Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 140

Caleb was well aware of Natalie’s hidden talent for design, so after a bit of cajoling and arm–twisting, he managed to enlist her help. Thanks to her, the base now boasted a near–impenetrable central defense tower.

Caleb’s father was keen on bringing her officially onto the team, but Natalie was steadfast in her loyalty to King and declined the offer. Caleb’s father couldn’t hide his disappointment.

“As long as he’s happy, that’s all that matters. No need for a meet–and–greet,” Natalie quipped with an indifferent smile, brushing off the notion.

The fewer people who knew her true identity, the safer she was.

After wrapping up the conversation with Caleb, she hung up the phone and put the card back in its place.

Rising from her chair, Natalie reached for her bathrobe and noticed a man’s blazer carelessly thrown onto the bed, probably left by Brian during an outfit change.

As she picked up the jacket, a small and elongated gift box fell onto the plush carpet. It seemed that the lid hadn’t been secured properly, with its contents spilled out.

With a moment of hesitation, Natalie squatted down to gather the fallen items.

diamond necklace. The centerpiece was a good five or six carats,

like it had tumbled from a compartment within the box. Natalie picked it up and read the two lines of childlike scrawl on

This is his apology. Don’t tell

back at the

admit to his

Madelyn’s new place. He glanced at her, slumped beside him,

name in her dream, “It hurts so much, Robert…” Madelyn clung tightly to a fold of Brian’s shirt, caught in the throes

at her knuckles, pale

the operating room when Madelyn had the

pain and watch the formed shape of what would have been their child discarded like trash, passing by him without a

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vivid and haunting.

Seeing her face

office, Madelyn had fainted from the shock, hitting her forehead on the ground, now showing a

Howard…” Reid waited for a moment before tentatively calling out to Brian.