His first wife-a curse or a boon

Chapter 8

Khushi's POV

Clutching my dupatta tightly in my fist....I stared silently at the building in front of me...which used to be a paradise to me once but lately,hurt betrayal and pain had made me disguise this place but my fate also adores mocking off my emotions...so it lands me everytime to this particular place.....

If not for my mumma,I wouldn't have ever revisited this place....specially when I am in this vulnerable state of my life...bandaged wrists....wounded forehead and shattered heart was all I had adorned myself with......

Neither mumma nor Kashvi di told me about the urgency of my visit here rather they kept on insisting me ....as much as I tried to deny them but they had been a hard nut to crack....

Taking deep breath calming down my frantic heartbeats....I entered the mansion with slow steps....the whole mansion was crowded with people concentrating on their respective work ....but a festive atmosphere surrounded the gathering all through....

Though confusion latched my senses previously but then the reality hit me hard .....it was Anaisha's 21st birthday the next day...every year papa would throw a grand party for his princess on such a auspicious occasion but this time the good deeds were written in the hands of Aaryav,her soon to be husband.....

I chuckled at the change of events...well it's not just her birthday but mine too but I guess none of them remembers it....well I wasn't expecting though...everytime my happiness had been overshadowed by Anaisha,this time wasn't any exception......

Drowned in my own state of agony,I reached the hall to find the family members had been in a quite chaotic state discussing about tomorrow's eve...and there stood Anaisha tightly clutching on to Aaryav like her life depends on him and the latter had his arms wrapped around her....

On sensing my presence,they had a confusion gaze latched on their faces...well not everyone some of them had been burning holes in to my direction through their gazes making me feel unwanted....

That was when my mumma interrupted the silence before the storm..." I called her here ...."

" Why would you call her here..." my father's furious gaze was as powerful as his shout...but my mumma didn't replied coldly...

" You will get to know soon..."

It has been a whole ten minutes straight and we had been waiting in the hallway...most of the family member's faces shows  how they were loathing my presence and existence in this place ....it says sometimes behaviour or action hurts more than words...that's was what happening to me....

But I had been  sticking to the place for the only person I love the most,probably more than Aaryav....who had been giving me an assuring smile all through......I had successfully covered my wounds from the gazes of the family members...not that I hoped to find any ray of concern towards me by them...except one or two...

But my gazes involuntary travelled to Anaisha and Aaryav...who had been sticking to each other since the time of my  arrival....even when I have seen more of their intimate moments...but everytime my eyes travel to them...an unknown glint of pain and hurt heaves me....making it difficult for me to breath...but I have been quite used to mask my emotion now....so I have successfully camouflaged the rising turmoil inside me.....with my forgery emotionless face....

Though even in this unruly situation,I hadn't felt to sense Aaryav occasional glances into my direction....his orbs held an unknown passion towards me which was still enough to cause tingling sensation in to my features...but everytime I start getting absorbed into his penetrating gaze...my mind mocks me my splashing the droplets of reality into my tentative features....

My betrayed mind dictates  me to ignore and loathe his presence especially when he is in the arms of another woman...my stupid self and my soft heart would drown my fragile features into his enchanting ones...

What an amazing battle my organs play inside me due to that person but what my soul only knows is ....the only loser and failure in these battle is my soul...which is every second losing off its strength and getting drowned into am welcoming world of seclusion......

That was when a man in his late sixties..entered the hall...somehow I felt that I had seen him before....he gave a soft smile towards my direction...that was when I noticed....he had been the lawyer of our family since a whole time being .....

" Mr Mehra what are you doing here??"my father was the first one to question....

Everyone had an interrogating gaze towards his direction ....but the man just gave a slight smirk and handed a bunch of papers to my father....

My father took those papers maintaining his interrogating gaze towards his direction while the other family members had a sudden curious expression plastered over their faces....

As he went through the pages,i could fell his eyes searching for any piece of lies in those white sheets....when suddenly the file slipped off from his hands ....and he feel on the floor with a thud....my brothers came forward to support him followed by Anaisha while dadi didn't waste a single moment in scrutinizing the papers.....

But she just teared up those papers ....and threw it making them flew all through the hall..while she started breathing heavily most probably out of immense fury.....silence was the only thing that prevailed throught the hall...

I had been hell a lot anxious and confused on the occurence but I found mumma smiling towards me.....

" What were in those papers dadi???" This time Aaryav questioned.....

" I would like to answer you young man..." that uncle replied.....

" Well technically, the whole Singhania industry including the whole property of Mr Jadav Singhania is solely of Khushi's ...that is Khushi is the only rightful heir of the wealth of the Singhania...well not only that but she is the rightful heir of the massive wealth of Mr Kartik  Sinha's property as well....and Mr Singhania and his sons had been just a mere employee of the company and had been just a substitute to the main heir of the property......" uncle completed....

My mind started falling dizzy with this new found information but Kashvi di immediately came by my side supporting me through my shoulder....

"How is this fucking possible...ha ....the Singania industry and all the wealth is solely mine and after me my three children will be the rightful heir of the wealth...." my father shouted which just added to Mr. Mishra's smirk...

Well I would be lying if I saw I didn't feel hurt when my father mentioned his three children...which solely meant that he didn't consider me to be his children...but I am quite used to his ignorance and humiliations so far....

" well,Mr. Singhania....I guess you had been dreaming all through...because if you haven't noticed but the whole papers had the signature of your wife,your better half as the witness...." this made my papa to look at mumma with rage and fury and he had been taking predatory steps towards her direction...but Mr Mishra interrupted......

I had already stood in front of my mumma as a shield though trying to protect her from my father but I knew I wasn't better than a pathetic shield who would easily fall on the floor with my father's strong push...but still as a daughter ,i couldn't let him hurt my mumma....and humiliate her ....not ever...

" DON'T you dare hit your wife Mr Singhania...else so many eye witnesses wouldn't let you live a life outside the jail......" my father started clenching his fist.....in rage and looked into my direction like a predator  and that's when that uncle proceeded in to my direction......

" Don't cry Khushi beti....your dadu had chosen you for a reason....he had always been an idealistic person ....make him proud..." with his words I understood I had been crying all through...

He gave me a soft smile ....and handed me two letters....on which one was written ladoo,the endearment my dadu used for me...and angel,the endearment my Kartik papa used for me........

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