Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 187

Brian was chatting with Herbert in the cozy study when he heard the faint sound of his mother, Karin, stepping into the house. He glanced over and acknowledged her softly.

“Mom,” he murmured.

“Nate’s asleep?” Karin inquired gently.

“Yeah,” Brian nodded in confirmation.

“I’ll go check on him,” she said, and with a brief look at Brian, she went toward the stairs. Pausing halfway, she added in a low voice, “Let her in, Brian. It’s freezing outside.”

Herbert, who had been practicing his painting, hesitated at the mention of letting Natalie in. A drop of paint fell from his brush, blotting the fine parchment he worked on. Shaking his head, he chuckled, “Guess I’m not as spry as I used to be. Can’t even paint without creating a mess. Age does sneak up on you…”

A hint of discomfort colored Karin’s features, but she didn’t comment further and ascended the stairs.

ruined Karin’s marriage to Kenneth. And in her fiery rage years ago, Karin had chosen to end the life of her unborn child

curious change. She’d allowed Natalie to

told Reid, who stood by the

ruined parchment aside, noting dryly. “We don’t

Brian remained silent.

had a point. The house they got years ago was all the same. There were four rooms. One was for Herbert, one for Nate, and one for

Natalie taking another, Brian would have

won’t let her leave tonight,” Herbert

Brian replied softly.

thinking he could send my great–grandson away without my consent. Ridiculous! Herbert spilled a couple more drops of paint, ruining another painting, then threw down his brush in frustration. “If that’s the case, let Nate move in here. Better

he had such plans,” Brian said after

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for Nate but hadn’t realized he had such schemes in mind. He would never have left Nate with

If Natalie hadn’t taken it upon herself to send Nate over…” Herbert trailed off, sighing deeply before continuing, “At my age, I’ve seen my fair share of people and can see more clearly than you youngsters. If she didn’t care for Nate, she wouldn’t have risked angering