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.

Brian murmured, a

and easily distracted by desserts, just like his

want it!” Nate’s eyes began to well up with tears as he clung to Brian’s neck, and he was pouting,

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

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

familiar silhouette caught his eye. He paused and looked again, but the figure

her eyes fixed on the

of typing, the screen flashed a reassuring green

through her earpiece. “Good job,

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

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

with you today?” King asked before

wrapped up these straightforward tasks quickly, but she took a little longer this day, nearly missing the