Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 32

Gavin had said he’d swing by, so Natalie left her door unlocked.

She waited with a sense of ease untii the prolonged silence behind her sparked a nerve. Something felt off.

She turned around, only to catch Brian leaning casually against the wall, his gaze fixed on her with an unreadable expression.

Despite bracing herself for any encounter with him, Natalie couldn’t help but shiver, instinctively taking a step back.

“Disappointed for my presence?” Brian’s voice cut through the tension, laced with a hint of mockery as his lips parted in a faint

sneer.

Natalie couldn’t recall when he had slipped in, silent as a shadow. The hotel’s partially open restroom had offered no clues, her focus having been on the running water and her reflection in the mirror. And then there was the voicemail she had sent to King. Had Brian heard that, too?

She remained quiet for a moment before responding in a low voice, “Please leave.”

Gavin pay as he goes, or does he have some sort of subscription with

like a slap. Brian thought she was engaging in that sexual business? What did he take

towards the door, she demanded with more force, “I said get out!”

grabbed it

his unexpected embrace, her other hand lashing out towards his face without a second

her slap was dull,

but simply bore the brunt of it, and Natalie was momentarily stunned to see his lip bleeding

with scorn as

and it was Brian who had

panic flickered across her face, he gripped her waist tightly and lifted

King’s security company, where even the toughest

break free, but he captured both her hands with one of

debt, am I not a better deal than Gavin?” His eyes were icy as he stared down at her, his voice a

always cold, always biting, but never had he spoken such shamelessly vile words, never had he forced

him, close enough to feel his breath, lost and

those eyes. I’m sick of