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.

fibers was an exquisite diamond necklace. The centerpiece was a good five or six carats, surrounded by a constellation of smaller diamonds linked together to form

had tumbled from a compartment within the box. Natalie

knows he messed up. This is his apology. Don’t tell him I ratted him out,

seconds, then looked back at the diamond necklace

Brian ever admit to his

new place. He glanced at her, slumped beside him, her features softened in sleep from sheer

tightly to a

down at her knuckles, pale from the

right outside the operating room when Madelyn had

had been there to witness her pain and watch the formed shape of what would have been their child discarded like trash,

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was vivid

friend for over two decades. Seeing her face contorted in agony now, he

shock, hitting

a moment before tentatively calling out