Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 55

Actually, it had been ages since she’d had a bowl of tomato soup. This was probably the first one she’d had since moving abroad.

Nobody knew her taste in food, so she’d long become accustomed to making do.

[Mission start.] Chowing down on her meal with one hand, she shot a message to King’s butler with the other. [Get ready.]

Brian had just finished tucking Nate Into bed after his bath and came out to find Natalie’s fingers dancing across her laptop keyboard at lightning speed. The screen was angled away from him, its light reflecting off her face.

Minutes later, Natalie snapped the laptop shut and got up to clear the dishes.

He stood in the doorway, watching her turn and head to the kitchen.

After a few seconds, he walked over to Natalie’s laptop, flipped it open, and took a peek.

He knew her password, a string of complex numbers. Sure enough, the laptop sprung to life.

What he saw was the game page she hadn’t logged out of.

page, a banner scrolled, “BackOffMyBabe‘, Congratulations to you on a

section was awash with

computer games just like she had been for years. Back when she didn’t have her laptop, she’d always curl up in his armchair, sneakily playing games on his

unspoken rule was established in the house.

escape key, and exited the game. The desktop was immaculate, adorned with just a few game

mixture

had said Natalie seemed

Natalie’s knack for IT, Brian couldn’t help but wonder about her. But

lived on the sixth floor was a

was standing at the kitchen doorway, holding a

him calmly, as if it didn’t bother her in

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was in the shower, Natalie switched to her FireWing account and messaged the client who had offered her a job with a hefty starting bonus.

your deposit back. My boss is not in the condition to proceed)

later, she heard Brian’s phone buzz from the bathroom next door.

at his silhouette behind the frosted glass