The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 37

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"The feeling way better than I have felt in years." I admitted to my therapist.

"Is it because she's back?" Cara asked me and I nodded.

When I first saw her on TV, I thought I was hallucinating. I couldn't believe that she was there in front of me. I couldn't believe that we were finally in the same state again." I stopped talking for a moment. "I spoke to her, you know. She wasn't thrilled to see me, but I can't re and I need to show her that I'm really sorry and that I still love her, but."1 looked down, not knowing how to continue talking.

what?" Cara asked.

"She has a boyfriend." It pained me to say those words out loud.

"And what do you plan on doing!"

"I don't know." I looked down.

*Julian, I understand that you still love her, but you can't ruin her relationship. You need to take her happiness into consideration." I hated how right she was. I didn't plan on ruining her relationship anyway. I didn't plan anything. Nothing was on my mind. All I knew was that I wanted her to be mine again

"And I don't intend to do that. I would rather die than be the reason behind her pain ever again." I did it once and 1 did not plan on committing the same mistake twice.

once

"Listen, I know that it's important to you to fix what was once broken, but I need you to keep in mind that her desires are important here too, Cara felt the need to remind me.

up. I didn't want to talk anymore. "I will see you next week," I told my therapist before

know what

brought back every single beautiful memory that we once lived together. I remembered the way

nine days since her return. I hadn't seen her again

her regularly. That wasn't weird, because they used to be close when Emily was my wife. My sister was furious at me when I first told them about the divorce and she proba When I arrived at Mum's house, I found her in the front yard, watering her favourite plants. I made my way towards

was your session today?" she

than many sessions before," I replied. I didn't give her the exact details of my sessions as I felt that they were personal,

outing with Em-Amelia. It's so hard to get used to her new name," Mum said. It seemed like their

to it, either,"

Harper's drove through our front gate. When Harper got out of the passenger door, I

my best to prevent myself from heaving. I watched as she got out of the car and her beauty struck me as always. I loved the baby blue dress sundress she had on. Did

gushed as

asked my mother with a gorgeous smile on her face, then she turned to me

always be Emily to me, but I was just calling her with

you join us for dinner tonight?" Mum invited

Her

somewhere to be,"

I wondered if her response would have been

call you," Mum told her and she nodded. Was she now in contact

she got in her car and drove off and suddenly, I couldn't bear watching her go. Without saying anything to my family. I got in my car.

them as they kept calling my name. Was 1 stupid for following her? Yes. Did I regret

risk. I wanted to know more about her new life. I wanted to kasow the

at an amusement park. Why was she there