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.”

brushed against the shell of her

mind, however, was clearer than ever.

beyond measure. Even sharing a room with you suffocates me to the point I can’t breathe.”

word came with a distinct loathing that was indescribable.

few seconds later, his eyes, filled with

a moment, he let her go.

that much,” he murmured, eyes

him enough to have accepted Kellan’s proposal and his ring.

low. “Mr. Howard, what happens between you and me is private and doesn’t involve anyone

him formally as Mr. Howard, which forced a bitter laugh from Brian.

a dangerous glint in his eye.

had pushed him to

the airport, his face pale at the sight

she might still 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 her.