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.

knew too well what had happened. The explosion was under her control. She had accidentally hurt Brian, but she could never reveal her true identity. She had to play

a few seconds to consider her words and continued cautiously, “Can I

bother and that

bed, mumbled in a daze. Even in his dreams, he

wrestling with his emotions, before finally replying softly. “We’re

to face Brian and Nate, but hearing Nate call out to her, she couldn’t bear it. She immediately

Manor, peering through the ornate

and pressed the doorbell.

shirt,

as surprised to

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locked eyes, and Natalie came to her senses first, whispering to Madelyn, “I’m here to

Nate.”

here right now,” Madelyn replied with a faint smile, her voice