Chapter 1269 Feeling Homesick


    “Yup.” Benjamin nodded and responded briefly, knowing that she was curious.


    Arissa continued to gaze at him intently. After being red at by the man, she turned and looked in the


    direction of Darius.


    Although Darius wanted to check in on Julian, he did not appear too worried about him.


    Upon realizing so, Arissa felt much better. At least Dad hasn''t let his age addle his senses. Anyhow,


    what wicked things has Julian dely to get beaten up by someone?


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    Unbeknownst to her, Julian had kidnapped Tim and Zachary. Otherwise, there was no way she could


    have stayed so calm.


    Benjamin patted the back of her head when he noticed how distracted she was. “Eat your breakfast,


    and don''t overthink things.”


    Arissa pursed her lips and channeled her focus back to her food.


    Darius observed the duo. He was relieved that Arissa did not sense anything amiss. Thank God Issa


    doesn''t know about it. Otherwise, she won''t be able to get a good rest here.


    After breakfast, Arissa requested Benjamin to send the children to school. Darius, on the other hand,


    went to check up on Julian, leaving Mary behind to keep Arissapany.


    Arissa noticed that Mary seemed a little lost. She had a bad feeling about it, so she asked, “What''s


    wrong, Grandaunt?”


    Her question brought Mary back to her senses, and thetter pretended as if nothing had happened.


    “Oh, nothing.”


    Arissa continued observing her. A momentter, Mary spaced out again.


    Worried that Mary was hiding something from her and dared not speak to her about it, Arissa spoke up.


    “Grandaunt, I see that you keep getting lost in thought. You can tell me anything. Please don''t be a


    stranger.”


    Mary was worried about the children. Since Arissa kept probing, she resorted to simplying up with


    an excuse. “I... I''m a little homesick.”


    Arissa was stunned for a second. She then recalled it had been months since Mary followed them to


    Dellmoor.


    As an elderly, Grandaunt hasn''t been away from home for such a long time. I''m sure she misses home


    a lot. It''s my bad for neglecting my family members recently.


    “Grandaunt, I''ll have someone take you home. You can stay there for several days before making a trip


    back here,” Arissa suggested thoughtfully. She truly believed that Mary was homesick.


    “No worries, I just miss it asionally. Even when I go back, I''ll think about the children. They are in


    school now, and you are hospitalized, so someone has to take care of them. I can always go backter


    on.”


    Mary did not want to trouble Arissa. Moreover, her health was a lot better now. Hence, she wanted to


    stay on longer and take care of the kids.


    “No worries, for Dad and Mr. Whitley are around. Why don''t you make a trip home with the kids during


    the weekend? That way, they can also chill and rx in the countryside.” Arissa made a good


    suggestion to have the children follow Mary home for a couple of days to have fun.


    Mary was tempted by the idea. However, it was not school holidays yet. Thus, she was hesitant to


    make the children travel back and forth for the weekend.


    “Two days are too short for them to get used to the ce. It''s better for us to wait for a longer holiday.


    I''ll go back then.”


    No matter how much Arissa persuaded Mary, thetter refused. With that, Arissa had no choice but to


    give it up. “All right, Grandaunt. I''ll go back with you once I recover.”


    “That''s great!” Mary agreed happily, praying that Arissa would get well soon.


    Arissa chuckled. Subsequently, she called Bradley and asked him toe to the hospital.


    The six children followed Benjamin to his car. During the journey to school, they exchanged nces


    with one another, silently discussing if they shoulde clean with Benjamin about what they had


    done.


    After all, Ethen could not keep the secret for them for long. Otherwise, Benjamin would question his


    work efficiency.


    By the time they got to school, no one had broached the matter with Benjamin. In the end, they decided


    to temporarily keep it a secret.


    Little did they know that Benjamin actually caught themmunicating with one another through their


    eyes in the car.


    Although Benjamin was suspicious of them, he schooled his expression into a calm mask. He merely


    reminded them, “Pay attention in ss, and call me if you need anything. Don''t always call Mommy and


    disturb her rest.”


    “Okay, okay. Bye, Mr. Graham.”


    The six kids said their goodbyes one after the other and dashed toward campus with their backpacks.


    All of them were worried that Benjamin might ask them more questions.