Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 24

Meanwhile, a tiny cheer came from behind the desk at the Howard residence.

“Got it!” Nate’s small figure almost went unseen in front of the 32–inch curved computer monitor in the study.

The contrast between his expertise in working on the computer and his childlike features was striking.

Nate had once seen a picture in Brian’s safe, a small ID photo of a pretty, clean–cut girl in a school uniform. But he had never met this girl among the people he knew.

With Brian out, Nate had finally cracked the password to his father’s computer, and in a locked photo album, he found more pictures of the mysterious girl.

“Holy moly…” he gasped in amazement. His eyes widened as he scrutinized the woman’s face. on the screen.

Nate had a hunch that this girl might be his mom, despite what people said about him being the son of the disliked Ms. Harris. He didn’t feel like he looked anything like Ms. Harris. And he hated the term “bastard“. It sounded like an insult.

“Nate?” Brian’s voice suddenly called from outside the door.

Startled and not nearly done with the photos, Nate’s legs trembled as he quickly shut down the album and scampered to the door, latching onto Brian’s leg with a puppy–like eagerness.

Brian glanced at the still–lit computer screen and frowned.

himself, he has shown an exceptional understanding and capability with

learning phonics altogether and went straight to recognizing words. So, working a computer was no

to touch the computer in the study?” Brian

Brian to be this harsh with Nate, leaving the boy flustered. “Da, Daddy,” he

Brian said, his gaze softening as he looked at Nate’s sad little face.

subsided somewhat at the sight of

at Brian several times, his heart sinking as the nanny pulled him

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Nate. Apart from

his room, Brian turned and closed the study door with a definitive

placed in

cabinet slowly,

in his pocket vibrated, a subtle sound in

hung up, Brian pressed the answer button and held the phone to

FireWing!” Reid’s voice was tinged with excitement on the other end of the

quickly logged onto the

message, which read.

his words, [Encrypted files on the

know I was the one who breached your WL Center Building firewall for JoyCorp, and now you come to me. I’m sorry, but

your price. Twenty