Ch. 231..240

Chapter 231 Benjamin Does Not Know

“Can you please put us down?” Zachary asked while shielding his face. He didn’t like to be kissed by others.

“Uncle Shaun, Uncle Kingsley, stop scaring my younger brothers and sister!” Gavin looked at them sternly.

Shaun blinked and stared at Gavin. “You’re Gavin? Where’s your sister? All I see are little boys. I don’t see a girl, though.”

Kingsley was extremely curious as well. He looked at all of them carefully, yet he couldn’t see a girl anywhere.

Could it be that there’s another one that we don’t know about?

“We’ll tell you if you put us down,” Oliver said slyly.

Shaun and Kingsley were reluctant to let them down. After some time, they finally put the kids down and ruffled their hair.

“Can you tell us now?” Kingsley gently pinched Jasper’s cheek and looked at the five adorable kids.

Benjamin’s kids are really good-looking. They look just like him when he was little!

Shaun couldn’t help himself and pinched Jesse’s cheek as well.

Jesse ran and hid behind her brother.

The five of them ran away and said in unison, “We won’t tell you!”

Shaun and Kingsley raised their eyebrows in response to what the kids said. Err… we were played by the little ones!

Despite that, they

weren’t angry at all, and they looked at the little ones in amusement.

“Or maybe you don’t have a sister and you lied to us on purpose?” the adults asked.

“Hmph! We didn’t lie. It’s true!” Jasper countered.

Zachary’s eyes sparkled as he said, “Let’s see if you can find out which of us is a girl.”

Shaun and Kingsley believed him and started scanning all of them once more.

All of them look like boys.

“Could it be you?” Kingsley said to Jesse.

As soon as he said it, all the kids looked surprised.

Kingsley was pleasantly surprised. “Did I get it right?” he asked and carried Jesse.

Jesse looked at him with her big, round eyes and red cheeks. “Hi, mister. I’m a girl.”

“Aww! You’re so cute!” Kingsley exclaimed and touched her chubby cheeks. She had completely won him over.

“Sweetheart, what’s your name?”

“I’m Jesse York. Mom and the boys call me Jesse,” she replied.

“Why are you dressed up like a boy?” Shaun asked while patting her head.

“That’s because Mommy told me that I won’t be in danger if I wear the same outfit as my brothers and look like a boy.”

Well, that’s true. She looks so adorable even when she’s dressed up like a boy. She’ll definitely be snatched away if she wears girls’ clothes.

“Benjamin still doesn’t know about her, so you mustn’t tell him, okay? This is our secret!” Zachary reminded them.

Shaun and Kingsley exchanged glances with one another. They were extremely excited to know something that Benjamin didn’t.

“Okay!” they agreed immediately.

“What about you guys? What are your names?” they continued to ask while looking at the rest of the kids.

“Mister, shouldn’t you introduce yourself before asking for our names?” Zachary asked them.

“Hahahaha!” The two adults laughed out loud.

“I’m Shaun Bailey, your daddy’s best friend.”

“I’m Kingsley Watts, I’m your daddy’s best pal.”

Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse’s mouths twitched a little and looked at them with their big eyes.

How are these two amusing people good friends with an iceberg like Benjamin? The kids wondered, but they still replied to Shaun and Kingsley politely.

“I’m Zachary, the second child!”

“My name’s Oliver, the third child!”

“I’m Jasper, the fourth child!”

“These are beautiful names,” Shaun said with a smile and patted their heads.

Kingsley had been nodding while smiling all this time. “So, Gavin is the first child, and you are Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse.”

 

Chapter 232 Their First Meeting With Grandpa

“Let’s go. I’ll take you somewhere fun!” Kingsley looked at them dotingly.

“Mr. Watts, good students shouldn’t skip school,” Gavin said while casting a brief look at Kingsley.

Kingsley was surprised to hear Gavin say that and gently pinched his nose. “I thought you hated school? What’s the difference? I can just tell the principal that I’m taking you out.”

Gavin merely looked at him and stop arguing with him.

“If we get into trouble, you have to tell them that you’re the one who takes us out,” Zachary said slyly.

“No problem!” Kingsley grinned and called Robert.

Shaun smiled when he looked at the two playful kids.

“Gavin, didn’t you say that Grandpa’s on his way? Shouldn’t we wait for him?” Oliver asked while looking at Gavin.

Gavin turned to look at the rest of them. “Do you want to meet Grandpa? We can leave first if you don’t wish to.”

Jasper and Jesse looked at their elder brothers as the three of them discussed it.

“Your grandpa told you that he’s coming?” Shaun asked with a chuckle.

“That person told me not Grandpa,” Gavin said with a long face.

“Who are you talking about?” Shaun asked.

Gavin pressed his lips tightly and didn’t say anything.

“He’s talking about Benjamin,” Zachary said while looking at Shaun.

After the two adults exchanged glances at one another, they turned to Gavin while smiling, and asked, “What’s the matter? Did you and your daddy have a fight?”

Oh? He’s angry at his dad?

“Gavin, your daddy’s at fault this time so don’t forgive him easily!” Kingsley encouraged.

After that, Kingsley called Robert to inform the latter that he was going to bring the five of them out from school. Robert agreed with the condition that Kingsley would need to take good care of them.

“Let’s go, your principal has agreed to let you have the day off!” Kingsley announced.

“But, they said that Mr. Graham’s coming. Won’t he get angry at us if he doesn’t get to see them because we took them away?” Shaun reminded Kingsley.

“Well, he’s not here yet, is he?” Kingsley shrugged.

“Come on, little ones!” he called out to the five of them.

“We haven’t told the teachers yet,” Gavin said and rushed into the classroom.

The rest of them followed him to take their bags as well. “Please wait for us, Mr. Watts! We’re going to take our bags.”

“Okay! Slow down!” Kingsley replied.

“I’m afraid that Gavin’s really disappointed with Boss this time,” Shaun sighed. Gavin had never been like this when he got mad at Benjamin last time.

Kingsley looked at him and said, “I don’t think anyone would be able to forgive Boss if they were in Gavin’s shoes. You see, after knowing that he wasn’t Danna’s son and the trauma he had with her; yet, Boss still showed affection for her. It’s terrible!”

“You’re right. If I were him, I wouldn’t be able to forgive this kind of father too,” Shaun said with a nod.

“Right? So, Boss must be taught a lesson this time!” Kingsley said angrily.

“Ah… But, do you really think that Boss still has feelings for Danna?” Shaun asked while looking at Kingsley.

“Who knows?” Kingsley pursed his lips.

“Shaun? Kingsley?” Darius asked in surprise when he saw them.

The two of them turned at the sound of Darius’ voice. “Hi, Mr. Graham!” Kingsley and Shaun greeted him with a smile.

“What are you two doing here? Don’t you need to work?” Darius asked while looking at them.

Shaun and Kingsley smiled. “We came here to see Gavin after we heard that he is back.”

“Dang, you got here earlier than me! I came to see him too. Is he in class?” Darius smiled.

“They’ll be out soon,” Shaun replied with a smile.

Darius’ eyes lit up. Well, Gavin came out on his own, so Benjamin can’t say anything anymore.

Kingsley and Shaun continued to wait for the kids while talking to Darius. After some time, one after another ran out of the classroom with their bags on their back.

The three adults at the scene turned their gaze toward them.

Darius was surprised to see five Gavins. He thought something was wrong with his eyes.

 

Chapter 233 We Finally Have A Girl

“Why do I see five Gavins?” Darius blinked and rubbed his eyes. Even after blinking several times, he still saw five Gavins.

This is strange.

Kingsley and Shaun chuckled under their breath.

“Mr. Graham, there’s nothing wrong with your eyes. It’s true that there are five of them, but there’s only one Gavin,” Shaun said while laughing.

Darius turned to look at Shaun and looked in the direction of the kids in surprise. “What? Are you saying that there are five of them?”

All five of them stopped in front of Darius, and Gavin started greeting him.

“Grandpa!”

“Hi, Grandpa!” Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse repeated after Gavin as they greeted Darius.

“Good boy! Who are they?” Darius asked and patted Gavin’s head.

He bent down to look at all five of them slowly from head to toe. All of them look a little different, but they have the same face. It’s difficult to tell them apart.

“Grandpa, these are my younger brothers and younger sister. This is Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse. Jesse’s the only girl and the rest of them are boys,” Gavin introduced them to Darius.

“Wonderful! You even have a sister!” Darius exclaimed happily and hugged all of them. He couldn’t stop looking at them.

“Hi, Grandpa!” the four of them called out to him once more. This time, they sounded happier because they knew how much Darius liked them.

“You’re all really adorable! Your daddy didn’t even tell me about you,” he said while patting their heads.

“Grandpa, Dad still doesn’t know about Jesse. So, please keep it a secret, okay?” Gavin looked at Darius.

“Are you saying that your daddy doesn’t know about your brothers and sister?” Darius asked Gavin while looking at the latter.

“No, no. I mean, he still doesn’t know that Jesse is a girl. He thought Jesse is a boy,” Gavin explained.

Hearing that, Darius laughed out loud.

“Okay. That’s our secret!” he said happily and kissed Jesse.

The Graham family finally has a daughter!

“Come, let’s go back home!” Darius said and called his butler to prepare food for all of them.

He was all thrilled about the news and completely ignored the fact that they should be at school.

Kingsley and Shaun followed him and the kids back to Darius’ mansion.

“Mr. Graham, Old Mr. Graham took the kids back to his place,” Ethen reported.

“Got it,” Benjamin replied.

Ethen glanced at him for a bit before leaving the office.

Benjamin took a look at his watch. It was almost lunchtime, so he called Arissa.

“Hello?” Arissa asked as soon as she picked up. She was busy doing her work.

“Come to my office,” he said.

“I…”

Beep… Beep…

Before Arissa had the chance to turn him down, he hung up.

She could tell who it was based on his tone even though she didn’t look at the caller ID.

Without wasting another second, she saved the documents before she went upstairs.

Knock! Knock!

She knocked gently on his door.

“You asked for me, Mr. Graham?”

“Come in!” he called out and looked in the direction of the door before he continued to read his documents.

When Arissa entered the room and stood before his office table, she couldn’t help but notice his beautiful features.

He only lifted his head to look at her after he finished signing one of his documents.

“What’s the matter, Mr. Graham?” Arissa asked quickly to remind him and to hide her shock when they suddenly made eye contact.

“Did you forget something, Arissa?”

She was frozen in place and tried to recall when he asked her that. Huh? What did I forget?

“You’re my woman now,” he said. Geez, she doesn’t even remember.

Uh huh. So? Arissa was still confused.

Could it be that he plans to do something that we shouldn’t be doing during the day? she thought when she looked at his expression.

 

 

Chapter 234 Make Your Best Dish

“I know!” she said suddenly.

“But, you still haven’t carried out your part of the deal, right?” she continued with a smile.

He sank into his office chair with a deep and intimidating look in his eyes.

“How do you know?” he asked.

She looked at him. Has he started doing something?

“I’ve already asked my lawyer to do what he needs to do earlier today. If nothing goes wrong, Danna will be easily sentenced to life imprisonment,” he said with a serious expression while knocking onto his table.

Now that’s better.

“But, nothing’s certain before the judges announce it. There might still be accidents,” she challenged while looking at him.

He looked at her for a brief moment. Hmph. Smart woman.

“I’m hungry.”

Arissa looked at him in confusion but didn’t move. So? Eat if you’re hungry. Why didn’t you order anything?

“Don’t you want her to be sentenced as soon as possible?” he added.

She finally realized what he was trying to say. D*mn it. He’s doing it on purpose.

However, she still put on her fake smile and said, “What would you like to eat, Mr. Graham? I’ll order some food for you.”

A wave of annoyance washed over him when he saw the smile on her face. “I’ve never eaten anything from food delivery!”

Arissa was going nuts. She started cursing him in her heart.

“So, would you like to go out and have lunch?” she asked politely.

“I don’t have time,” he replied.

She gritted her teeth underneath that smile. “Then, how do you plan to take your lunch, Mr. Graham?”

Since he doesn’t want anything from food delivery and doesn’t want to go out…

“Ah! What do you want to eat? I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare it for you,” she suggested right after the thought popped up in her mind.

There was a cafeteria in the company.

“You make it,” he said while taking a quick glance at her.

Arissa was dumbfounded.

She tried to maintain the smile on her face. “Mr. Graham, I’m working too. How would I have time to cook for you now? Can I cook for you when we get home?”

“So, that’s your attitude when you’re serving me, huh? I only asked you to cook something and you’re giving me excuses?” Benjamin looked at her coldly.

What are you bullsh*tting about? She scolded in her heart.

“Okay. What would you like to have, Mr. Graham?”

“Make something that you’re good at,” he said and took a quick look at her.

If I continue to bother her, she’s going to explode.

“Okay. Please wait, Mr. Graham. I’ll go and prepare your meal in the cafeteria now,” she said and made her way to the cafeteria.

Thank goodness he didn’t request any gourmet dishes!

“There’s a little kitchen upstairs. Just tell the staff what you need and they’ll bring it up for you,” he added.

Huh? There’s a kitchen upstairs? He’s insanely rich.

She turned in his direction and met his eyes.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to cook in the office area,” she said.

I don’t think he would like it if the whole place smells of cooking after I’m done.

“You’ll cook here every day starting today,” he added.

She smiled at him and turned. The moment she had her back on him, her smile immediately switched to a fierce expression as if she wanted to bite him.

Benjamin Graham, can you not be so mean? Why would you want to torture me like this during my working hours?

She left the CEO office and went to look for Ethen.

When she got to the small kitchen, she took a quick look at it and only saw that it was almost empty. The only things in the kitchen were some coffee and a complete set of equipment at the stove.

“Ms. York, let me know if you need anything. I’ll ask the kitchen staff to send the items up to you,” Ethen said.

He felt sorry for her. This kitchen has never been used before, except that we usually use it to make some coffee or tea.

“Mm. Please get them to bring some plates, bowls, utensils, and some spices,” she said while thinking about what she should cook for Benjamin.

Ethen took note of everything she said and called the kitchen staff.

Within minutes, the kitchen staff brought everything she asked for. They even brought some spaghetti. The only thing that was missing was the ingredients.

“I’ll follow you to the main kitchen to see what ingredients you have there,” she said and followed them to the cafeteria.

Chapter 235 A Natto Feast

The chef brought her to the kitchen, and she looked at the ingredients.

“All of these are ingredients that we normally use in the cafeteria, and they’re all freshly sent to us every morning. There are also some fish, prawns, and some other kinds of seafood. But if Mr. Graham wishes to eat anything that we don’t have here, we can get someone to send them over as well,” the chef explained.

Her eyes lit up when she heard what the chef said.

“Do you have natto?”

The chef was dumbfounded. He looked at her and asked to confirm, “Mr. Graham wants to eat that?”

“Yeah. Do you have them?”

“Well, we don’t, but we can ask someone to send some over.”

The chef was perplexed because as far as he knew, Benjamin never like food like that.

“Then, please prepare some and bring it up for me,” she said with a smile. Done. I’m going to make Japanese food for Benjamin!

“Okay. I’ll ask someone to send some over,” he said and called the supplier. “It’ll reach in about ten minutes,” he continued.

“Thank you!” she said to the chef and took some vegetables and a few more ingredients upstairs.

When she finished washing the vegetables and making some rice, the staff sent natto over.

She stayed in the small kitchen all by herself to prepare Benjamin’s lunch.

After half an hour, the whole floor was full of the delicious smell of food.

Ethen couldn’t help but take a few deep breaths and was curious to see what Arissa was cooking.

He sneakily walked closer to the stove area to look at what she was cooking, and he saw that she was stir-frying some rice and… What the hell is that?

“W-What’s this?” he asked while shivering at the sight of the sticky texture of natto.

“It’s natto,” she replied with a laugh and ate some.

“Mmm! Delicious!”

Ethen quickly ran away.

Arissa was speechless and chuckled.

He doesn’t know what he’s missing. These are out of the world, you know?

She didn’t care where the natto came from, what mattered was that she got what she needed to make the dish.

Ethen was sickened at the sight of the dish and felt sorry for Benjamin.

When it was twelve-thirty, Arissa was almost ready and went to get Benjamin.

“Mr. Graham, your lunch’s ready. Would you like to eat it in your office or outside?” she asked.

Benjamin’s eyes lit up when he lifted his head to see that she had tied her hair up and had an apron on.

“Bring it here,” he said.

“Okay,” she replied and went to the kitchen to bring all the dishes and place them on a dining table nearby.

Benjamin was curious to see what she made, so he followed her.

There was a bowl of something that looked like miso soup, a plate of fried rice with beans, a plate of vegetables and something fried.

Arissa was smart enough to stir-fry the natto so that Benjamin wouldn’t be able to see what it was. Even the natto that Ethen saw earlier wasn’t the finished product. That was why he could still see what it looked like.

“What are these?” Benjamin asked and took his seat.

Mm. These smell and look pretty good too.

She took some rice out and placed it in front of him along with the utensils. “Try this,” she said with a smile.

Benjamin, you’re up for a natto feast today.

Benjamin looked at her and had a hunch that she might be up to something. However, he didn’t say anything and took a bite of something from the bowl that looked like miso soup.

His eyes flickered as soon as he tasted it. It was delicious and had a strong taste of beans in it.

“How is it?” she asked with a smile.

He looked at her. Was I overthinking things? Maybe she didn’t do anything to the dish after all.

“Not bad!” he replied.

“Right? It’s my best dish!” she laughed.

“What is this?” he asked as he took another bite of the natto.

This is pretty good.

“What do you think?” she sat down and looked at him with a smile.

He still couldn’t identify it. “Well, it tastes like beans.”

She giggled. “Try the others and see if they’re good.”

He still didn’t know what she was up to even when after peering at her.

Chapter 236 Is She Trying To Scare Me

He continued to try out the other dishes, and he thought all of them were good.

“I didn’t know that you’re such a good cook.” He was surprised by her talent.

Mm. Asking her to make my lunch was a wise decision.

“Eat more then,” she said happily after he complimented her.

She took her utensils and put more natto into his plate. “Mr. Graham, you should eat more while it’s hot. The food won’t taste as good when it’s cold.”

He looked at her movements and only continued eating after a while.

“What ingredients you use to make these?”

“Shh. Eat first,” she said with a smile.

His eyes flickered. She’s definitely up to something. Hmph. Well, it doesn’t matter.

“You eat too,” he said indifferently.

“It’s okay. You can eat it first,” she said politely with a smile.

Benjamin cast a glance at her and continued to eat.

Actually, the food suited his appetite, so he didn’t think too much about it.

After she saw that he had started eating the rice, she asked, “Mr. Graham, aren’t you curious about the main ingredient for these dishes?” she continued to grin at him.

He raised his brows and his gaze remained locked on her face.

“Tell me,” he said.

She cleared her throat out of a little guilt and said, “These are all made of natto.”

Benjamin’s expression didn’t change at the sound of that.

Arissa felt weird that he didn’t look disgusted by it. Does he not know what it is or is he pretending to look calm?

She tried to scare him again. “You know, natto! Sticky, stinky natto!”

He continued to look at her expectant face and glanced at those dishes again.

Well, it doesn’t really look disgusting or scary to me though. Is she trying to use natto to scare me?

“Wow! You’re really amazing to be able to make so many different dishes from just natto! I can see the effort you put in to make my lunch,” he complimented her.

What just happened? Shouldn’t he be rushing off to the washroom to get everything he ate out of his system because he was disgusted by it?

She looked displeased when she saw his calm face. Hmph! Wait till you see what they look like!

She quickly searched for pictures of natto and showed him.

“Mr. Graham, you just ate these,” she said.

He looked at the picture and finally realized what he ate. In that instant, he almost gagged, but he managed to suppress the feeling.

He glared at her. Arissa, are you asking for death?

Her heart tightened at his glare and tried to explain.

“Mr. Graham, they are very nutritious and safe to eat. Besides, they’re high in protein and low in fats. Didn’t you say that they were good earlier? You can hardly get such good quality natto just anywhere, you know? It’s my first time cooking for you, so it’s a given that I must show my sincerity through these dishes. Please don’t puke. It’ll be a big waste if you do!”

She was laughing out loud in her mind when she looked at his face.

Hmph! Let’s see if you dare to boss me around to cook for you next time!

Benjamin glared at her and walked away from the dining table.

“Mr. Graham, there’s still a lot of them left. Are you sure you don’t want to eat them anymore?”

He ignored her and went to his lounge.

She covered her mouth and giggled. He’s puking now, isn’t he?

She looked at the leftovers and dug in.

Mm! Delicious! Oh! The fried ones are especially good!

Just as she was eating happily, Benjamin returned.

She looked at him while she was chewing on the food. He still had a dark expression on his face.

However, the next moment, he did something that surprised her. He took his utensils and continued eating.

Arissa blinked at the sight of that and felt bad all of a sudden.

“You don’t have to force yourself to eat it,” she reminded him.

 

Chapter 237 The Smirk Of Benjamin

“Shh! Keep quiet when you’re eating,” he snapped at her and continued to eat.

These taste really good actually, as long as I don’t think about those pictures and the description.

He wanted to vomit when he went to the washroom earlier, but nothing came out. None of it affected him except for the pictures of natto covered in gooey white specks that looked very much like thick cobwebs.

Ew! That’s gross!

Hmph. She’s definitely looking forward to seeing how scared I would look. I’m not someone who gets frightened easily, okay? I’ve eaten other insects before when I was in field operation.

The moment he saw how happy she looked while eating the natto, his anger eased.

Arissa was shocked to see that he seemed to have fallen in love with the dish instead of being affected by the pictures. “Don’t you think they’re disgusting?”

Benjamin shot her a glare.

That startled her, and she stopped talking immediately.

Just like that, he finished the fried natto in front of her. All that was left was the soup and vegetables which he had eaten a little earlier.

He put the utensils down and elegantly wiped his mouth with a tissue.

When he got up, he patted her head and said, “Make sure you clean up.”

Arissa was astounded and looked at him with her mouth wide open as he walked toward his table and continued working.

What? He really wasn’t disgusted by it?

Her mouth twitched when he continued to work without going to the bathroom after some time.

She turned to the dining table and continued to eat the unfinished dishes. She was still pretty hungry.

Benjamin glanced at her and smirked.

Hmph! This is nothing!

When Ethen came in to report something to Benjamin and noticed how the latter was smiling, he had goosebumps straight away. Oh no. Who’s going to get in trouble this time?

When he noticed Benjamin’s gaze on Arissa, he felt sorry for her.

Ms. York, you’re really bold. I can’t believe you’d fed Mr. Graham natto.

He felt sorry for Benjamin too, but when he turned back to Benjamin and their eyes met, he shivered again.

“Mr. Graham, have you taken your lunch? I can ask the kitchen to make something and send it up,” he said.

“I’m full,” Benjamin replied.

Ethen looked at him with a strange expression. H-H-He’s full?

“What did you eat?” Ethen asked cautiously.

Benjamin glared at him but didn’t answer him. “Spit it out,” Benjamin said in a warning tone.

Oh my God. Mr. Graham really ate those?

“Mr. Graham, Broad Life Group would be here around one-thirty,” Ethen said.

“Okay. Make arrangements and get the meeting room ready,” Benjamin instructed.

“Okay. Here are also some documents that require your signature, Mr. Graham.” Ethen placed a few documents and opened them in front of Benjamin.

Benjamin merely looked at the document for a bit and signed without going through everything.

Ethen was shocked to see that Benjamin didn’t go through the documents.

Isn’t he afraid that I might be up to no good? Aw! He trusts me! I feel loved!

Since Ethen had known Benjamin for a long time and had worked for the latter, he could feel that Benjamin was in a very good mood.

He continued to observe Benjamin’s expression as he helped to put the signed documents aside.

Could it be that he’s in a good mood because his tummy is full? Or is it because of Ms. York?

“Mr. Frank!” Arissa called out to him suddenly.

“Yes, Ms. York?” Ethen turned toward her and replied.

“Have you taken your lunch? Would you like to have some if you haven’t had anything? We still have a lot of food left,” she said with beaming eyes.

Ethen forced a smile despite the awkwardness. He could feel someone glaring at him from behind.

“It’s all right, Ms. York. I’ll eat at the cafeteria later,” he replied.

“Okay. I’ll finish it then,” she replied with a grin and continued eating.

She’s doing it on purpose, isn’t she? Didn’t she see how disgusted I was just by looking at it earlier?

When he met Benjamin’s icy gaze, a chill ran down his spine, and he subconsciously stood up straight.

 

 

Chapter 238 He Has An Allergy

“Mr. Graham, there are still a few more documents that require your signature,” Ethen reminded Benjamin cautiously despite the chill that he was feeling.

“Leave them here. I’ll sign them later,” Benjamin replied while staring at Ethen.

Eh? Come on! It was going smoothly earlier! He’s got mood swings like a woman! Can he not get jealous so easily?

Ethen braced himself through Benjamin’s glare and took the approved documents out of the room. He quickly escaped from the room because he knew that things would get a lot messier if he stayed.

Arissa snickered in her heart when she saw how Ethen bolted. She did it on purpose, but she didn’t expect him to look so dramatic.

Natto is good, okay? Everyone who has tried it would agree. They may look disgusting, but they’re really good!

Finally, she finished everything up and felt a little stuffed. She rested for a while before she started cleaning up.

Just as she was about to bring the plates and bowls out, she glanced in Benjamin’s direction and saw that something was wrong.

What’s wrong with him? She stared at him with wide eyes when she saw the redness on his face.

She quickly walked closer to him to take a closer look and said out of shock, “Benjamin, your face…”

He had red patches on his face and neck. It was obvious that he was having an allergic reaction.

“What?” he looked at her.

She swallowed. Could it be that he hasn’t realized it himself?

“You seemed to be having an al… allergic reaction,” she said.

Allergic?

Benjamin was stunned for a while before he touched his face and felt the warmth in his cheeks.

No wonder my vision was a little blurry earlier.

He quickly got up, walked to the lounge, and examined himself in the mirror to see that there were patches of red on his entire face and all the way to his neck.

After that, he unbuttoned his shirt and saw that his body was full of itchy, red rashes as well.

“You should see if you have a rash on your body,” she reminded him at the door.

Oh my God! It must be because of the natto! He was okay when he was eating earlier. I didn’t know that he would be allergic! It came a little too slow.

She couldn’t help but feel guilty.

“I-I’ll take you to the hospital!” she said immediately when she saw the red patches on his body.

Oh, my god. It’s so serious!

She quickly put the bowls and plates down on his table before she went in to help him out.

Benjamin furrowed his brows and let out an icy aura.

“Did you do that on purpose?”

Hey! I’m innocent! I only wanted to scare you off, not to give you an allergy.

“I didn’t know that you’re allergic to natto. Have you never eaten it? Don’t you know that you’re allergic to it?” she asked as she held onto him.

“Who would eat that anyway?” he snapped. He had never eaten that stuff before.

“I’m sorry! Let’s go to the hospital now!” Arissa said.

She was really frightened by how angry he looked and the red patches on his body.

He should really get an injection at the hospital immediately! Ah! So, Gavin got his allergy from him.

“How are you feeling? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere or feverish?” she asked him guiltily and touched his forehead with the back of her palm.

Benjamin’s eyes flickered when he felt the cool and comfortable feeling. However, the feeling left as soon as it came.

She quickly touched her own forehead. “Hmmm. I think you’re burning up,” she said.

“Mr. Graham!” Ethen called out as he entered the office to inform Benjamin about the meeting.

When he saw how Benjamin looked, he was extremely shocked as well.

“Mr. Graham, what’s wrong?”

Arissa helped him get into the elevator. “He has an allergic reaction! We have to take him to the hospital now!”

“Okay! I’ll arrange for your ride!” Ethen said immediately. He still hadn’t recovered from the shock.

“You stay here and handle the meeting for me,” Benjamin glanced at him and instructed him in a deep voice.

“Yes, Mr. Graham!”

“Ms. York, please take good care of him,” he said to Arissa, and he felt more at ease when she was by Benjamin’s side.

 

Chapter 239 Benjamin Faints

“Okay!” Arissa nodded. She would’ve taken good care of him even if Ethen didn’t ask her to since it was her fault that things had turned out this way.

Both of them got into the elevator. Arissa looked at him with worry, and he looked back at her.

She avoided his eyes immediately and asked, “How are you feeling now?”

“What do you think?” he replied in a harsh tone because he was really unwell.

“I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to. If I knew that you’re allergic to natto, I wouldn’t have cooked it for you!” she said after she pursed her lips.

I only wanted to scare you, but I didn’t expect any of these to happen!

Benjamin snorted and felt really uncomfortable because of the itch all over his body. He tugged at his necktie.

“If you’re not comfortable, you should take it off,” she said as she reached for his necktie when she realized what he was doing.

As she reached for his neck, her cool fingers brushed against his skin. Immediately, his eyes turned dark, and he held her hand against his neck to soothe the discomfort that he was feeling.

Arissa was speechless. Her face turned red when she looked at his expression.

Why is he acting high when he’s having an allergic reaction?

As soon as the door of the elevator opened, he pushed her aside and walked out quickly.

Arissa staggered for a while before she quickly chased after him. When she wanted to reach out and support him, he glared at her. As a response, she took her hand back.

“I’m not a cripple!”

“Hehe, I’m just worried about you,” she said with a silly laugh.

“Hmph!” Benjamin snorted and got into the car quickly.

When the security guards at the entrance saw how Benjamin looked, they quickly lowered their heads.

“Pretend that you didn’t see anything. No one is to hear about this!” Arissa warned them when she passed by.

After that, she went into the car as fast as she could and asked the driver to drive to the hospital.

Benjamin’s discomfort got worse. His whole body got itchier and hotter.

Other than that, his expression turned darker because he couldn’t scratch the areas that itched with her around.

Arissa asked the driver to speed up when she noticed that Benjamin was feeling worse.

She tried to comfort him. “Please bear with it a little more. We’re reaching soon!”

When she noticed the beads of sweat on his head and how his breathing became more rapid, she panicked.

“What’s wrong, Benjamin?”

He clenched his fists as he tried to suppress the discomfort he was feeling. The veins on his forehead throbbed.

“Please drive faster,” she said shakily when she saw how he looked.

The driver saw what was happening and pressed hard on the accelerator.

She tried to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, but the next moment, Benjamin passed out in her arms.

“Benjamin? Benjamin! Please don’t scare me!”

She tried to wake him up by pinching his finger tips.

Fortunately, the hospital was nearby. It only took them a few minutes to get there.

When they reached the hospital, Benjamin was sent to the emergency room almost immediately.

“Doctor, he ate a lot of natto and had an allergic reaction,” Arissa told the doctor as she followed them to the emergency room.

“Please wait here,” the doctor said to her before he pushed Benjamin into the emergency room.

The moment the door of the emergency room closed, she clasped her hands together to pray for Benjamin.

Benjamin, please be okay. Oh God, how did things turn out this way?

Arissa’s heart was thumping wildly.

“Ms. York, please drink some water. Don’t worry, Mr. Graham will be okay,” the bodyguard said and gave her a glass of water.

“Thank you,” she replied and took it.

She drank a few mouthfuls and held tightly onto the glass as she stared intently at the door of the emergency room.

“Has something like this happen before?” she asked.

“Mr. Graham had never gone through this before,” the bodyguard replied. Although he was shocked, he looked calmer than she was.

She was overwhelmed by guilt. How could I be so careless! Some people are allergic to foods like that! Why didn’t I think of that? Benjamin, you’ve got to get through this! When you’re better, you can get back at me all you want!

Since she didn’t know what the situation was inside the emergency room, Arissa couldn’t calm herself down. As long as he was still in the emergency room, there was no way for her to stay calm.

She picked up her phone with shaky hands when Ethen called.

“How’s Mr. Graham now? Is it serious?”

 

Chapter 240 Please Be Okay

“He’s in the emergency room,” she replied with furrowed brows. She was dead worried.

“The emergency room? What happened? Please tell me everything, Ms. York! Wasn’t he still all right back in the office? Why does he need to go to the emergency room because of an allergic reaction? He looked okay earlier,” Ethen said in a hurry.

“He fainted when we were in the car,” she replied in a guilty tone.

However, Ethen had to attend a meeting now.

“Ms. York, did anyone notice what happened to Mr. Graham’s skin?” Ethen asked.

If anyone took a picture of Benjamin’s state and uploaded the picture to social media, the company’s shares would drop.

“I don’t think so. Only the doctors and nurses saw him,” Arissa replied after thinking about it.

“That’s a relief. Please look after Mr. Graham at the hospital for now and do update me with his condition from time to time, especially if anything happens to him,” Ethen said.

“Okay. I will,” she replied while clenching her fist.

After Ethen got the name of the hospital from Arissa, he quickly called the Director to ensure that Benjamin was being taken care of by the best doctors of the hospital.

Once he was done with that, he called Shaun.

Shaun jumped in surprise when he knew that Benjamin had fainted in the car.

“Okay, calm down. I’m heading there now,” he said to Ethen.

“What happened?” Kingsley asked when he realized that Shaun’s expression had changed.

“It’s nothing. It’s just one of my patients. Mr. Graham, I’ve got to deal with some matters, so I’ll take my leave first,” he said and left after bidding goodbye to Darius.

Kingsley narrowed his eyes and followed Shaun out because the latter usually wouldn’t be this stirred up if it was just a normal patient. “Who was it?” he asked.

Shaun looked behind him. Once he was sure that no one else was there, he said to Kingsley in a hushed voice. “It’s Benjamin. He fainted just now.”

“What? Why did he faint suddenly?” Kingsley’s expression changed, and he asked out of worry.

“I think he went into anaphylactic shock after eating something,” Shaun replied.

Shaun wanted to drive, but Kingsley got to the driver’s seat before him. “I’ll drive,” Kingsley said. With that, Shaun got in the passenger seat, and the two of them rushed toward the hospital.

Meanwhile, a few senior doctors rushed into the emergency room that Benjamin was in. Arissa’s heart continued to thump wildly, and her palms were sweating when she saw that.

“Don’t worry, Ms. York. I’m sure that Mr. Frank called the director of the hospital to get their specialists to help Mr. Graham,” the bodyguard comforted her when he saw how pale she looked.

“Oh,” she replied and continued to look in the direction of the emergency room worriedly. No matter how hard she tried, she can’t stop feeling worried.

Benjamin, please be okay! The kids have just started to warm up to you. You have to get through this for their sake!

More than ten minutes had passed, and she continued to wait. However, Benjamin hadn’t come out yet. To her, minutes felt like years.

Why isn’t he out yet?

“Arissa?” Kingsley asked in surprise when he saw her.

She nodded at them and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Ethen told me that Benjamin had fainted and asked me to see how things are,” Shaun replied while looking at her. Wow! Gavin’s mom is a beauty.

She told them what happened. “He’s still inside. He ate too much natto earlier, and his body was heating up when we were on the way here, but he fainted not long after.”

“Don’t worry. It’s going to be okay. I’ll go and take a look,” Shaun reassured her and knocked at the emergency door.

The nurse who opened the door looked angry. “What’s with all the noi… Oh, Dr. Bailey?”

“Let me in,” Shaun said. He wouldn’t be able to feel at ease until he saw Benjamin with his own eyes.

The nurse didn’t dare to stop him, and she closed the door after letting Shaun into the emergency room.

Arissa craned her neck to see how things were inside the room. All that she saw were a bunch of doctors and nurses gathered around, but she couldn’t see Benjamin.

“Don’t be too nervous. Benjamin’s a fighter. He won’t die so easily!” Kingsley comforted her when he saw how worried she looked.

Although he said that to her, he was pretty worried himself.