The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

hapter 42

Rose and I sat in front of each other in the backyard. I couldn't look her in the eye. I was ashamed of what I had done. My intentions were never malicious. I didn't want to hide Rosie from them to hurt them. I just didn't want my success to be linked to

to anyone but me. I had lived my entire life in the shadows of big names. For once, I didn't want my success to be linked to any of them.

"My son

yson hurt you a lot, huh?" Roses

spoke, making me look at her.

"He did.." I nodded, inhaling.

"Why did you name her Rosalie?" she asked me. She had a motherly smile on her lips.

"Because you were there for me when nobody else was. You always stood by my side and supported me in a way I had never experienced ever since my mother's death. I wanted to show you that I never forgot about you the moment I would bring Rosie to meet you." I to "When can I meet her?" Enthusiasm was evident in her voice.

Today if you'd like. We didn't want to bring her here before telling you. We wanted to prepare you first," I told her,

Something caught Rose's attention when she looked over my shoulder. I turned and found Harper walking towards us.

"She's here to talk to you. I'll leave you two to sort everything out." Rose got up from her place and walked back inside the house.

"Can I sit here?" Harper asked.

"Sure," I mumbled, not looking at her. She sat on the white chair that Rose once occupied.

I wasn't mad at her. I just didn't like the way she spoke to me, but I understood that she was angry.

"I'm really mad at you," she whispered, looking at me.

"I know and you have every right to be," I told her. Harper and Julian shared the same shade of blue eyes, but her hair wasn't as dark as his.

way I

I offered her

you didn't want to be linked to Julian or us in any way," she continued talking. "I just wish that you hadn't kept Rosie away from us.

when I cried myself to sleep. I wanted somebody to hold me and assure me that everything was going to be okay, but I had no one. Even Maya was far away and couldn't just get in her car and console me like sh The day I was

a Kensington

Kensington and I loved being a part of your amazing family, but you... you weren't

check at me and told me that cheaters didn't get anything, but he didn't mind a bit of charity "My brother is an

on behalf of her

meant to ignore her ap mean anything. The damage was done. "I'm going to pick Rosie up and bring

Harper exclaimed happily. "Show me a picture of

my phone until I

the phone. Harper's eyes glistened and they almost turned into

"She's adorable!

get her," I told

Chapter 42

and I walked

inside

three of them seemed concerned at first, but when they saw that we were fine and talking,

going to bring Rosie,

to her the situation anyway." He was right. We needed to explain to her

tell her that she had a family, but I didn't talk much about them and thankfully, she didn't have a lot of questions. I called her nanny

the back seat. Julian surprised me with the car seat he bought for

She titled her head to

to o

much, Julian told her. She didn't seem excited though. Confusion was obvious on

they?" she wondered, playing

kept my eyes fixated on her face, attempting to read how she was feeling. My daughter was very talkative, so when she didn't say anything back, I started to worry. "What's wrong, cupcake?" "What if they don't like me?" She didn't even look at me

so much. You don't need to worry about that Julian was quick to assure