Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 258

Brian was on edge, fiddling with his tie, the noose of his office antire fealing like it was choting the breath

from him

The moment he stepped out, troutile seemed to zero in on Natalie like bees to honey

Natalie abhorred the overbearing shadow of a bodyguard talling her every move, so had ordered them to keep their distance.

It wasn’t until Bradley had dropped a casual, yet alarming note earlier that afternoon, mentioning Gracia’s sudden interest in Natalie, that he became privy to the lurking danger

Dangerous individuals were always hunting for a chance to mess with her life.

But from this day forth, he was determined to broadcast the peril of toying with Natalie.

He scrolled through his contacts, found Enoch’s number, and dialed, pressing the phone to his ear.

A few seconds passed before the line crackled to life.

“What’s got you calling me out of the blue?” Enoch’s voice was light, tinged with amusement. Amidst the background noise, Brian could make out the dulcet laughter of women. He figured Enoch was likely in the

middle of some exclusive gathering.

“Bro, I’ve got an urgent matter that needs your attention. Can you spare a moment?” Brian asked, his voice

carrying a rare urgency.

Enoch, the reputed top dog at the precinct and Brian’s cousin, was a man whose shoulders bore the weight of greater responsibilities than their cousin, Remington. Despite his frequent presence in Streamville, family reunions were a rarity.

The phrase “urgent matter” was not one Enoch was accustomed to hearing from Brian. Even if he had been swamped, he wouldn’t have been able to turn a deaf ear.

After a moment of consideration, Enoch excused himself from the clutches of his company and stepped onto the balcony for privacy. “What’s going on?” he asked, his tone now serious.

as two more cars pulled

and robust, stepped out. A few patrolling officers

she recognized one

kicked in, and he looked up

place. Brian’s grandfather, Herbert, had fathered two daughters. Enoch was the only son of his elder daughter. And Brian was the son

for a few seconds, Enoch realized the extent of Brian’s

there to offer his help. There was no question of backing out

at her neck and declared,

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was on edge, fiddling with his tie, the noose of his office

out, trouble seemed to zero in on Natalie like bees to

every move, so

mentioning Gracia’s sudden interest in Natalie, that he became privy to

for a

determined to broadcast

scrolled through his contacts, found Enoch’s number, and dialed,

before the line

out of the blue?” Enoch’s voice was light, tinged with amusement. Amidst the background noise, Brian could make out the dulcet laughter of women. He figured Enoch was

attention. Can you spare a moment?” Brian asked, his

weight of greater responsibilities than their cousin, Remington. Despite his frequent presence in Streamville, family reunions

matter” was not one Enoch was accustomed to hearing from Brian. Even if he had been swamped, he wouldn’t have

from the clutches of his company and stepped onto the balcony for privacy. “What’s going on?” he asked, his tone now

Natalie watched as two

coats, broad–shouldered and robust, stepped out. A few patrolling officers approached them with respect, greeting,

she recognized one of

and