Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 142

“If only every morning could start with brushing my teeth together with Natalie side by side.” Nate thought.

Natalie rinsed her mouth. Right on cue, Nate set down his toothbrush cup and pouted his cherubic face towards her, waiting for his morning face cleaning.

As she dabbed his rosy cheeks, Natalie was reminded of the first time she met Nate. He could barely string a full sentence together without stumbling over his words.

“You’re getting so smart, Nate,” she said with a warm, encouraging smile.

Sadie, who was bringing in a basket of laundry, overheard from the next room and chimed in, “Nate is indeed getting more talkative. Kids just soak up language like sponges.”

Nate, taking the conversation seriously, responded without hesitation. “I don’t like talking to them, and they don’t like talking to me.”

Was ‘them‘ a reference to the people of the Howard family?

a child who grew up in a love–deprived environment often had delayed expressive abilities, which could lead to severe cases of autism or, in milder

Madelyn neither wanted him nor showed him affection.

more fluidly and becoming quite the chatterbox around her.

Nate was trying

“Soon, no one

Nate is slow like a little mute. But Nate is just a late talker. In every other way, he’s exceptionally clever…” Sadie added from the next room,

fell silent. Sadie felt awkward as she stood by the door, while Natalie finished

reassured her with a smile as they walked

child. Although Nate was the spitting image of Brian, his personality seemed

Nate was raised by Brian and Sadie, yet he should have had

even mentioning Natalie, just by observing Nate’s every move and word,

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were constantly reminded of who brought him

hours on end. She believed that