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

them to our place so my siblings and their

Aniyah and her mum showed up at our place, but they weren't alone. There was

we might be 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 used to make fun of how short and petite I was for my

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.

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

am?" I wonder, eyeing him. I don't have a boyfriend. I dated once when I was fifteen and that relationship did

ex. I don't want to get my knuckles bruised again."

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

that my ex wasn't a good person. Instead, he held me as I cried and

Why is he so interested in my

"I am." I reply.

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

college?" he asks while looking at me this

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

me. I'm trying to forget

nods "Rat Im news det me

Chapter 32

into each other." I'm trying to