Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 101

Brian’s gaze held a weight that made Madelyn squirm, her quilt making it impossible for her to meet his eyes.

“Why was he playing outside alone?” Brian’s voice broke the silence after a few seconds of contemplation.

Madelyn fumbled for words, her reply barely above a whisper, “I… I was preoccupied with Sofia’s trouble, and I just… I took my eyes off him, and he wandered off!”

As she spoke, her face was a canvas of remorse.” Sorry, it’s my fault. I should have watched Nate better!”

“You’re lying!” Nate’s little face flushed with anger as he accused.

Madelyn panicked and quickly turned to Brian for support. “Brian, you have to believe me. It was an honest mistake. Nate’s never gotten into trouble when he’s been with me before. It was just a lapse, I swear!”

Brian’s eyes held a complex mixture of emotions as he stared at her. After a moment’s pause, he spoke in a softer tone. “Don’t interrupt. Let Nate tell the story.”

over and scooped him up, cleaning the tears on

noisy and annoying.” Nate wouldn’t even glance at Madelyn as he buried his face in Brian’s neck and

on Nate’s small form, noticing how much more

you sent him out because of that?” Brian’s brows furrowed as he

bit of a migraine. You know I’m prone to them. I just asked him to keep it down.

tolerated deceit from any of the caregivers

reason to fabricate

you understand?” “Brian, I didn’t…” Madelyn began, but she could see he was pissed and tried to explain more quietly, “You know how I’ve been with Nate. You’ve seen it all along.

this manor is no longer a fitting place

when she got pregnant out of wedlock. Her

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best friend, Robert Smith, had vanished in a plane crash and was

destitute, living in a company dorm without even the money for an abortion, Brian had pitied her. He’d paid for the procedure and

Madelyn always insisted that she felt Robert was still with her and that she’d wait for him forever if needed.