Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 147

Guilt gnawed at her. Coupled with how pitiful her little guy had seemed today, she had planned to take Nate to the amusement park by herself. But as things stood, that was off the table.

Benjamin administered a fever–reducing shot to Nate, saying, “I’ll swing by around this time. tomorrow. He should be okay by then, but remember to give him a dose of the fever syrup every three hours until his temperature drops.”

“Will do.”

As Natalie stood up to show Benjamin out, Nate stirred awake and called out, “Sis…”

Benjamin did a double–take upon hearing Nate call Natalle ‘sister‘, visibly surprised.

He glanced back and asked, “Your dad is cool with you calling her sister‘?”

That would muddle the family hierarchy.

At the door. Sadie quickly gave Benjamin a meaningful look, urging him to step outside.

Once Nate’s door was closed, Sadie whispered to Benjamin, “Mr. Howard and Natalie are all twisted up inside. Directly calling her ‘mom‘ is out of the question, ‘miss‘ even less so, but ‘sister‘ is somewhat acceptable.”

leading Brian to cut her off for three years, leaving her to fend for herself abroad, not

something

their reconciliation lay with

tended to Nate until the wee hours, finally getting his temperature stable below 37.8

morning, Rosie buzzed

was about to explode from exhaustion and aches. She

You’re due back on set

it hit her. It was Monday

no clammy sweat. She

sit up and replied in a

clock, it was almost eight. Without dawdling, Natalie quickly got ready

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so early. “Natalie, why are you up at the crack of

to explain further, grabbing a piece of toast and eating it

food in a Tupperware and chased. after

car, and Sadie managed only a glimpse of

full breakfast table remained, with only Nate