Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 4

Natalie glanced at the little boy in Brian’s arms, a flash of surprise flickering across her face. The kid was pale as fresh milk, with sharp, defined features that mirrored his father’s so closely they looked like two peas in a pod.

He had a kid already.-

But then again, Brian was turning thirty this year. Having a kid at his age was pretty standard

fare.

“Where’s your cap, little buddy?” Brian noticed the bustling crowd in the elevator eyeing his son and frowned, looking down at the little tyke.

Nate grudgingly fished out a tiny baseball cap from his grasp, not in the mood to wear it.

“Didn’t we have a little gentleman’s agreement, buddy?” Brian pinched Nate’s chubby little hand, swiftly took the cap, and placed it on his head, shielding his face from view.

“Cotton candy!” Blinded by the cap from what was in front of him, Nate could still see the candy store on the ground floor with its pink storefront. He excitedly pointed at it.

sugar before bed,” Brian murmured, a

stubborn, sweet–toothed, and easily distracted by desserts, just like his mom used to

Nate’s eyes began to well up with tears as he clung to Brian’s neck, and he was pouting, the very picture of a child on the brink of a

last savored a candy, and the mere thought was enough to

bodyguard ahead to buy some cotton candy. After all, what wouldn’t he do for his little heartbreaker? If Nate wished upon a star, Brian would find a way

wandered away, a familiar silhouette caught his eye. He paused and looked again, but the figure had already turned the

a secluded corner by the window of a third–floor café, her eyes fixed on the laptop

of typing, the screen flashed

voice came through her

the window without expression. Across the street, the sixty–story Central Building went dark all at once, and the sounds of chaos from inside could be heard

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Chapter 4

of a two–million–dollar deposit to her Visa lit up her

up with you today?”

but she took