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.

The explosion was under her control. She had accidentally hurt Brian, but she could never reveal her true

a few seconds to consider her words and continued

Natalie not to bother and that any emotional compensation at this point was

daze. Even in his dreams,

before finally replying softly. “We’re

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

she stood before the gate of Majestic Meadows Manor, peering through the ornate ironwork at the brightly lit English–style cottage beyond.

her courage and pressed the doorbell. After half a minute,

in an oversized white shirt, revealing long. slender

as surprised to

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her senses first, whispering

Nate.”

with a faint