The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 199 65% It's been three weeks since our anniversary and surprisingly, Everest hasn't made another appearance. This worriesbecause I can't feel safe while knowing that he is out there, wishing to inflict pain on me. I'm trying to live my life normally; however, it's hard to do so. Everest managed to poisonand because of him, I haven't eaten out ever since the incident.

Silas is back on the field, and he is really happy. But honestly, Silas has been happy for a while, even before returning to football. I thought he would be happier, yet for sreason, he's not. I'm not saying that it's making him miserable, but I can tell that the effect it once had on him no longer exists.

"You still don't want to cto my game?” Silas asks and I shake my head. I can't bring myself to watch him play ever since the accident. It's been more than a year, yet the image of him motionless on the ground while people were trying to get him to wake up refuses to leave my mind.

In sway, my mind is convinced that if I attend, I'm going to watch him get hurt again and that's the last thing I want.

"But I want my lucky charm there," he says, pullingon his lap, makingsmile. We're in the living room. I'm working from htoday because I'm just working on finalizing sspreadsheets. Silas has a gtoday that he has been preparing for. This is going to be his third gsince his return I'm trying not to show him how scared I am about him whenever he tellsthat he has a game. I haven't forgotten what the doctor said. I know that if he gets another concussion, the consequences will be terrible, but I'm trying not to channel these negative thoughts to him. I want him to be confident while playing.

"And your lucky charm is still traumatized. Givetime, please I tell him and kiss him on the lips. "You'll do great whether I'm there or not." "But you're coming to the big game, okay?" He sounds disappointed that I'm not coming today, but I know that he understands how hard it was forto watch him get hurt.

"I will come, I promise." I smile, pushing a fallen strand of his hair away from his forehead. "And I'm making you dinner tonight. What do you fancy eating?" "Stir-fried chicken and veggies in white sauce." His reply is rather fast, makinglaugh.

"Have you been craving this or something? Because your answer was really quick," I wonder.

"I saw a video of somebody making it a couple of days ago, and have been craving it ever since," he admits. "Your wish is my command, icing." I beam and he kisses me.

"I gotta go. I will call you once the gis over. Do you plan on watching it on TV?" he asks as I climb off his lap.

"I honestly don't know. I will try to watch a quarter or something to get used to watching you on the field again before the big game," I reply. Speople may think that I'm exaggerating but I swear I'm really scared of seeing him get hurt again.

"Okay, cupcake. See you later." He smiles atbefore walking away.

I'm glad that we both understand each other's fears and respect them. I don't mind eating out again, but I noticed the way Silas would act whenever I would mention eating out. He always seemed to break out in cold sweat whenever the topic was mentioned, so I made the decision to stick to homemade meals until Everest was caught. If eating at his going to give him the peace of mind he needs, I'm going to do that in a heartbeat. I spend a couple of hours working before deciding to make myself something to drink. The gdoesn't start until two hours later, but Silas had to go earlier because the team is used to training before each game. While making myself scoffee, my phone rings in my pocket so I take it out to check who's calling. An unknown number.

"Hello," I answer.

"I have two girls here that you care about so much, Rosie." I still, knowing quite well who this voice belongs to. "What did you do, Everest?" I gulp, fear already grippingby the throat.

"I think you might want to hear their voice," he says, and I wait, hoping my thoughts aren't correct.

65% +5 "Rosie, it's Lily. Aniyah is here too." My eyes widen upon hearing my little sister's voice. He kidnapped my sister and sister-in-law. He did that to get to me.

"Lily, are you both okay? Listen, don't be scared, okay? I promise I will get you back home," I try to assure my sister even though I'm petrified. I don't want them to get hurt. If any of them got hurt, I will never forgive myself.

"I bet you didn't expect that to happen, hun?" Everest chuckles.

"What do you want, Everest? The girls have nothing to do with anything between us. Do not hurt them!" I'm going out of my mind. I love these girls with everything in me, so I can't just imagine anything bad happening to them.

"Oh, Rosie. I wonder what I want. I lost a lot of things because of you." His tone is bitter. I'm scared that he might hurt them out of his utter hatred for me.

"Everest, we can talk things out, okay? Just let the girls go. What do you wantto do?" I try to get him to reason withfor the girls' sake.

"I want ten million dollars in a matter of three hours,” he replies, and my eyes go wide. “In cash." My stomach sinks. How can Isecure this amount of money in cash in just three hours? "How am I going to get you this amount of money in just three hours, Everest?” I exclaim, running my fingers through my hair.

"This is a problem you gotta solve.

e You're talking to someone who has nothing to lose, Rosie. I won't hesitate to kill the girls in the money isn't ready in three hours. Wait for another call fromin three hours and remember, I will find out if you call the police and if you do that, you won't like the consequences at all." I don't get the chance to reply as he hangs up right after he's done talking. I'm out of breath and my heart is beating so fast to the point of pain. Tears well in my eyes and I place my hand on my chest, trying to calm myself down. I don't have tto waste. Only three hours to secure the money to save Lily and Aniyah.

Quickly, I pick my phone and make a call to the manager of the bank. I'm going to do everything in my power to get them back home, even if this is going to costmy life.

"Yes, Mr. Burton, I want ten million dollars to be ready in cash in the next whenomnithermomall two hours. This is urgent," I repeat my words. "I want them all from my account not the one I have with Silas," I quickly add. I don't want 1 anybody to find anything about this. I want to call my parents and Silas's parents and tell them everything; however, I can't do that. I'm scared because I don't want Everest to do anything to the girls. "They can be secured, Mrs. Cromwell." I breathe out a sigh of relief as my body falls on the couch

"All right. I'm on my way. Thank you so much," I say and hang up. I run upstairs and change my clothes into something comfy becauset don't! know what to expect from this day. It was supposed to be a good day. I had simple tasks to do from hfor work, then I was going to cook to my husband the meal he had been craving. How did it go wrong like that? How did Aniyah and Lily's life suddenly becat stake? I have a strong feeling that the odds won't be in my favor, but I don't care. I don't want them to be in my favor. I want them to be in Aniyah and Lily's favor because they're my priority.

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