The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 39

I had a daughter.

I had a daughter with Emily.

Going back to

kto my car

car wasn't easy. I had to force my legs to take me there. I was having a panic attack. I didn't get them a lot, but when the pressure got too nich. I usually experienced them.

I placed my hands on the steering wheel and focused on them just like Cara taught me. She told me that I needed to focus on something and counting from one to fifty slowly.

It took me a few minutes to calm down a little and the moment I did. I called Cara. She knew that I only called her when it was urgent, so it didn't take her a lot of time to answer. "C-Cara. I have a daughter." 1

1 stammered, hoping my voice was clear enough

"What? What do you mean she sounded shocked. I was shocked too.

"I have a daughter. I saw her today," I told her.

"With Emily?" she asked.

"What am I supposed to do. Cara! I saw her today with Emily and when I approached them, Emily didn't deny anything and she she n

named her

Roulie." I ran my fingers through my hair. I was much calmer now, but I still wasn't okay.

"What would you like to do, Julian? Do you want to have a relationship with your daughter!" she asked me.

yes! I want to

want to be a part a part

of her life. I want h

want her to know that she has a father," I quickly replied.

"Then talk to Emily. Tell her what you want. Did you feel like she doesn't want you to be in Rosie's life?"

""I. I don't think

so. I think she isn't going to stop in my way," I said. I wasn't in my best state when I was talking to Emily, but she didn't make me feel that she was opposed to the idea of my being in Rosie's life. I felt my phone vibrate in my hand and I saw a number on the screen, Whose "Okay, I want you to call her, ask to meet with her, and tell her all that you want," Cara told me.

"Alright. Thanks, Cara." I mumbled and took a deep breath,

only seen her for less than an hour and it was already easy for me to remember her beautiful face. I opened my WhatsApp when I saw that I received a message from the same number that called me. "Hey Julian, this is Amelia. Are you okay! Please call

answered quickly as if she were waiting for

wanted to get used to her new name, but it wasn't

talk." I was glad that

be there by 6:30. Is that

knew that Emily and I weren't on the best terms, but did she tell Rosie anything bad about me? Did Rosie know that she

head and I wasn't sure if I could wait until 6:30. I wanted to call Mum and tell her that I had a daughter, but I didn't want to tell her anything before I at least had a few answers. I knew nothing about my daughter except

call with Emily. I didn't know what Rosie liked, but I felt like I wanted to get her

I ended up Billing the cart in

six cupcakes. I didn't know what she liked,

big

of her for what she managed to achieve. Her house was amazing, I wasn't that it suited her. She did it all by herself. I didn't like the fact that she lived that far away from me. A freaking forty-minute drive. At exactly 6:30, I rang the doorbell, I left the toys in the car but brought the cupcakes with me. I wanted to ask Emily first if

her that amount of

in a breath. She was as breathtaking as ever. She had changed into some jeans and a pink blouse. Her

offered ine a

-

so I bought these, I told Emily, handing her the

tonight," she said, taking the cupcakes from

and for a moment, I felt like I was five years younger. I remembered how she would take me to the kitchen after a long day

but I thought we could talk here before you properly meet her," Emily said and I

going to listen

before her towards me and I saw my little girl watching Tangled. She was so into the movie, reminding me of

For it.

her favorite," Emily told

it's yours, I wanted to tell

a teddy bear in her arms as her eyes were glued to the

"When is her birthday!"

*September fifth."

"Middle name?"

"Lela

a deep breath and asked her

"When did you find out that you were

divorce, exactly one week after I moved away from California." Emily looked at me for a moment as she spoke, then

didn't you contact me after finding out

to say some things out loud to

that question, but part of me wanted to know why she decided to disappear instead. "I would have done anything you wanted, you know? I would have shown you how sorry

not here so we can talk about us, Julian. You're here for Rosie, not me," she reminded me. What if I was here for her too? "As I told you before, I didn't want to get in contact with you after I managed to prove my innocence to the whole world. After

has a father?" I asked, afraid

so much. She knows that you send her toys on her birthdays and Christmas and actually, the teddy bear she's holding now is supposedly from you. You got it for her on her fourth birthday." I breathed out in relief when she "I would never make

to her?" I couldn't

the way her cheeks reddened. I wanted to hold her and kiss them like I use "I have written many letters and told her that they were from you. I have been preparing her