Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 110

Natalie took Nate from his arms without a word and disappeared into the bedroom, leaving Brian in solitude.

After a brief retreat to freshen up and slip into her comfy pajamas, Natalie emerged from the bathroom to find Nate already sprawled out on the pillow, deep in slumber.

She tiptoed to his side and gently wiped his face with a damp cloth, the faint hum of conversation from the adjacent study trickling into her ears.

*…if BrightPeak Energy launches before our international merger goes public, they’ll snatch up a whopping 8 percent of the market share. That’s a real punch in the gut for us. You’d better jet off to the headquarters overseas instantly,” Quinton’s worried voice filtered through the computer’s speakers.

“When’s their grand opening?” Brian asked after a few seconds of silence.

“Word has it that it’ll be just before Halloween, prime time for foot traffic, with all six branches swinging their doors open globally! They’ve ripped off our boutique hotel concept. If they beat us to the punch, it’s gonna be a huge blow to our soft launch next year!”

“Do they have a concrete marketing strategy ready?” Brian queried, his eyes glued to the calendar displayed on his computer screen, as he quietly crunched dates in his mind.

“Nope. But my guy tells me their advertisement blitz is ready to hit next month. We need a ringer like FireWing on our side!”

index finger began to tap a rhythm on the desktop as he

knowing better than to interrupt, held his peace.

a plan B,” Brian

in Brian’s savvy because he hadn’t fumbled a marketing play yet. But the stakes felt higher this

into this mid–range hotel venture over the years: It’s your main target and you can’t afford a single slip–up!”

feared a repeat of the debacle from four years back. If there was any misstep, both Brian and the

up nearly half of WL’s investments. A collapse would mean financial disaster for

room, Natalie heard Quinton’s words crystal

Energy, she’d uncovered some inflated figures related to the

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put it simply, Brian’s financial stake might not just be in acquiring international

Natalie hadn’t had time to dig the details deep.

logged onto “DealDynamics” and hit up her FireWing

up your mind?] The message from BrightPeak Energy popped

Natalie for a while, aiming to keep her