FreeNovelArissa nodded and didn't interrupt Darius and the children.
She nodded at Kingsley and the others, then went back to her
room to take a bath.
Meanwhile, Zachary, Oliver, Japer, and Jesse had fallen
asleep halfway into the story.
Tim was trying hard to stay awake, while Gavin was simply too
excited to sleep since all his siblings were with him.
“Go to sleep now. If you want to hear more, just tell Grandpa to
continue next time,” Benjamin murmured as he stroked Tim on
his head.
Glancing at him, Tim, who was still alert a moment ago, fell
asleep shortly after.
Benjamin turned his attention to Gavin. “Everyone's asleep.
‘You should join them.”
Gavin looked at him before turning his attention to his siblings.
‘When he saw that Oliver's glasses were still not removed, he
got out of bed.
Benjamin pressed him back down. “Where are you going?”
Gavin's lips twitched. “Oliver hasn't removed his glasses yet.”
Benjamin leaned in to take off Oliver's glasses and put them
on the side table.
Unsatisfied with how Benjamin had placed them, Gavin got up
to adjust their position before lying back
down.
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Kingsley, Darius, and the others were amused by that.
Darius said to Gavin softly, “Gavin, go to sleep. I'll come to see
all of you tomorrow.”
“Okay!”
Gavin glanced at Darius and closed his
eyes.
Having made sure Gavin was covered snugly, Benjamin got to
his feet and turned to Darius.
“It's getting late. You should go back now.”
Darius shot him a glare before turning his gaze to the children.
He brought out his phone to take a picture before putting it
away again.
Only after he took another look at his grandchildren did he
leave reluctantly. “Let's go, William.”
William bid Benjamin farewell and left with Darius.
‘When Darius reached the door, he turned around to instruct
Edwin, “Oh, Edwin, please let Issa know that I've gone home.”
“Understood, Old Mr. Graham.”
After acknowledging with a smile, he escorted them out.
‘When Benjamin's gaze fell upon Kingsley and the rest, they
reciprocated his look before turning to leave.
Benjamin sat in the children's room until he was sure Gavin
was asleep. Only then did he turn off the light and leave the
room.
After closing the door, he headed downstairs but returned to
the master bedroom when something suddenly occurred to
him.
Following the sound of flowing water from the bathroom,
Benjamin walked over and knocked on the door. “The children
are asleep.”
“Okay.”
Arissa, who was dressing at that moment, briefly froze when
she heard his voice.
‘When she didn't hear him leave, she stared at the door, her
heart pounding furiously.
Benjamin cleared his throat. “Go to bed early once you're
done.”
“Okay.” Arissa continued to watch the door.
Only when she heard him leave did the tension within her
ease.
She put on her clothes and wrapped her hair in a towel before
coming out.
‘With Benjamin nowhere to be seen, she went to the children's
room and entered after gently pushing the door open.
Once she was certain that all of them were asleep, she quietly
left the room.
Before she did, she turned a night light on when she noticed
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthe room was in total darkness.
Then she returned to her room and began to blow her hair.
Thinking that Darius and the others might still be around, she
headed downstairs afterward.
However, when she found it to be silent with no one in sight,
she was stunned.
Have they all gone home?
Right then, Edwin entered and saw Arissa. He informed her,
“Ms. York, Old Mr. Graham wanted me to tell you that he has
gone home.”
“Oh, okay.” Arissa nodded.
“Are you hungry?” Edwin asked with a smile. “I can make
supper for you.”
Arissa shook her head. “It's fine. I'm not hungry. I'll be sleeping
‘soon anyway.”
Noticing that her eyes were scanning the surroundings, Edwin
asked knowingly, “Ms. York, are you looking for Mr. Graham?”
Arissa was taken by surprise. “Has he gone out?”
“Mr. Graham is in the study. He's probably dealing with work
together with Ethen and the others,” Edwin replied as he
pointed upstairs.
Arissa was a little embarrassed when she caught sight of
Edwin's nosy gaze.
“I'm going to sleep now. Edwin, you should rest early too.”
“All right.” Edwin beamed.
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