All Chapters of The Wife They Tried To Bury : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Nova's point of view Kael stepped forward like the world belonged to him, dressed in dark confidence and cold arrogance, his expensive watch catching the light as he adjusted the sleeve of his coat. Margaret followed beside him with her chin lifted proudly, like she was escorting royalty instead of her emotionally constipated son, while Victoria walked behind them with a smile sharp enough to cut skin.And the second her eyes landed on me, I knew she had already decided to make my day miserable.For one horrible moment, fear crept back into my chest so fast it almost stole my breath. My fingers tightened around the menu I was holding, memories threatening to drag me backward again, back into the version of myself that used to shrink whenever they walked into a room. But then I remembered, I wasn’t in their house anymore.I straightened slowly behind the counter and forced my breathing to steady before walking toward them while putting in my apron.I stopped in front of them and smile

Reed's point of view Damon had been talking for almost fifteen minutes straight, and somehow every sentence still led back to one person.“Reed, I’m telling you, she’s different,” Damon insisted, leaning forward across the desk like his life depended on it. “That girl is a walking AI machine. Her mathematical reasoning alone is insane. You should’ve seen the things she built back in school.”I leaned back slightly in my chair, pretending to listen properly while lazily spinning a pen between my fingers. On the outside, I looked calm, inside my head, all I saw was my fingers undressing a certain woman. because every single time Damon said her name, my brain betrayed me immediately. The memory of her moaning as I thrusted in and out of her always made me hard. Her fingers digging into my shoulders, her succulent nipples standing at attention, the way she had looked at me that night like she wanted to forget the entire world for a few hours, Fuck, I had spent weeks trying not to think

Nova's point of view The entire department felt suffocatingly quiet, and I stood in the middle of it, while dozens of eyes studied me with curiosity and doubt. Outwardly, I forced myself to stay calm, but inside, my nerves were tearing me apart slowly. My fingers trembled faintly beside me, hidden carefully against my thighs, while my heartbeat slammed violently against my ribs hard enough to make breathing uncomfortable.Before I could even gather my thoughts properly, Damon stepped forward beside me, “Mr Charles, Nova is more than qualified for this position,” he began firmly.Charles chuckled softly before raising a hand to stop him.“Oh, come now, Damon,” he said smoothly. “Surely she can speak for herself if she truly deserves to stand here.”The slight mockery in his tone instantly tightened the atmosphere again. Beside me, Damon’s jaw clenched visibly, irritation flashing briefly across his face before he forced himself back. Oddly enough, that tiny act grounded me and II inh

Nova's point of view I stood up so quickly my chair nearly rolled backward. For exactly three seconds, I forgot how breathing worked. Of course it had to be him, wonderful. I pressed my lips together tightly and forced my lips curve into the perfect fake smile before my humiliation became physically visible. Right now, pride was a luxury I could not afford. Charles had already made it painfully clear that one mistake would send me right out of the company doors, and after failing to solve the algorithm all night, my confidence was hanging by a thread. Reed’s eyes landed on me briefly before he looked away and calmly walked toward the corner of the office. the rejection stung far more than it should have. Damon, completely unaware of the emotional disaster happening beside him, sighed dramatically. “Mr Charles is about to publicly execute her,” he explained while Reed calmly placed his laptop on the desk. “The assignment is ridiculous.” Reed sat down slowly, completely unbothered.

Nova's point of view I had barely touched the door before it opened from the inside and Damon appeared so fast it genuinely startled me.“Whoa, Nova…whatt are you doing here?” he asked quickly, stepping directly into my path before I could properly look inside. His reaction was immediate, I stood on my toes, my eyes raised up to take a peak inside the office but he shifted again, blocking almost the entire doorway with his body like an overpaid security guard. Still, in that tiny opening beside his shoulder, I caught sight of a large black executive chair slowly spinning toward the glass windows at the far end of the office, like whoever had been sitting there had turned away the second the door opened.My brows pulled together instantly.“Um…” I leaned slightly to the side, trying to look past him, but Damon moved too. “I think I got lost.”“Very lost,” he agreed quickly and I blinked wondering why he was suddenly sweating.“I was looking for the senior development floor,” I explain