My Wife is a Sassy Queen

Liam came to Jonathan and Liliana’s place to see everyone, and Liliana decided to have a gathering and invited everyone over.

Mariana, Jennifer, Henry, Liam, James, Vincent, and Eric all came bearing gifts for the three kids.

“Don’t make it a habit. They have enough things as it is,” Liliana told them to stop bringing gifts for the kids every time.

“Shut it, Lil. Why can’t I get things for my own kids? You are too stingy,” Mariana had never liked the ‘don’t spoil the children’ preach Liliana would give every now and then.

“I can’t believe I am saying this, but I have to agree with Mer here. They are ours as well. We get to bring things for them whenever we want.”

Henry supported Mariana to everyone’s dismay.

Vincent said, “I have never gotten the chance before. Let me get to know the little bosses better, M’am.”

Only Eric and Liam had not brought anything.

Jennifer teased, “Liam, how come you are empty-handed?”

Liam only shrugged, “I was on a closed mission. We did not even get delicious food. Forgot about buying stuff for them.”

Eric joked with Jennifer, “My dear Jenn, I am sure you won’t approve of getting ammunition as gifts for kids.”

They all laughed at that.

James had been silent because he did not want to cause a scene at someone else’s home.

Besides, they were his best friend’s kids, he was not going to shy away from spoiling them.

Mariana was thankful for his silence. She did not have the energy to deal with him there as well.

“It’s a waste of breath talking to you guys. Suit yourselves,” Liliana had no choice but to shrug it off.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

“I have not seen them in ages,” Henry lamented.

Jennifer echoed him, “Yeah, we have been so busy these few weeks. I missed you guys.”

Jonathan quipped, jokingly, “Well, we will be staying in the hospital for a week at least, so you can enjoy taking care of the kids.”

Henry frowned at that, “Not funny, Jonathan. But good that you brought it up. Here’s your diet chart and schedule for the next 7 days. Everything is good to go as scheduled.”

“Thanks, Henry,” Jonathan said, seriously.

“Don’t mention it!” Henry shrugged it off.

Jonathan understood his point of view. Henry had, along with Liliana’s other friends, raised the kids together. He was, despite being the biological father, the newcomer in the children’s life.

But he was thankful, nonetheless, for everything.

Mariana changed the topic, “What’s going on with Vivian?”

Eric teased her, “Why, Mer? You seem quite interested in her.”

Mariana scoffed, “Of course! Her retribution is due. How could we let her off for all the things she did when we were in Kings High.”

James asked, flirtatiously which made everyone raise their eyebrows at him.

“What did she do to piss off my fire chilly?”

Mariana blushed with embarrassment. He had been flirting and teasing for over a month already. But it was quite different to be teased in front of her friends.

Liliana frowned as she could see that James was only interested in teasing her. It was different from teasing someone while being interested in it as in that case people would draw a line and not hurt the other person. But James seemed rather nonchalant.

Others looked at the duo questioningly as they could see there was no affection between them.

Liam, having come to the same conclusion as Liliana, also shook his head in annoyance. Mariana was a little temperamental but she was rather naive in many things. This turn of events would not do her any good.

Mariana glared at James and retorted, “Shut up, James. The joke has gone on long enough, don’t you think?”

James played innocent. He loved getting a reaction out of her.

“What joke are you talking about? I am being serious.”

Jonathan interrupted them before it got ugly. He knew James well enough to know he could never back down and he had no limits. He wanted to spare Mariana the embarrassment.

“That’s enough! You can sort out your issues on your own time. This is not the time or place for it,” Jonathan roared in a no-nonsense tone.

Mariana understood that he was trying to give her face and gave him a grateful smile.

The rest of the evening and the sumptuous dinner went quite peacefully and harmoniously.