You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

The bodyguard only closed the door after ensuring that Arissa

was well seated in the car. He then got into the driver's seat

and sped off to the school.

Arissa threw a look at the man before turing to look out the

car window.

All of a sudden, he pulled her toward him.

“Ah!” Arissa gasped in astonishment. After stealing a look at

the bodyguard in the driver's seat, she turned to glare at

Benjamin. “What are you...”

She trailed off when she noticed the utter weariness on his

face.

“Let me sleep for a while.” Benjamin wrapped his arms around

her tightly, resting his chin on her shoulder.

Arissa blushed crimson in an instant. She could feel a tingling

sensation as his breath brushed against her ear. Any slight

movement from her would trigger him to tighten his embrace.

Seconds later, Arissa heard his steady breathing. Utterly

speechless, she blinked. Is he treating me as his pillow?

She turned slightly to glance at Benjamin. The man's usual

vibe of indifference seemed to be prevailed by a sense of

gentleness when he was asleep. His long and curly eyelashes

looked incredibly beautiful.

Before retracting her gaze, she could not resist taking a peep

at the man's stunning good looks again.

“Mrs. Graham, Mr. Graham hasn't slept for almost two days,”

the bodyguard whispered.

Arissa was startled. Two days? I'll just let him sleep a while

more for the sake of the kids.

After a while, Arissa took the blanket and covered Benjamin's

body with it.

The man was suddenly alerted and opened his eyes.

Seeing that, she froze in embarrassment.

However, he closed his eyes and drifted off

to sleep again the next second.

Arissa held her breath. Is he awake or is he still in his dream?

Listening to the man's steady breathing, she was gradually at

ease again.

Along the way to school, Arissa did not wake Benjamin up.

Nonetheless, she could not help racking her brain about how

to break herself free from his embrace to get out of the car

upon reaching the school.

Whenever she moved, he would tighten his arms around her. It

went on a few times that she almost thought he had woken up.

“Benjamin, let me go. | need to get out and get the kids,” she

said softly, but there was no response from the man who was

deep in slumber.

Heaving a sigh, she moved his hands aside carefully and

stuffed a pillow into his arms. She could not resist feeling

amused when she saw him continue to sleep soundly with his

arms around the pillow.

Shortly after, Arissa got out of the car to fetch the kids. The

moment they saw her getting out of Benjamin's car, they

craned their necks in the direction of the car.

“Mommy, did Daddy come together with you?” Gavin asked

excitedly.

“Yeah!” Arissa pinched his cheek lightly. “But he's asleep.

Remember not to wake him up when you guys get into the car

later, okay?” After o while, Arisso took the blonket ond covered

Benjomin's body with it.

The mon wos suddenly olerted ond opened his eyes.

Seeing thot, she froze in emborrossment.

However, he closed his eyes ond drifted off to sleep ogoin the

next second.

Arisso held her breoth. Is he owoke or is he still in his dreom?

Listening to the mon's steody breothing, she wos groduolly ot

«eose ogoin.

Along the woy to school, Arisso did not woke Benjomin up.

Nonetheless, she could not help rocking her broin obout how

to breok herself free from his embroce to get out of the cor

upon reoching the school.

Whenever st moved, he would tighten his orms oround her. It

went on o few times thot she olmost thought he hod woken up.

“Benjomin, let me go. | need to get out ond get the kids,” she

soid softly, but there wos no response from the mon who wos

deep in slumber.

Heoving o sigh, she moved his honds oside corefully ond

stuffed o pillow into his orms. She could not resist feeling

omused when she sow him continue to sleep soundly with his

orms oround the pillow.

Shortly ofter, Arisso got out of the cor to fetch the kids. The

moment they sow her getting out of Benjomin's cor, they

croned their necks in the direction of the cor.

“Mommy, did Doddy come together with you?” Govin osked

excitedly.

“Yeoh!” Arisso pinched his cheek lightly. “But he's osleep.

Remember not to woke him up when you guys get into the cor

loter, okoy?”

The six kids nodded in unison. “Okay, Mommy.”

“Come, let's go.” She led them to say goodbye to their teacher

before heading toward the car.

The kids were thoughtful. Seeing that Benjamin was asleep,

they avoided talking loudly. In fact, some of them did not even

open their mouths, fearing that they would wake him up. They

were seated obediently as they looked in Benjamin's direction.

With a smile, Arissa hopped into the car, closed the door, and

put their bags aside.

The kids stared at her with a hint of curiosity in their crystal-

clear eyes.

Arching her brows, Arissa asked in a low voice, “What do you

want to say?”

Zachary broke the silence by whispering, “Mommy, why did

you come together with Mr. Graham?”

Avrissa pinched his nose lightly. “He's your daddy. Is it weird

that we came to fetch you guys together?”

“But didn't you and Daddy have a falling-out?” Gavin asked

softly.

Oliver, Tim, and Jasper gazed at her, eager to know the

answer. Jesse also stared at her without blinking.

Arissa was amazed. The kids are really observant!

She lowered her voice as she said, “We didn't have a falling-

out, but we seldom communicate with each other lately as we

have been busy at work.”

Zachary looked at her doubtfully, but he did not ask any further

questions since Benjamin was asleep.