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.”

that, his cold lips brushed against the shell of her

however, was clearer than ever.

from you repulses me beyond measure. Even sharing a

came with a distinct loathing

A few seconds later, his eyes, filled with

a moment, he

much,” he murmured, eyes narrowing.

him enough to have accepted Kellan’s proposal and

Natalie replied without hesitation, her voice low. “Mr. Howard,

which

dangerous glint in his eye.

pushed him to

was already waiting outside the airport, his face pale at the sight of Natalie and Brian emerging together.

had even thought she might still be in the country, given that she had mentioned feeling unwell three days prior and had wanted to rest at