Wife by Day, Boss by Night

Chapter 138

Sadie, a long–time confidante of the Howard family, shouldn’t have been gossiping with Natalie. But the

sight of Brian’s agony had her heart twisted in sympathy.

After a moment of hesitation, she fished out an envelope and two torn photographs from her purse and

handed them to Natalie.

Ever since the incident involving Brian, Sadie had been suspicious and kept her eyes wide open.

Natalie examined the contents attentively. These must have been taken when Gavin took her to the

James family that afternoon, snapped by someone lurking in the distance.

No wonder Brian was livid. Despite Gavin’s strict instructions against leaks, the news had reached

Brian.

She turned the envelope over in her hands, her eyes catching a small watermark in the corner –

“Exclusive to Verve Vision.”

Verve Vision was a well–known domestic media powerhouse, notorious for exposing celebrity

scandals.

Though Gavin was the CEO of an entertainment company, he wasn’t a celebrity himself or a regular

target for paparazzi. He was a man of status, not easily trifled with.

Thus, it was highly unlikely that any reporter would risk such danger to snap candid photos of him.

As for herself, having only acted in a few productions since returning to the country, she was hardly a

magnet for the press. Not unless someone deliberately sold the photos to Verve

Vision.

“Sadie, do you have any idea what the going rate is for this kind of entertainment scoop?” Natalie

asked after a thoughtful pause, meeting Sadie’s gaze.

“Well, it varies.” Sadie replied. “Depends on the story’s value. But from what Reid mentioned, it’s not

too steep. Anything from a few thousand to tens of thousands is normal.”

Nodding thoughtfully. Natalie realized that a story like hers with Gavin wasn’t worth the frenzy of a

trending search. Its real value lay in provoking the Howard family.

Connecting the dots, she figured this low blow could only have been the work of the Wright family or

perhaps Madelyn.

Considering both Lydia and Gracia were at the mall that day, and judging by the quality of the photo,

which clearly seems to be taken with a phone rather than a professional camera, it must have been

snapped by Gracia.

Knowing Natalie had pieced it together, Sadie added after a while, “Natalie, you should settle in here.

Ms. Harris has moved out and doesn’t live here anymore.”

“Moved out?” Natalie was taken aback.

“Yes, she found a new place,” Sadie confirmed, then added, “Mr. Howard himself saw to her

departure.”

Reflecting on it, Sadie realized Brian must have had his reasons. How else could Natalie move in if Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Madelyn hadn’t left?

Deep down, Brian cared a great deal about Natalle, even if he was too stubborn to admit it. Brian

wasn’t one to express his feelings openly. Even if he was head over heels and constantly worried about

Natalie, he wouldn’t voice it.

Sadie had watched Brian grow up and knew his character inside and out.

“For what reason?” Natalie couldn’t help but ask.

Shaking her head, Sadie replied, “I’m not sure. It might be related to Nate getting hurt. Mr. Howard felt

that Ms. Harris wasn’t attentive enough to him and grew disappointed.”

Natalie pondered for a moment before asking with a furrowed brow. “And about Robert, was there

really a plane crash?”

“The official statement said so, but you heard Ms. Harris earlier. There might be news about Robert.

We’ll have to wait for Mr. Howard to return for a final verdict. Right now, nobody can say for sure.”

Sadie whispered back.

Because the situation with Robert was complicated and Brian avoided discussing his disappearance,

Sadie knew very little.

“The Smith family must be devastated. Mr. Smith only had that one son,” Natalie said, her concern

creasing her forehead.