All Chapters of The Wife They Tried To Bury : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Nova's point of view The screen refreshed. Project after project, archived proposals, old Donavon's campaigns filled the screen, nothing else. Mr. Charles folded his hands behind his back. "Gentlemen...Before preparing any strategy, I study our competitors..These are nothing more than archived public projects."The room slowly filled with murmurs, I couldn't hear them anymore as I stared at the screen.Mr. Charles smiled politely and folded his hands behind his back.."I believe this answers Miss Nova's concerns." His voice was calm. As you can all see, Donavon’s Enterprise isn't the only competitor whose previous projects I keep for reference."He clicked another folder and a different company's name appeared, then another. The folders kept opening one after another, every click landed like another hammer against my chest.My fingers slowly curled into fists beneath the table. Why didn't I open it? Why didn't I just click the folder?.One stupid click would have saved me from all this

Nova's point of view His eyebrow lifted. "Stranger? Is that my new nickname?"I turned and walked back inside. "That's what we call friends who abandon their friends whenever life gets difficult."A quiet chuckle escaped him."So...You think I abandoned you?""Didn't you?" I didn't even look at him."Fourteen days."He blinked as I counted the hours, minutes and seconds. He laughed, not loudly, just enough to annoy me and I spun around. "I'm not saying I counted because I was waiting…I was just bored."He nodded with exaggerated seriousness."Of course and it's completely understandable."I glared and he finally apologized. "The chocolates are an apology.""They're accepted,” I said grabbing the box immediately.."Especially these."He watched me with amusement. "How did you know.I love these?""My sister loves them, so I took a guess."I rolled my eyes.."Lucky guess.".After a while, I showed him everything I'd completed. He went through every page carefully, when he finally looked up

Reed's point of view The moment I got into my car, I shut the door, rested both hands on the steering wheel, and closed my eyes, then a short, helpless laugh escaped me."Congratulations, Reed." I laughed again, this time shaking my head. I dropped my forehead against the steering wheel. "You managed to fall in love with the one woman who doesn't believe in love."I shook my head. "How comfortable." My palm struck the steering wheel with a dull thud. "How the hell am I supposed to do this?" I stared blankly through the windshield. How was I supposed to convince someone to believe in something she had already buried?My fingers tightened around the steering wheel."What happened to you, Nova?" I whispered it so quietly that I barely even heard myself. "Who hurt you that badly?".Because nobody woke up one morning and decided they would never love anyone and nobody laughed at marriage unless something had broken inside them.I let out a long breath, started the engine, and drove home. E

Nova's point of view I read the email again and again, not because it was difficult to understand, but because I couldn't understand why it made me feel the way it did.It wasn't a threatening email, it wasn't cold nor warm. It was simply... balanced, every sentence carried authority without sounding arrogant.The CEO thanked me for my dedication to the company and acknowledged the work I had done so far. Then he reminded me, in the same composed tone, that no matter how capable an employee was, company procedures existed for a reason and every protocol had to be followed and it ended by saying that if I ever found myself in a situation where I wasn't comfortable speaking through the normal channels, or if I had questions regarding the investigation or my work, I was free to contact him directly..He even attached a private business line, a direct line to the CEO.I leaned back slowly in my chair. Why did this man have this effect on me?.I had never seen his face, never shaken his han

Nova’s point of view Reed looked as though every ounce of his composure was hanging by a thread. His breathing was uneven, his jaw set so tightly it seemed to ache. Every muscle in his body looked tense, and he couldn't even hide the longing in his expression, but yet, he looked at me like I was something precious, someone worth protecting, even from himself.I smiled, then leaned my entire body forward, dropping my head into the crook of his neck, my tongue trailing soft lines on his collarbone.“Nova,” he whispered, you killing the last bit of patience in me “I chuckled, breathing into his skin. “ That's the plan, Reed. I want to feel you deep inside me." The angel in Reed seemed to finally abandon him as his demon took over. He pushed me over to the side of the bed, his lips crashing down on me, savoring my lips like they offended him. I moaned inside him, thrusting my tongue deep inside his.People always say alcohol strips away the walls you spend so much time building. I ne