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

Aniyah's mum and invited them to our place so my siblings and their new friend could have a

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

friends, but oh man was I wrong. That boy liked to prank me, snoop through my stuff, and splash me in the pool whenever the five of us would go for a swim. He

it isn't that terrible, because 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,

birthday party, but when Lily told Aniyah that I wasn't going to attend, she begged me to come, and I couldn't say no to that little girl. She is like my Einle sister, and I can't say no to her. Her parents transformed their backyard into any child's dream. Bouncy castles are everywhere and mermaid-themed decorations are all over the place. There is even an artist for drawing on the children's faces "Are

have a boyfriend. I dated once when I was fifteen and that relationship did not last

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

I was the one who drove him to do that because I refused to sleep with him. He called me a bunch of names at that party, but Silas was there, and he made sure

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

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

"I am." I reply.

single. Silas doesn't like any sort of commitment, and this is widely known in our social circle. He plays football and is widely popular. I have seen how girls act around him, yet he doesn't give them his attention

you ready for college?" he asks while looking

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

about your joining the same university as me. I'm trying to forget about that,

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