Chapter 260 Introductions
In the night, after dinner, Liliana and Jonathan sat together and called the kids.
The kids sensed their mother’s tone and stood in front of her obediently.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.
She asked, “We haven’t introduced you three to the public yet. Do you know why?”
Jo – We were only five and too young.
Kyle – You were waiting for Daddy Nathan and little uncle.
Li – You had your reasons. You wanted to protect us.
Liliana nodded, “All three of you are correct. I was waiting for them. You were too young, and we wanted to protect you.”
Jonathan added, “Until now, we protected you by hiding you. Now to protect you and to tell everyone that you are our children – our blood, our heart, and our heir – we have to make your identities public.”
Li asked, “Daddy, how does that affect us?”
Liliana thought for a while and asked, “Do you guys remember when Jonathan brought Kyle back and announced to the Preston family that he is his godson?”
Li answered, “I think I understand now, Mommy.”
Kyle also nodded, “We will be careful and protect Jo.”
Jo asked, “Mommy, will the bad people hurt us and teach us bad things?”
Nathan picked her up and sat her on his thighs, “Yes, honey. Unfortunately, many bad people don’t like us. Previously, we did not tell anyone about you guys because we wanted to protect you. Now that everyone knows we have kids.”
“If we do not introduce you publicly, they will say we do not love you. You know we love you most, but your friends might use that to tease you and bully you in school later.”
“If we introduce you, they will try to hurt you. Or take advantage of you or teach you bad things.”
Jo nodded her head in understanding.
Kyle added, “Jo, I told you about uncle and aunty at Daddy’s house. Do you remember?”
Jo nodded. “Yes. They are bad guys. They bullied you, but now they pretend to like you because they want to be friends with Daddy. I don’t like them.”
Liliana chimed in. “Just like Kyle, when your identity gets revealed, you will also have to face such people. You should be careful who your true friends are and who are trying to be friends with you because of Daddy and Mommy.”
Li asked, “Mommy, you work so hard. Your life is difficult. We will grow up quickly, so you don’t have to be so bothered.”
Kyle nodded, “Yes, Mommy.”
Leonardo patted their head and said, “Now that I am here, I will help your mommy. Then she won’t be too tired. You guys should enjoy your childhood. When you grow up, you won’t get it back.”
Jonathan added, “When you grow up, you can take over from your little uncle. For now, you don’t have to worry about us.”
Jo added, “I will take over from you, Daddy. I love you!”
Jonathan kissed her, “I know, darling. But Daddy is still young, so you don’t have to worry about it now. There are still many years left before you need to worry about it. Now is my turn, okay?”
Li rolled his eyes – his father was becoming more and more blatant.
Kyle pursed his lips, hiding his smile. Seeing Jo getting treated like that made him very happy.
Leonardo gawked at Jonathan’s blatant favoritism but did not say anything.
He looked at Liliana, who was looking at Jo and biting her lips. He started to understand what was going on.
He changed the topic, “How are you going to introduce Kyle?”
Kyle’s face fell. Li held his hand and asked, “Mommy, Kyle heard from his grandmother that people from the army and business should not be friends. Otherwise, bad people will frame them for working together to cheat the government exams.”
Liliana pulled them both in her arms and said, “She is right. But that does not change that you are my son, Kyle.”
Kyle nodded.
Jonathan explained, “However, that’s not why your mommy and I have decided not to introduce you along with Jo and Li, Kyle.”
Kyle looked at him with wide eyes.
Jonathan explained patiently, “The Preston family is complicated, and Liam is not married yet. If we make our relationship public, it will affect Liam, and you will be hurt the most in other people’s schemes.”
Liliana explained, “Previously, Jonathan went to fetch you personally. It was to show the Preston family that you are under our protection and they shouldn’t hurt you.”
Li interrupted, “Mommy, can I guess?”
Liliana nodded.
Li said, “Currently, Uncle Liam’s family are nice to Kyle and will continue to be nice to him. But at the same time, if you don’t publicly acknowledge that he is your son, they can’t use Kyle for their benefit. They will be stuck in the middle, not knowing Kyle’s status in our family.”
Kyle widened his eyes.
Liliana nodded, “You guess it right. It is the most basic reason. There are others as well.”
Jonathan added, “Kyle, no matter what anyone says or does, you are our son. But biologically and legally, you are a Preston, and they are also your family. Indulging some of them is not a big deal for us, but you are not a commodity to be used.”
“We want to protect your self-respect and individuality. People should respect and love you for who you are. Not because of your connections and how they can use you for their benefit.”
Kyle smiled, “I understand, Daddy Nathan. I will not let them manipulate you. I know you and Mommy love me.”