Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 181

As Brian approached the door, he happened to overhear Davis bantering with the Wright family inside.

Davis saw Brian and said to Samuel and Lydia, “Here comes Brian. He’ll take good care of Gracia. You folks can stop worrying.”

Samuel seemed to understand Davis‘ hint. With a complicated look, he took Lydia’s hand and left first.

Brian listened to Davis‘ instructions about looking after Gracia’s feelings. He stayed silent, watching as the group filed out.

“Brian…” The hospital room felt suddenly quiet, leaving just him and Gracia. Tears welled up in Gracia’s eyes again.

“The doctor says it’s no big deal. Stay a few days in the hospital, and you’ll be as right as rain,” Brian said and put the medical report on the bedside table, his face betraying nothing.

Even if Brian wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, he knew that director sneaking into Natalie’s room spelled trouble.

And Gracia lying in Natalie’s bed? Now, that was a whole different kind of interesting.

innocent well, but she knew how to keep her nose out of his personal life. She never brought up anything about Madelyn in his presence. That proved she wasn’t as naive as

real threat to him. Perhaps Gracia had tried to set Natalie up the night before, but instead of the hunter, she became the

the couch opposite the

Gracia felt a shiver run down her spine under his gaze. She stopped crying and asked

last night?” Brian paused briefly before asking softly, “Don’t tell me it was

“I was just… curious about how she won that award and what she’s been up to abroad all these years. I never expected that she had invited

out? I’m curious, too. Why would Natalie appear on that award stage?”

learn anything,” Gracia said, pouting her lips in a show of injustice. “Suddenly, she knocked me out,

seen the unused bag of powder in her purse. No wet she had intended for

perhaps it was Davis who

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truth. She would just keep en

You didn’t sleep at all last night,”

you believe me?” Gracia asked, her eyes searching Brian’s for affirmation.