The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 36

I knew that he was going to come. I intended to allow Rose a plus one because he was going to show up whether I liked it or not. The entrance to my event was with invitations. I wasn't going to let him cause a scene and I didn't want to directly address him with an invitatio Was I ready to see him? No. I needed a century to prepare myself to see him again. Julian Kensington stepped on my heart and tossed me out. I didn't give a damn if he looked for me afterwards. Nothing could erase from my head the way he treated me. I could never forg I wanted to greet Rose, Steven, and Harper. I missed them so much.

"Mart." I turned to my boyfriend. "I'm going to say hi to the Kensingtons," I told him.

"Alright, baby," he said, giving me a peck on my lips before unwrapping his arm from around my waist,

We had been dating for almost a year. When we first started dating. I told him about my plan to move to LA and he liked the idea because he also wanted to move there. He was offered a good position here and he was now the CFO of a very prestigious automotive comp He made me happy and I was comfortable with him.

Harper was the first one to notice me when I made my way towards them. I was nervous. I knew they were mad at me, but I couldn't just get in

contact with him.

"I'm torn between my desire to scream at you for not contacting me all of those years and wanting to hug the hell out of you because I miss you so much," she said, making me smile.

"Can you please do the latter because I miss you too!" I told her as I stepped closer, already pulling her into a hug. "You don't know how much I missed you

"You would have called if you really missed me. We all looked for you everywhere," she mumbled, squeezing me.

later, I promised. I wasn't emotionally

elegant as I remembered her. She was wearing the

can't believe that you have finally achieved your dream. I'm so proud of you, honey." This woman knew

murmured as she pulled me into her embrace and kissed my cheek. I was also sorry for hiding

know how much we miss you." I felt her caressing my hair. No words could ever be enough to describe how much I missed them too Losing them tore my heart into pieces because they were the family I never had. They were everything I had

knew you were going to make it. I just wish that we were by your side," Steven said as he

swear, it wasn't by choice. If I could have stayed in contact with them without having Julian in my life, I

and I immediately

was standing behind his mother on the opposite side of the table and

be there if I went

prepare myself for having him around because he was going to find out about Rosalie and I didn't plan on depriving my daughter of having a relationship with her father

go now, but we will talk later." I smiled politely at them, then turned to Harper. "Is your old

text you, I said

Maya and Sam

feeling well. Maya apologized once

is the now?"

stomach bug. Sam assured