wrong, and I’m not blaming you but worried about you. If Danna finds out about this, you’ll be in more danger. I don’t want to lose you again!” Arissa explained clearly to Gavin so that it would not weigh on his mind.
Gavin hugged her back, smelling the fragrance of her body. The corners of his lips curved into a smile. “I know. Mommy loves me a lot.”
Caressing his head, Arissa shifted her gaze to Zachary.
The latter flinched and uttered, “Mommy, I took part in the plan too. But the others didn’t know about it. They only found out about it after it happened.”
Arissa sighed resignedly. “In the future, don’t do things like this anymore. You might ruin your life because of it.”
“I understand now.” Zachary nodded.
She gave the children a talking-to before taking them downstairs.
In the meantime, Benjamin was already in the dining room, reading a newspaper.
After bringing the children over, Arissa looked at him and greeted, “Mr. Graham.”
He gave her a side glance and responded, “Sit down.”
Nodding, Arissa settled the children down.
Just as she was about to take a seat as well, Benjamin instructed, “You sit over here.”
He pointed at the seat opposite the children.
Once she met his gaze, she could not help but think of the dream she had last night and avoided his gaze in embarrassment.
Benjamin was intrigued by her reaction.
Why is she avoiding me? Or is she too shy to look at me?
A devilish smile flitted across his face.
Intimidated by him, Arissa sat down opposite the children, a seat away from him.
“Am I scary?”
“Huh?” Arissa was startled.
Benjamin shot her a glance and instructed Edwin to serve the breakfast.
The quintuplets shifted their gazes between Benjamin and Arissa.
Mommy’s face is so red.
Chapter 225 Did You Sleep Well Last Night
Meeting the children’s sparkling eyes, Arissa smiled awkwardly.
“Ms. York, please enjoy your breakfast.” Edwin was even more enthusiastic than before.
There was a lot of delicious food in front of Arissa and the children.
“Thank you, Edwin,” said Arissa politely.
Edwin stepped back and stood aside.
His eyes were fixated on the five children, and a wide grin appeared on his face.
Mr. Graham suddenly has four more children. The house will be lively in the future with this many kids.
“Eat your breakfast,” Benjamin piped up.
Only then did Arissa and the children start eating.
Besides Gavin who had tried Edwin’s food, the other four children were all amazed by how good it tasted.
Although Jasper had lived there for a short while, he had not grown tired of the food yet.
“This is tasty!” Jesse kept stuffing food into her mouth.
She ate like a little hamster, looking so cute that the others could not take their eyes off her.
“Little boy, do you like the pancake so much?”
Seeing that she liked it that much, Edwin gave her another serving.
Arissa, Gavin, Zachary, Oliver, and Jasper giggled upon hearing that.
Although Edwin was confused, he also smiled.
“What’s wrong?” Benjamin could not understand why they were giggling, so he looked over.
“It’s nothing.”
Since Benjamin was there, Arissa did not explain the reason to Edwin.
I shall just let them take Jesse as a boy.
“Edwin, you don’t need to serve them food. Let them eat by themselves.”
“The table is too huge for them. They can’t reach the food. Let me help,” responded Edwin while looking at the quintuplets affectionately.
The other servants were also amazed by how adorable the quintuplets were.
All of them liked Gavin very much, so they were delighted to have four more children who were as lovable as him join the family.
When the quintuplets were together, no one could avert their gazes away from them. They were so cute and precious that everyone simply wanted to give them the best things to make them happy.
Arissa watched as Edwin pampered the children and said nothing, quietly eating her breakfast.
“Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse. Next time, tell Edwin what you want to eat and ask him to cook for you,” Benjamin uttered.
“Okay!” The four of them nodded and continued to eat.
“Is Gavin the eldest?” asked Edwin.
Arissa nodded. “Yes, Gavin is the eldest. Zachary is the second eldest…”
As she introduced the children to him, he tried to remember their names and distinguish between them.
Since Gavin grew up there, Edwin was more familiar with him.
The other children all had their own unique features, so it would be easy to tell them apart after spending some time together.
“Hi, Mr. Whitley!” Jasper winked at Edwin. “We’ve met before!”
“Huh?” The latter was stunned. Looking at Jasper’s smiling face, he felt that it was similar to Gavin’s a while ago.
“I came here before. Have you forgotten? Let me tell you a secret. That was not Gavin but me pretending to be him.”
Jasper spoke so loudly that everyone heard it.
Edwin was shocked and looked at Benjamin.
“Mr. Graham, is that true?”
“Yes.” Benjamin nodded slightly.
Meanwhile, Arissa smiled when she saw that Edwin was also fooled by her son.
If they had not confessed to her, she would not have found out that the two children had swapped identities.
“All of you look so alike. It’s hard to differentiate you at a glance,” remarked Edwin.
“We hid our identities on purpose, so of course you didn’t notice it.” Gavin cast a brief look at Edwin.
“Yes, you’re right.” The latter smiled fondly.
Arissa was proud of her smart kids.
All of a sudden, she felt a fiery gaze.
Sure enough, she glanced around and met the man’s burning stare. Blinking, she swiftly avoided eye contact with him.
Benjamin fixated his eyes on her for a while before he queried, “Did you sleep well last night?”
Cough!
Upon hearing his question, she choked and turned her head to the side to ease her breathing.
Chapter 226 Sending Them To School
“Not bad!” Arissa replied with a calm expression.
“Mm.”
Benjamin nodded and said nothing else.
Things went smoothly during breakfast. Before long, they had finished eating, and it was time for the two of them to send their kids to school.
Zachary tried his luck to delay going to school. “Mommy, it’s already Friday today. Can’t we go next week?”
School is so boring. Zachary was praying that he could escape school.
When Arissa stared at him in his eyes, he put on his best grin and said, “Mommy, can we not go to school today?”
“Absolutely not! You’ve been slacking off for the past few days!” she said sternly and looked at all five of them.
“Only two days!” Oliver laughed.
“Yeah! Mommy, we didn’t go to school when we went to the village the other day! Can we rest for one more day?” Jasper tried to persuade Arissa as well.
“No. That was a special case. Make sure you apologize properly to the teachers when you’re in school later, okay? Everyone was worried about you when all of you sneaked out. It’s only a few hours of school today, and you can rest during the weekends!” she said as she poked Jesse’s forehead.
Seeing that their protests didn’t work, they obeyed and went to school.
As soon as their ride pulled up at the entrance, Arissa helped the kids into the car.
“I’ll do it.”
Benjamin carried them one by one into the car. However, Gavin didn’t want to be carried, so he got into the car by himself before Benjamin reached him.
Benjamin looked Gavin for a second and said, “Put your seatbelts on.”
He closed the door after buckling Jasper up since the latter was sitting closest to the door.
“Hurry up and get in!” Benjamin said to Arissa as he opened the door of the passenger seat.
She looked at him for a brief moment and got in.
When Benjamin leaned in to help her put on her seatbelt, Arissa held her breath and moved back.
Benjamin’s eyes sparkled with an exquisite gleam as he looked at her.
She blinked and looked somewhere else.
Benjamin chuckled lightly when he saw her reaction. After he buckled her seatbelt and moved away, his lips gently brushed her cheek. No one could tell if it was by accident or on purpose.
Arissa was taken aback by what just happened and looked in his direction. However, he was already walking toward the driver’s seat with an indifferent expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
Maybe I’m overthinking things? He couldn’t have done it on purpose, right?
“I’m going to drive now. Make sure you’re all buckled up!” Benjamin said to the kids while looking in the rearview mirror.
“Okay!” The five of them nodded.
There was silence after that since they had nothing else to say to him.
Arissa turned to look at all five of them in their dashing uniforms, and couldn’t help herself from smiling.
Benjamin’s gaze lingered on her smiling face, and the sight of that sent ripples through his heart. She looks pretty when she smiles.
The kids smiled at her in response.
“Mommy, why are you smiling?” Jesse asked while looking intently at her.
“I feel proud to have so many handsome and dashing sweethearts!”
Zachary pursed his lips after glancing at Arissa’s lovestruck expression.
“Mommy, won’t you get tired of our looks when you see us every day?” Jasper teased.
“No. I’ll never get enough of this!” Arissa replied happily. She had never been happier.
“Mommy, your neck’s gonna hurt if you don’t sit properly. If you want to look at us, you can look all you want after we get home,” Gavin said while blushing.
“Okay!” Arissa smiled lovingly and turned back to the road.
When she met Benjamin’s eyes, she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
“What are you waiting for? Drive,” she said.
He only turned and started driving after she nudged him.
Once they reached the school, Arissa and Benjamin walked to the gate with all five of them.
“Mr. William, I’m so sorry! I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that last time. I jumped to conclusions before knowing what was going on. I’m terribly sorry for the trouble that they’ve caused for sneaking out from school,” Arissa apologized.
Chapter 227 Do Not Break Your Promise
“Don’t worry about it. We’re also responsible for anything that happens to them when they’re at school. It’s our mistake since we weren’t more careful about who we let into the school grounds. I’m glad that you found them safely,” Robert said.
When he saw Benjamin, he continued, “Mr. Graham, we will improve our security measures to ensure the safety of all the students in the future!”
“Mm.” Benjamin nodded briefly.
However, there were some things that still needed to be said.
“Make sure you increase the number of guards to watch the surveillance cameras at all times. Second, refrain any strangers from entering the school grounds. Moreover, make sure you check all your future employees’ backgrounds thoroughly before hiring them,” he continued.
“Yes, Mr. Graham,” Robert replied and took a deep breath after looking at them.
Thank God Mr. Graham didn’t blame me too much on this.
“Mr. William, I’m sorry! We shouldn’t have left on our own without telling you!” Gavin took the lead to apologize to Robert.
Robert patted his head and said, “It’s okay. You’re safe now. That’s what matters.”
“Mr. William, it’s our fault. We’re sorry!”
“I’m sorry! We were wrong!” Zachary apologized sincerely with a bow.
“We’re sorry, Mr. William! We won’t do it again!”
Robert couldn’t bring himself to reprimand the kids because he had liked them since the day he met them.
“All right, you’re forgiven. Run along now,” Robert ruffled their hair.
“Okay!” They laughed together and happily gave some of their food to Robert. “Mr. William, this is our little token of apology. Please accept it.”
“You’re too kind,” Robert was surprised.
“Go on now,” Arissa said with a smile.
“Bye, Mommy!” they said while waving their hands. Before they went in, they glanced at Benjamin.
Robert furrowed his brows when he realized that the kids didn’t say anything to Benjamin. “Mr. Graham, we’ll take good care of them.”
Benjamin nodded in response and left after holding Arissa’s hand.
“Bye, Mr. William!” she said and left hurriedly with Benjamin.
Almost every parent who was dropping their kids off at the school gate was staring at them. However, no one seemed to recognize him since he rarely appeared in the media.
Although the parents didn’t know who Benjamin and Arissa were, they couldn’t stop themselves from looking at the beautiful couple.
No wonder the quintuplets are born with good looks!
“Get in,” Benjamin beckoned to Arissa when they reached his car. Once she had fastened her seatbelt, he walked to the driver’s seat and drove off.
“Are we going to the office?” Arissa asked.
Benjamin glanced at her through the rearview mirror. “I’ll consider that you’ve applied for leave before your two days’ absence. If this happens again, I’ll make you pay according to the contract.”
“Hehehe… That was a special situation. It won’t happen again!” Arissa just grinned.
How much do I need to pay for that anyway?
Arissa didn’t put much thought into that section when she went through the contract.
Out of a sudden, Benjamin stopped his car at the roadside and looked at her.
“What?” Arissa asked. She was surprised by that.
“Remember what you said, Arissa,” he said while he looked into her eyes.
“Of course.” She nodded.
“Very well. If you break your promise, you’d better be prepared to face the consequences!” he said with a raised brow as he stared at her.
Arissa breathed a sigh of relief after he stopped staring at her and continued driving.
When the two of them reached the company hand in hand, the security guards and receptionists gaped in surprise. They even forgot to greet Benjamin like they always did.
Meanwhile, Arissa was so embarrassed that she tried to free herself from his grasp.
“Mr. Graham, what are you doing? You have a reputation to uphold,” she reminded him in a soft voice.
“What? I didn’t say anything, yet you are complaining? Or did you lie when you promised to become my woman?” Benjamin replied while looking at her.
Arissa’s mouth twitched in response to his mockery.
Hmph! Weren’t you the one who said that you won’t be interested in me just a few days ago? Yet, you’re holding my hand as if to let everyone know I’m your woman now? Don’t you feel embarrassed at all?
Chapter 228 I Admire You
“Are you secretly bad-mouthing me?” Benjamin asked as he pinned her to the wall when they got into the elevator.
Arissa’s face flushed red when she felt his breath and warmth radiating through his body from the suggestive posture.
“Of course not! I’ll only give you my best compliments! You’re so handsome, kind, and is the best gentleman in the world! To be honest, I’ve admired you for a long time. So, how could I bad-mouth you when you’re right in front of me?”
He stared at her. Although he knew that she was just sucking up to him on purpose, he enjoyed it.
“When did you start to admire me?” he leaned closer to her and looked straight into her eyes with a smirk on his face.
Her heart started pounding frantically when she recalled the steamy dream she had last night. With all her might, she pushed him away and patted her face.
Benjamin narrowed his eyes at her until he noticed the redness in her ears.
“What’s the matter?” he asked while touching her earlobe with his long fingers.
The moment his fingers made contact with her earlobe, a wave of shiver went through her body, and she flinched while covering her ear.
“It’s nothing!” she blurted out with an awkward smile.
Oh my God. If he finds out about the dream I had last night, he’ll surely think that I’m a pervert! Why did I even dream about that? That’s too embarrassing!
Benjamin gave up on her earlobe and played with her hair.
“Are you playing hard to get now?” he asked in a deep, seductive voice.
Arissa’s mouth twitched again and turned to glare at him. “Hah! As if!” she replied.
Quirking his brows, he continued to stare at her as if he was looking deep into her soul.
Her heart skipped a beat.
“Oh really? Then why did you move away? Hmph! I guess you don’t know what you should do as my woman!” he snorted softly.
Arissa’s blush got redder in response to what he said and glared at him. Can you please stop reminding me about that all the time? D*mn it! I am going to prove to you that I know what to do!
She reached for his collar, pulled him close, and kissed him.
Right after the kiss, the elevator door opened, and she rushed out. At the same time, Benjamin touched his lips with his thumb while looking at the escaping Arissa. She looks kind of cute when she’s embarrassed.
She only realized that she was on the top floor after taking a few steps out of the elevator.
Right before she turned and rush back to the elevator to get to her floor, Benjamin took hold of her wrists.
“What?” she asked.
“There’s something that I want to talk to you about,” Benjamin replied as he dragged her to his office. There was a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Arissa gave up on struggling and followed him into his office.
Benjamin was very pleased when he saw the paper on his desk. It was something that he asked Ethen to prepare earlier.
“Sign it,” he said as he passed the paper to Arissa.
Huh? What’s this? She took the paper, and her eyes widened after she saw the contents of the paper.
“I don’t know if you’ll turn back on your word, so I have to keep a black and white record,” he said with a serious expression when she looked at him.
What a cunning man! Her mouth twitched again, and she continued to go through the contents of the contract.
There were lines and lines of things that she needed to do as his woman.
For example, the contract stated: You are to serve him and see to his needs twenty-four seven. Wherever he goes, you go. You are in charge of preparing whatever he wishes to eat and everything related to his diet. You need to be there whenever he calls for you and solve all his needs.
“Mr. Graham, are you sure this is what your woman should do?” she asked angrily while shaking the paper in the air.
This is not what your woman should do! It’s just like what a servant does! Wherever he goes, I go? Ew! How gross! Don’t these kinds of women do nothing other than serving their men well in bed?
She shook her head hastily when the sexy scene popped up in her mind once more.
“What? You can’t do it?” Benjamin’s gaze turned dark after seeing her weird reactions.
Scared, Arissa glanced at him when she heard the tone in his voice.
If I tell him I can’t do it, will he stop helping me?
“But it states that I have to make breakfast for you every day! There are days that I wish to sleep in too!” she complained.
That’s too much!
Benjamin went to sit on his office chair and sank into it. Both his hands were placed on the armrests, and he looked at her while exuding an aura of dominance.
Chapter 229 Signing An Unfair Agreement
“Don’t you make breakfast for our kids every day? What’s the difference?” he snapped.
Arissa gritted her teeth. That’s true, but doesn’t he have his servants to cook for him? Besides, Edwin’s cooking skills are a lot better than mine! This guy’s definitely doing this on purpose!
“Then what about the one that states I need to follow you wherever you go?”
“What do you expect? Do you think I should find another woman when I already have you?” he asked sinisterly while raising his brow.
Arissa furrowed her brow in response. How rude!
“If there’s nothing else, you may sign the paper now,” he said after glancing at her. The next moment, he sat up straight and took the paper once more.
“What about the things that you promised me?” Arissa asked with gritted teeth to emphasize her part of the deal.
“If you sign this, I’ll do what I need to do,” he said while lifting his head.
How dare she question my words? No one dares to do that!
She looked at him for a while and said, “If you lie to me, I won’t let you off!”
Benjamin huffed in disdain.
There was something written on the last line: If Party B fails to perform the above contents, Party A will have the right to punish Party B, and Party B shall bear for all consequences.
Party B’s me, huh? Well, the tasks are pretty easy, and it didn’t mention anything about compensation.
After a few seconds of consideration, she took a pen and signed the paper.
As soon as she put down the pen, Benjamin took a stamp pad and put it next to her hand.
“Stamp it,” he said indifferently.
Arissa clenched her teeth and pressed hard against the stamp pad before stamping a perfect fingerprint on the paper.
“Are you done now?” She glared at him.
Can you not be so mean?
“Yeah,” he replied happily as he took the paper to look at it before keeping it.
“Where are you going?” Benjamin asked in a languid voice when she turned to leave.
She turned around to look at him. “I’m going back to my office. Where else could I be going? You’re not asking me to stay here and watch you work, are you?”
“I wouldn’t mind if you want to do that.” He looked at her intently.
“Uh! No, thanks! I mind!” She shivered and turned to leave.
Benjamin didn’t stop her this time. His lips curved upward as he looked at the agreement in his hand.
Let’s see where you can run next time.
He walked to his safety deposit box and locked the agreement in it. After that, he continued to go through the other documents.
When Arissa got back to her department, her colleagues were overjoyed and went to talk to her.
“Ms. York, you’re finally back!”
“Ms. York, we thought you’re not coming back!”
“Are your kids okay, Ms. York?”
“Yeah. They’re great. I was absent from work because I’ve been spending the last two days with them. I’m so sorry to have worried you. How’s work? Did you face any problems?” Arissa smiled.
“Everything was smooth except that Mr. Graham gave us extra tasks to finish. The last two days were like going to a battlefield! We only slept for a few hours!”
“I haven’t slept in two days. I wouldn’t be able to stay awake right now if I didn’t have any coffee.”
Arissa empathized with them when she listened to their complaints and looked at how weary they were.
“Is it the same for the other departments?”
“No. Ours is the busiest!”
Arissa was surprised. Could it be that Benjamin’s punishing the IT department because of me?
“Tell me, what were the extra tasks? Since I’m back, I’ll do all I can to help you, so that you’ll be able to go home and rest earlier,” she said.
Everyone became more energetic and started filling in everything she had missed.
Once she understood the whole picture, she reassigned the tasks and took quite a big chunk for herself. After that, she started to work.
Meanwhile, at the CEO office, Benjamin was there with Jonathan. The latter sat in front of Benjamin.
“Why did you call me here today?” asked as he took a sip of the coffee.
Chapter 230 Will Grandpa Like Them
“I want Danna to be imprisoned for life,” Benjamin said coldly and tossed a folder to Jonathan.
Jonathan looked at Benjamin before he looked at the contents of the folder.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Jonathan was surprised.
He’s doing this to Danna?
“What do you think?” Benjamin glared at him.
Jonathan ran his hand over his nose. He heard about what Danna did from Shaun and the others. Well, she has really pushed Benjamin too far.
“Oh! I heard that Gavin’s mom is working in your company! Since she’s one of the people involved, I think it might be good for her to understand what was going on,” he added. To be honest, he was pretty curious about Arissa.
Benjamin shot Jonathan an icy stare, and the latter felt as if there was ice running down his back.
“If you have any questions about the case, you only need to come to me,” Benjamin said to him coldly.
“Okay. I’ll look into it closely,” Jonathan replied and gave up on his attempt to pry.
“If you need any other evidence, ask Ethen,” Benjamin reminded.
“Got it!” Jonathan nodded seriously and left the room.
The moment Jonathan left, Ethen came in.
“Mr. Graham, your dad’s looking for you.”
Benjamin nodded briefly and took his phone which was on silent mode. He checked the notification and saw that Darius had really called him a while ago. After that, he got up from his seat, dialed Darius’ number, and walked to the side of the window. He stood by the window with a hand in his pocket while gazing out the window.
“Benjamin, did you find him?” Darius asked hastily.
“Yeah,” Benjamin replied indifferently.
“Is Gavin home now? Is he okay?” Darius asked. He was already on his way to Yaleview.
“He’s at school. He’s fine. His mom takes good care of him so he is very safe,” Benjamin replied. His expression turned gentler when he thought about Arissa.
She’s a pretty good mom.
“Huh? Why is he in school when he just got home? He should be resting at home! What’s the rush?” Darius asked in a surprised tone and began to reprimand Benjamin a little.
“They had already missed school for a few days,” Benjamin replied. However, Darius didn’t realize it and asked his driver to change course to Gavin’s school instead.
“Dad, don’t distract him at school,” Benjamin said while pinching the area between his brows with his fingers.
We only managed to make them go to school after much difficulty this morning. If he goes to school and brings them back to his place, they would surely follow him back.
“It’s fine. I’ll just take a little peek at him. I promise not to bother him,” Darius assured him.
He wanted to see his beloved grandson badly, so he asked his driver to speed up after he hung up.
After pondering for a while, Benjamin called Gavin to let him know that Darius was on his way to school. However, Gavin didn’t answer his call. Benjamin’s face sank for a bit, and he started typing a text to tell him.
He texted: Grandpa’s going to school to see all of you in a while.
Gavin’s eyes widened when he read Benjamin’s text.
Grandpa’s coming?
The next instant, Gavin told his brothers and sister, “Grandpa’s coming to see us in a while!”
“Grandpa? Will he like us?” Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse asked as they looked at him nervously.
“Then what should we do?” Jasper asked while furrowing his brows.
Gavin grinned. “Don’t worry! Grandpa will like you. Since Mommy and all of you are living with us, you’ll definitely meet Grandpa one day,” he reassured.
“Well, that’s true,” Zachary agreed, but he was still worried.
“What does Grandpa look like?” Jesse asked curiously.
“Hold on! I have a picture of him on my phone.” Gavin took out his phone and searched for Darius’ picture. Once he found it, he showed them.
Before Darius reached the school, Shaun and Kingsley beat him to it.
The moment Shaun and Kingsley saw the five of them, the two of them were instantly won over by their cuteness.
Shaun carried three of them in his arms while Kingsley carried two. Both adults were busy kissing the kids’ faces while the kids tried their best to avoid the kisses.