Illicit Desire (Completed)

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

She was at her mother's house. The two were talking about CDs.

"Mom, should I talk to Rahul about this?"

"See, by the way, talking to him will not achieve anything. Do you meet each other at home?"

"Sometimes it happens, but I don't look at him, and he also doesn't try to force himself closer like before. Since Vikrant's arrival, most of the time he is not at home or prefers to stay in his room."

"It is quite possible that Abha must have given him her miraculous juice, due to which he has lost control over himself."

"I don't know that. But I've seen him looking at me with his lustful eyes many times before. I should call him now. Let's see what he has to say."

Jiya made a call to Rahul, which he picked up after a long time.

"Hello Rahul, Can you come to my mother's house at this time? I want to discuss something important with you."

"What is so important that you want to talk about?"

"It's about that unfortunate night."

"What's something you can't say on the phone?"

"If it wasn't important, I wouldn't have called you. Whether you want to come or not, it's your wish."

"Okay, I'll be there in a little while."

Rahul wanted to forget everything related to that night. A wrong move had left him unable to face his uncle. He was ashamed in his own eyes. Even looking at Jiya now seemed like no less than a crime to him.

Rahul and Jiya were sitting next to each other. While Rahul's eyes were bent with shame, she was looking at him with full confidence. Mallika had gone to her room on the pretext of work.

Jiya placed her blood report of juice sample before Rahul.

"What is this, Jiya, and why are you showing me your blood reports?"

"Read on, and you will find the answer."

Rahul was shocked to read the report.

"Did you drink this juice every day?"

"Yes, all this happened because of the wrong medicines that she used to give me mixed in juice and soup. If Abha were also given this medicine, she would have done the same thing that I did.
This is my truth. Rahul, what is your truth? Why'd you do that to me?"

"Yes, it's true that I was attracted to you, but I am sure as hell I didn't want to go that far. Abha had caught me seeing you many times and was also poking me. Everything was under control. The day I got a fever and you came into the room, I don't know how I lost control. 

There was a mad rush in me to get closer to you. But from the day you slapped me again, I came to my senses. After that day, I was out of the house for several days.

But one thing is for sure: since that day, no madness has overtaken me, and no lustful thought has crossed my mind."

Abha had sent the CD from that night to Vikrant's office. Luckily, I got that CD, and I was saved from trouble. I don't know what would happen if Vikrant had seen that CD."

Hearing this, Rahul started perspiring profusely.

"That means whatever happened between us was part of Abha Aunt's plan. She will go to such an extent; I never thought of this in my dreams."

"Hey! Stop blaming Abha for everything. It's not right. It's your fault too, Rahul. Whatever happened was the result of your wrong thoughts, which Abha sensed and used for her own benefit. That's the biggest loss for me. 

She took away my child, left me to die, and ruined my image forever in the eyes of my husband. No matter how much I try to prove myself innocent, I will be called a slut. My marriage is on the verge of breaking up, Rahul."

She was crying. Rahul's eyes welled up. He sat down on his knees and began to apologize to Jiya. But now this apology is of no use. It didn't take long for her life to unravel.

Rahul did not have the courage to face Vikrant's anger. So he decided to go to London. Jiya had to burn alone in this fire set by Abha.

It was a very strange situation that the one who committed the crime was sitting comfortably and the one who was innocent was waiting for the punishment.

Life was going on as usual. Again, there was no CD in Vikrant's office or at home. Jiya used to think about making herself self-reliant in her spare time. One thing she understood was that when your relationships fail, only money takes care of you.

She had to think about herself as well as her child. She had decided that, as soon as everything was settled, she would tell Vikrant the truth herself.
She had enough money in the bank to start a new life.

Jiya had been pregnant for three months and had not yet told Vikrant the truth. He had started to pester her about her weight nowadays.

"Darling I feel like your tummy is growing a little bit day by day."

"So, let it grow. Why are you bothered by my growing belly? I hope you are not like those husbands who stop loving their wives when they gain weight."

"No, I am not at all like those husbands. By the way, I would have been happier if your belly had grown because of pregnancy. You know how conscious I am about fitness. I just wanted you to be fit, nothing more.'

She wanted to tell Vikrant about the pregnancy but then didn't say anything.

In the morning, Vikrant had gone to the office, and Jiya had gone for sonography with her mother.

Today again, an unknown person sent a CD in his name to the office, on which an urgent was written. Since he was busy with work, he kept the CD aside, thinking that when he got time, he would see it comfortably.

After a while, he received a phone call.
"I won't be coming for lunch today; I have to go out with Neha."

"Okay. I get home in the evening. We will go out for dinner."

"A family dinner or just the two of us?"

"Just the two of us. I have dedicated this evening and night, to Jiya Vikrant Kapoor."

"You surprised me by saying this today."

"Hmmm. Take care of yourself. See you in the evening."

Jiya had also planned a surprise for Vikrant. Today, she was going to tell him about her pregnancy.

She was very happy, unaware that destiny also wanted to surprise her with its plans.

Soniya Jadhav

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