Irresistible Love novel Chapter 21

You can't ever predict what life has for you. When you expect something it doesn't goes the way you want and when you least expect something to happen, you get a surprise and it is where you are confused about your life and it makes you think hard whether the things that are happening is for good or bad. Like a deer caught on a spotlight, I watched as Kiara looked at me visibly upset and I could feel the anxiety building up inside me as I thought the more about her.

Earlier, when I was with Alex's grandmother in a mall I was caught none other than Kiara and Kristian and she refused to believe that I was someone else named Ivona. Even though I had dyed my hair, still she refused to believe that it wasn't my real hair colour and I was indeed the same Juliette she knew as her best friend. I was so busy Alex's grandmother trying my best to take all information about Alex's past life out of her that I didn't realise when I was noticed.

Looking at the current state of Kiara, I was sure that she had already heard the conversation between me and Zachary and she had already known the truth.

"So? How longer did you plan on playing the act Ms. Ivona or should I say Mrs. Juliette Sullivan?" she said in a taut voice and I shifted on my position looking back at Zachary who wore his sunglasses and shoved his hands into his pant pockets avoiding Kristian's penetrating gaze.

We were inside in Zachary's house as we stood in three different corners of the house with Zachary sitting casually as if nothing happened in his lounge, Kiara and Kristian stood together near the piano while I stood near the balcony thinking of a way to start a conversation.

"So you knew who I was back in that mall, right?" she asked and I looked up at her to reply but she scoffed at me and held her forehead laughing sarcastically.

"Of course you did!" she answered her own question and it was when Kristian spoke up "And you! You knew all this from the beginning didn't you? Still you made me work in your absence and here you are enjoying with your wife or should I say," he air quoted the word "Late" before eying me up and down and glaring back at Zachary "Wife,"

Zachary chose to keep his mouth shut as he sat there on the lounge and remained mute looking anywhere but at him.

"What great actors," Kristian remarked in a disbelief and huffed "Should we clap for your brilliant performance?" he mocked us and then clapped his hands keeping his words.

"Kiara, I can explain," I said and she narrowed her eyes at me.

"Oh so you know my name? I thought you don't even know me," she said in a toneless voice.

Pursing my lips I looked back at Zachary for some help but all he did was shrug his shoulders in response clearly telling me that I have to deal the situation all by myself because I was the one who planned all this from beginning.

I remember the day when we planned all this in the hospital. Zachary wasn't really the supportive one but he didn't even step back but instead he made one condition before me and it was I had to deal with his family and mine all by myself when the truth of me being alive comes out. Wanting to start the plan immediately, I had said yes almost immediately without thinking of the situation or consequences but now when I face an upset Kiara and a miffed Kristian I get it just how difficult it would be to face the other family members.

"You made me feel like a maniac. I thought maybe I was seeing things and I got the wrong person but I was right. I thought we could help Mr. Sullivan who has been suffering and being miserable all this while because of your death but here we see he knows that you're alive and he has been with you since the beginning but just why? I don't understand just why did you act the way you did back there in Romania even though you knew your wife was alive. What was the reason for acting and for remaining hidden from us all this while?" she asked out of breath.

"Do you know how your father, brother and mother has been suffering all this while? Do you know how your friends Tess, Eve, Marianna have been mourning since your death? Do you even know how I felt after I heard the news of your accident that happened just after a few minutes after I had called you to tell you about your parents arrival and them searching for you? Since then I have been thinking that perhaps it was my fault. If only I had not called you that day then you wouldn't have died," she said in a brittle voice and soon enough Kristian had his arms around her.

"Um Kiara....are you not happy that I am alive?" I said out of the blue but then realised my mistake and bit down on my tongue. Her head whipped up in my direction and her previous sorrowful expression changed to a grimace one as she strides up to me and lifted her hand up wanting to slap me.

If it wasn't for Zachary standing in the middle and holding her hand, I would've hit hard on my face but it made even more frightened than I already was.

"You! You just don't even understand my pain and you think I'm unhappy because I see you alive?" she outraged and I shrunk behind Zachary, horrified.

"I-I am sorry Kiara," I whispered and heard her struggling against Zachary's hold.

"Let go of her," Kristian spoke up.