The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

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"Rosie is here! It must be my lucky day." But this is certainly not my lucky day. It's

effortless to detect that voice. Silas Cromwell. The most annoying human being on earth. Had it not been for his sister's birthday. I would have punched him in the face, but I don't want to ruin the fun. The little girl doesn't deserve that from me. "I can't miss the opportunity to see you," I sarcastically say as I turn around to face him. Either he has grown taller, or I have shrunk.

"Oh, I know you're in love with me." He smirks, making me laugh.

"More like in love with the idea of strangling you."!

"I point out.

Sometimes, we wish we could get rid of some people in our life. Silas Cromwell is somebody I want to get rid of, but it's almost impossible.

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How can I get rid of him when his sister, Aniyah, is best friends with Lily and Holden, my siblings? Out of every single person in their school, did they have to pick his sister to be friends with?

He has been getting on my nerves since day one. I remember when Lily and Holden came to Mum one day, telling her that they had made a new friend at school and her name was Aniyah

at pick up, Mum met Aniyah's mum and invited them to our place so my siblings and their new friend could have a play date.

weren't alone. There was a boy with them and he seemed older than

stuff, and splash me in the

he is sometimes nice to me, but I try not to trust him so much because Silas cannot be trusted, "Keep up the act of hating me and I might believe it." He chuckles, taking a sip from the energy drink in his hand. Instead of saying anything, I check my phone.

I can't say no to her. Her parents transformed their backyard

boyfriend. I dated once when I was fifteen and that relationship did not last for more than seven months. He said that I was boring and a prude because I

need to make sure that he is not as bad as your ex. I don't want

party and when I confronted him about the whole thing, he said that I was the one who drove him to do that because I refused to sleep

me before that my ex wasn't a good person. Instead, he held me as I cried and took me to get ice cream. That was the nicest thing he had ever done to me "You don't need

still single?" he asks. Why is he so interested in my

"I am." I reply.

widely popular. I have seen how girls act around him, yet he doesn't give them his attention at all "Expected"1 shrug. I have always wondered

ready for college?" he asks while

new football season," I tell him, taking a sip from the glass of juice I have in

joining the same university as me. I'm

He nods "Rat Im news det me

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other." I'm trying to convince myself of that, because I