My Wife is a Sassy Queen

Jonathan held Liliana’s hand and helped her out. It must be even harder on her.

“That’s right, Jo. You will meet three kinds of people who will be nice to you.”

“One – you friends and family who love you like us, your aunty Mer, aunty Mer’s parents, aunty Jenn, Henry, Liam, Vincent, James.”

“Two – people who are nice people and they will be nice and polite to everyone – your aunty Jenn is nice to everyone, whether she knows them or not, whether she loves them or not.”

“Three – people who will be nice to you because they want something from you. For example – if someone wants a favor from me or your mommy or Liam or Mer, they know that being on good terms with you or basically having your support will make things easier. Never trust these people.”

“You should also try to attain everything with hard work. And respect everyone who works hard. Keep your distance from people who want to take shortcuts instead of working hard or improving themselves.”

Liliana chimed in, “For example – Your aunty Jenn. She is a nice person and she is hardworking. She is friends with us and she works in the hospital we own.”

“But she has never asked for a pay raise or asked for any benefits. You all know how many plans she has canceled over the years because she had work or she was taking her colleague’s shifts. Being our friends, she could have used a shortcut or could have even asked Henry to help her ease off her working hours.”

“But she does not do that. That’s because she has high moral standards and good character. You three should also strive to be like her. Despite having options that might look tempting and easy, always work hard. In the long run, that will have better benefits.”

“And as Daddy said, try to differentiate between people who are actually a nice person by themselves or genuinely love you or those who are trying to use you. But you should still be nice to everyone while being vigilant and not letting others take advantage of you. Being good-mannered shows what kind of person you are and how you were raised. Never get provoked either.”

The kids understood things in their way though they were too young to get exactly what the elders were trying to tell them.

Li was the smartest of the bunch.

“You did not tell anyone that Kyle was related to us because you wanted him to know which Preston family members are genuine and which ones are fake.”This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

He asked, guessing his parent’s intention.

Jo and Kyle also understood them. Kyle asked hesitatingly, “And Daddy Nathan came today because I was hurt.”

Liliana nodded. “Yes. As much as I want to shelter all three of you, I would rather let you guys learn and find your own way. We won’t be there to protect you forever, so the faster you learn to see through people, the fewer chances of you being used or hurt.”

“We understand, Mommy. We will be more observant.” Jo chipped, spelling observant with great difficulty.

“I know, Mommy. I will be careful of people who will be nice to me from now on for no reason.” Kyle answered.

“Good! Off to bed, now.” Liliana and Jonathan took them to their room and gave each of them a kiss as the kids settled in.

Jonathan suddenly pulled Liliana in his arms and hugged her tight as soon as they entered their own bedroom.

“You are a good mother. The kids are lucky, and so am I.” Jonathan said without bothering to hide his admiration.

Liliana laughed. She had been calm after the doctor said Kyle was fine and he did not have any serious injuries.

“And why are you lucky?” She teased him as she leaned into his embrace inhaling deeply.

“Because I get to learn from you. And even if I do a sloppy job, the kids will still grow up well.” He joked.

“Ahh! So you mean to mooch off me.” She punched him on the back as she pretended to be angry.

“Yes, dear wife. I mean to live off you.” He said shamelessly.

That suddenly reminded Jonathan of something, so he led her to the bed and questioned her seriously.