Chapter 418 Were You Home This Whole Time
Arissa ignored Benjamin and made her way over to the bed. “I’m staying here with Gavin!”
It pained her deeply to see her son lying there hooked up to an IV drip.
“You’ve only just woken up, so your body is still weak at the moment. How about you lie down in the same bed with him?” Benjamin advised her.
Realizing that everyone was looking at her worriedly, Arissa nodded and climbed into bed with Gavin.
“Get some rest, you two. Just let me know if anything happens,” Shaun instructed as he adjusted the drip rate of the IV drip before packing his kit and leaving the room.
Darius then brought the four kids outside so as to not disturb Arissa and Gavin.
“Come on, let’s go play downstairs.”
“Okay, Grandpa.”
Zachary glanced at Arissa to make sure she was feeling better before leaving with Darius.
Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse soon followed along.
Just like that, the room fell silent in an instant.
Noticing how Arissa was looking worriedly at Gavin, Benjamin poured her a glass of water.
“Here, have some water,” he said while handing her the glass.
“How long has Gavin been like this?” Arissa asked as she took the glass over from him.
“Just a moment ago. He has already been given an injection, so he’s fine now,” Benjamin replied.
Arissa nodded and downed the glass of water in one go.
“Do you want me to pour you another glass?” Benjamin asked.
Arissa shook her head. “No, one glass is enough.”
Noticing that Gavin still had a tight frown on his forehead, she reached out to loosen up his furrowed brows and gave him a kiss on the forehead.
“Sweetheart, I’ll stay right by your side from now on, so no one will bully you ever again!” She then turned toward Benjamin and continued, “I’ll look after him, so you can carry on with whatever it is you were doing.”
“All right.”
Benjamin headed over to the master bedroom after a brief pause.
Has Benjamin been home the whole time?
Arissa wondered as she pulled the blanket over Gavin’s shoulders.
“Were you home this whole time?” she asked in surprise when Benjamin came back into the room later.
“Yes,” Benjamin replied while looking up at her.
Arissa felt touched upon hearing that. “Were you also the one who brought the kids home?”
She was feeling guilty as she had promised to pick them up from school but ended up going back on her word.
“My father was the one who picked them up from school,” Benjamin replied calmly.
Noticing the look of surprise on Arissa’s face, he added, “They know that you’re not feeling well, so they don’t blame you for not picking them up from school. They even made sure not to disturb you while you were sleeping.”
Arissa nodded in relief when she heard that, but felt worried when she saw how unwell Gavin looked.
Darius and Shaun tried to play with the kids downstairs, but none of them were in the mood to smile at all.
Eventually, Darius brought them into the kitchen and had them help prepare dinner.
Having something fun to do helped take their mind off the unpleasant situation, and their smiles slowly returned to their faces as they tried to make Gavin and Arissa the tastiest food possible.
Upon feeling something nuzzling against her chest an hour later, Arissa opened her eyes and saw that Gavin had woken up.
His face was still a little red as he snuggled his way into her embrace.
“Mommy!”
His adorable voice softened her heart up instantly.
Overjoyed, Arissa hugged him tightly as she exclaimed, “Sweetheart, you’re finally awake!”
Gavin nodded, but he was still in a daze and struggled to figure out how he fell asleep.
“Are you feeling any discomfort anywhere?”
“Nope!”
Gavin shook his head, only to frown when he recalled what he was doing before he passed out.
Arissa felt her heart ache when she saw how upset he looked.
“It’s all right, Mommy will protect you,” she said while hugging him tightly.
Gavin froze in confusion as he couldn’t understand why she would say that all of a sudden.
“I’m really fine, Mommy.”
He only fainted because he got too worked up, but Arissa insisted on checking him for injuries anyway.
