The Accidental Wife (Emily and Julian)

Chapter 57

"Well well well, if it isn't the bitchiest bitch of the century," I said, sauntering towards her as I lifted my sunglasses above my head. I scanned Fiona from head to toe as I stood in front of her. Clearly, she hadn't been doing well in life and I knew that Julian was the one behi used to have. She wasn't dripping in designer clothes as she once used to and the pelty part in me couldn't help but ginat. The woman before me destroyed me in numerous ways and I wasn't going to forgive her for anything that she had ever done to me. If 1 could add more salt to h "You should have invited your stepsister to your daughter's birthday party. Isn't she my niece after all!" She smirked and it took everything in me not to slap her. "Where's she by the way?" I watched as she scanned the place and the moment her eyes fell on my daughter, she turned to walk towards her. I wrapped my hand around her arm, intending to let my nails sink into her flesh. She yelped and tried to move my only yanked it hard and forced her to look at me. hand away, but I

"Take a step towards her and I won't hesitate to bury you alive right where you're standing." I threatened. I wasn't the naive girl she used to walk over. Either she wasn't aware of how strong I had become, or she was just in denial. "Look at you.

Fiona laughed, but it was obvious that she was nervous, I liked how I was making her nervous. "You've finally learned how to fight."

"And trust me, you don't want to test my skills. I let go of her arm but gave her a push that made her stumble backwards.

"It's obvious that you're not welcome here, Fiona What are you doing here?" I felt Julian's presence before hearing his voice. I was strong enough to fight Fiona on my own but having him by my side made me feel stronger. "You're pathetic, Julian. You're still running after her even though it's obvious that she doesn't want you. I feel sorry for you, but what can I say? I like the fact that I was the one who managed to pull you two apart," I wasn't sure how Julian was feeling, but personally, I was fuming, I didn't like how she spoke to him. I knew that Fiona hit a nerve, and

I didn't want him to falter before her, so I acted recklessly, not thinking about anything or anyone else but him. I smirked and tilted my head to the side and turned to Julian and crashed my lips into his. I could feel his surprise, but it didn't take him long to kiss me back

When I pulled away, I mouthed Sorry to him before turning back to the bitch whose mouth was open in shock. "I think I broke the news to you. Julian and I are dating." I loved how stunned she looked. She didn't expect that and neither did L. but I wasn't going to let her hu didn't know why I felt the need to protect him from any pain

Julian wrapped his arm around my waist, and I instantly leaned towards him, playing the part. His touch made me realize how much I missed him.

I longed for how good it felt to be held by him. "What brought you here, Fiona? I'm certain you aren't invited." Julian's voice held the sort of strength I always wanted him to have

want you to pay me back for what you've done to me, Fiona addressed me, making me raise my eyebrows in surprise.

"Enlighten me, please. What did I exactly do?" I folded my arms over my chest.

"Because of you, my life is over! I can't get any modeling deal. Jeffrey can no longer sustain the lifestyle he used to provide us with! I can't even get any respectable man to date me" I looked at Julan, knowing that he was behind it all and it took a lot of strength to prevent myself from laughing.

"Correction, you can't get any rich man to date you, because they know what will happen to them if they do," Julian spoke. My speculations were

Inc.

"You have her back! I want my life back!" she yelled. She thought that by coming here and causing a scene we would give her what she wanted, but she was absolutely wrong. I looked around and surely, people were starting to notice what was going on. Did somebodys "This is simply karma, Fiona. Did you think that I was going to let you live peacefully after destroying my love life! I'm going to make you pay for what you've done until your last breath. 1 lost five years with the love of my

life because of you and this is something I can never forget or forgive." My heart swelled when he called me the love of his life. No matter what I said to myself, I knew Jalian wasn't playing any role here. He was speaking the truth. "It's not my fault that you

u didn't trust her enough that a few pictures made you throw your marriage away.

"I felt his body tense against mine and I wished that I could do anything to make him ignore her words.

Julian didn't say another word. Instead, he gave one look to one of the bodyguards and immediately, Fiona was escorted out of the party. She kept screaming and yelling, but she was quickly thrown out of the house. Ansel Harper's husband, made sure that she was to never be allowed inside the gated community ever again.

I looked at Julian and kept my eyes fixed on him. "Are you alright?" I found myself asking. He didn't say anything but gave me a short nod

"I'm sorry, it's my fault, Harper said guiltly as she stood in front of us. I looked at her with confusion, so she continued. "1 posted a picture of Rosie and me together a while ago. Fiona must have figured out that the party was here and that's how she found out." It's okay. Nothing happened." I assured her.

"I don't incan to pry, but did you actually kis Rose asked us. The excitement in her voice which she was trying to conceal didn't escape my bolice.

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I knew what she was thinking about.

"We uh, we did," I said, looking at Julian. He seemed to be at a loss for words and I couldn't blame him. What I did was a bit reckless, and I didn't mean to toy with his feelings, but he was the only one on my mind.

"Why?" Harper frowned.

"Because of Fiona. She said a few things I couldn't handle and L... maybe I didn't think clearly." I looked down, then looked at Julian, "I'm sorry."

"It's alright." Julian offered me a kind smile. "The thing is, you told Fiona that we were back together and someone like her won't shut up."

I was aware of that and for some reason, I wasn't annoyed.

"So this means that you two need to date!" Rose questioned.

"Yes," I replied. I swore I saw Uncle Steven smirking, Was he enjoying this?

"You don't have to do that," Julian quickly said, but I shook my head. I was willing to do that. For him.

"I want to." I realized that my words might hold another meaning, so I added. "If this is going to shut her up. I'm willing to do it."

"Mommy! Aren't we going to blow the candles?" Rosie's voice interrupted as she came running towards me.

"Of course, cupcake." I grinned, picking her up. I looked again at Julian whose eyes were fixed on us. Skepticism was clear in his eyes. My nerves weren't made of steel. I was anxious and shaking from the inside. I knew that I was playing with fire, but for him, I was willing 11:47 AM

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Part of me was glad that I had another chance at dating Emily again, even if it was going to be fake. Another part was scared. How couldn't I? That was a dangerous game because I might fall more for her. No. I was sure that I was going to fall more for her. When she kissed me, my body went in a state of shock for a moment before kissing her back. The reason behind her kiss made my heart leap with joy. She couldn't handle Fiona hurting me, so she acted without thinking for my sake.

When her lips met mine, my world stopped, and I wanted nothing but to freeze that moment and live in it forever. Her lips were as soft as 1 remembered them and it was still impossible for me to get enough of them.

I thought she would flinch when I touched her, but she didn't. Instead, she leaned into me and I was taken back to when we were married and how she was relax in my embrace. I was taken back to the days when she used to cuddle into me in the middle of the night in he casy to tell that she was nervous.

Today was the fashion show she had been working on for the past few months. Despite her massive success, it was easy to

"These are for you," I smiled at her as I handed her the big bouquet of light pink carnations I got her.

"Thank you." She smiled at me as she took the bouquet from me and kissed my check, and I automatically held her close to me for a second as I placed my hand on the small of her back.

"We had been fake-dating for the past three weeks. We went out on a date once and I brought her dinner twice at her workplace when she stayed

late. Articles were being written here and there and neither did we confinn or deny anything.

"You don't have any reason to be nervous, You're Amelia Eddings. You're a queen in this industry now," I told her and her smile grew.

"I can't wait to know what you think about it," she said, looking up at me. Her eyes sparkled under the lights, adding more to her beasty.

-I would've told you sooner if you had shown me the designs before the fashion show. I playfully poked her nose, making her giggle.

"I can tell you the theme of the designs you're about to see," she said.

"I would love that, I grinned

"Fallen leaves," she replied, and my smile grew. She had always loved Fall and that was her first Fall collection. Everybody was talking about it because despite how successful she was, she had never held a fashion show during fall. When I asked her about that before, sh to stay hidden forever.

"Are you ready for our trip to Disneyland?" I asked her. We were supposed to leave in a week. I made sure to set the date after her fashion show.

"I'm as excited as Rosie," she shyly laughed.

We were acting like any normal couple and weirdly we weren't doing that for a show and that was enough to give me whiplash. Understanding her was getting harder, yet I was willing to unravel all the riddles I couldn't understand about her. Soon enough, the fashion show started and I took a seat at the front row along with Harper, Ansel, my parents, Sam and Rosie.

The dresses were dazzling. It was hard to choose a favorite from the collection. It was clear that Emily gave that collection her all. I had never seen anything that perfect before. I was proud of her and what she had managed to achieve in such a short period of time I knew that collection was going to be a hit.

All the dresses were different shades of nude colours. She had added details to each dress that gave it its own beauty. Some were plain, some were sparkling but my favourites were the lace ones.

My eyes fell on a beige dress, and I fell in love with the impeccable design. The straps of the dress were shaped like leaves and the top was a sequined sweetheart neckline- I learned that from her once. The stomach was see-t e-through, but it was still covered with lace that had leaves all

over it

The skirt was long and made of layers of tulle. There was a slit on the right side that exposed the model's long leg and stopped right above her mid- thigh. I imagined Emily in that dress and I knew that it would be perfect on her. The fashion show came to an end and Emily walked gracefully on the runaway with a mesmerizing smile on her face. She looked stunning in a caramel satin dress that had a Greek style.

"You've a chance to make her yours again. Don't let her run away this time," Harper whispered to me as we all clapped for the successful woman before me.

"I need all the luck in the world," I mumbled, not moving my eyes away from Emily

My family, Sam, Maya and I all headed backstage after Emily went there. We were all planning on taking her out to celebrate the success of her newest collection and Dad made reservation at a very famous restaurant that Emily loved