Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 42

Natalie remained silent.

“Is Nate tucked in?” He thought for a moment, then whispered softly.

“Just went to bed.” Natalie deliberately lowered her voice, softer than usual, “I was about to help him change into his pajamas.”

“Got a call from his teacher.” Brian spoke after a brief pause, showing an effort to start a conversation, “Why did he get into a fight?”

“Just a little tiff with those kids,” Natalie replied evasively.

The subject of Nate’s mom was a tricky one for Natalie and Brian to discuss, so she decided to drop it altogether.

Brian knew she was dodging the question and fell silent. If it hadn’t been for Audrey, perhaps this would’ve been the life Brian always wanted.

But Audrey and her appearance had been nothing but a sham from start to finish.

He was about to continue when he felt a twinge of pain in the corner of his mouth where Natalie had hit him the day before. He touched it instinctively, “Ouch…”

Natalie heard the strain in his voice but said nothing.

to Brian softly, gesturing to the fruit bowl in her hand. Brian waved her off, indicating he wasn’t

heard a woman’s voice and thought he was with Madelyn, so she politely said, “You go ahead with what you’re doing. I can help you look after

through Brian as he stared at the darkened screen of his phone,

she mean? Help him?

hour or two, why the phone call again?” Quinton teased Brian as he

straight through the living room and out the door without a

got a short fuse,” Quinton muttered under his breath as he watched

the direction Brian had disappeared, then quietly said, “He wasn’t

it must be Gracia, huh?”

smiled slightly and kept silent.

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well, but Remington knew Brian wasn’t

‘love‘, it was clear he was deeply smitten, even if he didn’t know it himself.

also resented how Audrey and Natalie had shattered the Howard family. These

call it karma.

stirred from her sleep and felt as though someone was watching

her, resting his