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.”

he buried his head in Natalie’s embrace, wiping away

him enter, Natalie turned and

by Nate, who proudly pointed towards the entrance and boasted,

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

Natalie was about to get into her car, she looked back at him. Nate waved at her from a

looked at him oddly and

face turned flushed as he insisted

him, and then everyone would

a while before the test results were ready. To pass the time, she casually started playing a game

growing impatient outside, came in

her gaze from her game to

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was undergoing chemotherapy for late–stage lung cancer in a lot of

you don’t want to be here, stop pretending to be the dutiful

eager to take control and

do you have to be

to hear something even more unpleasant?”

phone, saying, “Why

tone carried a hint of

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

them, her hands moving swiftly to finish the

to you for achieving today’s first kill, dominating the leaderboard for the 198th consecutive