The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 45

I didn't want anybody to know about my panic attacks. I hated how I got one in front of Emily. I didn't want her to think any less of me. One of the side effects of loving Emily was developing a strong fear of loss, a sort of separation issue. I had become scared of losing the p Mom suffered from a heart attack, but luckily, they were able to get everything under control. I was still worried though. I knew that I would still be worried even after I would be able to take her home.

"Here you go." Emily handed Harper, my dad and me cups of coffee.

"Thank you" Harper smiled at her as she took the cup. We were currently in the waiting room, while Mum was in the ICU. We just wanted to wait until she woke up, then we would go home and visit her the next day. Thanks," I mumbled, taking

ng the cup from her."

"Are y

you sure that Rosie is okay with her nanny?" I asked her.

"Yes, she's fine. Her nanny is good and Rosic loves her she assured me. I tensed a little when Emily took a seat beside me. I wanted to run away from her. I didn't want her to see my vulnerability, yet she had seen a huge part of it. "Are you okay?" she whispered. I hated that what happened made her pity me. I didn't want her pity. I wanted her to talk to me and sit beside me, but not out of pity.

"I'm fine." I replied, not looking at her.

"You're lying," she pointed out. She was right. I was lying, but what did she expect me to tell her? Did she expect me to admit that I started getting them after I made her leave?

I could feel her eyes burning through me, but I acted like I didn't notice the way she was staring at me.

"Maybe you should go," I mumbled, without looking at her. "I bet your fiancé doesn't like your being here." When my eyes fell on the ring on her finger, I mentally lost it. I thought that I had a chance. I was trying to get close to her, but from what I had seen, I had totally lost "He's not my fiance." That made me look at her. It was her turn not to look at me. But there was a ring on her finger, so what the hell did it mean! "It's just a promise ring, Julian"

To say that I was relieved would be an understatement.

didn't say anything. Why?"

me for moving my office here." It was obvious that she was lying. I had come to realize that Emily wasn't a good liar at all. Did she want to make

me and I was nothing to her but Rosie's dad. But if she wanted to make me believe that she got engaged, that meant that she cared, right? What

still have that control over me even though it had been five years! I was under her spell. Did she realize that I was bas "I

her eyes fell on me. "Let's go. She stood up from her place

able to walk

for a long distance." A sheepish

can just go to the cafeteria," I told her, and she nodded. "Harper, please call me if Mum wakes up. I'm going to

in California for a while, yet I couldn't call her Emily in my mind. I only used that name whenever I

fus

to say may seem unbelievable, but this is what Jeffrey told me five years ago, I started speaking when the two of us sat down. I saw

decided to take revenge on every person who hurt you Starting

to lose a lot

what I was doing to his business. I refused, so he revealed something huge

real documents and the will, taking it all to himself" The way her eyes

it in my heart to do anything to the company anymore, so I offered to buy it from him at a very low price and he agreed." I said. She was silent and seemed to be thinking about everything I was telling her. "I bought it for you."

me

do you mean?" She

stolen from you, so... I bought it and I have been working on developing it for the p years. My only reason behind buying it in the first place

was processing what I had just told her. Everything I had done was for her. I had no other agenda. I didn't do it in an attempt to win her

even buy it and give him money

see it in his hands for one minute afterward and it was already worth way more than five million dollars, 1 didn't want to bother

you did something to Britney. What did you do to her?" she asked in a