The Accidental Wife (Emily and Julian)

Chapter 78

I ignored the shooting pain in my knuckles as I landed another punch on Emily's attacker's face. I couldn't ignore the bruise I saw on Emily's face last night. When I looked at her face before leaving this morning, it was already getting darker. That was enough to make me f "Julian, we kind of need him alive since we want him to talk." Tanner cautiously pulled me away as the pathetic creature before me wiped the blood dripping from his nose with the back of his hand.

I knew I needed to calm down, but it wasn't easy. Not when I saw the love of my life tied up and screaming for help. Not when she looked vulnerable and scared in my arms as she slept last night.

"I told you. Somebody paid me to do it. A woman with red hair. She even had sunglasses on and she had this scarf wrapped around her hair. It was like she didn't want anybody to know who she was," the culprit filled us in.

"Did she seem old or young?" I questioned.

"I couldn't have a clear view of her full face, but... I think she was either in her late twenties or early thirties," he replied, trying to sit up.

"Do you have anybody in mind?" Tanner asked me in a quiet voice as the two of us moved away from the scumbag on the floor.

"I do have somebody in mind, but her hair isn't red," I replied, rubbing my hands over my face. I just wanted to live with Emily and Rosie in peace. I wasn't asking for much. Why was there always somebody who wanted to hurt any of us? "Who do you have in mind?" he wondered.

"Nobody hates Emily as much as Fiona and Maggie," I sighed.

"But neither of them is a redhead," he reminded me.

"I know, but it could be a wig. You never know," I replied. I wouldn't put anything past them. They held Emily accountable ever since they lost the lavish lifestyle. They didn't take into account what they had done to her. They thought that all that they had put her through could be forgotten, but how could she forget what they had done to her? I couldn't forget it!

"I know that you don't want him to get out of here alive, but we need him alive," Tanner said.

"I know what you're thinking and to be honest, I think it's a good idea," I said. "But I don't want him to roam the world freely until next week. What if he runs away?"

"Who said he's going to roam the world freely? We're going to keep him here until next week." Tanner shrugged. Now that seemed logical.

"But before we let him out, we gotta let him shower and look good, so whoever paid him wouldn't be suspicious," I told him.

"I will take care of everything. Go stay with Emily. She's probably still shaken up," he said and I nodded.

"Thank you, Tanner and..." I looked down for a second, "I'm so sorry for everything I once said." I hoped that Emily was right. I wanted him to forgive me, but at the same time, I couldn't force him to do so.

"You were in a bad place. Can't say that I wasn't hurt by what you said, but I'm glad you're back." He smiled at me as he patted my back. "Welcome back, best friend."

I was beyond grateful that he didn't choose to reject my apology even though I had been nothing but the worst friend you could ever ask for.

I made my way back home, desiring nothing but to be with Emily at a time like that. I wanted to take care of her and assure her that I wasn't going to forget about what happened.

Upon arriving home, I found my two girls cuddling on the couch, watching a movie. Well, they seemed to be watching a movie at first, but Rosie was actually asleep and Emily was a little bit zoned out. However, when she noticed my presence, she smiled a little and moved I immediately engulfed her and kissed her lips. She looked better than yesterday and I was grateful for that.

"What happened to your hand?" A frown appeared between her eyebrows as her fingers traced the red skin of my knuckles.

"Nothing to worry about, sunshine," I replied, but she shook her head.

"Tell me." Her pleading tone made my knees

"I was teaching somebody a lesson," I replied. go weak.

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11:40 AM

Chapter 78

"Did you find out who sent him?" She was quick to understand whom I was talking about.

I took her to the backyard as I didn't want Rosie to hear us talking about that. I told Emily everything I had learned so far, which was basically nothing new compared to what he had already said last night. I informed her about the plan Tanner, and I decided to follow to catc "I think the only good outcome of this is that you finally made up with your best friend," she told me, making me smile.

"I'm glad I did, to be honest. Tanner is great and I did miss our friendship together," I said.

For the rest of the day, we decided to spend it together as a family. We cooked, watched more movies, and even played some board games. I wanted to take Emily's mind off what happened, so I did my best to keep her occupied. Even if the man said that he didn't plan on taped her mouth.

She was trembling in my arms as I held her when I found her inside the kiosk. My heart broke when my eyes lay on her in that state.

I hated how my girl was always targeted by people who had already hurt her before. I didn't know why it was hard to take a break from them. Why were they keen on harming her when all she wanted to do was live her life in peace?

Whatever their reasons were, I had had enough, and I wasn't going to let anybody hurt her like that ever again. We managed to put Jeffrey behind bars. It wasn't going to be hard to do that to the rest. I was aware that I didn't have any solid proof that Fiona was the one who

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Emily wanted to come with me tonight, but I convinced her that it wouldn't be wise to do so. We weren't sure who did that to her even if we had our doubts, so if she showed up and was spotted by whoever incited the guy to do that to her, they might run away. That was the Tanner and I stayed hidden but kept our eyes on the asshole who was paid to hurt my girl. Before letting him out of the warehouse, Tanner gave him clean clothes, so the woman who wanted to cause Emily harm would not be suspicious.

"I need you to be rational once we spot her, okay?" Tanner told me. It was hard to think logically and act rationally after seeing my girl in that state, but unfortunately, despite my desire to strangle that woman with my bare hands, I had to do what Tanner said. "Fine," I muttered, keeping my eyes glued to the bastard.

I didn't know how long we kept waiting, but after a while, we saw a woman approaching him. She was dressed in a black jacket and black pants. There was a scarf around her hair. It wasn't meant to cover her hair. She wore it to conceal her face. To better hide her face, sh Carefully, Tanner and I walked closer to them. I watched as he gave her the flash drive as we agreed. That was our cue to move faster. Once she got the money out of her small purse, I grabbed her wrist forcefully.

Her gasp was audible and despite how much of her face was covered, I could see worry on her face.

"Nobody gets away with hurting a Kensington," I said, removing the sunglasses away from her face.