Ch. 901..910

Chapter 901 Married Without Rings

Benjamin glared at him with a sharp gaze. Kingsley chucked dryly.

“Sorry, Boss. I won’t do it again. Next time, I’ll most definitely read the room and leave. There’s just something I want to discuss with you today.”

“What do you want to discuss?” Benjamin huffed. Kingsley rolled his eyes mischievously. “Your wedding with Mrs. Graham!” Benjamin’s eyes glinted with an unfathomable emotion as he replied, “Dad will be taking care of it.”

“Does that mean you won’t be doing anything just because Old Mr. Graham is in charge of it?” Kingsley twitched his mouth disapprovingly.

Staring at him fixedly, Benjamin ordered, “Get to the point.”

“You should put in more effort on it! You didn’t even propose. If you kept being nonchalant about the wedding, Mrs. Graham would be incredibly disappointed.” Kingsley’s eyes crinkled as he grinned. “I can help you organize a grand wedding ceremony. It will be a large-scale one!”

“Like Aaron’s wedding?” Benjamin scoffed softly in disdain.

Kingsley’s grin grew wider as he continued to volunteer. “It will be definitely a lot more impressive than his. What do you say? Boss, you’re wealthy and powerful. You mustn’t let be stingy regarding your own wedding! The ceremony shall be at the Graham residence…”

Kingsley laid out the entire wedding plan in meticulous detail. Seeing that Benjamin did not interrupt him, he took it as an encouragement to drone on and on, not leaving even the tiniest detail, explaining every area of the plan to Benjamin.

After hearing the whole plan, Benjamin frowned. “Some of your ideas are a no-go!”

“Which parts?” Kingsley’s eyes lit up as he beamed. Benjamin swept a glance at him. “Draft up the whole plan. I want it with me by tonight!”

With the wedding ceremony around the corner, Benjamin did not give Kingsley a lot of time.

“No problem!” Kingsley agreed with a huge grin. “I’m glad that you’ve already got your own ideas on this, Boss! I’ll send the draft to your house tonight by hook or by crook!”

Just as Kingsley was about to leave, Benjamin signaled for him to stay. “Is something wrong, Boss?” Kingsley looked at Benjamin, waiting for the order. “Help me…”

Benjamin waved him over before whispering the plan to Kingsley as well as asking for help.

Upon hearing the plan, Kingsley’s eyes lit up as he glanced at Benjamin with a smug smile. “Not a bad idea, Boss! I promise I’ll get it done!”

“Make sure you complete the two tasks with perfection!” Benjamin emphasized. “Don’t worry, Boss! I guarantee that I’ll get the job done!” exclaimed Kingsley as he straightened his back and saluted.

With a wave, Benjamin dismissed him. “Get to it, then!” With a curt nod, Kingsley turned and dashed out with an excited look on his face. If one did not know better, one would easily mistake Kingsley for the groom.

Benjamin shook his head lightly as he stared at Kingsley’s diminished silhouette. Just as he was about to start working, Darius showed up unexpectedly.

“Benjamin, I heard that Rosetta went to dinner last night as well?”

Benjamin raised his gaze to meet Darius’. Benjamin could see that Darius was livid, so he answered softly, “Yes.”

“What is wrong with you? Why did you invite her for dinner as well? How dare she said all those things that upset Issa? Who does she think she is?”

Abhor was written all over Darius’ face. Looking at Darius, Benjamin got up and poured the former a glass of water. Darius accepted the glass and gulped down the water without another word.

“I didn’t invite her. She went there with Aaron,” explained Benjamin. Darius scoffed icily. “Does Aaron not know the situation between you guys? He obviously brought her there on purpose!”

Benjamin looked confused. “Don’t be angry. It’s all in the past. Arissa doesn’t mind either!”

His words earned him a glare from Darius. “If she doesn’t mind, it means she doesn’t care about you! And you think that’s okay?”

Benjamin’s eyebrows inched together as confusion took over his features. She always blushes in front of me. How can it be possible that she doesn’t care about me?

“Look at you two. You don’t even have a ring even after you’ve gotten married! Who would believe that the two of you are already married? I’ve arranged the appointments. Tomorrow, the two of you are to pick a nice wedding ring, and you’ll be going to have your wedding photos taken the day after tomorrow!”

As Darius informed Benjamin about the arrangements, the latter pinched the bridge of his nose. “I have my own plans. Stop fussing over all of this. Kingsley will be in charge of the wedding ceremony preparations. I have already asked him to draft out the plan.”

A pleased look appeared on Darius face when he heard that. No wonder I saw Kingsley’s car just now.

 

Chapter 902 Darius Meets Her In The Office

“You should be more serious in things like this! It’s a major event in life!” Darius reminded. “All right, I will!” agreed Benjamin.

Seeing that Darius had not left, Benjamin changed the topic. “Dad, don’t interrupt Gavin and the rest in school anymore. They would get distracted. If you want to see them, just wait till school is over, and you can go pick them up.”

A hint of guilt rose to Darius’ chest. “I was just talking to the principal about something and decided to go see them in the meantime!” he defended.

Benjamin sighed softly. “How are they going to learn to be independent if you keep following them around?”

“I know that. It’s just for today! I won’t go there anymore,” Darius promised.

With that being said, Darius changed the topic again. “Which floor is Issa on? I want to go see her!”

Upon hearing the question, Benjamin scowled slightly. “You should go back. Don’t disturb her at work.”

“What’s wrong with me seeing my daughter-in-law? If you refuse to tell me, then I won’t leave!” Darius crossed his arm stubbornly.

Just then, Ethen walked in and was about to report the work progress to Benjamin. At the sight of Darius, he quickly shrunk back.

Catching sight of Ethen, Darius immediately called out to him. “Hold it! Do I look like a tiger that you wanted to run away the moment you saw me?”

“Hehe, good day, Old Mr. Graham!” Ethen greeted Darius respectfully with a grin.

Darius responded with a snort and got to his feet before heading toward the door. “Take me to Issa!”

Ethen peered at Benjamin, awaiting permission from his boss.

Only after seeing Benjamin’s nod did Ethen bring Darius to see Arissa.

“This way, Old Mr. Graham!”

With a nod, Darius tailed Ethen as the latter led the way.

When the members of the IT department saw Darius, they rose to their feet. Just as they were about to greet him, Darius signaled for them to remain silent as he made his way to Arissa’s office and peered through the door.

The curiosity of the crowd was roused.

Why did Old Mr. Graham come to see Ms. York?

Ethen gestured for them to focus on work.

Holding a takeaway box in his hand, Darius knocked on the door.

He waited patiently for Arissa’s response before opening the door and entering.

“Dad!”

Arissa was thrilled to see Darius.

“What are you doing here?”

In the meantime, the rest of the IT department widened their eyes upon hearing how Arissa had addressed Darius.

What did I just hear?

Did Ms. York just call Old Mr. Graham “Dad?”

Is she his daughter?

Or daughter-in-law?

The thought of Arissa and Benjamin being close stunned the crowd even further.

Mr. Graham is married?

Closing the door behind him, Darius brought the takeaway box inside. “Here! I got you something to eat!”

With a smile, Arissa reached out from behind her desk to receive the takeaway box brought by Darius.

“Thank you, Dad! Please, take a seat!”

Placing the takeaway box on her desk, she got up and poured Darius a glass of water.

“Have you eaten, Dad?”

“Yes, I have!”

Darius looked around her office. “Are you comfortable working here, Issa?”

“I am!” Arissa answered with a smile, wondering why Darius had visited her so suddenly.

“Have some water, Dad!”

“Okay!”

A loving smile appeared on Darius’ face as he took a seat.

Issa is so welcoming, unlike Benjamin who only cared about shooing me away.

“Eat up! It won’t be as nice if it gets cold. I got some to takeaway when I brought Gavin and rest for lunch just now!”

Arissa sat down and opened the takeaway box. She was on a phone call with the children a moment ago and found out that Darius had taken them out for lunch. What she did not expect was for Darius to visit and bring her some food too.

The scrumptious food managed to win her over, and Arissa began to take the first bite. “It’s so good. Would you like to have some too, Dad?”

“I’ll pass. I’ve gotten a lot to eat when I was with the children.” Darius waved with a smile.

Arissa smiled in return as she continued to eat.

Darius beamed upon seeing Arissa enjoying the food.

He remained silent even after Arissa had finished her meal. Curious, she turned to look at him. “Why did you come, Dad? Is there something wrong?”

“Nah, I just came to discuss something with Benjamin, and I thought I might as well drop by to see you!” answered Darius.

Arissa tilted her head as she looked at Darius. “Have you gone to see him? He was still at the office when I came down.”

“I did. He was trying to shoo me out, which was why I came down here!” Darius grumbled.

 

Chapter 903 Since When Are You Married

Amused, Arissa smiled before comforting Darius. “Dad, he’s just busy. That’s why he didn’t have the time to welcome you.”

“Don’t defend him! He didn’t even want me to come and see you!”

Seeing Darius huffing in anger, Arissa could not help but feel amused.

“I won’t ask you to leave. You can stay here for as long as you wish.”

“That’s more like it!”

Darius’ mood was lifted. Before long, he got ready to leave.

As he got up to leave, Arissa walked him to the door.

Seeing that Ethen was still around, Darius eyed him up and down.

“Are you a fool? Why did you stand around and wait for me after all this time? Shouldn’t you go back to work?”

As a response, Ethen smiled sheepishly. “Mr. Graham was worried about you.”

“What’s there to worry about? I was just here!” Darius scoffed.

Sensing his rising anger, Arissa smiled. “Let me walk you to the exit downstairs!”

“It’s okay. I can go down myself.”

Darius urged her to go back to work when they reached the walkway.

Even so, Arissa walked Darius to the elevator.

“Mrs. Graham, I think it’s best if you return to your office. I’ll send Old Mr. Graham down.”

With that said, Ethen followed Darius into the elevator and pressed a button.

Stopping in her tracks, Arissa waved. “Take care, Dad!”

“Okay.” Darius nodded with a warm smile. “Go ahead and continue working! I’ll get going now!”

Arissa waited for the doors of the elevator to close before turning around and heading to her office.

The moment she stepped foot into the department, all of her colleagues surrounded her, blocking her way.

Each one of them was smiling at her.

“Ms. York!”

Everyone’s faces lit up with curiosity. “What’s your relationship with Old Mr. Graham?”

Arissa eyed all of them suspiciously, suspecting that they already knew the truth.

“What are you guys gossiping about? Get back to work!”

“Hehe, we all heard you called Old Mr. Graham ‘Dad’!” Her colleagues replied in unison.

Arissa was slightly baffled.

Did everyone hear that?

“Well, he’s my dad. Who else could he be?”

“Your biological father?” Someone in the crowd prompted intentionally.

The corners of Arissa’s lips twitched before she whispered, “My husband’s biological father.”

The crowd erupted into cheers.

“Shh!” Arissa signaled to them to lower their voices.

“Ms. York, since when did you marry Mr. Graham?”

Meeting everyone’s curious gazes, Arissa cleared her throat before answering, “Yesterday!”

Everyone was shocked. They could not believe that Arissa had truly married Benjamin.

“Good afternoon, Mrs. Graham!” everyone greeted in unison.

Arissa stood there awkwardly at their sudden greeting. “This is not necessary. Just continue doing what you’re supposed to do. Nothing has changed.”

“What do you mean nothing has changed? Our department is going to be regarded as the most important department from now on!”

“Exactly! Mr. Graham’s wife is in our department. No one would ever dare to bully us again!”

“Whoever bullies us will have a bone to pick with Mr. Graham himself!”

Upon hearing the crowd’s response, Arissa did not know whether to laugh or cry. “So you guys are no longer afraid of me monitoring you guys anymore?” she teased.

“Nope!” Her colleagues seemed to be on the same page.

“Even if we do not manage to finish our tasks on time, Mr. Graham still wouldn’t dare to scold you!”

Arissa pursed her lips into a thin line. “We will still face the consequences if we do not complete our tasks on time. Get back to work!”

The crowd continued to look at her. “Ms. York, you’ve just gotten married yesterday. Do we not get wedding favors from you?”

“Originally, I wanted to do that in a few days, but since everyone has already found out, I’ll prepare them tomorrow! I’ve forgotten to do so today,” Arissa answered without hesitation.

With a hearty laugh, the crowd dispersed as everyone went back to their respective tasks, no longer dwelling on the topic.

Arissa smiled, deciding that it was best to call the front desk and treat everyone with some finger food.

All of a sudden, the people in the IT department were a lot more passionate about their jobs, causing their efficiency to skyrocket.

In the meantime, Ethen had sent Darius off and returned to Benjamin’s office. “Mr. Graham, Old Mr. Graham has left!” Ethen reported.

Benjamin nodded in response. “Terminate the collaboration with the Adams family,” he commanded Ethen.

Ethen was slightly taken aback by the sudden order, but quickly recovered and responded, “Yes, Mr. Graham.”

Ethen waited for a few seconds for more orders. When none came, he retreated and began to make the arrangements.

Soon, Benjamin received a phone call from Aaron.

Aaron’s awkward voice sounded on the other end. “Benjamin, why have you withdrawn the investment in the project all of a sudden?”

 

 

Chapter 904 Rosetta Comes To School

“I believe you know the reason very well, Aaron! I warned you guys not to test my patience!” Benjamin said coldly.

Feeling a little awkward, Aaron said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Benjamin. I’ve already lectured my sister for her mistake.”

“I don’t want to hear that crap. How you guys educate Ms. Adams is none of my business!” Benjamin shouted and hung up the phone immediately after.

Aaron tried calling back a few times, but Benjamin refused to answer his calls.

I know what the Adams family has in mind. Even if Dad didn’t remind me about it, I still would’ve figured out that Aaron was hiding the truth to protect Rosetta.

Arissa picked up the pace to complete as much work as possible before the time she needed to go pick the kids up from school.

When it was time to leave, she packed her stuff and sent Benjamin a text before leaving the office.

She was already on the road by the time Benjamin saw her text.

“Why didn’t you wait for me?” Benjamin asked in displeasure over the phone.

“Are you going to pick the kids up with me? Aren’t you busy with work?” Arissa asked.

She believed it wouldn’t be appropriate for a CEO to leave work early with her every day.

“Wait for me at home!” Benjamin said.

“I’ll be visiting Grandaunt at the hospital later.”

Arissa was planning to visit Mary with the kids after picking them up from school.

“Go home as soon as you’re done!” Benjamin ordered.

“Aren’t you going to visit Grandaunt?” Arissa asked.

“No. Say hi to her for me,” Benjamin replied.

“Got it. You can carry on with your work now. I’m almost at the school.”

Arissa then hung up the phone and had the driver pull over by the side of the road.

Benjamin felt incredibly unhappy after ending the call with her.

How would she know if I’m busy with work or not?

Benjamin glared at Ethen, who came into his office with a stack of documents in hand.

“Your approval is required for these documents, Mr. Graham!”

Benjamin motioned at him to leave them on his desk as he got back to work.

Realizing he was in a bad mood, Ethen decided to leave immediately after delivering the documents.

He was just about to step out the door when Benjamin called out to him, “If there’s anything you need to report to me, do so before five!”

“Understood, Mr. Graham!” Ethen turned his head to look at Benjamin and replied.

Is Mr. Graham in a hurry to leave work?

Ethen quickly informed all the other departments to hurry it up if they had any documents that required Benjamin’s approval.

Arissa narrowed her eyes when she arrived at school and saw Rosetta at the gate.

Rosetta? What is she doing here?

Instead of walking up to her, Arissa decided to observe her from the side to see what she was up to.

It wasn’t long before the kids arrived at the school gate.

As the parents started leaving with their kids, Gavin and the others came out as well.

Because of how cute the six of them looked, they received a lot of attention from the other parents.

Rosetta stepped forward and waved at Gavin and the other kids.

All six of them frowned in unison when they saw Rosetta.

“It’s that shameless woman! How dare she come to see us?” Jasper exclaimed in displeasure.

“She probably wants to win us over so she can get closer to Daddy!” Oliver said with a pout.

Jesse snorted disdainfully. “Hmph! Daddy doesn’t even like her! Just how shameless can she get?”

Zachary furrowed his brows. “Let’s ignore her!”

Tim nodded in agreement. “Yeah! We’ll act like we didn’t see her!”

“Walk behind me, you guys!” Gavin said as he gave the bodyguards a call and had them come over.

As the bodyguards were on standby near the school, they arrived in just a few seconds.

The corner of Rosetta’s eye twitched when she saw that. What the… Aren’t these kids being a little too cautious?

“Hi, Gavin! Come here!” she said while stepping forward to greet them.

The crowd began murmuring among themselves when they recognized her. “Isn’t she from the Adams family?”

“Is she here to pick up Mr. Graham’s kids? I hear the children from the Graham family are studying here. Are those kids Mr. Graham?”

“All six of them are Mr. Graham’s kids. I saw him come here with his wife to pick them up a few days ago. However, this woman is definitely not the one that came with him the other day! Those kids already have a mother, for goodness’ sake! This woman must be really shameless if she’s trying to take her place!”

 

Chapter 905 People Might Get The Wrong Idea

“I know, right? Why would she try so hard to steal a married man? Is this what daughters from wealthy families do these days? I can’t believe she’d go as far as becoming a homewrecker! Does her shamelessness know no bounds?”

“Oh, please! The Adams family is only slightly wealthier than the rest of us! They’re nothing compared to the Graham family!”

“Those aren’t even her kids! I’m surprised she has the audacity to come and pick them up from school!”

“Is she not afraid of running into their mother here?”

“I doubt someone trying so hard to be a homewrecker would care about such things. I bet she’s here to assert her dominance or something!”

“What a shameless woman!”

Given how loud they were talking, it was impossible for Rosetta to not hear them.

The look on her face changed as she turned around and glared daggers at them. “What the heck are you all talking about, huh? I’m just here to pick up Benjamin’s kids from school! Why don’t you busybodies just mind your own business?”

All six of the kids rolled their eyes at her in response.

“We don’t need you to pick us up, you shameless woman!”

The crowd began laughing at Rosetta after hearing what the kids said.

“Hey, did you hear that? They don’t need you to pick them up from school!”

“Our mommy will come and pick us up!” Jesse yelled.

Gavin and the others nodded in agreement.

“Yeah! Our mommy will be here soon! We don’t need you to pick us up!”

“You’re just an evil woman who wants to ruin Daddy and Mommy’s relationship! We don’t even know you that well! Go away! Stop trying to win Daddy over by acting all close to us! Daddy will never fall for a woman like you no matter how hard you try!” Zachary chimed in as well.

Rosetta felt her blood boiling when she heard that, but she quickly suppressed her anger and maintained her smile as she said, “I just happened to be passing by and remembered you kids go to school here, so I figured I’d take you to your daddy’s office!”

“Are you trying to kidnap my children, Ms. Adams?” Arissa asked sarcastically as she made her way over.

“Mommy!”

The six kids quickly rushed to her side and hugged her legs tightly.

“This evil woman is trying to kidnap us, Mommy!” they cried out in unison.

“Don’t be afraid. Mommy’s here,” Arissa said while gently patting them on the head.

Rosetta was caught off guard as she didn’t expect Arissa to show up so soon.

After taking a brief moment to compose herself, she said with a friendly smile, “This is all a misunderstanding. I was just passing by and thought I’d take them over to Benjamin’s office.”

Wow… And here I thought Danna was shameless… Rosetta really takes the cake! Just how stupid do they think we are?

“I don’t care what your reasons are, Ms. Adams. Don’t you know that the school doesn’t allow anyone apart from the children’s parents to pick them up? Do you have any sort of documentation from us granting you permission to pick the kids up?” Arissa asked with a mocking grin.

She knew Benjamin couldn’t possibly have asked Rosetta to pick the kids up as she was on the phone with him earlier.

“Why must you speak ill of me? It was never my intention to kidnap them!” Rosetta protested.

“Then why are you picking them up from school?” Arissa pressed on while taking a few steps forward.

She wasn’t about to take any chances when it came to her children’s safety.

Rosetta found herself getting intimidated by Arissa’s penetrating gaze.

“I was just trying to help Benjamin—”

“Pfft!” Arissa cut her off with a snicker and said sarcastically, “I wouldn’t address him so casually if I were you, Ms. Adams. People who don’t know the truth might get the wrong idea and think you two are having an affair. I remember Benjamin giving you a warning about this yesterday. He said you’re not worthy of addressing him by name, so why are you doing it in front of me? Are you trying to cause a misunderstanding here? Or are you trying to make everyone think Benjamin is cheating on me? Is this any way an unmarried woman like you should be acting?”

Rosetta got really mad when she noticed the onlookers staring at her in disdain.

“Why are you hurling such baseless accusations at me, Arissa? Are you feeling insecure or something?”

 

 

Chapter 906 Daddy Attracts Crazy Women

Arissa arched an eyebrow at her as she replied, “What do you mean? I’m simply defending my family by preventing other women from stealing my husband!”

“Get lost! You shameless homewrecker!” “Why can’t you just find yourself another man, huh? Why do you have to destroy someone’s relationship?”

“You’re an embarrassment to all the young girls from wealthy families out there!” Rosetta clenched her fists tightly as anger contorted her face. She didn’t expect Arissa to have such a sharp tongue.

“Please stay away from my children, Ms. Adams!” Arissa warned her coldly as she led the kids toward her car.

“You’re the one stealing my man, Arissa! Benjamin didn’t even love you, but you deliberately approached him and got yourself pregnant with his kids!”

Rosetta’s voice was loud enough to be heard by all the parents watching on. Arissa’s eyes narrowed as she turned around and slapped Rosetta hard across the face, much to the surprise of everyone around them.

Rosetta glared furiously at Arissa while rubbing her stinging cheek. “How dare you hit me?”

“Why wouldn’t I hit someone like you? My husband would do way more than slap you if he were here!” Arissa snapped back at her with a sneer.

Hmph! If I can’t have Benjamin, then she can’t have him either! I’ll get my revenge on Arissa! With that in mind, Rosetta yelled, “You’ll regret this, Arissa!”

Arissa’s lips curled into a smug grin as she replied, “Are you threatening me, Ms. Adams? Just so you know, I’ve recorded everything you just said. Should any harm befall my family, you’ll be the first person I come after!”

Rosetta tried to hit her, but the bodyguards stopped her by grabbing her wrist.

“Let go of me!” Rosetta screamed while struggling with all her might.

With a swing of his arm, the bodyguard threw Rosetta to the ground and warned her, “Stay away from Mrs. Graham!”

Rosetta looked like a mentally ill woman as she sat on the ground with her hair and clothes all messy.

“Yeah! That was awesome, Mommy!” Zachary and the others clapped their hands and cheered happily.

“Come on, sweethearts! Let’s go!”

“Okay!” Gavin replied as he helped his siblings get into the car.

Arissa then had the driver bring them to the hospital.

Noticing that Arissa was in a bad mood, Tim cautiously tugged on her arm and whispered, “Just ignore that evil woman’s words, Mommy!”

Arissa felt really happy when she heard Tim call her “Mommy.”

She gave him a gentle pat on the head and said, “Yeah, let’s all ignore that evil woman together!”

Tim nodded in response.

“That woman is crazy, Mommy. You mustn’t take what she said to heart!” Zachary exclaimed with a pout.

“It’s Daddy’s fault for attracting all these crazy women!” Gavin chimed in as well.

Arissa chuckled in amusement as she explained, “This has nothing to do with your daddy. It’s Rosetta who keeps pestering him.”

“That woman sure is shameless!” Jasper exclaimed angrily.

“Yeah! She even came to our school just to get closer to us!” Jesse added.

“Remember, kids. Do not let anyone else pick you up from school, okay?” Arissa reminded them.

The six kids nodded in unison. “Got it, Mommy!”

Arissa gave each of them a hug and a kiss on the forehead.

“We’ll only go with you, Daddy, and Grandpa!” Gavin promised.

Arissa nodded at him in response.

Jasper looked up at her and asked, “Why didn’t Mr. Graham come to pick us up today, Mommy?”

“Your daddy was going to do so, but he’s really busy with work today. Since I was able to get off work earlier, I told him to carry on working while I pick you kids up instead!” Arissa replied with a chuckle.

Oliver grinned as he exclaimed, “I didn’t know Mr. Graham would listen to you, Mommy!”

Arissa gave him a light pinch on the cheek. “That’s only because he really had a lot of work to do. I wouldn’t be able to stop him if he insisted on tagging along!”

 

Chapter 907 Benjamin Prepares A Dress For Her

“We need to tell Mr. Graham all about that evil woman tonight! He’ll teach her a lesson!” Jesse said with a frown.

Arissa gave them all a hug. “All right, let’s stop talking about that woman. I want us all to be smiling happily when we visit your great-grandaunt!”

The six kids nodded in unison. “Okay!”

After spending some time with Mary at the hospital, Arissa brought the kids back home.

She was surprised to see that Benjamin was already home by the time they got back.

“You’re home early.”

“Yup!” Benjamin nodded and helped carry the kids’ bags. “Go to the study, all of you. I’ll check your homework.”

The kids simply stared at him in confusion. “But we don’t have homework today!”

“I meant the one I gave you!” Benjamin said while secretly winking at them.

He then turned toward Arissa and told her, “Go take a shower upstairs and get ready for dinner.”

Arissa gave him a strange look. “We’re heading out for dinner?”

“That’s right! Now, hurry up and go take a shower! The clothes are on the bed,” Benjamin replied and gave her a gentle nudge.

Huh? Clothes?

“Okay…”

Benjamin waited until Arissa went upstairs before leading the kids into the study.

“That evil woman came to see us at school today, Mr. Graham! She even said something nasty to Mommy!”

Jesse was the first to speak up about the incident earlier.

Benjamin frowned deeply when he heard that. “You mean Rosetta?”

“Yes, that’s her!”

Gavin let out a disdainful snort. “She said Mommy deliberately approached you, so Mommy gave her a slap!”

Benjamin arched an eyebrow at them when he saw their angry faces. “Tell me what happened in detail!”

The six kids proceeded to tell him the full story of the incident.

With a gloomy look on his face, Benjamin made his way over to the balcony and gave Aaron a call.

“What’s up, Benjamin?” Aaron sounded excited.

“What the heck is wrong with that sister of yours? You should get her admitted to a mental hospital!” Benjamin yelled coldly.

Aaron was a little confused as to why he was so angry. “What did she do this time?”

“She caused a scene at the school! I’ll send you the surveillance camera footage, so you can see it for yourself!”

Not wanting to waste any more of his time explaining, Benjamin hung up the phone and sent the surveillance camera footage over to Aaron.

This isn’t over until the Adams family provides me with a satisfactory explanation!

The look in Benjamin’s eyes was icy-cold when he put his phone away.

The six kids, who were sitting on the couch, felt relieved after hearing his conversation with Aaron.

Arissa’s eyes lit up with joy when she entered the bedroom and saw a white dress on the bed. It looked really beautiful with a pastel blue-colored hem.

Her lips curled into a smile as a sweet sensation filled her heart.

She took a quick shower, blow-dried her hair, put on some makeup, and tied up her hair after putting the dress on.

Arissa looked like she was about to attend a fancy banquet as she examined her appearance in the mirror.

Her pink toes looked particularly adorable in the high heels lined with diamonds.

Sure enough, the shoes fitted her perfectly.

Arissa broke into a sweet smile as she realized Benjamin had taken his time to prepare all of that for her.

Wow… He even knows my measurements and shoe size! What an attentive man!

With that in mind, Arissa grabbed her handbag and phone before heading downstairs.

Benjamin was still tutoring the kids in the study at the time.

Since she saw no sign of them in the living room, she decided to go check in the study.

Her heart melted when she opened the door and saw him guiding them through their homework. It was truly a heartwarming sight to behold.

Arissa was really glad to see them getting along so well.

“Are you guys not done yet? I’m ready!” she said while making her way into the study.

The kids’ eyes went wide with surprise when they turned around and saw her.

“You look beautiful, Mommy!” they exclaimed as they ran up to her.

Benjamin found himself unable to take his eyes off Arissa when he saw her gorgeous figure and beautiful face.

 

Chapter 908 Because You Are Dining With Me

Arissa simply flashed her kids a smile and turned to look at Benjamin. She found herself blushing a little when she felt his scorching gaze on her body. “Are you going to take a shower too?” she asked.

Benjamin walked up to her and gave her a light pinch on the cheek. “I already did!”

He had taken a shower the moment he got home. Arissa stared at him in surprise. “Wow, that was fast!”

“Mmm!” Benjamin continued to caress her cheek. Unable to withstand his intense eye contact, Arissa burned bright red as she looked away. Her face grew even redder when she heard the kids laughing at her.

“All right, let’s go have dinner! By the way, you look amazing in a dress!”

Benjamin was still staring at her when he said that.

Arissa felt her heart pounding against her chest.

“T-Thanks…”

Benjamin’s smile deepened when he saw her getting shy.

“Stop flirting around with Mr. Graham, Mommy! Let’s go have dinner!” Jasper exclaimed.

Gavin, Tim, Zachary, Oliver, and Jesse burst out laughing when they heard that.

Arissa shot them a glare and snorted angrily in response.

“You kids aren’t coming with us!”

“We’re having dinner at home, Mommy!” Tim said with a grin.

“Yeah, you kids can eat at home while I go on a date with your daddy!” Arissa said with a smile.

Benjamin then held her hand and led her out of the study.

Thinking they were really going out for dinner, Arissa waved goodbye to the kids. “Bye, sweethearts!”

“Are you really not going to take us with you, Mommy?” Oliver asked as the six of them followed behind her.

Arissa’s heart softened up instantly when she saw them staring at her like that. She turned toward Benjamin and asked, “Do we take them with us?”

Benjamin simply flashed her a smile as he said, “What are you talking about? We’re having dinner at home!”

“What? We’re not eating out?” Arissa asked while staring cautiously at him.

Benjamin let out a chuckle. “Since when did I say anything about eating out?”

Arissa’s lips twitched when she heard that.

The six kids burst out laughing and ran out of the room.

“Hahaha! We managed to trick Mommy! She’s so silly!”

Arissa shot Benjamin an annoyed glare. “We’re really eating at home?”

“Yup!” Benjamin replied.

Arissa fell speechless when she looked at him and the dress she was wearing.

“Why would you make me dress so formally if we’re just having dinner at home?”

Benjamin turned around and looked her in the eye. “Why not? You’re dining with me, so it’s only natural that you dress formally.”

Arissa felt goosebumps on her skin when she locked gazes with him.

“Why would you make it look like we’re heading out for dinner?” she exclaimed with a hint of shyness in her voice.

“We are heading out for dinner though!” Benjamin replied with a cheeky grin.

Noticing the confused look on Arissa’s face, he continued, “We’re going to have dinner in the garden outside!”

Realizing that she still had her handbag on her shoulder, Arissa quickly put it on the cabinet on the porch.

“You can bring it with you, you know?” Benjamin said with a smile.

“Hmph! Why would I bring it if we’re eating at home?” Arissa snapped back at him with a snort.

Benjamin’s voice sounded particularly alluring when he whispered next to her ear, “Are you angry?”

Arissa shuddered at how sexy he sounded.

“I’m sorry I didn’t make myself clear enough,” Benjamin apologized.

“So, why did you make me wear this formal dress?” Arissa asked curiously.

“You’ll find out when we get there!” Benjamin replied as he led her toward the garden.

The kids had already made it there and seemed to be having a great time.

That only fueled Arissa’s curiosity even further.

It wasn’t until she got closer that she saw the beautiful lights and gasped in shock.

The garden had been decorated to look like a really romantic restaurant.

 

 

Chapter 909 Benjamin Helps Her Cut The Steak

The table was covered with a white tablecloth and had a vase in the middle with a beautiful rose in it. There were also balloons and flowers all over the surrounding area.

Arissa was completely frozen in awe and shock. It was obvious that she really liked what she saw. “Let’s go have a seat, shall we?” Benjamin said.

“Come on, Mommy!” the six kids called out to them. “Did you guys plan this surprise together?” Arissa asked with a smile as she walked alongside him. Benjamin whispered affectionately, “Do you like it?”

Arissa nodded at him with a sweet smile on her face. While she was distracted, Benjamin leaned in close and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Arissa tensed up and burned bright red on the spot.

Fortunately for her, none of the kids saw that. “Come here, kids!” Benjamin called out to them as he pulled the chair and sat her down. The table was just large enough to fit three of them on each side.

“Wow! This is so romantic! We’re going on a date with Mommy and Mr. Graham!” they exclaimed excitedly. “All right, behave yourselves!” Arissa said with a smile.

Benjamin then sat down in front of Arissa and motioned to the butler to serve up the food. Having received the signal, Edwin quickly came over while a few other housekeepers followed behind him.

They were all holding a dish in their hands and looked just like professional waiters at a fancy restaurant. Arissa couldn’t help but smile as she watched them serve the food.

Well, I must say, this is quite an interesting way to have dinner! “Enjoy your meal, Mrs. Graham!” Edwin said as he placed the steak down in front of her.

Arissa nodded happily. “Thanks, Edwin!” Edwin simply returned the smile as he handed Benjamin his steak. “Enjoy your meal, Mr. Graham!”

After that, Edwin took the plates of steak from the housekeepers and handed them out to the kids. “You kids enjoy your meal too!”

“Thank you, Mr. Whitley!” the kids replied in unison.

Edwin then poured both Benjamin and Arissa a glass of wine each before serving the kids some juice.

Not wanting to disturb them during dinner, Edwin quickly stepped aside after that.

“Dig in!” Benjamin said as he began cutting up the steak on his plate.

Arissa nodded. “Okay! Dig in, kids!”

While the kids were happily cutting away their steaks, Tim was just staring cluelessly at them.

He had never eaten steak before, so he didn’t know how to go about it.

Noticing his reaction, Benjamin decided to show him the way.

“Tim, you need to pin the steak down with the fork first. After that, you hold the knife like this and cut the steak.”

“Go ahead and apply a bit more pressure on the knife, Tim,” Arissa said.

“Okay!” Tim blushed a little as he continued to cut at the steak.

After a few failed attempts, Tim was finally able to cut the steak perfectly.

“Well done, Tim!” Arissa complimented him.

Tim felt a little shy from the attention he was receiving.

“You’re doing great, Tim! Jesse still doesn’t know how to use a knife!” Zachary said while getting him to look at Jesse, who had been struggling really hard but still couldn’t cut a chunk off her steak.

“Here, I’ll help you.” Arissa quickly took the knife and cut it for her.

“Thanks, Mommy!” Jesse said as she propped her chin up with both hands and watched from the side.

A few minutes later, Arissa handed her a plate of steak that had been cut into lots of tiny chunks.

As Benjamin glanced at the kids, he noticed that the other four were cutting their steaks just fine.

He then cut up his portion and handed it to Arissa.

“Let me have yours instead.”

Arissa looked him in the eye as she took his plate over and handed him hers.

“Thanks, Mr. Graham!”

 

Chapter 910 Marry Me

Benjamin’s thin lips curled up slightly. Lifting his glass, he aimed it at Arissa in a toast. “Let’s drink!” Arissa picked up the glass in front of her with a smile. There wasn’t much red wine in it, which one could finish in no time.

Edwin knew she couldn’t have too much wine, so he only poured a little more for her to lift the atmosphere. When the six children saw that, they also quickly raised their glasses.

Waves of laughter sounded. “Cheers!”

“Cheers!” Arissa smiled and shouted, “Cheers!” “Bottoms up!” Benjamin’s thin lips curved upward. They clinked glasses. The atmosphere became even more cheerful.

“Don’t drink too much.” Benjamin reminded Arissa. With a nod, she took a sip of wine and ate the steak.

When Edwin noticed Benjamin had finished his glass of wine, he immediately poured the latter another glass of wine. After that, he delivered Arissa a cup of juice.

Suddenly, the music started and Arissa was shocked. After looking around, she realized a music band had come out of nowhere at the small square.

“There’s a performance!” Gavin asked his siblings to have a look. All the six children looked over. Arissa was surprised to see the performance. “Graham, are there any other activities?”

She gazed at the handsome Benjamin with a smile. With his thin lips curled up slightly, Benjamin answered, “There will be more later.” Anticipation filled Arissa. Why did Benjamin suddenly prepare all these?

“Is it a special occasion today?”

She gave it some thought. Hmm… Today isn’t an important occasion, though.

Benjamin looked at her. “Have some food first.”

Arissa smiled in response. She enjoyed the steak while listening to the music happily.

The six children also turned around to watch the music band as they took a bite of the food.

After they finished the steak, the other dishes were served subsequently.

Arissa’s gaze fell on the exceptionally handsome Benjamin sitting opposite her.

The way he dug into his food was elegant, causing her to fix her eyes on him as she enjoyed every second of watching him.

Benjamin lifted his gaze to her and stared at her intently.

Meanwhile, Edwin pushed a cart with roses and a small cake over.

There was even an embroidered box on it.

At the sight of the scene, Arissa’s heartbeat accelerated. Could it be what I’ve been thinking?

She had a hunch when she was at the office that day. Thus, Arissa didn’t dare to overthink.

Although she remained in her seat and enjoyed the food quietly, her eyes were fixated on Benjamin to check on his actions.

At the same time, the children also noticed that, and they exchanged glances with each other.

Gavin questioned, “Daddy, are you going to propose to Mommy?”

Clearing his throat, Benjamin swept a gaze at the children and stood up.

He took the embroidered box before walking over to Arissa. All six children cheered.

“Daddy is proposing to Mommy!” Some shouted, “Mr. Graham is proposing to Mommy!”

The others looked in the direction of the duo with a smile.

As Benjamin got closer, Arissa’s heartbeat started racing, and she could even feel her hands sweating.

While fixing his eyes on her, Benjamin knelt on one knee before her and opened the embroidered box. “Arissa York, marry me!”

Arissa covered her mouth with surprise because she couldn’t believe he had indeed proposed to her.

She was touched as she didn’t expect Benjamin would deign to propose to her. Oh, how sweet of him!

Benjamin’s tone was assertive but sincere.

Benjamin stared at her fixedly. He began to panic when she did not respond to him for a long time.

Arissa could feel the warmth in her eyes.

“Mommy, what do you say? Do you accept or not?” Zachary reminded.

As Arissa stared at Benjamin, she suddenly became a little embarrassed.

Since she was in a daze, Benjamin pulled her hand over directly and put on the ring for her.

“Wear it!” Benjamin appeared domineering, but his action was very gentle.

With her heart racing, Arissa looked at Benjamin before mumbling, “I haven’t agreed, yet you put on the ring for me?”

Upon hearing her words, Benjamin raised his gaze. “I don’t care if you agree or not. You will be my wife!”

The corner of Arissa’s lips twitched. How domineering!

Bang!

At that moment, fireworks could be seen not far away.

Jesse uttered, “Wow! It is so beautiful!”