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.

saw no reason to turn it down. Besides, the fiasco had two days in the limelight, with netizens

ascent, but this debacle must rattle her standing in the

biz.

from the International Music

phone, displaying a list of local singers invited to an upcoming international music festival.

ten invites, and Madelyn’s

supposed to be

to Annika. Otherwise, why would she send

Secret had Madelyn on the

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the backup list.”

in the bag are falling through. I bet ad agencies won’t touch her with a ten–foot

quiet until she finished, then asked, “What’s on the menu for today? Once we wrap the shoot,

determined to stick with

friend. First, she was Gavin’s sister and Natalie’s agent. Second, Rosie was different from the rest. She wasn’t calculating, and her sincerity made her a friend worth keeping.

at Heartland College, with the next couple of days being less hectic.