ARYLIE FF: My Everything and Beyond

Chapter 10 - "Never again"

A/N -

I have to start off this one by profusely apologizing to all the readers who have been patiently waiting for the next update. I was taken ill for a couple weeks, followed by planned international travel that I am still on. I have not been able to make a lot of headway into writing the story further while I'm traveling but I thought it would only be fair to at least post the next chapter that I have ready.

I am out for another couple weeks so updates will be delayed, but I promise to pick this back up with rigor and improved frequency soon as I am back from traveling.

Until then, stay with me....and thank you for your patience and love for this story!!

Love,

Miss Quills

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Previously,

Whatever this meeting was about, Imlie wanted to quickly be done with it and work on her assignment. She didn't know what Aparna wanted, but knowing her, it wasn't anything Imlie would look forward to. With a desire to get straight to the point, Imlie decided to put the niceties aside and nudge her to the purpose of the meeting.

"So, why did you want to meet me, Maa?"

"Does a mother need a reason to meet with her daughter?", Aparna droned, doing a very shoddy job at pretending to mean what she was saying.

Imlie gave Aparna an uncomfortable smile. Aparna knew she was fooling no one. Giving a resigned sigh, she decided to get to the point.

"Beta, I have come to you with a request"

Here we go.

"Please come back, Imlie. Please forgive Aditya and come back to him".

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Imlie stared at Aparna in disbelief.

She was almost certain that she had misheard Aparna. Did she really suggest that Imlie should get back with Aditya? After everything he had done.

"Beta, I know you would find what I am saying really odd. My Adi was really unfair to you."

Unfair? That doesn't even begin to describe it.

Imlie wasn't going to let her draw that narrative.

"He cheated on me, Maa. He betrayed our marriage. Broke every single one of our marital vows."

Aparna looked like she'd been punched in the face. She scrunched her nose, as if in discomfort at having to truly face her son's actions for what they were. Imlie couldn't help but feel a tinge of satisfaction at her state.