My Wife is a Sassy Queen

Terry smiled helplessly, “I knew it was right. You only give wrong numbers to your pursuers, I am not one of them. I just wanted to make sure people don’t gossip behind your back saying you just put on a show to make yourself look humble while secretly disdaining poor people like me.”

Liliana chuckled, “As expected of the Kings High alumni, of course.”

Terry smiled as he said, “I will excuse myself, Lil. Let me buy you some tender coconut water someday. It was my childhood dream which you ruined by talking sense into me.”

Jennifer piped in, “Why would she ruin your dream?”

Terry looked at her and answered truthfully, “I come from a very humble family. We barely managed our daily needs and had no money for insurance, education, or healthcare. I had grown up thinking my dream of going to a good school would be just that. When Lil made my dreams come true I wanted to buy her something as a treat.”

He had a faraway look as he added, “She used to drink tender coconut water from a stall by the intersection behind Kings High. I later found out she went there regularly to drink coconut water so her pursuers would do the same and the old half-blind lady could make her living more easily. When I got the scholarship abroad, I wanted to treat her the same. I had the scholarship money after all and it did not cost much.”Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

He scrunched his nose and added, “Lil, however, told me to save every penny except for bare necessities. I was not rich enough to treat her or help others just yet but had potential to do better and help others more meaningfully. I thought she was being too harsh but I listened to her nonetheless.”

He smiled sadly as he added, “Two years after I went aboard, my father was in an accident and I had just enough money for the hospital bills. Had I not saved every penny as she told me, I would not have had anything and would have had to borrow. None of my friends were rich, so I would have been forced to give up my scholarship. Now, I am indeed capable of helping others a great deal more.”

He laughed as he joked in the end, “But that dream of buying a drink for the person who saved my life is still incomplete.”

Liliana shook her head, “That’s enough nonsense from you. Give me a call and I will show you where you can help.”

Terry chuckled loudly, “As expected, you are still beautiful inside out, Lil.”

Liliana cocked her head at him, “You have become quite a charmer. Is it a requirement in Smith Group? Nathan is just the same.”

Everyone was shocked at how offhandedly Liliana called Jonathan Smith, who ruled the business world in P city and had never excused any trifles.

Her friends knew she did it purposefully. She knew she was trying to goad Vivian and Lydia further.