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.

a good five or six carats,

compartment within the

his apology. Don’t tell him I ratted him

then looked back at the diamond necklace in her

admit to his

front of Madelyn’s new place. He

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

her knuckles, pale

the operating room when Madelyn had the

what would have been their child discarded like trash, passing by him

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vivid

two decades. Seeing her face contorted in agony now, he felt an unexpected twinge

from the shock, hitting her forehead on the ground,

Reid waited for a moment before tentatively calling