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 spoke to you"

I offered her a

get that you didn't want to be linked to Julian or us in any way," she continued

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 in labor was still fresh in my memory. When my water broke, I freaked out at first, but then I forced myself to

being a Kensington

a part of your

the way Julian spoke to me when he accused of cheating on him. You weren't there when he threatened to make me regret contacting you. You didn't see how he threw a check at me and told me that cheaters didn't get anything, but he

on behalf of her

assured her, getting up. I meant to ignore her ap mean anything. The damage was done. "I'm going to

can't wait to meet her!" Harper exclaimed happily. "Show me a picture

until

Harper's eyes glistened and they almost turned into

"She's adorable!

get her,"

Chapter 42

I walked back

inside

them seemed concerned at first, but when they saw

going to bring Rosie, I

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

she met Julian for the first time, she took it well, because I prepared her for that moment. I did 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 on

we want to talk to you about," I said, looking at her. She was in the back seat. Julian surprised me with the car seat he bought for her upon his second day of

She titled her

going to

so much, Julian told her. She didn't seem excited though.

she wondered, playing with her

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 while saying

need to worry about that Julian was quick to