Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 45

Natalie didn’t bother with pretenses, casually grabbing what appeared to be the least expensive set of car keys on the rack. By the time Nate had laced up his sneakers and bounded down the stairs, the vehicle was already purring quietly at the curb.

She thought they were being a tad over–the–top. She had assumed that the Mercedes key fob was for the most basic model they had, but she found herself behind the wheel of a sleek S–class roadster.

Driving a car worth nearly two million dollars was sure to stir up some gossip,

The reason Natalie hadn’t bought a car back home was twofold. Firstly, she hadn’t planned on sticking around for long. Secondly, it seemed a bit too showy for a twenty–something student who was still in school and supposedly abandoned by her parents to afford her ride. Given her unique circumstances, keeping a low profile was for the best.

Reid glanced at her, asking in a soft voice, “What’s up? Don’t like it?”

She met his eyes for a moment and let out a quiet sigh. No need to mention the other cars. This one was definitely the cheapest.

“It’s nothing.” she replied, sighing. With that, she hoisted Nate into the car and took off to grab some breakfast.

Watching the roadster fade into the distance, Reid turned to leave, a nagging feeling that something was off.

gearshift on a Mercedes was on the steering column, which often took

Natalie had handled it like

Mercedes before? It didn’t add up.

and Nate stepped out, the two security guards in the booth exchanged knowing

little brother

was innocently holding on to her finger. Nate looked up, sensing her gaze, and flashed Natalie

irritation melted away in the face of his cuteness.

moment of thinking, trying to articulate the words

him to the wonders of chocolate cookies and

world wide

pastries every morning, but none of those breakfast items could hold a candle to the delicious chocolate cookies from

to a cozy little diner tucked away on a side street. They ordered two steaming hot pancakes that made Nate exclaim in delight

of banana flavor or strawberry

shake, Nate managed to string the words together after

milk, He had never

pouring the milkshake,