Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 186

Curiosity wasn’t just the talk of the town. Natalie was dying to know herself.

“Natalie,” Rosie exhaled, a note of exasperation in her voice.

She was about to continue when a car barreled around the corner out of nowhere, skidding to a dramatic halt right in front of them.

Rosie barely had time to react before letting out a shriek of terror.

“Hit the brakes!” In the nick of time, Natalie reached over from the passenger seat, yanking the steering wheel hard, and slammed the car against a sidewalk railing to stop.

Smoke filled the interior, and airbags burst out in all directions.

“Has that driver lost their mind?” Rosie gasped for air, her voice shaky with the aftershock of their near miss.

Thank goodness Natalie had buckled up, or only God knows what might’ve happened!

in the

hurt, she

as he peered through the glass. “Miss Natalie, Mr. Howard requests your presence outside the vehicle,” he said quietly.

ahead at the sleek Maybach. “Brian is a psycho.” she thought. She glanced at Rosie, their eyes meeting in shared bewilderment, as Bagot continued, “Don’t

open Brian’s car door and hadn’t even settled in, his hand shot out, pulling her close in a rush, his voice a deep growl, “Where’s Nate?”

if something happens to Nate? You might not care about him, but I do!” Brian’s voice rose, tinged with anger, as he bore down on her

like her own son ever since he first reached out to her. But Brian’s words stung as

She held Brian’s gaze

doting on Nate, not her. Why didn’t he go to Madelyn instead of taking it out

phone rang again. Natalie caught a glimpse of the caller ID. It was Brian’s

Grandpa.

call from

she directed softly, nodding toward his phone. “Find out where your

the Morales estate, Natalie sat on a bench outside,