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.

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

didn't know

back every single beautiful memory that we once lived together. I remembered the way we used to dance in the kitchen to her favorite song. I missed

since her return. I hadn't seen her again after

I knew that she had been talking to her regularly. That wasn't weird, because they used to be close when Emily was my wife. My sister was furious at me

session

sessions before," I replied. I didn't give her the exact details of my sessions as I felt that they were personal, but I liked to give her general answers, "Is Harper coming today!" I

she was coming right after her outing with Em-Amelia. It's so hard to get used to her new name," Mum said. It seemed like

can't get used to it,

we were talking, a car that surely wasn't Harper's drove through our front gate. When Harper got out of

watched as she got out of the car and her beauty struck me as always. I loved the baby blue dress sundress she

as she hugged

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

voice. She would always be Emily to me, but I was just calling her with her new name out of

Why don't you join us for dinner tonight?" Mum

Her eyes

somewhere to be,"

I wondered if her response would have been the same if I

Was she

in her car and drove off and suddenly, I couldn't bear watching her go. Without saying anything

they kept calling my name. Was 1 stupid for following her? Yes. Did

her if she caught me, but I was willing to take the risk. I wanted to know more about her new life. I wanted to kasow the

forty-minute drive, she arrived at an amusement