Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 34

Nate attended the most prestigious private kindergarten in all of Streamville, a place where only the children of wealthy and influential families were enrolled. Given the Howard family’s prominent status in the town, it would be inevitable for anyone to marginalize Nate.

“They call me dumb, a bastard,” Nate said, tears welling up in his eyes as he glanced at Natalie with a whisper.

Natalie was stunned.

“Your mom’s a homewrecker, shameless, you’re a little bitch…” Flashbacks from her childhood surged violently through her mind. Natalie knew all too well how devastating bullying could be. But she never imagined that words like “bastard” would come from the mouths of three- or four–year–old children.

Although she didn’t know who Nate’s mother was, he was still recognized as a descendant of the Howard family. How could he be called a bastard?

Perhaps Nate was born through surrogacy, which would explain why he didn’t have a mother. Such arrangements were not

uncommon in the high society.

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After a moment of silence, she wrapped her arms around Nate and comforted him softly, “I think Nate is smart. You’re just a little late in starting to talk, that’s all. A dumb kid wouldn’t remember how to get to kindergarten.”

As Natalie spoke, Nate’s tears fell in earnest, and he sniffled, “Then… will you come to pick up me?”

Natalie’s heart softened at his tears, and she gently nodded, “Of course.”

head in Natalie’s embrace, wiping away his tears and snot

turned and walked

pointed towards the entrance and

said he didn’t have a mommy, but he wanted to show them that he

to get into her car, she looked back at him.

to Nate looked at him oddly and mocked, “That’s

my mommy!” Nate’s face turned flushed as he insisted

come back for him, and then everyone would

while before the test results were ready. To

impatient outside, came in and asked,

from her game to give Samuel a sidelong

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late–stage lung cancer in a lot of pain,

here, stop pretending to

and his wife were eager to take control and seize Matthew’s share of

do you have to be so

even more

at Natalie’s phone, saying,

tone carried a

Samuel, she consoled, “Dad, don’t be upset. Natalie is getting married soon, and you’ll have fewer

ignored them, her hands moving swiftly to finish

for achieving today’s first kill, dominating the