“I just wanted to seal your mouth because you weren't saying anything pleasant.”
Arissa laughed in exasperation at that. “Let go of me. Why are you holding onto me for?”
As she spoke, she pulled her hand back and strode away.
The man was left behind, and he watched as she huffed away in anger. Is she really angry?
He quickly caught up to her and whispered in her ear, “Let's head to Northstream now.”
Arissa gave him the side-eye as she said, “I will still go even if you don't.”
Benjamin's lips twitched at her response. He led her to his car and drove to the airport.
Once she got comfortable in her seat, she realized that it had been a long time since Bradley arrived at the hospital, yet he hadn't called her. With the thought in mind, she dialed his number.
Benjamin caught a glimpse of the phone screen and saw the name “Bradley.”
Frowning, he reached out and instantly ended the call.
Arissa quickly turned toward him and shot daggers at him. “What are you doing?
“What a temper! Be careful, you might faint because of it,” he reminded indifferently, almost causing her to faint from anger.
“That's my phone, Benjamin! Give it back!”
She reached out to snatch it back, but the man lifted his hand instead.
Fury still burning within her, Arissa climbed on top of him and finally got ahold of her phone.
“You're shameless, Benjamin!”
Benjamin kept his gaze on her, his arms wrapped around her as he said, “Who's the shameless one here? Are you trying to seduce me?”
He then lowered his gaze, and her fair skin was all he could see.
His eyes darkened in an instant, and an intense warmth surged through his body.
Sensing his gaze on her, she felt a rush of blood to her head and she turned red.
“Pervert!”
She quickly turned away from him and adjusted her clothes.
“If you hadn't taken my phone, do you think I would have tried to snatch it?”
If I hadn't tried to snatch my phone, I wouldn't have subconsciously climbed on top of him, and he wouldn't have seen anything.
Arissa's face was still flushed red as she glared at him. “Can't you just turn a blind eye?”
“It was blocking my vision. Should I have closed my eyes?”
There was no denying that Benjamin was a prideful person. He stared at her intently and made it seem like she was the one who took advantage of him.
Arissa was furious but she couldn't find her words, so she turned to look out the window.
Benjamin's eyes landed on her slender neck, and he swallowed hard at the sight before him.
With what had happened, Arissa had completely forgotten that she was supposed to give Bradley a call.
Meanwhile, Bradley finally found the ward Mary was in and was in shock when he saw that five of the kids were there.
“Why are you here, Mr. Hinton?”
“Your mommy told me to come have a look...”
He dropped the hint, and the kids instantly understood that he was talking about Tim.
Zachary pulled Tim over and said, “Mr. Hinton, this is Tim!”
Ha than lowarad his gaza, and har fair skin was all ha could saa.
His ayas darkanad in an instant, and an intansa warmth surgad through his body.
Sansing his gaza on har, sha falt a rush of blood to har haad and sha turnad rad.
“Parvart!”
Sha quickly turnad away from him and adjustad har clothas.
“If you hadn't takan my phona, do you think I would hava triad to snatch it?”
If I hadn't triad to snatch my phona, I wouldn't hava subconsciously climbad on top of him, and ha wouldn't hava saan anything.
Arissa's faca was still flushad rad as sha glarad at him. “Can't you just turn a blind aya?”
“It was blocking my vision. Should I hava closad my ayas?”
Thara was no danying that Banjamin was a pridaful parson. Ha starad at har intantly and mada it saam lika sha was tha ona who took advantaga of him.
Arissa was furious but sha couldn't find har words, so sha turnad to look out tha window.
Banjamin's ayas landad on har slandar nack, and ha swallowad hard at tha sight bafora him.
With what had happanad, Arissa had complataly forgottan that sha was supposad to giva Bradlay a call.
Maanwhila, Bradlay finally found tha ward Mary was in and was in shock whan ha saw that fiva of tha kids wara thara.
“Why ara you hara, Mr. Hinton?”
“Your mommy told ma to coma hava a look...”
Ha droppad tha hint, and tha kids instantly undarstood that ha was talking about Tim.
Zachary pullad Tim ovar and said, “Mr. Hinton, this is Tim!”
Bradley studied the boy before him. He's quite easy to recognize since he's got dark skin and he's way too skinny.
“Tim, this is Mr. Hinton. He's a great friend of Mommy,” Zachary continued to introduce.
“Hello, Mr. Hinton!”
Upon hearing the boy's voice, the man patted his head with a smile on his face, then handed him a toy car.
“Hello, Tim, This is a gift from me. I came here in a rush, and I didn't know what you liked. I'll give you something better the next time I see you.”
Tim took the gift from him nervously and said shyly, “Thank you, Mr. Hinton.”
“Mr. Hinton, Mommy doesn't know we're here. Don't reveal anything to her if you talk to her on the phone,” Oliver reminded.
After taking a look at the six children before him, Bradley said with a smile, “I think your mommy is about to arrive soon. Isn't she going to find out when she sees you?”
“We want to give Mommy a surprise!”
“Mommy was fooled by us earlier. She thought we were all at home!” Jasper said wickedly.
Bradley patted this kids' heads before greeting Ethen, then asked about Mary's condition.
Later, Shaun brought a team of doctors over. When he saw that Mary was sleeping, he suggested for all of them to have dinner together.
However, Tim didn't want to go.
Seeing that their brother didn't want to go, the rest of the kids decided that they wouldn't go either.
“You go ahead and eat with the doctors, Mr. Bailey. We want to stay with Tim!” Gavin decided.
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