“Dr. Bailey, your medical skills are impeccable even though you're young. I'm sure you must be a top student in your class!”
Shaun beamed with delight upon hearing Mary's compliment.
“Mdm. Mary, I'm not that young anymore, for I'm almost thirty.”
“Oh? I thought you are in your early twenties and have just graduated!”
Mary looked at Shaun with surprise, for she couldn't tell he was almost thirty.
Meanwhile, Shaun was overjoyed after receiving Mary's compliment.
Just as Kingsley came in, Shaun said smugly, “Mdm. Mary has said I'm in my early twenties and have just graduated!”
As his lips twitched, Kingsley said to Mary, “Mdm. Mary, don't be fooled by his look. He's already thirty this year and will be thirty-one after celebrating his birthday!”
With a smile, Mary said, “Is that so? I can hardly believe it. Besides, all of you look young!”
Kingsley couldn't help but feel joyful. “Am I young too?”
Mary nodded without hesitation. “Definitely! You're as young as Mr. Graham!”
Kingsley grinned and asked, “Mdm. Mary, do you know how old Benjamin is?”
Shaking her head, Mary said, “Isn't he roughly the same age as you?”
“You're right. Benjamin is thirty-two years old and two years older than us.”
Immediately, Arissa turned to Kingsley in disbelief. Is Benjamin really thirty-two years old?
“Daddy is thirty-two years old! Mommy, how old are you?” Gavin asked curiously.
Arissa responded with a smile, “I'm twenty-six this year!”
Instantly, Gavin's mouth widened. “Daddy is six years older than Mommy!
“He's a little old!” Zachary chimed in and nodded.
“He's so old!” Jasper followed suit.
“He will be almost forty when Mommy is thirty years old!” Oliver added in exaggeration while pushing his glasses.
Meanwhile, Kingsley and Shaun were amused when they heard the kids commenting about Benjamin's age.
As Arissa smiled at the kids, Mary casually asked, “Issa, did you have your first baby when you were twenty?”
After giving it some thought, Arissa nodded and replied, “Yes, you're right!”
Upon hearing it, Kingsley and Shaun exchanged glances and thought to themselves.
At that time, Benjamin was twenty-seven, while Arissa was only twenty. My goodness! He was robbing the cradle!
The next moment, Benjamin and Shaun were even more shocked after looking at the six kids.
Benjamin is impressive. Not only that he has robbed the cradle, but he even has six kids! I'm so jealous!
Arissa was amused when she noticed the change in their expressions.
“What are you thinking of?”
Squinting his eyes, Kingsley asked curiously, “Arissa, were you still studying at the university back then?”
Arissa nodded. “Yeah! Why?”
“It's nothing!”
Kingsley flashed Arissa a smile but silently teased Benjamin for laying a finger on Arissa when she was so young.
Kingsley was interested to know how Benjamin and Arissa got together. However, he bit his tongue after recalling how Danna schemed against Arissa in the past.
Later, Kingsley couldn't help but ask another question with a grin. “Arissa, is Benjamin dating you now?”
Feeling slightly curious, Arissa looked at Kingsley for a while and responded, “No.”
As expected, Kingsley couldn't believe his ears.
“He has said that he doesn't like me. In that case, why would he date me?” Arissa explained while pursing her lips.
Arissa vividly remembered Benjamin's arrogant face when he warned her against having feelings for her.
Kingsley's lips twitched when he heard it. “Well, men seldom reveal their inner thoughts!”
Arissa flashed Kingsley a smile and argued, “As far as I know, men always claim that women never say what they feel.”
Kingsley chuckled at it and said, “Arrisa, Benjamin might be handsome, but he's a boring person. If he doesn't like you, he wouldn't have let you come close to him within half a meter. All the more so, he even—”
As Kingsley was speaking, he made a gesture to insinuate their intimacy.
Arissa's face reddened almost instantly.
“You got it wrong. We didn't do anything!” Gritting her teeth, Arissa lowered her voice to deny the claim.
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