All Chapters of My 90-day Marriage to my Ex-boss: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Life slowly returned to normal.Or at least... as normal as it could be.Work. Home. The occasional hangout with Axel and the boys.Dad was still ignoring me, but everyone else seemed busier than ever now that we'd finally gotten the parts needed for the prototype.There were more late nights.More deadlines.More work.After recovering the money Winslow Engineering had stolen from us, the board members trusted me even more. They also commended Genesis.She kept uncovering things around the company that no one else seemed to notice, and together we quietly fixed them.I also started creating some distance between us.Or at least...I tried.I told myself it would stop me from thinking about her.Instead...It made everything worse.I kept wondering where she was.What she was eating.Who she was talking to.It was ridiculous.I was ridiculous."August."Dad's voice pulled me back during dinner."

You'd need a doctorate in psychology just to understand a man like August.One minute he was cold.The next, he was warm.Yesterday he told me the kiss had been a mistake and we should both move on.Now he was grabbing my hand in front of a complete stranger and introducing himself as my husband like a caveman.The funniest part?Just before we walked into the counselor's office, he leaned close enough for only me to hear."Remember," he whispered, "act like we loved each other enough to get married on a whim."I frowned."What?""It only makes sense why the relationship ended as it did."I rolled my eyes.This man...I just wanted to get this over with.Unfortunately, it wasn't just today.We had one session every week from now on.Lucky me.The counselor smiled warmly as we walked in."Good evening, Mr and Mrs. Thorne."I opened my mouth immediately."Genesis is fine."She looked from me to August before giving an apologetic smile."Okay Genesis."She gestured toward the couch."Ple

"I hate your brother."Esme burst out laughing."I'm serious!""It's not just the fact that he's a jerk.""Or the fact that he's a control freak.""He's a snob too,""And the worst part is that he knows he's all those things."I emptied the rest of my margarita before dropping the glass onto the table."Can you imagine the nerve of him?""After making the counseling session awkward, he insisted on driving me home.""I couldn't even refuse because the counselor was standing right there.""I spent the whole ride telling him I didn't even want to go home.""And what did he do?""He still dropped me off."I threw both hands into the air."And where is he now?""Probably somewhere having fun, tongue down in some random's throat""And I'm here...""Miserable."Esme rested her chin on one hand, smiling as she listened to me rant.At least someone was enjoying this.That was my third glass of margarita.Which probably explained why words were flowing out of my mouth without permission."And n

I couldn't stop thinking about the way she'd looked at me.Like she was glad I heard that.Like she said it because she knew I was listening.We went back home, and I threw myself into work, giving her space and only speaking to her when it was absolutely necessary.A week had already passed, and things with the prototype were going smoothly. Everyone at work admired her work and wouldn't stop singing her praises."What I'm trying to say is, if you ever fall off the face of the earth, Genesis could probably take over your job."Leo, the lead engineer and a friend of mine, said."Sometimes I feel like she's even better than you."Genesis laughed while I kept a straight face.He was obviously flirting.And from where I stood, she seemed to be enjoying it. She was freer with him than she ever was with me.I didn't mind.I told myself I didn't."So, the engine is fine," Leo said. "I'm going to do the final checks on the battery. With the lithium batteries, I'm still not completely satisfi

"I'm sorry..."The words broke apart before I could finish them."This is all my fault.""It's not."August's voice was quiet as he stroked a hand down my back, then gently brushed my hair away from my face."Genesis... none of this is your fault."His arms tightened around me."I'm here."I looked up at him, my vision still blurred with tears."Where were you?" He whispered. "I looked everywhere for you.""I'm sorry."There was regret in his eyes."I just couldn't stay and watch something happen to you,"I swallowed hard."I couldn't."My gaze drifted to the sling around his shoulder and the cast supporting his arm."Something did happen."He glanced down and let out a small laugh."This?"He lifted the injured arm slightly."It's nothing.""You should've seen the other guy."He joked, I couldn't find it in me to laugh.My fingers hovered over the bruises along his knuckles before finally touching them."Those are just mild scratches," he said softly. "The sling is mostly precautiona