Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 70
Madelyn hadn’t expected to bump into Natalie in this place. A flicker of surprise crossed her face as their eyes met.
“I’m gonna head out,” Natalie said to Madelyn, with no desire to question her unexpected presence. She whispered to Brian and
hurried away without looking back.
It was only when Brian let go that Natalie realized her back was soaked with cold sweat. The chill of the late September night
breeze hit her, making her shiver uncontrollably.
From behind, the conversation between Madelyn and Brian was faint but audible.
“Been waiting long?” Madelyn asked Brian.
“Not really.” Brian responded coolly.
They were near a hotel. It seemed Brian had made a special trip to pick up Madelyn.
Natalie pressed her lips tightly together, quickening her pace, and soon vanished around the
corner.
“What’s her deal?” Madelyn asked, following Brian’s gaze toward the place where Natalie had disappeared.
“It’s nothing.” Brian replied, furrowing his brow slightly in irritation.
Madelyn had claimed to be tied up at a work dinner, unable to escape, and Brian had to come to her rescue.

He had thought Natalie might misunderstand, but she couldn’t care less about the women in his life. The agreement might have
shackled her freedom, but not her heart.
Natalie had been resting dutifully in the trailer Rosie had arranged for her, avoiding any private interaction with the other cast
members.
She knew her lines by heart, yet Miller still hesitated to let her on set, probably fearing it would aggravate the bruises on her arm.
With no client missions to undertake on set, Natalie had been passing time playing video games to hone her reflexes, but even
that grew tiresome. That was when Nina called with a video update on the latest happenings.
Listening to Nina, Natalie realized it was deep into the night at Country Bluestar, but throughout the conversation, there was no
sign of King.
Sensing something was off, Natalie abruptly asked, “Has King been feeling better these past. few days?”
Nina hesitated, “Uh...”
“Nina, you never lie to me,” Natalie said, knowing by her hesitant reaction that King’s injuries
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were more serious than the butler had let on.
“They told me not to tell,” Nina finally admitted in a whisper.
Natalie felt her heart sink. Just as she was about to press Nina for more details, a knock came

on the trailer door.
“I’ll call you back later.” Natalie said, hanging up the video call and turning nonchalantly toward
the door.
It was Rosie, who had taken nearly half an hour to return with a packed lunch for Natalie. As soon as she boarded the trailer, she
whispered, “You’ve got a visitor on set, go check it out.”
“What?” Natalie was puzzled.
“A kid,” Rosie said with a grin. “Cute little thing, came over in a Bentley, parked in a secluded spot away from the crowd.”
Natalie instantly knew it had to be Nate.
Brian’s son had come to visit her on set. If word got out, it would spell disaster!
She quietly asked Rosie to cover for her, and they sneaked out of the trailer, heading towards the parked car.
“Natalie?” Not far away, the male actor who had brought Natalie yogurt a few days earlier saw her exit the trailer and waved at
her.
Natalie and Rosie pretended not to see him, leaving Arlen awkwardly standing near Natalie’s trailer, his greeting unanswered.