Alpha's Rejected Mate Returns as Queen

Selma Payne’s POV:

“Not really, but beautiful things are not all harmless. There might be some hidden dangers that we can’t even imagine.” I decided to give her a little more hint.

“It’s fine to watch performances, but when interacting with actors, if we don’t understand them, we may continue to like the image we’ve built in our hearts.”

Teresa also grew up in the vanity fair and often came into contact with dangerous jobs that her husband handled. Thus, she quickly understood my hint.

“You’re right. The children are still young. I really shouldn’t let them come into contact with people they don’t know too early…” Teresa was deep in thought.

Teresa’s children and Cynthia were playing outside, and the older children didn’t care about Cynthia. That was nothing because if it were me, I wouldn’t like to bring along a little brat that I didn’t even know.

Cynthia wasn’t very interested in playing with her peers either. As a little adult who had seen a ‘mountain of corpses and sea of blood’, she was not enthralled by hide-and-seek and screams for no reason.

From time to time, Teresa had to be distracted to check on the children’s condition, berating the older children not to snatch the children’s toys or asking the children not to be so rude to the older children.

I gradually understood where her haggardness came from. When a child was disobedient, it was far more exhausting than political enemies.

After the gathering, I asked Rhode, Teresa, and Daniel about their family situation and learned they were quite well-off.

“So why doesn’t Teresa hire a nanny to help her care for her family? This way, Teresa won’t be so tired. She doesn’t even have time to catch her breath alone.”

“I don’t know, but I think it’s because Daniel didn’t agree.” Rhode shrugged. “They hired a nanny before, but she was fired within a few months.

Daniel once said that he didn’t like strangers in his house, as it would always trigger his occupational disease. He didn’t want his family, the last piece of pure land, to disappear. As you know, Daniel’s current job can’t provide any sense of security.”

1 understood now. Teresa also said she didn’t want Daniel to be distracted by her family, so she would rather handle all the pressure herself.

1 understood and respected Teresa’s choice, but 1 was afraid she would be crushed by the pressure of her children and housework.

The high-spirited female heir who spoke confidently about business seemed to be a thing of the past.

On the way back, I couldn’t forget Teresa’s haggard face, so much so that Aldrich could tell.

“Are you worried about Teresa?” he asked.

I nodded. “A little. I think that Teresa’s not in a good state right now. Even if a mother has to pay the price of her energy to raise her child, is it right to suffer in vain if there is a way to reduce this price?”

Aldrich helped me to arrange the loose strands of hair on my temple and said, “This is their choice. Outsiders can’t interfere.”

I understood that, but rather than saying it was the couple’s choice, it was more like Daniel’s choice. Teresa loved him, so she chose to follow her husband’s choice.

I couldn’t help but blame Daniel. So what if he empathized with Teresa? The Shadow Pack had a familiar and skilled nanny, so hiring one to help Teresa with the house chores when he wasn’t home would be good.

Teresa had to take care of the children and the household affairs alone. When Daniel was not around, she also needed to learn the ropes to take over the Balotte Family – Teresa didn’t even have time to take care of her own family, which she was the rightful heiress to!

“What an incompetent husband,” i spat. “Do you think I don’t know? The captain guard’s work isn’t all that busy at all, and Rhode has almost cleaned up the troublemaker. Why are you so anxious?! I think he just likes to be a master at home and treat his wife’s pain as enjoyment!”

“Although 1 don’t like Daniel either, I’m afraid it’s a little too much to say that he treats Teresa’s pain as enjoyment.” Dorothy looked up from the thick herbology book.

“I think he’s just a traditional male chauvinist. We’ve seen some members of the Balotte Family before. Isn’t that how their family is? Conservative, feudal, and old-school from head to toe. Daniel is considered a good man among them that you can’t find even if you light up a lantern.”

“What’s the point of comparing who’s worse…” I mumbled to myself, but 1 knew I could only say so much. I couldn’t do anything.

I hoped that Teresa could live a happy life, so I asked Rhode to care for this ‘widow and children’. As for Daniel, there was nothing to criticize about him burying himself in his work. However, if he were to use any excuse to put pressure on Teresa, I’d have to ask Rhode to consider whether he could continue to use this captain of the royal guards.

If he was so inconsiderate toward his family, how could 1 trust how good he was to his subordinates and the people?