Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 239

“Why should I give her the money?” Brian shot back the question. He hadn’t said anything about lending Madelyn a hand from the get–go.

He walked Natalie through the situation in detail, not out of charity but as a heads–up to keep her on her toes lest her tough approach tipped someone off that she was off–kilter.

He paused, then added, “Grandpa will have his say on this. I won’t meddle with it.”

Natalie pondered his words silently, not making a sound.

She suspected Brian had pieced together that she was Annika.

The online buzz about Madelyn’s plagiarism scandal had cooled down a notch the following day.

Natalie had a friend quietly remove the incriminating post at the top of her feed.

Two hundred million dollars landed in her account not long after the deletion. She quickly checked the transfer. As expected, it came from Davis‘ account. Brian hadn’t touched this mess with a ten–foot pole.

Only a fool leaves money on the table.

Natalie eyed the hefty sum that had padded her balance, her eyebrows lifting slightly.

easy, and she saw no reason to turn it down. Besides, the fiasco had two days in the limelight, with netizens doing their audio comparisons. Whether her friend scrubbed

debacle must rattle her standing in

biz.

the International Music Scene?” Rosie sidled up, whispering to

displaying a list of local singers invited to an

were ten invites, and Madelyn’s name was conspicuously absent.

supposed to be the grand finale.

Annika. Otherwise, why would she send her

had Madelyn on

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off the backup list.”

in the bag are falling through. I bet ad agencies won’t touch her with a ten–foot pole for endorsements now. She’s

Rosie a sly smile, staying quiet until she finished, then asked, “What’s on the

determined to stick with

Rosie was different from the rest. She wasn’t calculating,

up the final scenes at Heartland College, with the next couple of days