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.

I followed him. That wasn't my original plan. I wanted to have a civil conversation about this, but

Julian still loved me, but 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

I to

"I know quite well that this isn't the best situation. I know that it is hard to accept the presence of

my life, but from day one, I didn't 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 life, so what's new?" "Haven't you seen the pictures, Amelia?

"I couldn't even take a step because the pain was so bad! And he was just worried! He didn't even touch me inappropriately

"If you're embarrassed and can't find a way to tell this to him yourself, I can do the hard work for

father here and that's

"Yes"

have to

need time. I don't think

he breaking up with

up with me?" I voiced out the question that took

need to think about how our relationship is going. I will

rested my back against the recliner and closed my eyes, trying to

Julian divorced me, I was devastated. It seemed like my world was coming to an end. But as I sat here and thought about what Matt had just said, I realized that I wasn't upset in the least way. Was that a

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

to Maya, but I wasn't going to bother her with my problems now. She was busy

and made my way to the kitchen. I didn't have the appetite to have

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