Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 176

Natalie shuddered involuntarily. She hadn’t pored over every word when she signed that agreement. She’d merely skimmed through the clauses,

“Clause three is crystal clear. If you’ve had any intimate contact with another man, I’ll hurt him.” he said, his fingertips tracing gentle circles on Natalie’s back as if she were an unparalleled

treasure.

Perhaps his punishments had been too lenient, and Natalie kept making the same mistakes. So, he decided to show her what would happen when she truly pissed him off. He had a thousand ways to make her obey.

Natalie lay there, listening to his icy words behind her ear, lips pressed tightly shut, silent.

In this unequal agreement, he had merely set boundaries for her.

After Brian applied the ointment, his right hand moved forward, capturing her wrist as he leaned in close and whispered, “Natalie, I’ve told you that you must be completely mine for this year.”

the shell of

mind, however, was clearer

what? Every touch from you repulses me beyond measure. Even sharing a room

came with a distinct loathing that was indescribable.

seconds later, his eyes, filled with anger, met Natalie’s

moment, he

Kellan that much,” he murmured,

have accepted Kellan’s proposal and

without hesitation, her voice low. “Mr. Howard, what happens between you and me is private and

Mr. Howard, which

said, a dangerous glint in his

had pushed him

airport, his face

be in the country, given that she had mentioned feeling unwell three days prior and had wanted to rest at Prestige Penthouses, asking him not to disturb