Chapter 731 Look After One Another
Robert turned and stared at Benjamin for a brief moment, then grabbed Tim’s textbooks from one of the administrators and reported, “The textbooks are here, Mr. Graham!”
Benjamin swept his gaze over them and nodded. “Make sure security is tight at the school.”
“Of course,” Robert replied, breaking out into a cold sweat again. Gavin, Zachary, and the others turned to Robert with pitying looks. They knew they had caused him a lot of trouble when they snuck out of the school.
“Mr. William, what happened previously was our fault. We’re sorry.” Robert was pleasantly surprised by Gavin’s sudden apology.
“What a good boy. However, it was also an oversight on my part. I failed to manage things properly, and security was lacking. I’ll be sure to pay more attention to those areas in the future.”
Zachary looked up at the principal. It’s good enough if you only keep an eye out for bad guys. There’ll still be times when we’ll want to sneak out, so I hope you’ll turn a blind eye when necessary.
“We’ll also make sure to cooperate, Mr. William,” Jasper piped up with a chuckle. Touched by his words, Robert beamed at the little boy.
A sly look glinted in Oliver’s eyes as he took in the scene. I can’t believe Mr. William really fell for what Jasper said. Meanwhile, Tim was busy surveying the school grounds, stunned that it looked nothing like what he had seen before.
Jesse also looked around and even started explaining to him what each building was. When her other siblings heard that, they quickly chimed in.
Arissa wore a big smile as she watched them chatter away. Seeing that Benjamin did not give any further orders and wanting to avoid an awkward atmosphere, Robert decided to give them a tour around the school, covering every inch of the grounds.
Hence, Benjamin and Arissa led the six children after Robert, touring the whole place once before sending the young ones off to their classroom.
“Head over to your classroom now, Sweethearts. I need to be getting to the hospital. Otherwise, your great-grandaunt will get hungry!”
“Tell her we miss her, okay?” Gavin instructed.
Arissa smiled and responded, “Sure.”
“Call us when you’re at the hospital, Mommy!” Zachary called out.
“You’ll be in class by the time I get to the hospital,” Arissa replied in amusement.
“You can send a text message to update us on Great-grandaunt’s condition,” Oliver piped up, his eyes shining.
Arissa nodded. Noticing that Tim was the most concerned, she said to him, “Go to class and don’t worry about anything, Tim. The doctors and nurses at the hospital are taking care of your great-grandaunt, so she’s in good hands. I’ll send you all a text message when I get to the hospital.”
“Thank you, Ms. York,” Tim responded gratefully.
Arissa gazed down at his adorable face with a smile, then kissed him on the forehead.
After that, she gave each of the other kids a kiss and said, “All of you have to look after one another. Got it?”
“Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll take care of them,” Gavin promised.
“Not to worry, Mommy. I’ll also take good care of Gavin and the others!” Zachary added, brimming with confidence.
Arissa tapped his forehead dotingly. “Don’t instigate them to conduct any mischief.”
Zachary nodded. “I promise I won’t.”
Feeling relieved, Arissa turned to Tim. “Since it’s your first day at school and you still don’t know your way around, make sure you stick with your brothers. If you accidentally get lost, give them a call. I’ve saved their numbers on your phone. You only have to dial either one, two, or three to call them.”
Having said that, she straightened his clothes again, still feeling quite worried.
“Got it,” Tim answered with a nod, solemnly committing her reminder to memory.
“They’ll be fine. Gavin and the others know the school like the back of their hands, so it won’t be a problem for them to take him around,” said Benjamin.
He had confidence in the children and was not as worried as Arissa.
Just like how fathers and mothers played different roles as parents, they also had different concerns when it came to their children’s wellbeing.
Arissa hugged the kids, reluctant to leave. “Go on in, then. I’m really going to leave now.”
