Chapter 558 Too Spoilt
Tim looked at the woman. “Really?”
“Yup. Mr. Bailey and his team will take a close look at your grandma’s condition and find out the best way to treat her. When that happens, she’ll slowly get better, and she won’t be as sick as she is now,” Arissa assured patiently, hoping to make the boy feel better.
“Thank you, Ms. York!”
Arissa couldn’t resist his smile. “You’re welcome. It’s all thanks to your daddy. He’s the one who brought together such a wonderful team of doctors!”
Tim turned in Benjamin’s direction. Despite answering a call, the latter kept his eyes on the mother and son.
“Thank you, Mr. Graham!”
Benjamin nodded in response.
Arissa glanced at the man who had picked up the phone before turning away and carrying Tim back into the ward.
After eating dinner with Mary, she then had Benjamin take the six children back to the hotel to rest.
“Let’s head back and get some rest. Shaun and Kingsley will be here keeping watch.”
While speaking, Benjamin gave Shaun and Kingsley a glance.
Kingsley opened his mouth and wanted to disagree, but he ultimately kept his mouth shut.
Meanwhile, Shaun was Mary’s attending physician and had to stay either way, so he was amused to see how stumped Kingsley looked.
“You can keep me company!” he exclaimed, patting his friend on the shoulder.
The latter merely shot him a glare.
“There’s no need for that. You should all go home and rest. There’ll be nurses to check on me, no?”
Mary didn’t want to trouble them.
“It’s fine, Mary. I’m always up late,” Kingsley urged nonchalantly. “Besides, I can also get some shuteye after you’ve fallen asleep. I’ve looked after my grandfather, so I’m kind of experienced!”
Then, he turned to Benjamin and Arissa. “You can all head back.”
With that, Benjamin bid Mary goodbye before returning to the hotel with Arissa and the children.
That was Tim’s first time being away from the old woman, and he stared out the window at the hospital while seated in the car.
Arissa patted his head as she saw that. “Don’t worry. The doctors will do a far better job taking care of your grandma compared to us! She wouldn’t be able to sleep if we were still there, anyway.”
Hearing that, Tim bit his lip, still unable to stop thinking about Mary.
“Have you never been apart from your grandma, Tim?”
Seeing how the boy looked close to tears, Zachary struck up a conversation in an attempt to distract him.
Tim nodded. “We’ve been apart before during the day, but never at night…”
He had to work for money during the day while still in the village, so being apart from Mary was only necessary.
“Why don’t you think of now as daytime, then?” Oliver suggested.
“Why did you have to be apart during the day?” Jasper asked.
Tim pursed his lips, choosing not to tell them the reason.
“Don’t worry, Tim. I’ve been apart from Mommy before too, but I wasn’t scared because all my brothers kept me company. So even if you’re not with your grandma now, you still have us. We’re here with you, and so is Mommy!” Jesse assured while hugging Tim’s arm.
Zachary couldn’t help but chuckle. “Jesse, have you forgotten how you cried this morning just because you couldn’t find Mommy?”
The little girl turned scarlet immediately.
“You cried because Mommy wasn’t around?” Gavin felt sorry for his sister.
Jesse lowered her head and glanced at Gavin sheepishly.
“I-I just wasn’t used to not having Mommy around…”
Unable to contain her laughter, Arissa stroked the girl’s head lovingly.
Benjamin gazed at the mother and her six children before focusing on Jesse’s flushed face.
This kid is way too spoilt.
Still, he couldn’t help but feel guilty upon hearing that the girl had cried because of Arissa’s absence this morning. It was his fault.
The man also used to treat her poorly before learning that Gavin was not his only child. He even accused the other children of not belonging to him.
“You’ll always be with your mommy from now on,” Benjamin declared to the children.
