Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 216

Brian glanced up, his gaze landing on her with a soft murmur, “Awake?”

Natalie, groggy with sleep, her limbs heavy and sore, slumped in the chair and met his eyes briefly without a word.

Brian squatted before her, slipping off her shoes and tossing them aside, his fingers leisurely unbuttoning her shirt.

“What the hell are you doing?” Natalie couldn’t help but frown in irritation.

“What am I doing?” Brian chuckled, retorting, “Didn’t you say you wanted to sleep? What’s wrong with bringing you to a hotel?”

Natalie was speechless.

After conquering her battle with shyness, Natalie was sharp–tongued and quick–witted in the company of others, never losing an argument. But faced with Brian’s biting wit, she often felt outmatched.

She wasn’t as thick–skinned or quick–thinking as he was.

to sign the document he’d presented, not to get

next day was a concern if she spent the night with Brian.

but sigh. “Can you just let

think?” Brian’s eyes

paused, pouting. “It’s that time of the month.”

think I don’t know about a woman’s monthly

the

of this month.

Brian had bought her necessities when she had her first period at fifteen. He knew her body better

hoped to claim she was wearing a liner

exhausted these past few days!” she

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a few seconds, she remembered Madelyn’s message and began, “I think with your spare time,

filled with shock as she stared wide–eyed at Brian,

women’s names to my face,”