The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 50

"Why did you feel the need to visit Julian in his office?" I calmly asked Matt as the two of us sat in my backyard. I messaged him earlier, telling him I wanted to talk. Julian canie to pick up Rosie an hour and a half ago, so it was just the two of us. Matt scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "It didn't take him long to inform you."

Just wanted to understand his point of

"That doesn't answer my question, Matt Why did you feel the need to talk to Julian?" I didn't want to fight. I just view.

lon't like his being around you," Matt replied.

"Because I don't

I sighed and kept my eyes fixated on him. "He is my daughter's father. I can't just prevent him from seeing her here."

"Yes, you can! He isn't just your daughter's father, Amelia, Stop lying to yourself!" he snapped.

"Julian hasn't done anything to make me question his motives." He hadn't done anything, right! "He comes here to see Rosie and play with her. I'm doing my best to provide her with a healthy environment."

"And this healthy environment should be here? Can't it exist anywhere else?" he exclaimed, standing up.

"This is her home! Of course, it should be here." I stood up too. The conversation was getting heated, and I didn't want that.

"Julian still loves you!" Matt shouted, but his voice was filled with frustration, not anger,

"If you plan on shouting, maybe we should get inside. I don't want to piss off my neighbours," I calmly stated.

civil conversation about this, but I

he didn't do anything to try to take me from Matt. He respected my new relationship and although I saw it in his eyes that he didn't like the fact that I wasn't his, he

I to

that this isn't the best situation. I know that it is hard

lie to you. When we started to know each other, I told you about Rosie and I told you about my plans to come back to California. I told you I wanted her father to be involved in her

he was helping me out!" I exclaimed. "I couldn't even take a step because the pain was so bad! And

don't like where this is going. You need to stop him from coming here," Matt insisted. "If you're embarrassed and can't find a way to tell this to him yourself, I can do

from seeing her father here and that's final,"

"Yes"

you have to say?" Matt

don't think I can

breaking up

breaking up with me?" I voiced out the question

going. I will call you. Without

and closed my eyes, trying to think about

I sat here and thought about what Matt had just said, I realized that I wasn't upset in the least way.

it was hard to accept the type of life I wanted for my daughter, but I wanted Julian to have a role in his daughter's life. I wanted him to be involved and he wanted that too. I already felt bad for taking away four years of her life from him. I couldn't take more. What if I wasn't ready to take my relationship with Matt a step further! If he broke up with me, would that

to bother her with

made my way to the kitchen. I didn't have the appetite to have dinner, but I needed something to calm

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