Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 86

“Mr. Nate has waited for you for hours that evening, caught a chill, and then fell ill, battling a fever on and off. The doctor said it was pneumonia,” Reid cut off Natalie’s words with a cold retort, not waiting for her to finish.

Natalie blinked, taken aback, and quickly asked, “Is he doing better? Has he been discharged?”

“He’s just been discharged, but there’s still a risk of relapse,” Reid replied after a pause.

Unaware of this until now, Natalie was swamped with guilt. No one had bothered to inform her.

After a few seconds of silence, she spoke softly, “I heard from Gavin that Brian had…”

“Yeah, Mr. Howard went to Bluestar for you, and he… Never mind. You probably don’t care about him,” Reid said, his tone neutral. As an outsider, he hadn’t initially taken sides.

But Nate’s pneumonia and Brian’s minor injuries from an explosion were all because of Natalie’s whimsical breach of trust. Reid couldn’t help but feel sorry for Nate and Brian.

Besides, that Kellan guy was nothing compared to Mr. Howard. Reid couldn’t fathom why Natalie would abandon Mr. Howard and Nate for someone like Kellan.

her control. She had accidentally hurt Brian, but she could never reveal her true identity. She

few seconds to consider her words and

to bother and that any emotional compensation at this point was

daze.

before

hearing Nate call out to her, she

Majestic Meadows Manor, peering through the ornate ironwork at the brightly lit English–style

and pressed the doorbell. After half a minute, a gentle voice came from behind the door, “Who

in an oversized white shirt, revealing long. slender legs, open the door and descend the

to see Natalie there, stopping

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to her senses first, whispering to Madelyn, “I’m here

Nate.”

you should be here right now,” Madelyn replied with a faint smile, her voice soft.