Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 232

Natalie stood by the window clutching her phone, watching Brian’s car pull away from the curb below.

“I need to compare that track by Madelyn with my own. Send me the mixdown of Madelyn’s audio track as soon as possible,” she spoke softly into her phone.

She knew this little episode wouldn’t go without consequences.

Brian’s attitude toward Madelyn showed he was thoroughly disappointed in her. If he stayed out of Madelyn’s mess, things would have been a lot easier for Natalie.

She casually logged into her “Annika” Twitter account. After a moment’s consideration, she fired off a tweet.

Once the tweet was live, she immediately played one of her original songs.

It was a melody she had scribbled down six months ago, a tune that had popped into her head during vocal practice. She recorded a demo of about a minute’s length and uploaded it online, clearly marked with a copyright warning.

Madelyn’s latest single sounded eerily familiar when she heard it last month.

It took her a moment to realize it clashed with her song.

worked on her track while her friend sent over Madelyn’s. She overlaid the two audio tracks, listened twice, and

she couldn’t help but

sounded like a backing track

twenty minutes on Twitter. The notification sound chimed

too soon for Madelyn.

on her door

her eyes, she shoved aside the empty bottles and stumbled out of the bathtub.

heaven’s sake!” It was

kicked her way through the clutter

drop her off at her rented apartment again, a cramped space hardly big enough for

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had been knocking for ten minutes when she finally heard the door unlocking. She yanked

“Why bother turning it on? It’s not

pulled her inside. “Wash your face. Wake up! We’ve

her eyes, Madelyn muttered,