Love or Retribution?

Chapter - 21

Bhargav's mind and heart has been raging a war with each other from the time he read all those documents and court transcripts.

"Madhavan uncle? Lingam store owner? No, no way, I grew up with them, Madhavan uncle had been my role model for so many years, how could he? could it all have been a coincidence? can she have made a mistake? but the evidences are very strong to be neglected as coincidence, still it is Madhavan uncle ", his heart and brain argued endlessly that he felt like his head was about to explode.

That is why he decided to leave, take him away from the environment and think peacefully.

Normally he wouldn't have given much of a thought about Nandhini snooping in his office, he might of have even thought of it as an act of sincerity, trying to do something that he might have forgotten, but after everything he just heard and read, his mind was not ready to trust anybody and that is why he confronted her.

"Bhargav? what are you doing here? I thought you were going to stay out for the night?", Nandhini asked, fear and panic evident on her face and voice.

"So you thought it would be safe to snoop into my laptop?", he asked while he walked to her side and looked at the laptop screen.

"Why are Indira's photos open?", he asked, his anger evidently raising.

Nandhini's mind started thinking at jet speed, she has to get out of this or else everything will be ruined.

"Why are you having a separate folder for another woman's candid photos in your laptop Bhargav? do you even know how much it hurts to see this? do you really want to get married to me  or you just agreed to it  because you wanted a free of cost resort manager?", she asked back in a raised voice with tear filled eyes, knowing that guilt tripping always works with Bhargav.

Bhargav's face changed immediately making her do a small victory dance in her mind. 

"I know you are not head over heals when it comes to me, but I thought you would at least have the basic decency to honor your word, we are getting married in a few days and we are announcing it to the whole world day after tomorrow, and here you are yearning over a woman who doesn't give a shit about you, but goes around with any man she can lay her eyes on, I hope you did not forget the photo I showed the other day and that guy who visits and stays with her frequently and yet you seem to care more about her than me. For all the love I have for you, for everything I have done for you, I deserve better Bhargav", she argued, trying to guilt him more and changing the topic to his mistakes than hers.

All of her antics would have perfectly worked on the previous day Bhargav, but today, she continued yapping not realizing that she was just digging her own grave.

He moved closer to her, while Nandhini looked away with fake anger and possessiveness waiting for his to apologize.

"You are right Nandhini, I am so sorry", he said making her face bloom with pride.

"Stop it Bhargav, I am so tired of this drama.. "

"Cancel the saturday program, the engagement and wedding", Bhargav's voice interrupted the yapping Nandhini and froze her.

"Bhargav.. I... what?", Nandhini stammered looking at him with shock and horror.

"I said cancel the wedding..", he said in a sing a song lethargic tune while sitting comfortably on his chair.

Nandhini continued to look at him with horror stricken face struggling to comprehend what she just heard.

"Stupid Nandhini, you went too far, you idiot", her brain screamed at her.