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

day at pick up, Mum met Aniyah's mum and invited them to our place so my siblings

up at our place, but they weren't alone. There was a boy with them and he seemed older than

splash me in the pool whenever the five of us would go for a swim. He used to make fun of how short and petite I was

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'm supposed to be going out with Kendall, my best

Einle sister, and I can't say

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

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

exactly a clean one. I caught him cheating on me at a 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 with him. He called

took me by surprise that night. I thought he was going to give me the "I told you so speech, because he did tell 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

he asks. Why is he so interested

"I am." I reply.

circle. He plays football and is 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 why he doesn't date, but I haven't found it in me to ask him that question out loud. I don't want him to know that I find myself thinking about

for college?" he asks while looking at me this time, changing the

taking a sip from the glass of juice

your joining the same university as me. I'm trying

excited" He nods "Rat Im

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other." I'm trying to convince myself of that, because I surely don't want to see him