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.

bites, Natalie set down her utensils and said.

Herbert eyed her

about never eating to fullness, so she had purposely eaten less. She nodded and replied, “Yeah.”

down his spoon, which clinked against the

nor harsh.

breached his etiquette, and

on camera. You can’t carry a child at this rate!” Herbert frowned slightly and added,

delicate wrists, which seemed too frail to hold a knife, had stirred a hint of dissatisfaction in

easily lift two Nates

over and said, “Mr. Morales, these pastries are high in sugar. One of them has as many calories as one should need. Eating much will make you put

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

1/2

burrito,” he said to Natalie, his voice

up her fork and knife and cut

finish. Herbert seemed satisfied and said, “You can

in Herbert’s arms, reaching