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.”

get down until Brian bent over and scooped him up, cleaning the tears on

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

Nate’s small form, noticing how much more articulate he seemed than

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

gestured frantically, “I had a bit of a migraine. You know I’m prone to them. I

and Brian never tolerated deceit from any of the

a three–year–old child had no reason to fabricate stories about an

locked eyes with Madelyn. “Do you understand?” “Brian, I didn’t…” Madelyn began, but she could see he was pissed and

this manor is no longer a fitting place for you,”

had crashed down when she got pregnant out of

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in a plane crash and was

the Harris family, ashamed, turned her away. Alone and destitute, living in a company dorm without even the money for an abortion, Brian had pitied her. He’d paid for the procedure and offered her refuge to shelter from the storm until Robert returned, thinking that was what

never stopped searching for Robert despite official declarations of presumed death. Madelyn always insisted that she felt Robert was still with her and that she’d