Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 74

Natalie had promised she’d be over tonight.

She was the kind of person who followed through. He had seen her picking gifts for kids. She was reliable, so he knew she’d come.

As long as Nate was happy and could fulfill his wishes, everything was worth it. Everyone else. paled in importance.

The minutes ticked away, and the night deepened.

Nate wasn’t sure how long he had been sitting at the back door, his little cheeks numb from the cold, his eyes heavy and struggling to stay open, yet no one had appeared.

The maid found him there, shivering, and scooped him up. “Mr. Nate, what are you doing out here in the cold? Didn’t you want cake?”

“Just a bit longer!” Nate suddenly found a burst of energy, squirming in the maid’s arms before sliding back to the ground, pushing her hands away. “Go inside! Leave me alone!”

The cake would have to wait for Natalie to arrive, for her to cut a slice for him. He wanted to light the candles with Mommy and make a wish together. No one else would do.

Natalie had said that when the moon rose, she would appear.

chilly out

refused. What if Natalie came while he was inside changing, saw that he

women were a puzzle and that you shouldn’t make

Nate’s insistence. stealing glances from the doorway at the little boy sitting with determination

with his delicate constitution, it wasn’t hard for his sickness to make a comeback. Seeing

thinking of scooping him up once he fell asleep when Brian’s voice suddenly cut through, “Go

knew better than to breathe too loudly around

gazed at the empty street for a long moment before he went and stood behind Nate. He bent down

report that Natalie had encountered

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leave the

flight. Indeed, she had left at seven

energy sapped, and he didn’t even muster the strength to

holding him, and the light that had sparked at

his father’s shoulder, murmuring weakly.

limp body, his voice a soft murmur. It was as if he