Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 155

Once he finished speaking, Brian shuffled back to the couch, angling the screen back to its proper position before slipping on his headphones.

Humiliation burned Natalie. She could only imagine how many people had witnessed her awkward mishap. Had anyone recognized her in that moment of mortification?

She sneaked a glance at Brian, who seemed to be exuding an aura of frost. Hiding her embarrassment, she yanked the blanket over her head, cocooning herself within its folds.

After a moment of self–reprimand, she mentally scolded herself for her pointless chatter.

Brian glanced her way, then looked down at his phone as it vibrated on the nightstand.

It was a voice message from Madelyn, but he ignored it, feeling irked.

Shortly after, Reid tapped lightly on the door and said in a hushed tone, “Mr. Howard, Ms. Harris called. She seems to have been waiting at the Maritime Office for…”

“Tell her to head back on her own,” Brian interrupted, his voice icy.

Natalie’s blanketed form before

Natalie hadn’t uttered a word, Brian had a nagging feeling that Madelyn

again, scrolling through his call log and messages. Sure, there was a call he didn’t recognize.

briefly before turning back to Natalie, still tucked away under

earlier that day, Sadie had caught him for a quick chat. She mentioned that Natalie and Nate had been waiting at home for his return for a couple of

Natalie had

said to Natalie, could it be that

vaguely hearing Brian’s voice as

the night was deep and she felt the urge to visit the restroom. Just as she was about to ring for the nurse, she heard the bathroom door click. Brian emerged, toweling off

She heard him approach the

blanket.

fingertips brushed her ankle, Natalie froze for a second before instinctively pulling

away.

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