Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 183

Sadie held Nate close, brushing the dust off his clothes as she checked for injuries. Finding none, she hugged him tightly and whispered soothingly, “It’s okay now! Don’t cry! Nate, you’re a brave boy.”

A few steps behind, Madelyn had followed them down in a bit of a panic. But seeing from a distance that Sadie had confirmed Nate was okay, she stopped and composed herself.

Exhaling a sigh of relief, she called out to Sadie with an aloof detachment. “Sadie, since he’s fine, bring him up here, will you?”

She disliked children, and she disliked Natalie’s child even more.

If it weren’t for the fear of Brian questioning her, perhaps even blaming her, she wouldn’t want to lay her eyes on the kid.

Natalie watched Madelyn turn and walk back, tightening her grip around Nate.

Madelyn’s indifference toward Nate was disturbing. Regardless of her feelings, he was her own flesh and blood.

Silent for a moment, Natalie rose from the ground, carrying Nate back up to the room. She gently set him down and cleaned his tears at the doorstep, softly saying, “No more crying, okay? I’ll come to see you whenever I can, okay?”

understood Natalie’s implication that she had to leave. His eyes locked onto hers as he tried to hold

can he just stop crying a bit? It’s so annoying!”

suddenly turned and shouted at Madelyn.

never seen Nate react this way. Nate was usually polite and emotionally intelligent,

you babbling about?” Madelyn was shocked, her

people to hit Natalie!” Nate continued

their last call to give Natalie a hard time on set, maybe even a slap or two, hoping it would

gaze fixed

that day. If the scene hadn’t passed in one take, Sofia might

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Brian had arrived just in time to see her

had suspicions about Madelyn, and with Nate providing evidence, there was no need to

Nate, Natalie said to Madelyn quietly, “It’s not good to argue in front of a

not.” Madelyn retorted coldly, “He’s making