Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 196
She hesitated for a few seconds before responding. “Wasn't Reid poking his
nose into FireWing’s business lately? Of course, I'm in the loop.”
“Fair point.” Brian chuckled. “I thought you were a gamer and might dabble in
some hacker forums, too.”
“Playing games and hacking are two different ball games.” Natalie retorted.
Pondering for a moment, she asked him, “What's up? Why the sudden call about
this?”
Brian chuckled again. “I've got my eye on poaching her.”
“Well, that's beyond me, but I could hit up some contacts in the gaming world to
see if anyone's familiar with her,” Natalie replied nonchalantly.
At that moment, Rosie walked over to Natalie and asked, “Where's your script?
Have you seen it? The writer might want to make some changes.”
Overhearing Rosie, Brian whispered, “Go handle that. I'll catch you later. With
that, he hung up.
Natalie pocketed her phone and stood up to fetch the script for Rosie, only then
noticing her heart was racing, nearly thumping out of her throat.
Brian was still suspicious of her and hadn't let his guard down.
When she handed the script to Rosie, her fingers brushed Natalie's, prompting a
surprised comment, “Why are your hands like ice?”
“Just underdressed,” Natalie replied with a faint smile.
Her phone screen lit up again. It was a text from Uriah. [Both of you need to cool
off. One wants out of the relationship, the other out of the hacking scene. I don't
think it's the right move. I'll talk some sense into him. Give it a few days, and he
might come around. Also, take a break. If you're short of cash, tell me.]
[Thanks, Uriah,] Natalie typed back before swiftly deleting the message.
Kellan was always tight-lipped after a spat, and Natalie felt there was some truth
to Uriah’s advice. Approaching Kellan at the moment would only add fuel to the
fire.
It was best to let things simmer down for a while.
In the evening, Gavin showed up at the base himself.
“Care for a dinner out?” Gavin proposed over the phone, “My car’s outside.”
He must have caught wind of the fallout with King.
“Sure, just give me a moment to change,” Natalie responded quietly.
Gavin had booked a private dining room at a tranquil, stylish restaurant with a
river view,
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perfect for a private talk with Natalie. They sat in silence, facing each other, until
the food arrived.
Finally, Gavin glanced at Natalie and asked, “Are you sure you want to burn
bridges with King over Brian?”
“I'm not,” Natalie frowned involuntarily, “I never thought about leaving the Truth
Group.”
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But you did break his heart. That's
’ s
how men are. If you're with one guy,
it must be all or nothing. Otherwise, it
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would end in a falling out,” Gavin said
as he poured Natalie a glass of
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Natalie's thoughts were a mess. She took a few sips, and after a long pause,
Natalie asked softly, “Gavin, if you were in my shoes, what would you choose?”
“Your heart is with Brian, right?” Gavin locked eyes with her, pressing, “Even after
everything, he’s the one you're hung up on.”
Natalie didn’t want to answer, choosing silence instead.
Gavin understood it well.
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After nibbling on some food, Natalie
sya :
said, “I'll transfer the rights to the
code to King. As for the shares Mr.
James gave me, you can transfer
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“He doesn't care about that,” Gavin shook his head.
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How could he not care about a piece
,
of code you've created? Or these
shares? He had just called me, saying
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the code was your design, and it's
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