Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 44

“How long has it been?” he asked, his brow furrowed and his voice grave.

Never before had Natalie been so grateful for her period. Even the usual discomfort seemed trivial now.

“Two days,” she replied tersely, pressing her lips together.

His aura turned stormy in an instant. Even without seeing his face clearly, Natalie could feel the irritation radiating off him.

Just then, his phone buzzed in the pocket of the discarded clothes nearby, indicating an incoming call. Seeing that he made no move, Natalie bit the bullet and nudged, “Your phone.”

Brian wasn’t deaf. He waited for the phone to ring a second time before he yanked it out, barely containing his fury.

He was about to shut it off, but as he glimpsed the caller ID, he paused.

After a fleeting look at Natalie, he draped the blanket back over her and stood up, walking towards the living room.

Although he took the call out on the balcony, Natalie could still faintly hear a woman’s voice on

the line, “Brian?”

the other end, his

the call and, after a moment of silence, looked back towards the bedroom. “Next Monday, come to my office to sign the

of Brian leaving the apartment and closing

said, “Mr.

like he had

he had been planning for half a year was set to begin, and he was the

Reid closed

the car, Brian looked up

hour,”

car service for Natalie to take Nate.” The cheap car Natalie had borrowed was hardly fit to be a toy for Nate. She was

Reid responded with

a suspected signal appeared in this building for a few seconds between the sixth and seventh floors. We’re

the hackers following him, leaving such an obvious trace.

was a ruse.

bunch of incompetents were

everyone who entered this building last night,” he commanded, tossing the

“Will do!”