You More Than Anything In The World
Chapter 540

Arissa stroked his head as she sat down. "He said that he has gone to see Mr. Bailey."

Zachary nodded.

Oliver asked, "Mommy, what happened to you just now? Did you think of something sad?"

He noticed Arissa wiping the tears off her eyes.

Arissa cleared her throat awkwardly. "I was just touched by how delicious the food was!"

The six children were stumped.

Without explaining any further, Arissa quickly finished her food and went to Mary's ward to accompany her.

Meanwhile, the children continued to finish their snacks in the break room.

Tim suddenly asked in a low voice, "Is Ms. York reacting that way because of me?"

She was also crying when she was asleep.

Gavin was stunned by how sensitive Tim was and quickly comforted him, "Don't overthink it. It might well be because of something else."

"That's right. It might not necessarily be because of you," Zachary reassured him too.

When the other three children saw Tim lowering his head, they, too, consoled him immediately.

"Tim, do you feel pressured? Didn't Mommy say just now that it was because of the delicious food?"

"Don't lie to me. Ms. York was crying in her sleep, for she feels that she has failed me," Tim explained.

Gavin and the others were shocked.

"Mommy was crying in her sleep?"

When he saw the surprised and sympathetic looks on their faces, Tim nodded his head.

As if he had done something wrong, he tucked his head in and explained apologetically, "I did comfort her, but she didn't hear me because she was in deep sleep. She did stop after crying for a long while."

When Tim's siblings saw how sorry he was and that he was blaming himself, their hearts went out to him.

Gavin tousled his hair. "Tim, Mommy just felt bad for your sake. She feels that way because of her love for you. In fact, she reacted the exact same way when she first found me. She didn't dare speak loudly and felt that she had let me down. All she felt like doing was treat me better. Even then, she would cry while we weren't looking."

Tim widened his eyes and asked in surprise, "She was like that with you too?"

"That's right."

After a brief hesitation, Gavin continued, "Back then, I was even abused by that wicked lady. When Mommy found out, her heart ached so much that she shed tears over it."

Upon hearing Gavin's words, Tim hid his hands, for he didn't want Arissa to see scars and feel sad over them.

"As Mommy blames herself for losing us, she can't help but feel that she has let us down. Therefore, you shouldn't feel any pressure from her response, as that's a testament to how much she loves us."

Nodding in agreement, Zachary added, "Tim, Mommy loves us a lot and has never forgotten to look for both of you. When she took us overseas back in the day, she was grievously injured. Also, after she gave birth to us, she didn't have the opportunity to recover properly, causing more damage to her health."

"In fact, we largely spent the first few years of our lives in the hospital. It would either be her or one of us that needs to be warded. Due to how taxing it was for her to care for us, she didn't manage to come back and replace you so soon. Nevertheless, she had instructed Mr. Hinton to search for you in secret.

"She didn't tell us that we still had two more brothers. Instead, she would always cry alone and shoulder the pain alone. Back then, we assumed that she was devastated over being dumped. It was only now that we realize it was because of both of you."

When Gavin and Tim heard the story, both of them could feel their heartache.

It turns out that Mommy didn't forget us at all. Also, she has really been through a lot.

Tim asked in concern, "In that case, are all of you feeling better already?"

"Mmm-hmm, all of us are fine. But due to Mommy suffering from the side effects of her sickness, she can't get too emotional."

Zachary let out a sigh. "This time, Mommy even fainted a couple of times from sad news. Tim, stop blaming yourself or Mommy, all right? It was a villain who separated us. Or else, Mommy wouldn't be suffering from the side effects still."

"I don't blame her at all!" Danny murmured.

Zachary's eyes lit up, while the rest of the children were delighted by what they heard.

"Really?"