Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 137

“Natalie…” His fingers gently tilted her chin up, his brows furrowed in concern.

“Brian!” Just then, a voice laced with sobs pierced through the silence from outside the front door. “Brian, are you there?! Can you come out, please?”

“The Coast Guard has news about Robert!”

The mention of Robert paralyzed both Natalie and Brian who were seated on the couch.

Brian quickly let go of Natalie and stood up, hastily throwing on his clothes.

Natalie grabbed a throw blanket nearby to cover herself, her gaze flitting between Brian’s retreating figure and the direction of the door.

Outside was Madelyn.

Natalie had just assumed Madelyn was upstairs, sleeping soundly.

The commotion had also roused Sadie, the maid who quickly got dressed. Upon seeing Brian standing in the living room, she jumped in surprise. Fumbling for the light switch, she blurted out, “Mr. Howard, where have you been? Why didn’t you…”

Natalie sitting on the couch. Their eyes

weak smile at Sadie

stood dumbfounded for a moment before nodding and respectfully replying,

Guard just called me, Brian…” Madelyn’s voice continued from outside, now tinged with

buttoning up his shirt, cast a

looked away,

to rest,” Brian instructed Sadie in a low voice, after a few seconds of thought, having slipped on

Brian was out of

not hearing a response,

at Majestic Meadows Manor,” he said. Without waiting for an answer, he strode out the door.

was not a

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then turned to Natalie, adjusting the blanket

home, but since she was back, she would be

to her, her eyes lingering on the red mark on Natalie’s

had said earlier, it was no wonder Brian