Chapter 40

"W-What?" she managed to mutter and looked my way.
"Look! Please calm down and let me explain," I said as calmly as I could and all she did was to stare at me blankly while Kristian held her by her shoulders mirroring Kiara's expression.
It took me an hour or more to tell her everything that happened from the point where I had the accident to where I got up in the hospital and got to know everything and letting Zachary know about me and our plan. Even though Zachary didn't really seem to mind it, still I felt an urge to stop myself from telling them about our plan of catching the back stabber that was still roaming freely between us. By the time I finished, Kiara had an equally angry expression as Kristian as he looked back and forth between me and Zachary.
"So, now you're saying that you have to keep on playing the act of being Ivona infront that scoundrel Alex?" Kristian asked and all I did was nod in agreement and heard Zachary sighing.
"No! You can't!" Kiara cried out and before I realised she came forward and engulfed me into a tight hug. I could feel the tension in her body and I knew I made her suffer a lot and it was why she was so worried for me. The fact that I had hurt so many people, made me upset and at that moment I realised how much I hated Alex for doing that to me and also the person who has been helping him.
"Do you not understand? You are no more a single person. You have a life inside your body and you have to protect it!" she said signifying the baby in my womb.
"Exactly Kiara!" I held her by shoulder as I looked into her eyes.
"I have to protect my baby and it is why I'm so keen on ending this once for all. Just think about it Kiara, they tried to kill and almost succeeded on killing me, it was just my luck that saved me and I came back alive. Do you think they will not try to harm my baby?" I said and saw Zachary flinching at the end and his jaws locked yet he chose to keep his mouth shut.
"Still, this so risky. He will kill you!" Kiara cried.
"Don't worry nothing will happen to her," Zachary spoke up and we all looked towards his direction as he went back to sit on his lounge.
"How can you be so sure about that?" Kiara asked and before I could argue Zachary spoke up "Because she is not going back!" he said and I huffed in response.
"Again! We are just back to square one!" I murmured annoyed by Zachary's argument of sending me back to Alex. We have been fighting over it since morning but yet he keeps standing to his decisions.
"Yes, don't send her to him," Kiara said finally smiling and looked back at me "He is right. Don't go back. We are here and we are going to help you. I-" she held my hands and looked at me with determination "I promise we are going to find the one who has done this to you."
"But Kiara. Everything will fail if I don't go back. Do you know what will happen? Alex will know everything and we can never catch-"
"The only thing you need to do now is to rest and take care of yourself. Leave the rest to me. But this is more important and this is decided that you're not going there anymore," he said sternly when Kristian spoke up "Yes, now we are with you as well. I'm sure he has something planned in his head so rest assured and leave everything to us."
I looked back and forth at the three of them and I understood that no matter how much I tried I couldn't manipulate them and finally I gave up and thought about it and sighed.
"Fine! Do whatever you all want," I said and pushing past Kiara I walked towards the bedroom but I could hear them calling for me.
I just don't understand why Zachary doesn't want to proceed with this plan. We were just so close to reach the end. Just what made him change the plan all of a sudden.
Does he not wish to find the person?
But amidst all this things, I was sure of one thing and it was whatever Zachary was doing I was sure that he wasn't backing off because of my pregnancy. Either he wants to hold the matter for some days or my lips quirked up as I realised is behavior " or perhaps he has already caught the one."