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.

I'm sorry for the way I spoke to you"

offered her a

any way," she continued talking. "I just wish that you hadn't kept Rosie away from us. I had always wanted to be

me to cope with everything around after what Julian had done and I needed to have a fresh start. For once, I didn't want to be a Kensington or a Harol Being all alone was never easy. There were so many nights 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

Kensington bad?" Harper

being a part of your amazing family, but you...

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 didn't mind a bit of charity "My brother is an idiot," she muttered. "I'm sorry for the way I spoke to you and

of her brother,

I assured her, getting up. I meant to ignore her ap mean

exclaimed happily. "Show me a

strolled through the photos on my phone until I

her the phone. Harper's eyes glistened and

"She's adorable!

will go get her," I told

Chapter 42

and I walked

inside

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

bring Rosie,

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

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

She was in the back seat. Julian surprised me with the car seat he bought for her upon his second day of

is it?" She titled

to o mert

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

are they?" she wondered, playing with

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

don't need