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Chapter 601 Not A Good Idea

When dinner time rolled around, Benjamin left the hospital with his wife and children through another exit.

Arissa felt a little perplexed. “Why aren’t we going through the front entrance? It’s more convenient to do that.”

“It’s not a good idea to go through the front entrance tonight!” he replied in a deep voice.

Shaun, Kingsley, and Ethen held back their laughter.

The children found it odd.

“Why isn’t it a good idea, Mr. Graham?” Oliver asked curiously.

Benjamin glanced at him. “Because I’ll get unlucky!”

Oliver was befuddled.

The same applied to the other children.

“I’m quite curious. What’s so bad about the front entrance?” Shaun looked at Benjamin curiously.

“You study medicine. Don’t you know anything about geomancy?” Benjamin replied plainly.

Shaun’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You actually believe that, Benjamin?”

Arissa looked at Benjamin with intrigue, too.

Benjamin glanced at her. “Look where you’re walking!”

She moved her line of sight away as he grabbed her hand.

It made her smile sweetly.

“Mr. Graham is holding Mommy’s hand again!” Jasper shouted, attracting everyone’s attention to the couple.

She blushed while Benjamin remained unmoved.

The bodyguard drove the car over to them. Benjamin let her in first before carrying the children into the vehicle and entering it himself.

The six children sat close to each other as they were sandwiched between Arissa and Benjamin. It made them quite happy.

“Remember to buy a phone for Tim, Mommy!” Jesse reminded.

“I haven’t forgotten!” Arissa patted her head.

Tim shot a glance at her. When she saw that, she smiled and asked, “What’s wrong?”

He shook his head.

She lovingly pinched his cheek.

Gavin and the others stared at them, smiling.

Benjamin looked at Arissa. “What do you want to eat?”

She paused. “Didn’t you already decide the place?”

“All of you can order the food you like first before we arrive back at the hotel for dinner. I’ll let the kitchen know what to prepare beforehand!”

She turned to the children. “What do you all want to eat, Sweethearts?”

They looked at each other before Zachary pouted. “We don’t know what to eat without the menu!”

Jasper nodded. “That’s right!”

Oliver asked, “Can we order prawns? Tim likes that!”

Benjamin smiled. “Of course. Anything else?”

Jesse raised his hand. “I want the same thing from this morning!”

Benjamin nodded and looked at the rest. “How about you guys?”

“We’ll take a look at the menu first!” Gavin glanced at him.

Arissa smiled. “I think it’s better to just let them order the food after we arrived at the hotel. If you want food to be prepared beforehand, you can send some to the hospital for Grandaunt first!”

“All right.” Benjamin gave the butler at the hotel a call and ordered the food the children wanted to eat before telling him to prepare some food that was suitable for Mary.

Arissa heard him mentioning not to put any sugar or sweet ingredients into the food and glanced at him a few times. He’s pretty thoughtful.

Once they all arrived at the hotel, Mary’s dinner was done. Ethen asked someone to deliver the food to her.

The group had their dinner at the hotel.

Arissa helped the children order food while Benjamin continued to talk on the phone to deal with his work.

She knew his stomach wasn’t feeling too well, so she ordered a dish that would hopefully help his stomach out.

Even after the dishes had been served, he still gestured for them to eat first as he continued to talk on the phone.

Shaun and Kingsley asked him to eat first, but Benjamin simply shook his hand and continued to talk on the phone.

“You should eat first, Benjamin. Otherwise, your stomach’s going to hurt!” Arissa exclaimed since he didn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.

 

 

Chapter 602 Benjamin Taps Her Head

“Even if you don’t want to eat, you should drink this soup to warm your stomach first,” Arissa suggested.

Benjamin met her caring look, apologized to the other person on the phone, and ended the call. “Let’s eat!”

Shaun, Kingsley, and Ethen were shocked. He really listens to Arissa.

The three of them stared at the couple.

The six children also sneakily glanced at the couple as they smiled.

They were pretty happy.

Gavin whispered, “Daddy’s listening to Mommy more and more now!”

Zachary added, “Mr. Graham has been getting more intimate with Mommy. Not bad.”

The children were glad to see the couple getting along well.

“I’ll give you this egg, Mommy!” Jesse put an egg on her plate onto her mother’s plate.

“Thank you, Sweetheart!” Arissa bent down to kiss her forehead before eating it. “Tasty!”

Jesse smiled. “Isn’t it tasty, Mommy?”

“Mmm!” she replied and helped put food into her children’s bowls. “Let’s finish quickly! Once we’re done, we’ll go and buy the phone!”

“Okay!” the children replied and increased their eating speed.

“Phone? For who?” Kingsley was curious.

Shaun and Ethen turned their attention to her.

Arissa answered, “I’m buying a phone for Tim!”

“Why the hassle? I can just ask Ethen to buy one later.” Benjamin glanced at Ethen.

Ethen didn’t mind as he looked at Arissa, awaiting her order. “I can go and buy one now, Ms. York. Aren’t you going back to the hospital?”

“I’m not in a rush. I just want to take them out on a shopping trip. They have been staying in the hospital for the entire day. It was boring them out of their minds, so I thought it’ll be best if I take them outside for a stroll and relax.”

“Don’t talk while eating.” Benjamin swept his gaze across them.

Everyone smiled and continued their meal in silence.

Arissa glanced at Benjamin, but when he did the same, she looked away.

“You should eat more of these!” He put the wild mushrooms on his plate onto hers.

She blinked. “You aren’t going to eat it?”

“I don’t like it!” Benjamin began drinking the mushroom soup.

The edge of her mouth twitched.

He would occasionally put food onto her plate, causing her to always have food on her plate. She turned to him.

He explained, “These provide your body with the nutritions it needs. You should eat more, so you won’t faint easily.”

Pft!

Kingsley failed to hold it back. That sounded so romantic.

Shaun and Ethen lowered their heads and held back their chuckles.

The children looked at Arissa caringly.

Gavin said, “You’ve been taking care of Mdm. Mary for the entire day, Mommy. You should eat more so you have the energy!”

Jasper agreed, “That’s right! This is for you, Mommy!”

The children continued to pile food on her plate.

She felt very happy at that moment. “Okay, okay, that’s enough. I can’t eat the food if you keep adding it to my plate. There’s basically a small mountain of food on my plate right now!”

Jesse giggled as she stared at the mound of food on her mother’s plate. The other five smiled too.

Arissa couldn’t help but smile with them.

Benjamin also put some food into the children’s bowl. “Eat!”

Jasper stuck his tongue out and lowered his head to eat.

Oliver’s glasses were getting foggy.

When Arissa saw that, she took off his glasses, wiped them clean, and put them back on him.

“Thank you, Mommy!”

“No problem!” She patted his head lovingly.

Tim gazed at them with a smile and ate.

When Gavin and Zachary ate tasty food, they would put some on his plate.

As for Jasper and Oliver, they took care of Jesse.

Knowing that the children enjoyed eating prawns, Arissa peeled some before putting them into their bowls.

“Thank you, Mommy!” they thanked her.

Arissa felt blessed as she stared at their cute, delicate faces.

Suddenly, she felt pain on her head.

She turned and glared at Benjamin.

“Stop staring at them and eat!” he ordered in a deep voice.

 

Chapter 603 Stressful

Arissa rolled her eyes. “You can tell me that without hitting me.”

Benjamin smiled.

He leaned toward her ear and whispered, “You can hit me back if you like.”

She instantly felt her cheeks burning as she stared at the man in disbelief. Does he really mean it?

“Stop making goo-goo eyes at each other. Otherwise, all of us will finish our meals before the two of you!” Kingsley joked.

Arissa blushed and lowered her head to eat.

Benjamin shot a glare at Kingsley.

Kingsley dry laughed and reminded, “We already finished this lamb chop, but it’s not enough!”

“Just order more!” Benjamin exclaimed in a deep voice.

Kingsley’s eyes lit up as he called for a server and ordered more dishes.

Shaun chuckled. “Benjamin’s family alone can finish eating a dish by themselves!”

That family had six children and two adults, after all. At most, a dish only had enough portions for ten people.

“True!” Kingsley stared at the children with a grin and turned to Arissa. “Isn’t it stressful raising six children?”

Arissa smiled. “It was quite stressful in the past.”

She raised four children by herself before, which wasn’t easy.

However, after that, she had help from friends. Once her job became stable, her stress level reduced.

“Mommy was really stressful when she was raising the four of us!” Zachary added as he looked at the men. “Mommy had to work several jobs in the past!”

Oliver nodded. “Once, Mommy was almost bullied by thugs when she went to work during the night!”

His eyebrows were furrowed as he displayed the worry he experienced back then.

Benjamin’s eyes glimmered as he looked at Arissa. “Don’t you know how to fight?”

Arissa looked back at him. “I only learned that after I came back!”

She learned how to fight when she thought about returning to the country because she didn’t know who she would be facing.

“Mommy worked so hard back then. She had to work during the morning and learn martial arts during the night. It was super tiring!” Jasper furrowed his eyebrows tightly as he told them about what happened in the past.

“There were a couple of times when Mommy got so tired that she didn’t have the energy to even take a bath and just slept on the bed!” A pitiful expression appeared on Jesse’s face.

Arissa smiled. Yeah, I was really busy back then. It was so tiring, but it also made me feel happy. It also helped me forget the pain of losing two children.

She turned to Gavin and Tim.

The two of them felt their heart ache as they saw the regret in her eyes.

“You really worked hard, Mommy. If I was by your side, you would’ve needed to work even harder!” Gavin said considerately.

Tim nodded. If the two of us were around, Mommy would have to earn even more money to raise us, meaning she’ll have to work even harder.

Arissa was glad to see her children being so considerate.

“I’m not afraid. In fact, if both of you were with me, I’ll be even happier! Sure, it’ll be more tiring, but I won’t need to worry about you two then.” Her eyes reddened as she choked a little.

Benjamin stared at her profoundly and gently reminded, “All right. Let’s stop talking about that. Eat!”

“You should eat more, Mommy. When we grow up, we’ll take care of you!” Zachary put more food on his mother’s plate.

His siblings promptly did the same too.

“Thank you, Sweethearts! Let’s eat together!” she thanked them.

Once the lamb chop arrived, Arissa grabbed a piece of it for each of her children.

“Please have some too!” She turned to Shaun, Kingsley, and Ethen.

They smiled and nodded.

Ethen grabbed a piece and started eating. Eating with Mr. Graham and Ms. York is the best. We always get to eat awesome food!

Seeing how eager Ethen was eating, Kingsley joked, “Are you paying him enough, Benjamin? Your assistant looks like he’s on the verge of starving to death.”

Benjamin glanced at Ethen in disdain.

Ethen was speechless.

 

Chapter 604 Arissa Buys Tim A Phone

Ethen laughed dryly. “It’s because you’re treating me to such delicious food, Mr. Graham. That’s why I’m not holding back. Since Mr. Watts is getting sick of good food, I’ll help you finish them!”

He then put another piece of the lambchop onto his plate.

Kingsley grumbled and quickly snatched it back. “Who said I’m sick of it? Benjamin’s treating me today, and I haven’t gotten a bite on that yet.”

Shaun shook his head with a grin as he witnessed Kingsley acting like a child.

It was quite an embarrassing sight.

The children ate as they stared at the adults. Haha, this is interesting.

Arissa smiled and put a piece on Benjamin’s plate. “You should eat soon, or else it’ll run out again!”

Seeing how she put the last piece on his plate, joy rushed into his heart.

“You should eat it. It is good for you!” He put the piece back on her plate.

Her eyes lit up as she munched on it with joy. “Thank you, Mr. Graham!”

Benjamin stared at her silently. I have a feeling that she didn’t really mean to give that piece to me earlier, seeing how happy she is right now. Was she certain I would’ve returned the piece to her? Still, as long as she’s enjoying it, I don’t mind.

The dish Arissa ordered for Benjamin had arrived. She personally put it in front of him. “This will help with your stomach. Have more!”

He was surprised.

“Your wife ordered it especially for you, Benjamin. You should eat it!” Shaun teased.

“You ordered it for me?” Benjamin stared at her with a hint of joy in his eyes.

“Mhm! You’re having stomach discomfort, right? These will help with your digestion!” she explained with blushing ears.

Everyone just smiled silently when they saw her feeling a little shy.

After that, they all ate happily.

The children were happy to see their parents getting closer to each other before they resumed eating.

Benjamin was in a good mood so he ate more.

He was done before everyone else was. Then, he walked to the side to make a call. “I’m full. You guys enjoy yourselves!”

Arissa took a look at him. Isn’t he eating a bit too little?

Kingsley noticed her confusion and leaned toward her. “You’re thinking that he’s not eating enough, right?”

She turned to face him and saw his smile.

“Actually, Benjamin’s eating quite a lot today. He usually eats half of what he has just eaten. He’s eating more today because you made the order for him.”

“I can vouch for that too. Mr. Graham usually only eats a small amount of food. He’s real picky with it, too!” Ethen whispered.

Arissa chuckled.

Gavin added, “Daddy used to not eat breakfast at all, Mommy. Even when he does eat breakfast with me, he only takes a few bites. He’s now eating more than usual.”

“No wonder your daddy’s stomach hurt! He has so much work to do; yet, he eats so little and even skips breakfast!” she commented.

Gavin nodded. “In the past, when Mr. Whitley told him to eat, he would just refuse!”

Kingsley and the others found it humorous.

“Finish your meal, Sweethearts!” She put more food on their plates.

They left to buy a phone once all of them were done eating.

Benjamin also followed them to the mall.

Shaun loved being around so many people, so he dragged Kingsley and Ethen with him and went along with them.

“We’ll help take care of them!” Kingsley informed Benjamin.

Then, he carried two children with Ethen and Shaun to the car first, leaving the couple behind.

“Head in!” Benjamin pulled Arissa into the car.

She looked at him. “You don’t need to join us if you’re busy! We’ll head back to the hospital once we bought the phone.”

“My work’s done for now.” He swept his gaze across her face. “Do you think you can take care of six children all by yourself?”

She smiled. “Of course, I can! They’re all obedient and they won’t run around! Besides, there’re still the bodyguards, Mr. Watts, and the others.”

“Well, they aren’t me. It’ll be better if I come with you.” Benjamin furrowed his eyebrows as he said domineeringly.

 

Chapter 605 I Will Study Hard

Upon arriving at the mall, the adults brought the children inside to buy a phone.

Arissa stared at her children from behind as they held each other’s hands.

Kingsley glanced at a branded store and led them there.

“Take a look at which one you like, Tim!” he suggested.

Tim looked at him and then back at Arissa.

Arissa nodded with a grin. “Take a look at which one you want, Sweetheart!”

Tim surveyed the phones, unsure of which to pick.

“This one is new, Mommy! Pick this for Tim!” Zachary picked up the latest brand of phone.

“This one looks good!” Gavin agreed as there were a lot of colors to choose from.

“Do you want this one, Sweetheart?” Arissa hugged Tim up and paid attention to his preference.

“I don’t know which one to choose!” Tim uttered in a small voice.

“How about you buy this new one?” Benjamin suggested as he asked someone to turn the phone on.

The children gathered around him to take a look.

“It looks good!” Oliver smiled.

Benjamin glanced at his children. “Do you all want a new phone?”

Gavin, Zachary, Oliver, and Jasper shook their heads.

“Our phones are still functional. There’s no need to get a new one yet. Besides, we can just exchange our phones with Tim if we feel like it.” Jasper giggled.

Benjamin was glad that his children were not materialistic.

“Is that one useful?” Arissa glanced at it.

“It’s pretty good!” He glanced at her. “Good enough for a child.”

She lowered her head to look at the son in her embrace.

Tim stared at the phone curiously as she grabbed it for him. “Do you like the color, Sweetheart?”

The phone was blue. He nodded. “I do!”

Arissa smiled and handed him to Benjamin.

Benjamin looked at her with confusion.

She looked at him. “I’m going to pay for the phone! You take care of the children.”

Then, she gestured for the staff to head to the cashier and followed them.

Of course, he didn’t want her to pay when he could.

She glanced at him again. “I promised Tim I would buy it for him!”

To prevent him from getting ahead of her, she hurriedly followed the staff.

Kingsley and the others found it humorous.

“Boss, if Mrs. Graham buys a phone for Tim, you can just buy a computer for him. He’ll need one in the future anyway.”

A lightbulb appeared atop Benjamin’s head. I forgot about that!

And so, he brought the children to a computer store.

“I don’t think it’s necessary!” Tim refused helplessly because he found a computer to be far too expensive.

“It’s necessary! You’ll need one in the future.” Benjamin patted his head.

“Isn’t it expensive…” Tim stared at him.

Benjamin sighed in his heart as he lowered his head to meet his son’s eyes. “It’s an important tool for your learning, and it really isn’t that expensive. As long as you study well, these are well worth buying!”

Tim nodded. “I’ll do my best to study, Mr. Graham!”

Benjamin smirked.

Gavin pursed his lip. Daddy’s tricking Tim!

Zachary and the others glanced at Benjamin.

“Tim is the best!” Jesse smiled widely and revealed her teeth.

She was so cute that Kingsley and the others wanted to hug her.

He threw her into the air, making her giggle.

Benjamin glanced at them a bit perplexedly. Why do they all like to play with Jesse? Even her older siblings love her a lot.

“Do you all want a computer?” he asked the kids.

“We have one, Mr. Graham!” Zachary answered proudly.

He didn’t want his dad to buy one.

In the end, Benjamin bought a small laptop for Tim.

The keyboard was small and cute.

Jesse loved it. “Pink looks good, Tim!”

 

Chapter 606 Gift

Tim looked at Jesse and wanted to pick pink because he wanted to give it to his sister. “Mr. Graham…”

“This color looks good.” Benjamin picked one with the photo of an ocean printed on it on Tim’s behalf.

He then asked Ethen to pay for the computer.

Jesse glanced at Benjamin before approaching Oliver and tugging his shirt. “How about we buy the pink one, Oliver?”

Oliver pinched her nose. “The computer’s still working. There’s no need to buy another one yet.”

“But I like this pink one.”

Oliver almost gave in to his sister’s cuteness.

Benjamin saw their interaction.

I don’t think I’ve bought a gift for Jesse before… He shot a glance at Ethen to grab the pink one too.

“This is for you, Jesse!” He pointed at the pink laptop.

Jesse smiled brightly. “Thank you, Mr. Frank!”

Ethen’s heart melted as he received a full blast of cuteness from her. He patted her lovingly. “Your daddy is the one buying it for you. You should thank him instead!”

He dared not to take credit for it.

Jesse turned to Benjamin. “Thank you, Mr. Graham!”

“I’ll be happier if you call me Daddy!” Benjamin looked at her.

She narrowed her eyes and pouted. “You didn’t recognize me before!”

It seemed she held grudges.

Hearing that, the edge of Benjamin’s lip twitched.

Kingsley and Shaun chuckled before turning to their friend with a pitying look. Both of them are quite similar to each other. He must’ve been blind for not being able to tell she is his daughter right from the start. I bet he’s regretting it right now.

“It’s your fault!” Gavin commented.

Benjamin stared at him resignedly before turning to Tim.

Tim looked pretty happy upon receiving his computer. He was hugging his computer and phone tightly.

After all, those gifts were given by his parents.

“Thank you, Mr. Graham!”

“Mhm.” Benjamin nodded slightly.

When Arissa returned from paying for the phone and saw her child holding a computer too, she smiled. “Who bought this for you, Sweetheart? I forgot about the computer.”

“Mr. Graham bought it for me!” Tim turned to his father.

She glanced at Benjamin. “What made you want to buy him a computer?”

“Kingsley reminded me about it!” Benjamin informed.

Arissa patted Tim’s head.

“I have one too, Mommy!” Jesse approached her mother hugging her computer.

Arissa stared at her daughter. “Don’t you already have a computer, Sweetheart?”

“But I like this pink one. It looks good. Tim got a blue one!” Jesse pouted.

Arissa’s heart softened. Since her daughter was happy, she wasn’t going to say more about it.

“Did you say thank you?”

“I did! I thanked Mr. Graham!” The child nodded.

Arissa chuckled and glanced at Benjamin.

Benjamin stared at Jesse. “Don’t talk like a girl. You need to speak more confidently!”

Everyone instantly appeared a little confused.

“I am! I’m not being petty!” Jesse was braver when she was around her mother.

So much so, in fact, that she dared to talk back against him.

Arissa smiled, picked her daughter up, and kissed her face. “Come on, let’s head back!”

She checked with her other children. “Do you all want anything else?”

“We don’t need anything else, Mommy. Let’s go back to the hospital to meet with Great-grandaunt!” Gavin was a sensible boy.

He knew not to ask for more when he already had them.

After all, he was aware it wasn’t easy for his mother to earn a living.

Arissa then turned to Benjamin and the others. “All right! Let’s go back!”

Benjamin hugged Tim with one arm while holding her hand with another.

It made her heart leap for a second.

Kingsley followed behind them and grabbed the opportunity to take a few pictures of the harmonious family.

Quite a lot of people turned their attention to the family, but Shaun, Kingsley, and Ethen stepped ahead and blocked the strangers’ curious gaze.

Just as they arrived back at the hospital, and Arissa heading out of the car, someone suddenly rushed over to her.

Then, that person pulled her to the side by her wrist.

“Issa!”

 

Chapter 607 You Are Not My Father

It was Regan!

When Arissa saw who it was, hatred colored her surprised expression.

She forcefully flung his hand away and shouted, “Don’t touch me!”

He was taken aback by the disdain on her face.

When he thought about how she returned to the country and insulted his other family members, rage burned bright in his heart. “What’s this attitude you’re giving me, huh?”

She stared at his furious expression coldly. There weren’t any emotions passing through her heart because she already steeled herself. I thought he would at least show that he missed me, but I guess not.

“What kind of attitude do you want me to give you then?” she asked mockingly.

Regan became even more furious as steam was practically rushing out of his nose.

“You brat!” he roared. “Tell me, how long have you been back?”

Arissa raised her chin and stared at him coldly instead of answering the question.

After all, it had nothing to do with him how long she had returned.

“I’m willing to overlook that you’re not going home, but you even get someone to beat up your grandma and cousin! When did you become so cruel?”

Her expression turned even colder as she faced his questioning. “The moment you sold me five years ago, you’re no longer my father. Why would I care about your family? They were the ones who came to pick a fight with me. Do you think I’ll let you all bully me like before?”

His expression darkened in the face of her mockery. “I didn’t sell you. I found you a good man to marry. It’s fine if you can’t see what I’m trying to do for you, but now you’re hating me for it?”

He was losing his ground as he had been exposed.

“Ha! A good man, you say? He’s old enough to be your dad! You’re truly shameless, Regan York. Do you think I can’t sue you for selling your daughter?” Her lips curved upward coldly.

Regan was so livid that his face was turning completely black. “This is outrageous! You want to sue me?”

He was about to slap her when his arm was stopped by another person’s hand.

When his gaze shifted to his side and he saw an insidious look, he became scared.

Benjamin wanted to help her initially, but since she seemed to have the situation under control, he simply stood at the side and observed. He didn’t expect Regan to raise his hand on Arissa.

Thus, he interfered. Otherwise, his woman would be getting a slap in front of him.

The children in the car didn’t know who Regan was. However, when they saw their mother arguing with him, they became worried, even more so when Regan attempted to hit her.

Just as they were about to exit the car in a rage, they saw Benjamin make his move, and they decided to stay.

Jasper asked, “Who’s that bad guy?”

Zachary narrowed his eyes and glanced between Arissa and Regan. He had no idea.

Oliver gritted his teeth. “How can a man hit someone willy-nilly? He’s such a low-life! Mommy hasn’t even made a move!”

Jesse suggested. “Let’s go down and teach that guy a lesson, Gavin! How dare he bullied Mommy!”

Gavin raised his hand. “Let’s wait and see first. Daddy is there! We probably won’t be able to help them anyway. In fact, we may even cause more trouble and make Mommy worry about us!”

Tim found that line of reasoning logical. “We’ll wait and see first.”

At that moment, Regan’s intimidation waned significantly. “Who are you?”

Benjamin grinned coldly. It gave Regan goosebumps.

“You don’t deserve to know who I am!”

Regan’s face had turned as dark as ink. He wanted to argue back, but he shook in his boots when he saw Benjamin’s chilling glare.

Unlike Finley and the others, Regan had some common sense. His gut was telling him that whoever he was talking to wasn’t someone he could afford to offend.

Still, he argued, “In any case, you’re just an outsider, regardless of who you are! You don’t have the right to interfere in me teaching my daughter!”

“Indeed, I don’t have the right. However…”

 

Chapter 608 No Bullying

Benjamin flung Regan’s hand away forcefully.

It caused the latter to take a few steps back before he stabilized himself with a scowl.

Benjamin then wrapped his arm around Arissa’s waist and pulled her into his embrace. He continued to glare at Regan furiously. “You don’t have the right when you’re bullying my woman!”

Her heart thumped quickly. He’s so cool!

She very much wanted to clap as she stared at Regan’s flabbergasted and fearful expression. And here I thought Regan’s a ruthless man. He still turns into the coward that he is in front of Benjamin! I’m never going to leave this man!

Regan’s line of sight alternated between the couple as his face turned even darker. Is he the man who helped her bully my mother? He has such a strong aura. I know he’s definitely not someone I should mess with. Who the hell is he?

“Who is he, Issa?” he questioned while suppressing his rage.

He didn’t have the guts to lose his temper before knowing who he was dealing with.

Arissa smirked and mocked, “You don’t deserve to know who he is!”

“You!” Regan was getting so angry that he was panting.

She continued coldly, “Since the day you sold me, the two of us are no longer related to each other! No, to be more precise, all of you are now my sworn enemies. Back then, I was weak, but that doesn’t mean I’ll still allow myself to be bullied by all of you. I will claim what is rightfully mine! Don’t try to look for trouble with me anymore. If you don’t harass me, you’ll get to live out a few more days in comfort.”

She didn’t want to deal with them that quickly because she wanted to deal with Danna and find her children first.

However, since they were so eager to poke the hornet’s nest, she decided to show them the consequences of doing so.

“You ungrateful brat! Is this how you return my favor for raising you? Ask around and see which daughter isn’t willing to sacrifice themselves for their family! When the company was on the verge of collapse, and I wasn’t able to get any money to turn the situation around, it was only right that you sacrificed yourself a little! It’s your luck that Mr. Marx happens to like you! You get to live a comfortable life; yet, you’re blaming me for that? I haven’t even mentioned the fact that you almost caused the downfall of our family and the company when you ran away back then!” Regan was running out of breath.

Arissa smiled at him coldly. She knew just how shameless he and the rest of his family were.

“Your mother and you are absolutely shameless. You’ll twist the truth to make yourself seem like the good guy while I’m the bad guy. You say I’m ungrateful, heartless, and don’t know what’s good for me; yet, I have never done anything to harm anyone or make them feel bad. Just ask yourself, Regan. Do you not feel sorry for me and my mother? You used me to gain more riches for yourself. Since you think so highly of the man you forced me to marry, why didn’t you marry your other daughter to him? Isn’t it because she’s the apple of your eye while I’m just a tuft of grass on the side of the road? The only reason you have what you have today is because of my mother! Do you hear me? My mother! It’s clear you forgot how much my mother had helped you. Is this how you’re supposed to treat me after she’s gone? Working with those wretches to force me and then drug me to comply? You and your sorry family are the heartless ones. All of you will be going to hell when you die.” Her eyes were burning with unfiltered fury.

Benjamin hugged her tightly and pinched her waist slightly to comfort her.

That reminded her of Benjamin’s presence and caused her to lower her head bitterly. The York family is made up of a bunch of crooks.

“What are you saying? No one drugged you! Stop lying!” Regan’s eyebrows furrowed.

He wasn’t going to admit it because he didn’t do it.

Back then, he married her off because he was forced to do so. Otherwise, his company would have been doomed.

“I should’ve known you won’t admit it. After all, it’s not exactly something to be proud of,” she mocked.

 

Chapter 609 Worse Than An Animal

Regan’s face darkened as he retorted, “I didn’t drug you!”

Benjamin narrowed his eyes and questioned in a deep voice, “Then, who did?”

“How would I know? You should ask her! That didn’t happen at all!” Regan gritted his teeth. “Back then, I had to pay a lot of money to Mr. Marx because you injured him with a kick! If you were drugged, how did you escape?”

He had to pay so much money that thinking about it still made his heart ache today.

Arissa stared at her “father” coldly. He really doesn’t feel remorse for what he did, huh?

“Even a vicious tiger wouldn’t harm its cub; yet, you threw me into the fire. I can still understand how desperate you were back then, but the fact that you never felt any remorse for what you did after so many years told me all I need to know. You don’t think you did anything wrong, and now you’re even blaming me for causing you to lose money. You’re even worse than an animal. Back then, I didn’t kick that Mr. Marx you’re talking about! I had never even met him! It’s your own stupid fault that you got scammed!”

Regan’s facial muscles were twitching in anger. “You didn’t contribute anything to the family! After you escaped, we had to take care of the mess you made! You saw none of that!”

Clap! Clap!

Shaun, Kingsley, and Ethen were infuriated when they heard that after getting off the car.

Kingsley clapped and mocked, “I didn’t know there can be such a shameless father in this world until today.”

He couldn’t believe someone could treat their own daughter in such a heartless manner.

Shaun was stunned. He saw plenty of unpleasant family members in the hospital before, but he didn’t know someone close to him had them too.

Ethen stared at Arissa sympathetically. I can’t believe she has to deal with such a shitty father.

Regan was shocked. “Mr. Watts?”

He stared at them. Do they know Kingsley Watts? How did Arissa know him? It’s normal for me to know him because he often shows up at social events frequently.

“Don’t. I don’t know you,” Kingsley mockingly clarified.

Even then, Regan unabashedly smiled at him. “I know who you are. You’re Kingsley Watts. You’re familiar with Issa?”

Then, he turned to Arissa. “You know Mr. Watts?”

Arissa smiled at Regan coldly and scornfully. I almost can’t look at how disgustingly greedy he is. If he learns who Benjamin is, is he going to lick Benjamin’s boots? I can’t believe he can get even more shameless than he already is. I don’t want to deal with him any longer. He is such a nuisance.

“My woman has nothing to do with you anymore, so you better stay away from her!” Benjamin warned.

Regan stared at them. If Kingsley is with them, then it means they aren’t normal people.

“Who are you?” he asked carefully with furrowed eyebrows.

Benjamin ignored him and shot a glance at Kingsley. “Get him out of here.”

Kingsley nodded slightly and politely gestured for Regan to leave. “Please leave!”

Regan suppressed his rage and looked at Arissa. “Is he your boyfriend?”

She turned away with no intention of answering him.

“You better move now. Otherwise, when my boss gets angry, he’s not going to be as polite as me.” Kingsley didn’t hold back his words.

Ethen waved and summoned a few bodyguards to chase Regan away.

When Regan turned back to Arissa, he changed his attitude. “Come back home if you have the time, Issa!”

Arissa smirked coldly. “I will!” And I won’t just be visiting when I do that.

 

Chapter 610 Who Is That Man

Benjamin stared at Arissa.

His heart ached when he realized her body was all stiff.

“Call me if you need anything!” Regan glanced at them one last time before leaving.

Arissa sneered with a cold expression. Where were you when I needed you? You’re only acting like this because you know I’m familiar with Kingsley and the others. Is everything you see only money to you? Do you think you can treat me like a commodity again now that I’m valuable once more? I suppose everything they do is right while everything I do is wrong from their point of view!

Benjamin pinched her waist. “Do you need my help to make sure he doesn’t show up again?”

She turned and met his serious gaze. It moved her, but she still shook her head. “It’s fine! I can deal with it.”

He stared into her eyes deeply and held her chin. “Don’t let anyone bullies you!”

She nodded. “Thanks for helping me earlier!”

It made a prideful grin surface on his face. “You should let the kids out.”

That reminded her of her children and made her panic. “Regan didn’t notice them earlier, right?”

“It’s fine even if he did. I asked them to stay in the car when I got down,” he informed.

Arissa headed over to the car as the children opened the door and looked at her with worry.

“Are you okay, Mommy?”

“I’m fine!” She hugged her children tightly.

“Who’s that man, Mommy?” Zachary asked with furrowed eyebrows.

They couldn’t hear the conversation clearly in the car.

She pursed her lip before uttering, “He’s Regan York!”

Zachary, Oliver, Jesse, and Jasper widened their eyes.

They knew that he was their mother’s evil father. Oh, he is Mommy’s father!

Gavin and Tim didn’t know.

However, from his last name, they could tell he was related to Arissa.

“Who is he, Ms. York?” Tim asked with furrowed eyebrows.

He could tell the man didn’t treat his mother well.

“That person is Mommy’s enemy!” Jasper exclaimed in fury. “If I knew it was him, I would’ve gone down and taught him a lesson!”

Arissa patted the angry child’s head. “Don’t confront them head first!”

She wasn’t concerned that her children wanted to fight Regan. However, she was worried that Regan and the others would do nasty things to her children if they found out.

She didn’t want her children to get involved.

“We’ll secretly teach him a lesson when we meet him again, Mommy!” Gavin furrowed his eyebrows lividly.

“I’ll take care of these adult matters myself. Don’t get involved in this and just protect yourselves, okay? If you see them in the future, go as far away as you can from them so you don’t get hurt. Got it?” she reminded.

The children exchanged a glance. They knew she was simply worried about them, so they nodded.

“Got it, Mommy!”

“Good!” She patted their heads and subsequently had her mood lifted.

Kingsley returned and informed in a small voice, “Regan’s gone, Boss.”

“He’s not lurking around, is he?” Benjamin glanced at him.

“Nope. He left in a car.” Kingsley made sure to come back only after he saw Regan left in a car with his own eyes. “I even asked the bodyguards to keep an eye out for him so he won’t have a chance to stick around here again!”

Benjamin narrowed his eyes. “I asked you to keep an eye on him. Is this how you’re doing it?”

Kingsley knew he was in the wrong for not doing his job. Otherwise, Regan wouldn’t have had the chance to pull Arissa away.

“I’ll teach those bodyguards a lesson later! What the hell are they doing…” he uttered in fury.

Shaun and Ethen’s lips twitched.

When Arissa heard what they were saying, she let the kids down from the car and approached Benjamin.

“You knew he was here?” she questioned.

Benjamin stared at her.