The More the Merrier novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Chased Away By His Fiancée

Zachary stared at Gavin angrily. “Why didn't you admit it previously?”

No wonder something felt off about him. He wasn't Jasper. Tsk. Can't you just come clean when you blow your cover?

“I was afraid that you would tell Mommy the moment you realized I wasn't Jasper. Would you guys still bring me back with you if you knew?” Gavin asked. He felt conflicted as he also worried that Arissa might not like him.

“Of course not!” Zachary asserted bluntly, indirectly hurting Gavin's feelings.

“But why?” Gavin asked.

Zachary began to panic when he realized the hurtful look on Gavin's face. He quickly explained, “Well, you have to understand, you're supposed to be with your daddy now, and we're supposed to with Mommy. If all of us were to follow Mommy, including you too, then your daddy would seek high and low for you, and that would expose us. Who knows if he'll come after us for this!”

Gavin felt relieved upon learning that it wasn't because Zachary despised him.

“In that case, let's figure out why we got separated in the first place and then inform Daddy about this!” Gavin suggested.

Although Gavin was only a young child, he expressed himself in a calm and collected manner. Strangely, he also seemed to possess an innate ability that could make others yield to his request.

Zachary furrowed his brows. Nevertheless, he agreed that Gavin had a point.

“Agreed! Let me call Jasper then to caution him from exposing himself,” Zachary declared.

Immediately, Jasper received a phone call from Zachary, where the latter lectured him for causing them the present mess they were in now.

After Zachary finished lecturing Jasper, he turned to ask Gavin a crucial detail. “By the way, what is your daddy's name?”

“Benjamin Graham!” Gavin answered casually. His eyes stared steadily into Zachary's before curling his lips into a smile. “Who is also your daddy!” he continued.

Zachary gasped in shock. Wait, what? Our daddy is Benjamin Graham? That Grim Reaper whom no one dared to offend in the whole of Dellmoor?

“Oh, I have a picture of Daddy. Here you go.” Gavin took out his phone and searched for Benjamin's photo before showing it to Zachary.

Zachary only took one look at the picture before he was sure that the man was unquestionably their daddy.

The man in the picture stood tall in a proud posture where his nobility clearly distinguished him from others. Furthermore, his defined features were almost identical to Zachary and his siblings, so much so that they were practically the spitting image of him.

Didn't Mommy say that she didn't know who our daddy was?

Zachary couldn't believe that Benjamin was their daddy. He had heard of this man's name before, but he never could find his pictures online in the past. Upon comprehending this newfound truth, he was amazed that he found his daddy after only being back in the country for a few days.

Zachary was beyond delighted to learn this because Benjamin was none other than the boss of the Graham Group. As a famous and influential individual, he had a lot of power over others. Thus, as long as he was willing to protect them, Zachary was sure that their mommy would never be bullied by others ever again.

“Does your daddy treat you well?” Zachary asked Gavin cautiously, hoping to fish out more information about Benjamin.

“Yes, he does, but perhaps not as gentle as how Mommy treats me!” Gavin really did look up to Benjamin. However, it was also undeniable that the relationship between them was a bit awkward and distant.

Upon hearing this, Zachary immediately heightened his senses. He sized up Gavin from head to toe. With his brows furrowed, he asked, “Are you sure that he treats you well? Please don't tell me that he hits you when you're bad.”

Sensing that Zachary misunderstood him, Gavin immediately shook his head and clarified, “Daddy never hits me, but if I were to make a mistake, he would make me face a wall and place me under time out!”

Zachary nodded his head. That's pretty normal. Mommy would make us do that too. Not to mention, she'll get mad at us.

The two young boys continued to chatter away quietly, discussing other details, mainly about Benjamin.

The next day, Arissa woke up early to prepare breakfast before waking her children up.