Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 54

Brian stopped mid–sentence and rummaged through a bag nearby, pulling out a bottle of fever. reducer that Reid had brought, the kind Nate always took. He poured a cap of the reducer and coaxed Nate to drink it down.

Nate clung to Brian’s neck, listless for a while, but regained some energy.

“Tonight, we’re having a steaming soup,” Brian said, turning to look at Natalie with a low voice.

Natalie helped set the table and took a seat opposite Brian and his son. She didn’t touch her utensils for a long while, her eyes glued to her phone under the table.

Brian glanced at her twice and asked, “Why aren’t you eating?”

Natalie simply silenced her phone, flipped it over, and laid it on the table.

Nina had been bombarding her with video calls on King’s phone and even sent a photo of King lying in bed with bandages covered in blood. King must have sustained severe injuries.

“I’m not very hungry.” Natalie managed a weak smile and responded to Brian.

If Brian ended up staying at her place, it would be a disaster. For starters, she had another job to finish in the next few days, and she couldn’t make her moves under Brian’s watchful eye.

so badly hurt. He hadn’t told her and

had a bullet removed, he could be back at the negotiation table the next minute, all smiles and business

truly anxious..

silent, then fished out a couple of potato pieces from

was the potato

enough of

She could

something.” Natalie said, unable to resist any longer. After a single bite, she set down her

rush out and close the balcony door behind

Natalie’s direction for a bit, then cleverly climbed onto Brian’s lap. “Daddy, feed

to find her address to please her? Was it any use when she was in trouble? You were there with her. She’s got someone else on her

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words dripped with sarcasm.

understand the meaning behind these words, puzzled.

asked, “Has any man been here these

head and pointed first to himself,