A haunting past

Chapter 66 A haunting past The ride from Danni's lounge to the house was the longest of my life. It felt as though the world was crashing in on me. My hands wouldn't stop shaking from fright. Never in a million years will I have expected that Bella would show up. My heart raced as I remembered the word clearly. ‘I'm Bella' 'Who'd have thought that she'd show up with an entire new face and a new name?" I opened the door leading into the house and got him. I removed my tie with anger as it felt suffocating. Yanking it on the nearby sofa,I walked to where the whisky bottle was and poured myself a drink. I downed the first class and poured myself another. 'Why are you drinking this early? Is it because Myra is with Danni, don't tell me you still like that bitch?" Britney's voice came from the doorway. Not looking towards her,I finished the content of my glass and slammed the glass on the table. 'You were right. Myra said it to my face that she's Bella!" I said with a clipped tone. I sighed in frustration and raked my hands through my hairs. My heart racing, clouding my ears from hearing anything. All I had in my mind was the realization that Bella had returned and this time as a woman who is ready to take revenge on me. 'I told you she knew things, didn't I? Only that I never thought that she would be Bella!" Britney said after a while. She was now standing akimbo, close to me and worried as well. 'I know I didn't and I regret it now. At first I thought she was bluffing but she said things and called me names only she would have known. How could I be so stupid to not see her eyes. How couldn't I not have noticed how she spoke and how she moved so easily to me, knowing what to say and what to do to me? You should have seen the deadly look she had on her face,her countenance. Her eyes were cold as ice, it sent shivers down my spine." I said in a rush. 'My goodness, Bella is back? She must have intentionally moved closer to us, posing as our friend. She was doing that and getting ready for today, getting ready to pay us back. This can never end well, after all we did to her" Britney bemoaned. 'She's no longer Bella, the woman who loved me to the moon, back and forth and would do anything to make me happy. She's Myra! Now she's fiercer and definitely has plans to make me suffer for what I did to her! And now she's married to Danni of all people! That's like having two of my greatest enemies coming together as one. This collaboration is indeed a catastrophe" 'Now that it has come to this, what's the plan? Oh god, she's going to screw me over for what I did. I fucking scarred her face with a broken bottle!" Britney said again, 'We have to find out the real power behind her. She must have gotten help from someone. She left that day with nothing, how did she manage to get a surgery done and how did she come back this rich and connected?" I said. 'I know someone who can help us find out," She said, bringing out her phone. 'Do you? Remember what she did to my PI? He's on a sick bed right now. Myra or Bella knows what to do when you are closing in on her. She's no longer a woman that can be manipulated," I said. It seemed as though Britney finally understood the gravity of what was happening as I spoke because she stood still, terrified of my tone 'You are afraid," she said, more like a statement than a question. 'Yes, I am. We dealing with someone who knows us more than we know ourselves" ********************************** MYRA'S POV 'What you said back there, was it the truth?" Danni said as we got to the front of my house. After I had left with him earlier, I noticed he looked withdrawn and I've been wondering what was wrong with him. I never thought he heard my conversation with Royce. 'You heard that?" I asked. There was no point lying to him. He already knows. 'Yes, you heard it correctly, I'm Bella, " I replied, sighing deeply. Not because I'm tired but because I was grateful for being alive, for being given a second chance to right the wrong. 'Knowing who I am, does it bother you in any way at all?" I asked 'Of course not. You need to know how devastated I was hearing that you died. Not only that, the circumstances that surrounded your supposed death were unclear. It was unreasonable that you'd abscond with another man, it was totally unlike you. But what could I do? Life isn't fair, yeah. I'd never have imagine that you'd be back with a different face and then married to me to revenge on the person you choose over me" 'Since we are talking about the unfairness of life, don't you find it funny how I found my way back to you but it's a rather unusual way?" I asked, trying to make light of the matter. 'The only difference is that it's not a real thing," he said with a tone that sounded like regret. 'Even after finding your secret,I never imagined that your real identity would be this. It's indeed a miracle that you are still alive, Bella. I'm genuinely happy," he said softly. 'Me too, I'm glad I'm here, hale and hearty," 'Just so you know, I don't mind helping you in getting this revenge. Since growing up, I know how bad you hated the drug business and things that had to do with the mafias but it is what it is. It's who I am and how I make my money. However, I'll get you all the resources you need to bring him down. Allow me help you, Bella." 'Why?" 'Because he hurt you. I don't know what really happened but for you to have had a complete change of face, something huge must have really happened. Let me help you, at least for old time's sake." He said and I nodded, accepting his help.