Chapter 20 - TWENTY

Kitty turned around followed by her beautiful blonde wavy hair.

  "Oh Christian," Kitty exclaimed, stepping up to the sound of high heels. Now she was closer to the love of her life.

  "Christian, I know this might be inappropriate, but I missed you so much. I want to see you again," Kitty said in such a spoiled tone.

  "What do you expect, Kitty? I'm busy with my wedding decorations and Selena. You know, my life has changed now," Christian said smiling sarcastically.

  

  "I know, Christian, but I miss those times at the office when you complimented and defended me, you were always so considerate. I also want a repeat of that wonderful time at the hotel with you Christian," Kitty stroked Christian's arm gently.

  Hearing that Christian was disgusted. He snorted in annoyance.

  "Kitty, that was then. Now, I'm committed to Selena. You're just a secretary, nothing more," Christian said firmly.

  Hearing those words, Kitty let out her feelings with teary eyes.

  "But, Christian, I feel we have a deeper connection than just secretary and boss. I feel there is something between us," Kitty exclaimed with a pleading face.

  "Maybe you're wrong, Kitty," Christian said with an indifferent shrug.

  "It's just your feelings. Back then I just thought of you as my plaything," said Christian firmly lifting his cute chin.

  "Hey baby? Who is she?" asked Selena who was now carrying a tray of home-cooked food and drinks.

  "Oh, she's just my secretary at the office," said Christian firmly.

  Selena placed the tray on the table and approached Kitty. Selena smiled politely. 

  "I'm Selena, Christian's future wife," Selena said, extending her hand. Kitty greeted Selena's hand with a flat face.

  "Are you sure you can make Christian happy? I think a woman like you will find it difficult to make Christian feel satisfied," Kitty said in a mocking tone. She looked at Selena's petite body from bottom to top.

  "What do you mean, you're insulting me?" Selena asked with an annoyed face.

  "Christina likes women like me. Look at my nice body. Like Miss International," said Kitty, posing so confidently.

  "Oh my gosh, you're so arrogant. But unfortunately in a week Christian and I will be getting married. So you don't need to tease Christian anymore," Selena said firmly. Making Kitty's guts shrink even more.

  "Right, baby? We're getting married soon. Oh honey, tell Kitty. That you love me so much," Selena said, holding Christian's arm.

  "Yes that's right, I love Selena very much," Christian said, suddenly kissing Selena briefly on the cheek.

  This surprised Selena a little.

  Meanwhile, Kitty now turned around after previously making an angry face. Kitty left with a broken heart, longing for a past that could not return.

  Selena saw Christian's face from the side. She wanted to punch Christian in the face for kissing her without permission.

  "It's a good thing you came. Otherwise Kitty would have kept hitting on me," Christian said, straightening his tie.

  "Next time you can't kiss me like that! I don't like it!" said Selena firmly. She turned her face away from Christian.

Do you think I'm happy to have kissed you? Of course not. It was just an act. You know we're pretend lovers so that's what happened," Christian said defensively.

  "You should just hold my hand. No need to kiss me at all," said Selena then immediately passed. She went into her room.

  "Damn, does she really not like it when I kiss her? There are so many women who want me," Christian said in annoyance.

  

  ***

  The wedding atmosphere inside the grand house in the living room was so luxurious. The white rose theme decor dominated the room, with beautiful white roses adorning every corner. Soft light from lanterns and candles created a romantic atmosphere.

  Selena, the bride, dazzled in a white wedding dress that was accented with beautiful white roses, making her look elegant and stunning.

  "The bride looks so beautiful," a guest whispered to her friend.

  Meanwhile, the groom, Christian, wore a white suit that made him look elegant and handsome.

  The wedding ceremony was over. They smiled at all the guests. Although they were pretending to be a happy couple, the family and guests cheered and clapped with great joy, even those who didn't know that this was a pretend wedding.

  However, behind the smiles and laughter, Christian and Selena had their own reasons for this pretend wedding, which only the two of them and a few people knew. This grand and happy atmosphere was their offering to the world, even though it was all pretend.

  Meanwhile, there was an uninvited guest outside. Kitty came to the house again.

  "I'm going to ruin this wedding big time," Kitty said confidently.

  Kitty wore a white dress as per the invited guest's drescord. Although the white dress is a symbol of purity and goodness, Kitty managed to create a creepy look. The bold make-up applied to her face created a striking and evil look.

  

  "Welcome, ma'am. Please come in," someone said and now Kitty began to enter Christian's luxurious home.

  Kitty's face was covered by a thick layer of white foundation which gave the impression of a pale face. Her eyes were lined with thick black eyeliner that emphasized the contours of her eyes, and her curled eyelashes gave her a sharp look. Her eyebrows looked gaunt and highly defined, giving her face a sinister expression.

  "I'll pretend to be Selena's close friend. She will definitely be very confused about what I'm going to talk about," Kitty said to herself. She now approached Selena who was chatting with Christian's family.

   "Hi Selena, nice to see you again," Kitty said with a friendly smile.

  Her lips were tinted with a very striking and sharp blood red lipstick, giving her a provocative and attention-grabbing look. Her bold makeup made her look like an antagonist in a story, with a piercing gaze that could make anyone feel uncomfortable.

  "Who is she? Is she Selena's friend? Ah, but her face is too creepy. Her make-up is weird to me," said a guest softly.

  "Hi, oh who are you? I forgot," Selena said, scratching the back of her head. She sure didn't recognize the woman in front of her.

"I'm Kitty, did you forget? "

  "Oh Kitty, Christian's secretary? Your face looks very different. But I guess you weren't invited here," Selena said with an annoyed glance.

  "I could come in here even if I wasn't invited by Christian at all," said Kitty, shaking out her wavy blonde hair.

  "As you wish. But I don't have time to talk to you Kitty," Selena said firmly.

  "You really seem angry with me?" asked Kitty kindly.

  "But you really don't matter to me Kitty," said Selena with a lift of her chin.

  "Okay fine, if you say so," said Kitty looking down at Selena.

  "I think I'd better enjoy the food here," said Kitty casually and then left Selena's presence. 

  "She's really weird," Selena said and then rejoined the guests.

  While everyone was enjoying the music and the wedding food. Suddenly from the back of the stage a fire broke out. Instantly made Christian and Selena panic. The two of them who were taking pictures with Christian's friends now look panicked.

  "Fire fire!"

  Everyone looked panicked. Guests were seen leaving the party area. The fire was raging into the sky. Even Christian shouted to his employees to quickly put out the blazing fire. But everyone was confused because there was no fire extinguisher. The emergency tool was suddenly gone. Everything important was lost. I don't know where it went. Christian looked very angry.

  Finally, with the best they could. They used swimming pool water to put out the fire. Selena looked very panicked and had a glassy face.

  Selena was immediately embraced by Christian. Because Christian was so afraid that Selena would get hurt.

  "Selena watch out!" Lucas shouted from a distance seeing a lamp that was about to fall on Selena's head.

  Christian who embraced Selena immediately moved away from where the large lamp fell. The sound of the falling lamp made everyone panic. The fire is getting harder to extinguish. It even looks like the fire is burning at different points. The atmosphere is getting chaotic.

  "We'd better head towards the pool," Christian said quickly walking with Selena. But suddenly they both turned around because they heard the sound of the fall of a large flower support pole. The pole fell right on Lucas' body. Immediately several people helped Lucas.

  "Oh my God! Lucas!" Selena shouted, immediately breaking away from Christian.

  Seeing Selena's panic. It made Christian very jealous.

  "Selena cares so much about Lucas," Christian said in his heart. He then asked the employees to call an ambulance.