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

it could make it work for you, I’d drink the

Natalie

I feed it to you?” Brian’s warm

hair.

Natalie shook her head in refusal.

and he kissed the tip of her eyebrow, whispering, “My little mute,

her cup and swiftly

half the cup in the living room, not even flinching at the heat, Brian

so Miller had given the cast a day off. Since Brian

09:16

had brought her

the script she brought back, and as Brian peeled a small packet of

felt a pang of unease and remained silent.

beside her and popped a piece of candied fruit into her mouth after

with him, Natalie deliberated before saying, “Do

was undoubtedly aware of Madelyn’s predicament. But he was in

the top. Everything she had was thanks