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

you’re invincible!!!” The comments section was awash with

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 desktop, cracking every new password he set.

it and an unspoken rule was established in the house. No one but her

out, hit the escape key, and exited the game. The

of some mixture of concern

Natalie seemed

her.

sixth floor was a more likely

laptop, Natalie was standing at the kitchen

fruit?” Natalie asked him calmly, as if it didn’t bother her

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messaged the client who had offered her a job with

My boss is not in the condition

Brian’s phone buzz from the

silhouette behind the frosted glass as he picked