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.

as she waved her phone at them. “I’ve recorded everything. Don’t try to pin this on me later.” With

looked at Lydia and

family had made it clear that they wanted Gracia to wear the bracelet to Nate’s birthday party to show everyone

was a disaster! He couldn’t explain this to

in, his voice a hushed urgency.

turned ghostly pale, and she clutched Lydia’s arm in panic. “Mom, what do we

out your story before you come downstairs!” With that, Samuel stormed off

incident just happened.

closed door. She lowered her voice and said, “Just insist that

lit up. Indeed, Brian would never confront

was already seated

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beside him, visibly uneasy, his palms

emanated an aura so intense that even without speaking, everyone