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…”

off as she caught sight of Natalie sitting on the couch. Their eyes locked, and the unfinished sentence hung in the air.

snugly wrapped in the blanket, managed a weak smile at Sadie and softly called

dumbfounded for a moment before nodding and respectfully replying, “Miss.”

Madelyn’s voice continued from outside, now tinged with the signs of a

cast a complex glance

before Natalie looked away,

upstairs to rest,” Brian instructed Sadie in a low voice, after

feel like she belonged here. The moment Brian was out of sight,

not hearing a

he said.

was not a

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to Natalie,

why Brian had suddenly brought Natalie home, but since she was back, she would be looked after

Natalie to Brian’s room, Sadie pulled a fresh bathrobe from the wardrobe and handed it to her, her eyes lingering on the red mark on Natalie’s arm from where Brian had gripped her. “Mr. Howard had a bit

Davis had said earlier, it was no wonder Brian was emotionally volatile.