The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Was I nervous! Yes. Was I going to back down? No.

Over the past five years, I had achieved everything I had ever dreamt of in my life. I wasn't going to stay hidden forever. The world was about to know who the owner behind the brand 'Masked' was. During the past years, I worked so hard. I started online, posting my designs and taking an order every once in a while and soon, I started to get recognized. At first, people used to order my work online and it was nothing but a small business. Within a year, I opened my own atelier and it was a hit. I soon started to participate in fashion shows and celebrities were starting to wear from my brand. Everything was surreal and it was hard for me to mentally cope with the stress. Yes, I was successful and everybody knew about my brand, but nobody knew who I really was. That was the reason behind naming my brand Masked as I didn't want anybody to know who I was.

After I left, people started to talk about me literally everywhere. I would be a liar if I said that I wasn't up to date with Julian's news. I had always been interested in what he was doing in life. He was as successful as ever, yet he wasn't the man he used to be. Five years ago, he was a sociable man who

loved to attend events, but he had changed and my mind refused to believe that I was the catalyst behind that change. I refused to believe that he still loved me that much. I was even starting to be convinced that he never really loved me. If he had truly loved me, he would chance to explain myself

I was no longer Emily Kensington or Emily Harolds. I was Amelia Eddings, owner of one of the most respectable and successful fashion houses in the world. I still couldn't believe that I managed to achieve all of that in five years, but apparently miracles still had a place am "I still can't believe that you're back," Maya gushed, giving me a side hug as we both sat on the couch in my mansion. A lot had changed over the past few years. Maya and Sam got engaged. They had been engaged for two years and they were currently preparing for thei wedding. Sam had established his own IT company and although it was small, it was very successful.

"Me

neither," I mumbled. It all felt surreal. I was certain that my life was about to change again and whether I liked it or not. Julian was going to try to get in contact with me, I didn't know how I was going to act on seeing him. Was I even ready to meet him? How was I going to "I don't know how I'm going to get used to calling you Amelia from now on," Sam commented with a chuckle.

"You guys can call me whatever you want as long as we're not in public. I know it's hard, but I kind of want people to forget the old me. I told them.

"The old you wasn't bad." Maya said.

"She wasn't bad, but she got used a lot and she was very naive," I replied.

"What about Rosalie though! Have you finally told her about your old name?" Sam wondered and I nodded.

about to be revealed sooner or

My beautiful daughter.

a child. I was thankful that I had some money saved, but they were never enough. Had it not been for the success of my business in

once had I said anything had about him to her. She knew that she had a father and she was aware that he loved her so much. I had made up another lie, telling her that he sent her

me and when Julian forbade me from contacting

ways and I didn't know if I could ever forgive him for what he had done. The wounds he caused were deep and some of them were still bleeding till

year after 1 left asking Maya and Sam if they knew where I was. During that time, they truly

me. According to the news, he wasn't dating anyone, but maybe he

moved on.

It wasn't like I was the love of his life. We only spent two years together and our marriage was an arranged marriage. During those two years, we weren't madly in love with each other from the start. Love came afterwards and it quickly depa "Do you

"Maya asked.

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Chapter 33

daughter from him for all of those years?

it necessary?

couldn't get back without making a name for myself. I couldn't

of my thoughts. I opened my arms for

I mumbled and kissed her check. She was