Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 79

“Attention, citizens! An explosion has rocked Crescent Avenue, and the building is ablaze. Secondary explosions are a possibility. Please avoid the area and clear the way for emergency vehicles…”

Uriah paused, absorbing the news, before quickly pulling up the GPS map on his screen.

The location at 66 Crescent Avenue was blinking frantically with red dots and warning icons.

The site of the incident was the headquarters of the shadowy corporation behind the assassination plot against King.

Uriah glanced over at Natalie.

Ambulances whizzed by, their sirens howling toward the nearest hospital.

“What are you looking at me for?” Natalie met Uriah’s gaze and then replied with feigned innocence. “That building of theirs was ancient, chock–full of guns and ammo. An electrical fire leading to an explosion wouldn’t be a shocker, would it?”

“You…” Uriah couldn’t help but shake his head. He knew better than to take Natalie’s word for

1. it.

   be furious if he found out she had acted on

   no trace, and even if the enemy suspected it was the work of the Truth Group, they

   Those people had been too arrogant and lawless these past few years. Letting them have

   they returned to the estate, Nina was quietly playing with her Legos in the living

   the couch, and her excited squeal was audible even

   shared their affections in a flurry of

   chatter.

   Natalie carried Nina upstairs to get changed.

   out to pay their respects to Zephyr, so she obediently stood on the bed while

   are ready,” Nina whispered, pointing to a vase as Natalie slipped the

   Zephyr in previous years, sticking

   like Zephyr if he were alive?” Nina asked, looking up at Natalie as they

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   descended the stairs.

   her words before replying gently, “No, you are you, and Zephyr was Zephyr. Everyone in this world is unique. The bellflowers we give to Zephyr, they

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