Chapter 974 I Was Wrong âYou should eat too, Dad. Let them be. They can take care of themselves,â Arissa advised. âAll right, all right.â Darius sat and offered, âPick whatever you want to eat, Issa.â
âI know, Dad. I wonât hold back!â âHaha!â As Darius laughed, he swept his gaze across his son. âIf she canât reach a certain dish, help her grab it.â
âOkay.â Benjamin nodded. Gleefully, Darius ate as he watched his grandchildren enjoying their meal with satisfaction. Arissa kept her eyes on them too, smiling widely.
Benjamin leaned toward Arissa and whispered next to her ear, âWhat are you looking at? You should eat too!â Upon hearing his words, she shifted her gaze away from the children to look at him. âI am eating!â
She was pleased when he put some food on her plate. In response, she did the same for him. âYou should eat more, too!â Her action cheered him up so much that the food he had gotten used to eat tasted better than usual.
Then, as Arissa looked around the dining table, she found it weird that the other members of the Graham family werenât around. Weâve come here for meals multiple times, but we were always the only ones here. We never saw the other members of the Graham family, which is rather odd.
All of a sudden, she felt a sense of pain strike her head. As soon as Arissa turned to Benjamin, she saw him retracting his hand. Confused, she questioned, âWhy did you hit me?â
âFocus on your food. What are you thinking?â He glared at her. The edges of her mouth twitched. Can he read my mind? I canât believe he caught me zoning out briefly.
âNothing,â she replied, pouting. A look of amusement flashed past Benjaminâs eyes as he took note of how annoyed she was.
Dariusâ expression darkened when he witnessed the coupleâs interaction and admonished, âWhy did you hit Issa, Benjamin? You should be more mindful of your actions.â
Snickering in secret, Arissa lowered her hand that was touching her forehead.
Gloomily, Benjamin glimpsed at her before turning his sight toward his father. âI was just messing around with her!â
The old man scoffed, âMessing around? Do you think Iâm blind or deaf?â
âThatâs right! We saw you hitting Mommy!â Gavin furiously reprimanded.
Silently, Benjamin turned to his wife and asked, âDid it hurt?â
Arissa blinked wordlessly.
âDonât you threaten Issa! Are you still a man? How can you bully your wife?â Darius slammed the table with rage.
In response, Benjamin pursed his lips.
Arissa lowered her head and stifled her laughter. Itâs your fault for hitting me!
Upon flashing a glance in her direction, Benjamin looked at his father. âI was wrong, Dad. I wonât hit her again!â
Darius stared at him seriously. âYou shouldnât have done it in the first place!â
Instead of arguing with his father, Benjamin merely nodded subserviently.
Arissa focused on her meal and ignored the father-and-son duo.
Halfway through their meal, the sound of a car engine was suddenly heard outside the door.
Darius was taken aback for a moment before gesturing for William to check out who the visitor was.
Moments later, William returned and reported, âItâs Mr. Bryan, Old Mr. Graham.â
âWhat is he doing here?â Darius scowled.
Clearly, he didnât want to see Bryan.
Benjaminâs eyes glinted.
A few minutes passed before Bryan strode into the dining room and started yelling at Benjamin. âYou sure are ruthless, Benjamin! Donât think you can act impudently just because Dad loves you! I wonât let you off the hook unless you give me an explanation today!â
A frigid look flashed past Benjaminâs eyes. No one has ever had the guts to speak to me like that!
âYouâre the impudent one here!â Darius slapped the dining table, rattling the plates and bowls.
The children and Arissa didnât have the nerve to keep eating as they watched the family drama unfold fearfully.
The More the Merrier ï¤Chapter 973 EX-husband Groveling to Me ï¤Chapter 730 Let Victor Shoot For You Furiously, Darius berated, âDo you realize how disrespectful youâre acting right now? Do you think youâre in the right just because you started yelling right after you came in here?â