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.

you didn't say anything. Why?"

was lying. I had come to realize that Emily

it clear that she didn't care about 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 if I

go weak. How could she still have that control over me even though it had been five years! I was under her spell. Did she realize

stood up from her place and only then did I

to walk in these?" I

a long distance." A sheepish smile appeared

"Harper, please call me if Mum wakes up. I'm going to the

in California for a while, yet I couldn't call her Emily in my mind. I only used that name whenever I was addressing her out of respect. She was always going to be my

fus

Jeffrey told me five years ago, I started speaking when the

small part of my wrongs. You were nowhere to be found, so I decided to take revenge on every person who hurt you

that how Jeffrey's company started to lose a lot

and begged me to stop what I was doing to his business. I refused, so he revealed something huge to me. I

real documents and the will, taking it all to himself" The way her eyes flashed with shock broke my heart. Pain was crystal clear

it in my heart to do anything to the company anymore, so I offered to buy it from him at a very low price

me

mean?"

p years. My only reason behind buying it in the first place was that I decided to give it to you once I manage

Everything I had done was for her. I had no

and give him money in the

it was already worth way more than five

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