Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

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Chapter 171

The hotel manager hesitated, a conflict playing across his features as he handed Natalie a small blue velvet box tied with a white satin ribbon.

“A gentleman asked me to give this to you around nine… But,” he trailed off, glancing at the clock, which showed it was nearing midnight.

Natalie’s eyes fell upon the box with curiosity and dread.

“The gentleman planned a proposal, you see. We even set up a little area there in the corner for the occasion. But it looks like he’s already left,” the manager continued, gesturing toward a nook adorned with white and pale blue balloons, a table elegantly laid with a large bouquet

of white roses.

Without a word, Natalie took the box from the manager’s outstretched hand, opened it, and found a pristine, sugar cube–sized blue diamond, the simplicity and elegance of its setting unmistakably Kellan’s taste.

Nobody needed to say his name, but she knew it was him.

Kellan had planned to propose tonight. And then, as her fiancé, he would have accompanied her to the evening’s gala. He had meticulously arranged everything for this very night. But she

him

Natalie said

to the manager.

Brian hadn’t shown up, Kellan’s proposal wouldn’t have succeeded. She

another woman by his side, always returning home to spend each day with her and Nina unless

once asked Uriah if Kellan hadn’t found the right person yet. Uriah had been evasive, merely commenting on

his heart, which kept him from getting

and tucked

s

with her head down, she was startled to find

eyes met, and Gracia smiled, breaking the silence first. “Natalie, isn’t it fate that we’ve stumbled upon each other in

Natalie

bag, swiped it through the

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