Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 19

“I messed up this time. I owe her an apology!” Gracia said with tears in her eyes.

“An apology won’t cut it.” Natalie’s lips curled into a faint, cold smirk as she glanced at Gracia.

She’d seen enough of Gracia’s slick–talking since they were kids to know what to expect.

The bracelet was broken anyway, and she would love to see how they would explain it to the Howard family.

Lydia and Gracia were like two folks who shot themselves in the foot – absolutely absurd.

“Maybe I should call the Howard family on behalf of my dear sister, trying to smooth things over?” Natalie hooked her mouth in a sardonic smile at Gracia and whispered. “After all, it’s just a bracelet. Mr. Howard could give you something worth a fortune without a second thought, so this little trinket is no big deal, right?”

“Who the hell do you think you are to call the Howard family?” Lydia snapped, her face red with anger and embarrassment.

to do with me.” Natalie said as she waved her phone at them. “I’ve recorded everything. Don’t try to

and looked at Lydia and Gracia, his face as

the bracelet to Nate’s birthday party to show everyone that she was the future Mrs. Howard they’d

explain this

voice a hushed urgency. “Mr.

panic. “Mom, what do we do? Brian’s going to be

pointed at Gracia with a stern voice. “Figure out your story before you come downstairs!” With that, Samuel stormed off

just happened. Brian can’t possibly know

She lowered her voice and said, “Just insist that Natalie

Indeed, Brian would never confront

room, Brian was

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visibly uneasy, his

that even without speaking, everyone around