All Chapters of The Wife They Tried To Bury : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Reed's point of view I answered on the second ring. "Reed!" Her voice cracked and every muscle in my body locked instantly."Where are you?" she cried. "You need to come home. Right now."I sat upright. "What happened?" My own voice barely sounded like mine. There was a shaky breath on the other end, then…"Your father..." My heart stopped. "He suffered a cardiac arrest this afternoon."The words echoed inside my skull. "...What?""The doctors..." she continued between sobs, "...the doctors don't think he has more than twenty four hours."My grip tightened around the phone. "He has called an emergency family meeting. I've already arranged everything." Her words came fast, almost desperate. "I contacted your pilot, the jet is waiting for you. All you have to do is drive to the airport."I shook my head repeatedly, this didn't make sense. "I spoke to him this morning." My voice cracked. "He sounded fine. I even spoke to Dr. Harris yesterday, he said Dad was improving. So where the hell

Reed's point of view I couldn't breathe, sweat gathered beneath my collar despite the cold air conditioning. My fingers trembled. This couldn't be happening. If this weren't Father's final wish…I would've walked away already, I would've burned every bridge if I had to. But this...How was I supposed to deny a dying man? How was I supposed to live with myself if he closed his eyes forever because I refused him one last request? And how was I supposed to stand before Nova...after marrying someone else? How could I ever explain this? What words existed for something like this"I..." My voice sounded foreign. "I need the restroom." Everyone looked at me. "I should wash my face." I forced something close to a smile. "If I'm getting married....I should at least look presentable in the photographs."Dad nodded immediately. "Go."I walked out, two security guards followed several steps behind. I didn't even acknowledge them. The restroom door clicked shut behind me and I leaned my back agains

Nova's point of view "No... No…No," My fingers fumbled against his neck…. checking for pulse. I let out a shaky breath. "Thank God..." Then I pressed my palm against his chest….I jerked my hand back. "Oh my God." He was burning up. I swallowed hard, blinking away the tears already gathering in my eyes. "Reed..." He didn't answer, I hooked one of his arms over my shoulder. "Come on...You can do this." Half dragging, half carrying him, I somehow got him to lie on the couch, the next seconds, my fingers struggled with the buttons on his shirt, the buttons finally gave way and I pulled the damp fabric from him and pressed a wet towel against his forehead. His skin sizzled beneath my touch. "Fuck!..." The towel was warm within seconds, I changed it again and again, yet his breathing remained uneven. "Please..."I hurried upstairs, came downstairs, moved round half of the damn massive house like a confused kitten looking for painkillers, fever medicine, anything, but all I found was noth

Nova's point of view The next four days passed like a dream. We slept more than we had in months, wandered through quiet streets with coffee in our hands, argued over board games until one of us accused the other of cheating, we even cooked together.One afternoon, we got caught in the rain, instead of running…He spun me around in the middle of the street until both of us were soaked and laughing like children. Those days weren't just wonderful, the entire world felt gentle again…except...every time I mentioned Damon...The laughter disappeared, his smile faded, his shoulders stiffened and he'd find something else to talk about, or suddenly remember an email.After the third time… I stopped asking, not because I wasn't curious, but because I could see the hurt in his eyes every single time his best friend's name crossed my lips.Day five came with the same ecstasy. I stood in front of the full-length mirror, pinching the side of my waist, I turned sideways, my hand slid over my stom

Kael's point of view "Please... Kael.. please..." Victoria's voice cracked until it barely sounded human. "I did everything you asked me to do... I swear I did." Tears streamed down her face as she clawed at my wrist. "Mr. Charles scammed me., I didn't know..."My fingers only tightened around her throat, slamming her back harder against the wall. Her eyes bulged, air left her mouth in broken gasps."It... it was Nova's fault..." she wheezed. "How... How was I supposed to know she was Sugar? You've been married to her for five years and even you didn't know..."Everything inside me stopped, then exploded. My grip tightened so violently the picture frame beside us rattled against the wall, the veins along my forearm swelled.Sugar? The Icon everyone in the world, including me will kill to have ... .the legend with the remarkable fingers and knowledge ... .that woman had ... .been Nova, my quiet little wife? The woman who could barely raise her eyes to me? The woman who always stood b