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.

the way I spoke to you" She sounded

fine." I offered her a

it... I get that 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

everything was going to be okay, but I had no one. Even

a Kensington bad?" Harper

a Kensington and I loved being a part

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 didn't mind a bit of charity "My brother is an idiot," she muttered. "I'm sorry

her brother,

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

wait to meet her!" Harper exclaimed happily. "Show me a

through the photos on my phone until I found

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

"She's adorable!

go get her,"

Chapter 42

and I walked back

inside

of them seemed concerned at first, but when they saw that we were

bring

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

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 my way back and asked her

something 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

to o

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

she wondered, playing

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?"

need to worry about that Julian was quick