All Chapters of A ONE NIGHT STAND WITH MY BOSS, A LIFETIME AS HIS WIFE: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

SALEM’S POV“Girl, I still can’t stop thinking about what happened Friday,” Rejoice said.I ran a hand through my hair. “Me too, I was so shocked,” I said.For a number of reasons.First, there was the one that I could not even tell anyone. Atlas almost kissed me in the office… until we were interrupted, but still.I had to place my hand on my chest to calm my heart.Even now, just thinking about it made me feel like my ceiling was spinning.Maybe I was just in my head about it all… I mean, he did not really like me like that, so why was he going to kiss me in the first place?Maybe he had only gotten close because he wanted to say something and I had completely misunderstood the situation.Yes.That had to be it.Because what other explanation was there?I was probably just thinking too deeply about things.But that was not the most shocking part of it all. After Michael knocked on the office door, he handed us the flash drive with the evidence.It was Benjamin who tampered with my l

ATLAS’S POVWas I crazy?That seemed to be the only explanation for why I was suddenly acting so out of pocket.It was just that when I got home today, it was so quiet, and I couldn’t help but imagine how it would feel if Salem were in the house with me…How it would feel to have her things scattered all over the place, just like they were right now. To see her seated by the window, reading those manhwas she thought I didn’t notice her reading at the office.I imagined her cooking, or having me cook for her. Either was fine, as long as we were together.And I just couldn’t wait to bring her here to live with me as my wife.And so, I was here to bring her home with me.I took out my phone to get caught up on some work before I heard the heavy footsteps of Salem coming down the stairs, a scowl plastered across her face.“I’m finished,” she said.I stood up and walked over to her, grabbing her bags.“I can—”“Let me,” I said.She dropped her hand and simply nodded.I motioned toward the

ATLAS’S POVI rushed into my car.And my phone rang. Marylyn was calling again. I picked up immediately and placed my phone on speaker so that I could hear her speaking while I was driving.“Talk to me, Marylyn, what’s happening right now?”Her breath was short, and it sounded like she was crying. “I am so scared, Atlas… I drank a little too much, and now my head seems like a mess.”“Just keep on talking, I will be with you in a second,” I said.“Please… hurry, A-Atlas.”I pressed my foot on the pedal to make the car move faster.At this point, I may have broken at least twenty different traffic regulations with how fast I was moving, but I did not care. I could sort it out later. But if anything happened to Marylyn, then I may never be able to live with it.Even though Marylyn could be a lot sometimes, the two of us still grew up together. As an only child, she had been the closest thing to a sister that I ever had, and I loved her to that regard.Whenever Marylyn was in a bad mood,

SALEM’S POVThe car felt tight.Which was weird because we were literally in a Maybach, but I still felt crammed. My heart was beating too fast to be considered normal and I was literally trembling.What was about to happen earlier?No, I could not dwell on that.It was a mistake.Atlas did not see me that way, I mean last night was enough proof that whenever Marylyn needed him, he would always show up and I was just a second option… scratch that, I was just an afterthought.And for some reason, even though I should have known it already, I still felt so sad.I lightly tapped my cheeks with my palm.“Come back to your senses Salem, don’t be an idiot” I said those words over and over to myself like a mantra so that it would stick.“It’s nothing series….”“Salem, don’t tell me that you were talking to yourself” Atlas turned to me, staring like he was just looking at a new species that escaped the zoo or something. “Um… I…”Fucks sake.I was so caught up in my head that I did not know

ATLAS ‘S POVI don’t know how long I held her for.But I just stayed close and rubbed comforting circles on her back while she cried to her hearts content.The second the lights were back on again, Salem pushed away from me. When we both stood up, she hugged herself and took a few steps back creating space between us.I could not even begin to put into words how much that frustrated me to no end.I curled my hands into a fists by my side, and when I turned to look at her, my expression was calm, but there was a storm in my eyes.She sniffed “thank you.”“Why didn’t you listen to me this morning Salem?” I asked the second she had calmed down.For one, I was really fucking pissed at her, and secondly I knew that she wanted us to talk about anything, but the state that she was in right now.I could do that for her.“Why are you here, Atlas?” she asked.I walked closer to her, one step at a time until she was trapped between me and the wall, with nowhere else to go.Her eyes were wide on