The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter

12

I was an expert at being a jerk to her, but I was scared. I didn't want to get attached to her. Not when I was planning to divorce her. I didn't want to like her or fall for her. I wasn't going to let my dad think that his choice was good for me. It had been almost a month since 1 broke her spirit. Surprisingly, she still made me breakfast every morning, however, she didn't

make it today. Perhaps she was running late. I got used to the coffee she made. No, I was addicted to it. One day, she didn't make breakfast for a reason I wasn't aware of and didn't even make coffee. I was grumpy all day due to the lack of her coffee. "Mr. Kensington, 1 hope Emily gets well soon," a man with black hair and glasses told me as I made my way to my office

"What?" What did he mean by that! What was wrong with Emily! Why was he calling her by her first name "Who are you"

"I'm Sam. I work in IT. I'm her friend. She wasn't okay yesterday. Even her boss told her to go home because of how sick she was and told her not to come today. It was infuriating to have a stronger give me information about my own wife. "She uh she's still sick," I muttered before rushing to my office.

Once I walked inside, I sent her a message, asking her how she was I impatiently waited for her response, but I got nothing. After thirty minutes, 1 ended up calling her three times, but she didn't pick up. Worry was

gening the best of me and no matter what, I couldn't calm myself down.

"I can't just sit here," I mumbled, getting up from my place. "Cancel all of my meetings today, I told my personal assistant on my way out.

As 1 drove myself back home, I tried to call her again, but she didn't answer. Was she ignoring me on purpose? I know that I was rude, but I just wanted to make sure that she was okay.

I strolled inside the house and headed straight to her room. I knocked, waiting for her to say anything, but silence took over the house. I walked inside her room and saw her asleep on the bed. Slowly, I approached her, and my heart started to beat fast once my eyes land "Emily," I said, gently shaking her shoulder. "Emily, can you hear me?"

She was unconscious

I went to the bathroom and got a small towel, then hurried back to her. Carefully, I wiped the sweat off her forehead and sat beside her. I carefully pulled her up against me and tried to wake her up, but all I got was a small whimper

"You're burning up." I mumbled, placing my hand over her forehead. "What am I supposed to do with you?"

I took my phone out of my pocket and called Mum. She was the only person I knew who would know what to do in that situation.

"Hey Mum, I need your help," I said right away the moment she answered.

okay!" I could sense worry

was a whimper. I don't know what

this" I didn't have an answer to that question. We barely saw each other. Had it

know.." I mumbled embarrassingly. I heard Mum sigh in disappointment and the feeling of shame only increased. "But she started getting sick yesterday.

about your wife from her co-worker?"

the scolding for now. I don't know what to do," I told

temperature for the next hour. During this hour, bring a bowl of cold water with ice cubes in it and also

decrease, put Emily under cold water. If it still doesn't go down, take her to the hospital," she instructed me. "Okay, I will do all of that. Thank you!" I quickly hung up and looked

way to my room to get the medicine and a thermometer.

help me out," I begged her even though she probably couldn't hear me. I needed to measure her temperature and I didn't know how I was going to

that her temperature was almost 100 degrees. "Oh fuck, Emily," I whispered, I dashed to the kitchen to bring the bowl and filled it

as Munn said and ran back to her room. I brought two small towels from her bathroom and placed the bowl on her nightstand

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until I adjusted her position. "Emily, please open those beautiful eyes for just two seconds. Make any sound if you can hear me, I begged her "Tired, she whimpered, shuddering a

whispered and kissed her head. "Im going to take care of you." I mu I didn't want to let go of her. I knew that it wasn't the right time, but I liked holding her against me. Her body against mine felt so right. I gently helped her lay back on the

her forehead. Guilt was eating me alive. I didn't know how long she had been like that, and it killed me. She was barely away of her surroundings. I wouldn't have even known that she was sick if

looked down at her and found her asleep. Was she hallucinating "I wish I died with you!

little. I wanted to make her

friend of mine

sick. Melissa, the cook I hired, wasn't going to come until three and I wasn't going to let Emily wait for a hot meal I continued with the wet towels for a while and Mum called me to check on Emily. I was certain that the would have come right away if she

making a stupid excuse for myself that 1 was just checking her temperature. Even when

a little

making me breathe out in relief. She seemed confused by everything

here?" she wondered as she

have been so sick, Emily. You were feverish, but luckily, it's

find our?" A frown appeared between