The More the Merrier novel Chapter 664

Chapter 664 Hiding Them From Me

Arissa did not know what he was thinking about, but the beam on Darius’ face caused the corners of her lips to lift as well.

Old Mr. Graham seems fun to be around. Why can’t Benjamin be like this instead of acting cold all the time?

“Um, Issa? They’re not here!”

As they talked, the pair arrived at the lake. Darius quickly scanned the surroundings for the children, but to no avail.

Puzzled, Arissa looked around as well. “Could they be further in front?”

I could have sworn they came back to the house…

Arissa brought Darius deeper into the garden in search of the children. The pair looked around for ten minutes, but there was no sign of them.

Darius’ expression was gloomy as he huffed. “Is Benjamin hiding them from me on purpose after finding out I’m here?”

Arissa glanced over at Darius, doubting his take on the situation.

“I don’t think so. Perhaps Mr. Watts brought them out to play?” Arissa suggested.

“Kingsley’s here?” Darius peered at Arissa as he asked, almost in accusation.

Arissa nodded in response. “Yep! He always has his meals here, along with Dr. Bailey!”

Tossing Darius an encouraging smile, Arissa reassured, “Don’t worry, Mr. Graham! I’ll just give the kids a call!”

As she reached for her pocket, Arissa quickly realized that she had forgotten her phone with her. “Sorry, Mr. Graham,” she apologized sheepishly. “My phone is not with me right now. Can I use your phone instead?”

Darius patted his pocket before exclaiming in panic, “My phone’s not here either!”

“In that case, let’s go inside first. It’s alright, Old Mr. Graham. You will get to meet them!”

With that being said, Arissa accompanied Darius back into the house.

While they were walking, Darius grumbled, “This has to be Benjamin’s doing. Before this, it was only Gavin. And even back then, he never liked to bring Gavin to see me. Now that there are five more, he still wouldn’t let me see them!”

With a huff, he pouted. “He’s the one that’s bad with kids, yet I’m the one who never gets to see them!”

Hearing Benjamin being scolded by Darius, Arissa instinctively jumped to his defense.

“Say, Old Mr. Graham. Does Benjamin know that you’re coming over?”

Ever since she came out of the restroom, Arissa had not seen even a glimpse of Benjamin. She did not know if he was still in the house or if he had gone out as well.

“Probably not.” Darius hesitated.

His answer managed to piqued Arissa’s curiosity. “Oh? If you don’t mind me asking, how do you know we’re back home?”