My Wife is a Sassy Queen

A few weeks went by, but Lydia stayed in her limbo, unable to cope with her circumstances.

One day, out of the blue, Jonas came back looking flustered and said a man who claimed to be friends with her father was out to see her.

Lydia had never acknowledged Romeo as her father, so she assumed one of the friends of Lester’s or Aprices had come to help her.

But when she went out the door, she was dumbfounded.

The man in front of her was visibly a thug. She internally chagrined at being seen with him.

But she had to remind herself of her circumstances and bite the bullet.

The man offered her a job of sorts.

Lydia went back to her room with a head full of thoughts.

Although she hated Liliana very much, she could never hurt a child.

But she had no money and no place to stay. She was conflicted.

The people had promised that they would only scare the kids at most. She kept swaying either way and did not return to her senses after a long time.

A few days later, she was still undecided.

Coincidently, the butler tasked everyone with some work for a big party in the Smith family manor.

Lydia’s eyes became teary as she heard the butler assign her the role of a waitress.

She thought about the task that the strange man had proposed.

She wondered if it was a coincidence that she stood conveniently positioned to carry them out. A shudder ran down her spine.

A sense of foreboding came to her, but she suppressed it deep inside.

“Don’t think about it. If you don’t think about it, it won’t happen.” Lydia consoled herself and stopped her wandering mind.

In the meantime, Liliana and Leonardo were utterly busy.

After they revealed their identities, many of their collaborators sought a meeting, and they could not refuse them.

It would have looked suspicious if they had refused everyone.

As such, they meet a lot of people. It was equally exhausting and fulfilling.

Jonathan also had some issues to attend to, so he became even busier than them.

Every evening he would come back in time for dinner, but right after that, he would promptly lock himself in the study room.

One day, Liliana could not help but ask, “What is keeping you so busy these days?”

He yawned and wrapped his arms around her waist. Resting his head on her shoulders and yawning again, he muttered sleepily.

“I suspect some flaws in some of the projects. Very subtle but critical. I am trying to figure out if the project manager in charge made a mistake or if there’s a bigger problem.”

She asked with concern, “Are you vetting everyone personally?”

He mumbled, “Hmm!”

She caressed his head, “Do you need any help?”

He kissed her neck and shook his head, “That’s fine. I can manage.”This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

She asked again, “But you are so busy these days?”

He yawned again, “I know. I only want to fix things before the banquet. Hence the rush.”

She helped him lie on the bed and hugged him, “Don’t overwork yourself. Let me know if you need any help.”

He kissed her temple and yawned again.

She shook her head, “Go to sleep. I will find you in the office if I have anything to tell you.”

He drank a glass of water and said, “No! That is preposterous. Tell me what’s going on!”

She shook her head, “I have a suspicion, but granduncle is handling it. And Leo is on it. I don’t need to do anything.”

He probed for details, “What is it exactly?”

She shook her head, “Don’t worry about it! If it were anything important, I would have told you.”

Jonathan wanted to interrupt, but she kissed him, stopping his words.

“Let’s go to sleep. You have been too tired these days.”

Jonathan was too exhausted to press her further. He fell asleep within minutes.