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,

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 me. So that was Emily's number? I

answered quickly as if she were

name, but it wasn't easy. She was

was glad that she was easily willing to talk. I

6:30. Is

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

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

know what Rosie liked, but I felt like I wanted to get her something. Knowing Emily,

she like dolls or cars? Perhaps legos? I ended up Billing the cart in front of me with different toys. Surely Emily wouldn't

to a bakery and bought six cupcakes. I didn't know

big

to say, I was proud 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

amount of toys all at

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

ine a polite unile and stepped

-

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

tonight,"

the kitchen 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 at work to serve me the food she made when she used to go home before me. I felt a pang in my chest and

thought we could talk here before you properly meet her," Emily

not going to listen to us?"

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

asked, keeping my eyes on the tablet. She was holding a teddy bear in her arms as her eyes were glued to the

"When is her birthday!"

*September fifth."

"Middle name?"

"Lela

took a deep breath and asked

you find

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

why didn't you contact me after finding

It was hard to say some

I didn't cheat, steal, or manipulate you into our marriage?" she continued my question for me with bitterness in her tone. I had no right to ask her 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 I truly was. I still am sorry, by the way. I would have begged for your forgiveness

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

that she has a

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 Rosie hate you for something you have done to me, Julian. When I looked up, I saw her eyes on me. She still had the ability to make

absence to

naïve lie. "I didn't really know what else 1 could tell her. I loved 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 for this day, Julian. I know how excited she is to meet you." Emily added.