You should apply for unemployment for sure. You will be denied only if there is evidence of misconduct. If you were fired because your boss's wife did not like you or thought you were having an affair with him, there would seem to be no misconduct on your part.
However, while this is an unfair termination, nothing in your posts suggests that it was unlawful. North Carolina is an employment-at-will state and you can be fired for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all.
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