Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 193

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Natalie sat in silence, obediently taking the seat opposite Herbert.

“Hey, Natalie, try this!” Nate beamed, sliding a plate of lemon poppy seed muffins toward Natalie. Brian had mentioned she had a sweet tooth.

It filled Nate’s heart with joy that Natalie had come downstairs in the morning and joined him for breakfast.

“Nate adores you, you know. He relies on you a lot,” Herbert said, spoon–feeding Nate a few bites of food before suddenly saying in a low voice.

Natalie glanced at Herbert. Growing up, he was the one person she truly feared because of his commanding presence and Brian’s deep respect for him. As a child, the sight of Herbert would send chills down her spine.

Herbert must have been past eighty by then, his hair a bit more silvered than before, but his demeanor seemed gentler.

“I like Nate, too,” she said after a brief silence.

“That’s good to hear,” Herbert said, his tone tinged with enigmatic amusement.

so after quietly eating a few bites, Natalie set down her utensils and said. “I’m full. I need to get to

you’re eating?” Herbert

never eating to fullness, so she had purposely eaten less. She nodded and

against the fine

nor harsh.

she had somehow breached his etiquette, and looked

camera. You can’t carry a child at

had stirred a hint of dissatisfaction in Herbert. His tone was firm, yet Natalie could discern

could easily lift two Nates without breaking a

“Mr. Morales, these pastries are high in sugar. One of them has as many calories as one

on the table. Since Nate had a sweet tooth, they had prepared many

1/2

burrito,” he said to Natalie,

up her fork and knife and

watching her finish. Herbert seemed satisfied and said, “You can

Natalie could put on her coat. Nate began squirming in Herbert’s arms, reaching out