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 spoke

I offered her a small

understand, you know. I get 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 us. I had always wanted

my hard work, not a family I belonged to. It was hard for 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 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.

Kensington bad?" Harper

Kensington and I loved being a part of your

at me and

her

ignore her ap mean anything. The damage was done. "I'm going to

meet her!" Harper exclaimed happily. "Show me a picture of

through the photos on my phone until I found a cute one c

the phone. Harper's eyes glistened and they almost

"She's adorable!

will go get her," I

Chapter 42

and I walked back

inside

first, but when they

going to bring

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

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

titled her

you're going to o mert

her.

they?" she wondered,

I 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,

they're going to like you so much. You don't need to worry about that Julian