“Here's another gift for you. Take it!” Darius took the gift from William and passed it to Arissa.
Arissa took it from him and asked, “What is this?”
“Open it!” Darius smiled at her. He was very satisfied with his new daughter-in-law.
Arissa felt a bit embarrassed, so she said, “I'll open it at home later.”
“That works, too! Keep it first. After all, it's not really appropriate to open it up in a hospital.” Darius laughed.
“Congratulations on your marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Graham!” William congratulated them.
“Thank you!” Arissa was on cloud nine.
“Okay.” Benjamin's expression softened when he saw how happy Arissa was.
Meanwhile, William just kept staring at the both of them, who were a perfect match, as joy flooded his heart.
“Where's the marriage certificate? Let me have a look!” Darius voiced.
Arissa turned toward Benjamin and uttered, “He kept it!”
Darius glanced at him and saw him working. “You're at the hospital! Why are you still so busy with work? You should be patiently waiting for your grandaunt to come out of the operating room. It won't look nice on you if someone sees this.”
Benjamin lost his concentration after getting lectured by Darius. Hence, he kept his tablet away and urged, “Go home, will you? Issa and I will wait for Grandaunt.”
Arissa twitched her lips when she suddenly heard Benjamin calling her Issa. Why did he call me that?
With a stern face, Darius uttered, “Well, I'm already here, aren't I? I'll go home once Mdm. Mary is out of surgery. After all, I have nothing else to do. By the way, since the registration is done, when are you guys going to hold a wedding dinner?”
Benjamin looked at his father and responded, “We'll leave that to you. You like doing such things, right?”
Darius broke into a smile, but he quickly suppressed his joy. “Who said so? I'm just looking forward to helping Issa with her wedding preparations.”
Isn't that what I said? Benjamin raised his brows and got Arissa to sit down.
“Okay. I'll plan the wedding reception! All you guys have to do now is to wait for that day to come!” With that, Darius turned to William and instructed, “Quick! Pick a date for their wedding!”
“Yes, Old Mr. Graham!” William responded with a smile and quickly retreated to one side to carry out the order.
Darius shifted his gaze back to Arissa. “Issa, I think we should present the betrothal gifts. Will you let Mdm. Mary accept the gifts on your family's behalf? It's just a formality. What do you think?”
“Sure!” Arissa liked the idea and had no objections.
“All right. We'll do that, then!” Darius nodded and started planning for the wedding in his head.
If they weren't in a hospital, he would've requested the newlyweds to give him a list of the guests they were going to invite.
With o stern foce, Dorius uttered, “Well, I'm olreody here, oren't I? I'll go home once Mdm. Mory is out of surgery. After oll, I hove nothing else to do. By the woy, since the registrotion is done, when ore you guys going to hold o wedding dinner?”
Benjomin looked ot his fother ond responded, “We'll leove thot to you. You like doing such things, right?”
Dorius broke into o smile, but he quickly suppressed his joy. “Who soid so? I'm just looking forword to helping Isso with her wedding preporotions.”
Isn't thot whot I soid? Benjomin roised his brows ond got Arisso to sit down.
“Okoy. I'll plon the wedding reception! All you guys hove to do now is to woit for thot doy to come!” With thot, Dorius turned to Williom ond instructed, “Quick! Pick o dote for their wedding!”
“Yes, Old Mr. Grohom!” Williom responded with o smile ond quickly retreoted to one side to corry out the order.
Dorius shifted his goze bock to Arisso. “Isso, I think we should present the betrothol gifts. Will you let Mdm. Mory occept the gifts on your fomily's beholf? It's just o formolity. Whot do you think?”
“Sure!” Arisso liked the ideo ond hod no objections.
“All right. We'll do thot, then!” Dorius nodded ond storted plonning for the wedding in his heod.
If they weren't in o hospitol, he would've requested the newlyweds to give him o list of the guests they were going to invite.
Right then, Benjamin turned to stare at Arissa intently.
Taking note of his gaze, Arissa was puzzled. “What?”
“Don't you want to check inside the envelope?” Benjamin lifted his chin slightly, gesturing for her to check the envelope.
In response, Arissa shot him a look and joked, “What? Do you want me to split my monetary gift with you?”
Benjamin flicked her forehead. “Do you think I care about your money?”
“Yes. I know you're rich, Graham. Why would you care? Only the poor like me would care!” Arissa teased.
Benjamin's lips twitched. “Poor? You? Why can't I tell you're poor?”
“Well, compared to you, I'm poor!” Arissa pursed her lips.
Benjamin chuckled and whispered in her ear, “Now that you're my wife, do you still think you're poor? My money is all yours. By right, you're even richer than me now.”
Arissa shot him a look and answered, “Where's your money? I don't see any!”
Benjamin took out a few bank cards from his wallet and gave them to her. “Keep them!”
Arissa was stunned. Is he really giving me all his money?
“The passwords are Gavin's birthday,” Benjamin said.
Arissa gulped. Why do I feel so stressed out now that Benjamin has given me all his money?
“Are you for real?” she questioned.
“Spend it however you like!” Benjamin answered with a straight face.
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