Chapter 782
Shaun asked Benjamin curiously, “What phone call?”
Benjamin''s silence spoke volumes.
The doctor stared at his silent friend. Realization dawned on him, and he asked cautiously, “Did you
answer Rosetta''s phone call?”
Benjamin pursed his lips in response.
His actions immediately confirmed Shaun''s suspicions. He approached Benjamin and asked, “Are you
still hung up on her?”
No one had dared to mention Rosetta''s name in Benjamin''s presence since she went overseas.
Today, however, Shaun had broken the sacred rule.
Benjamin remained silent and stared into the distance. It was impossible to gauge his thoughts.
“Rosetta''s back at the worst time. I mean, it''s your choice if you choose to be with her. But as your
friend, I feel obliged to remind you that Arissa''s an excellent woman. She single-handedly raised four
kids out of the six she birthed for you. It was a dangerous situation, and it mustn''t have been easy for
her to pull through. Mrs. Graham''s a sensible woman, and I''m sure she''ll understand once you share
your thoughts with her. Don''t do anything stupid to hurt anyone, or you''ll regret it for the rest of your
life!”
His and Kingsley''s observations told them that Benjamin truly cared about Arissa.
However, with Rosetta''s untimely return, it was difficult to tell which woman held a more important ce
in Benjamin''s heart.
Shaun sighed, wondering if Benjamin had absorbed even a smidge of his lengthy advice.
Atst, Benjamin announced, “I''m going in to see if they''re done!”
He abruptly turned and entered the ward, trailed by Shaun.
Arissa had finished feeding Mary, and the children were presently joking with the patient, who was
beaming with joy.
When Mary saw Benjamining into the ward, she smiled at him and said to Arissa, “Why don''t you
all head back? There''s nothing else to do here, and I have ns to catch something on the TV with
some fellow patients!”
Arissa teased, “Wow, Grandaunt, how many friends have you made in the hospital?”
“It''s boring here, and Dr. Bailey was kind enough to wheel me out so I could meet some patients. They
all live on the same floor and invited me to watch television with them tonight!”
Arissa was relieved that Mary had settled in well at the hospital. A short whileter, she went home with
Benjamin and the children.
Sensing that the children missed Mary dearly, Arissa cajoled, “You can video call your great-grandaunt
tonight if you miss her!”
“Okay!”
Satisfied with their mother''s suggestion, the six children held hands and entered the elevator together.
Benjamin held Arissa''s hand and strode toward the elevator.
Arissa pulled her hand out of his grasp, and her surprise only grew when she met Benjamin''s gaze.
He merely held her hand again and said, “Come on!”
Is he extending an olive branch to me right now? Arissa''s heart churned with conflicting emotions.
At lost, Benjomin onnounced, “I''m going in to see if they''re done!”
He obruptly turned ond entered the word, troiled by Shoun.
Arisso hod finished feeding Mory, ond the children were presently joking with the potient, who wos
beoming with joy.
When Mory sow Benjomining into the word, she smiled ot him ond soid to Arisso, “Why don''t you
oll heod bock? There''s nothing else to do here, ond I hove plons to cotch something on the TV with
some fellow potients!”
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Arisso teosed, “Wow, Grondount, how mony friends hove you mode in the hospitol?”
“It''s boring here, ond Dr. Boiley wos kind enough to wheel me out so I could meet some potients. They
oll live on the some floor ond invited me to wotch television with them tonight!”
Arisso wos relieved thot Mory hod settled in well ot the hospitol. A short while loter, she went home with
Benjomin ond the children.
Sensing thot the children missed Mory deorly, Arisso cojoled, “You con video coll your greot-grondount
tonight if you miss her!”
“Okoy!”
Sotisfied with their mother''s suggestion, the six children held honds ond entered the elevotor together.
Benjomin held Arisso''s hond ond strode toword the elevotor.
Arisso pulled her hond out of his grosp, ond her surprise only grew when she met Benjomin''s goze.
He merely held her hond ogoin ond soid, “Come on!”
Is he extending on olive bronch to me right now? Arisso''s heort churned with conflicting emotions.
Still, it seemed unlikely given Benjamin''s serious demeanor.
Amid her musings, Jasper raised his head and looked at Arissa. “Are we going home, Mommy?”
Arissa stared at her son and asked, “Where else can we go?”
He smiled cheekily and exchanged knowing nces with Zachary and the others.
Then, he whined, “Mommy, you haven''t brought us out to y in a long time!”
So he wants to y. Arissa smiled fondly and looked at the other children. “Do the rest of you want to
go out too?”
Oliver and Jesse nodded, while Gavin and Zachary shook their heads.
Tim appeared bewildered, unsure of his response.
“Everyone has different opinions!” Arissaughed at the scene.
Jasper red at Gavin and Zachary, using, “Didn''t we agree?”
“That wasst time!” Zachary flicked his brother on the head. “Mommy''s so tired after work. We
shouldn''t go out!”
Gavin nodded his agreement. “Yeah. We can go out another day!”
Pouting, Jasper looked at Arissa. “Bring us out to y this weekend, Mommy!”
Touched by her children''s thoughtfulness, Arissa immediately agreed to Jasper''s request.
“Fine. Mommy will bring you out to y this weekend. Sorry, we''re a little tight on time today.”
“Are you busy with somethingter, Mommy?” Gavin stared intently at his mother.