The More the Merrier
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 The Switch
“How long has Oliver been inside? Zachary, go check if he has diarrhea,” Arissa instructed her eldest son. She was concerned that her children could not acclimatize to the weather back home.
“Okay!” Zachary went off to rush his brother.
Arissa looked around for the aforementioned store, but she could not find it. “Jesse, where did Jasper go to buy cotton candy?”
“Mommy, it's over there! The one with a blue plane!” Jesse pointed toward a direction as she spoke with a missing front tooth.
Arissa scanned the surrounding for a bit before finally spotting the cotton candy store. Nevertheless, there was no sign of Jasper, much to her dismay.
She could not see clearly as there was an influx of people moving around the airport. Arissa had no choice but to wait for Oliver's return before she could start searching for Jasper.
At last, Zachary came out of the restroom with Oliver. After waiting for a few moments, Arissa brought her three little ones along in search of Jasper while hauling their luggage.
When they arrived at the cotton candy store, however, there was no sign of Jasper.
Arissa could not help but worry for his safety. After all, her children were still unfamiliar with this place.
“Where is he?” she asked impatiently.
“Could Jasper have run off to buy something else?” Zachary frowned.
“Let's wait for him a little longer!” Arissa reassured her children while trying to convince herself that Jasper would return soon.
As time passed, he still did not show up.
Could it be that he went back to the restroom to look for us?
Just when Arissa thought about going back to search for Jasper, a familiar figure suddenly ran toward them. She breathed a sigh of relief and embraced the little boy tightly.
Gavin Graham froze in shock after getting hugged by an affectionate woman who was a complete stranger to him.
“Oh, my gosh! You almost scared your mommy to death! Didn't I tell you to wait for me? Why are you running around in a place like this?” Arissa reprimanded.
“That's right! We thought you had disappeared! If you still didn't return, Mommy was going to use the airport's public address system to find you!” Oliver chimed in.
Mommy?
a ripple in
shell-shocked when he saw Oliver's face. That was because
other children next to him. Both of them looked the
they? And why do they resemble me so much?
the sight of the three siblings. However, he managed to maintain
frightened her son with her stern words just now.
gone missing. Where did you go just now?” she asked
he had
store after some help from a passerby. Little did he expect to be hugged by
heartbeat quickened as he realized Arissa's doting
Is she my mommy?
siblings, who resembled him.
real one—I'm sure she's the one. Also, it looks like I have
of surprise mixed with excitement within his
did not notice the difference in the boy as she
Mommy will buy cotton candy for all of you!”
her children. However, the observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger brother and
that this boy in front of me doesn't look much
was shocked as a thought
did you go just now?” he whispered in
he could not
There were too many people!” Gavin had not calmed
more cold and aloof than Jasper, who had always been
help but distrust
Gavin as he noticed the different
whispered as
Oliver and Jesse followed Arissa to buy cotton candy. They were overjoyed to the point that they did not
beat as he believed Zachary recognized him as a
means there is another boy who resembles me, and he has disappeared for some reason. That's the reason why they think I'm him. We're
for each of you!” Arissa handed out the
took a huge bite and chirped, “This is yummy!” The sticky cotton candy smeared all over the child's
youngest sibling. “Jesse, your face is
slowly.” Arissa chuckled. She then wiped Jesse's face before giving the other
cotton candy was
it carefully!” she