❤ Bound By Love ❤

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Things were still cold as days were passing. There was so much work load on Eklavya that he couldn't sleep at night properly. Naina was worried about him as he could see her husband working restlessly. On the other hand, Priyank was only following his wife's advices to ruin Eklavya's peace. He wasn't happy, but blindly followed his wife because of her wishes. He preponed deadlines for Eklavya so that he couldn't complete his work on time. He wanted to spoil the workaholic image of Mr. Eklavya Raichand.

Days passed by, it was one early morning of Sunday when everyone was at home. Monali was craving for kheer and she told Reena about it. Reena agreed to make kheer for Monali, but Naina offered to make for Monali. Reena couldn't deny her offer and after an hour, Naina was ready with the kheer. Everyone was sitting in the living room for a family time.

The kheer was served firstly to Monali who was pampering her white cat on lap. As soon as she takes the bowl, her cat jumped on the bowl and the bowl fall down, spilling the kheer on floor. It was a sudden act where no one exactly knew what happened so quick. The cat then starting tasting the kheer on floor with her tongue. Monali was devasted. She had cravings for kheer, yet unfortunately the one who tasted the kheer was not her, but her cat. Few minutes passed, the cat fell unconscious leaving everyone shocked.

What happened to the cat?

Why she fall unconscious?

Wait, did she die?

"Bella, what happened to you?" Monali cried.

Bella, Monali's cat which she bought a month ago after hundreds of requests to Reena, lied motionless on the floor. Its once vibrant fur was now dull and disheveled. The cat was lying dead.

Monali started bawling, looking at her deceased cat. Priyank rushed towards her wife and tried consoling her. Everyone was shocked at the current scenario.

"How did Bella died?" Reena asked and Monali paused, trying to recover how it actually happened.

"There was poison in the kheer." Monali gasped which horrified everyone.

Poison in kheer???

"What? How did the kheer had poison in it? Naina herself made it." Reena shockingly asked.

"Yes mom, the kheer had poison and that's how my poor Bella died after having it. And if this question arises about how the kheer poison in it, why don't you ask Naina bhabhi who made it?" Monali said accusing Naina.

"Monali, do you mean I added poison in your kheer purposely?" Naina responded at her accusation.

"Monali, how are you so sure that Naina added poison in the kheer?" Reena posed suspiciously.

"Mom, didn't I asked you to make kheer, then why Naina bhabhi insisted to make kheer for me?" Monali said in between her sobs.

"Just because I insisted to make kheer doesn't mean I added poison in the kheer, Monali." Naina clarified her fake accusation.

"Since you cooked this kheer, you are responsible for my Bella's death. You added poison in the kheer." Monali again accused leaving everyone stunned in the room.

"Stop it, Monali. Why would Naina do such a creep thing?" It was Eklavya, this time supporting his wife.

Of course, why would Naina do such low act?

What will she get by doing such thing?

Naina can never even think to do such deed in her dream.

"May be Naina bhabhi wanted to kill my unborn child." Monali gave an unexpected answer.

The scenario was tense and stressed. A cat died of poison. If any human being had consumed the kheer instead of Bella, he or she would be in the Bella's place.