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?

environment often had delayed expressive abilities, which could lead to severe cases of autism

Madelyn neither wanted him

lately, Nate’s mood had improved. He was speaking more

understood what Nate was trying to express.

continued cleaning his face with a gentle smile, saying, “Soon, no one at preschool will be calling our little

a little mute. But Nate is just a late talker. In every other way, he’s exceptionally

room fell silent. Sadie felt awkward as she stood by the door, while Natalie finished helping Nate with his morning routine and dressed him for

a smile as they walked out

a child. Although Nate was the spitting image of Brian, his personality seemed to take after Natalie more.

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

mentioning Natalie, just by observing Nate’s every

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reminded of who

on end. She believed that what people saw on the surface wasn’t always what