Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 236

Madelyn was at the end of her rope, the stress gnawing at her resolve. She mustered up her courage and whispered to Natalie, “Could you ask him to call me back after his meeting, please?”

Natalie’s response was a non–committal smile.

Madelyn sat on the hospital bed, shivering, her neatly manicured nails digging into her palms. After a pause, she added softly, “I know I messed up last time, but put yourself in my shoes. If you were Nate’s mom, could you sit back and let another woman steal your husband?”

At the mention of “husband,” Natalie couldn’t help but furrow her brow.

“Got it,” she said before promptly hanging up the phone.

Flinging her phone away, Natalie felt a surge of revulsion inside, as if she had gulped down something rotten, leaving her on edge.

She got up and headed downstairs to grab a jar of herbal salve, which she slowly dissolved in hot water. The bitter aroma of the herbs filled the kitchen.

As she stirred absentmindedly, a pair of arms suddenly wrapped around her waist from

behind.

Brian embraced her from the back, resting his chin on her shoulder, and asked softly, “Is it too bitter for you?”

try some?”

work for you, I’d drink

and deceiving,” Natalie teased, a playful

feed it to you?” Brian’s warm

hair.

Natalie shook her head in

soft, and he kissed the tip of her eyebrow, whispering,

Natalie replied, holding her cup and swiftly turning away to break free

the living room, not even flinching at the heat, Brian couldn’t

feeling under the weather, so Miller had given

09:16

had brought her to Majestic Meadows

at the script she brought back, and as Brian peeled a small packet of candied fruit for her,

earlier call, Natalie felt a

candied fruit into her mouth after she finished the herbal drink, asking, “What’s wrong?”

him, Natalie deliberated before saying, “Do you know about Madelyn’s

Brian was undoubtedly aware of Madelyn’s predicament. But he was in no mood

Madelyn’s rise to the