THINGS WE NEVER UNDERSTOOD

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*SA trigger warning* I will be mentioning where it actually starts so you can skip that part and read the rest of the story

The watchman informed that someone was here to meet Riya, she was confused as to who was it and saw Rahul there. She was excited and happy to see him after so many days.

She invited him into the home and served him coffee.

"How is Amritha?" She asked and he told she was doing well.

"Are you happy Riya" He asked

"of course don't you see" Riya said showing the huge mansion and everything.

"But are YOU happy" he asked again.

"No" she said instantly.

"then why are you still here, leave him Riya" he said concerned about her.

"I can't Rahul, I just can't" Riya said.

"why not? don't tell me you love him" He asked and Riya was disgusted by the mere thought of it.

"then what is stopping you" he asked.

"Even if I leave him, he will hunt me down and bring me back to the same misery" Riya said.

"what do you mean"

"He is abusing me Rahul. everyday.. I feel so ashamed of myself for loving him once" Riya said and cried. Rahul tried consoling her.

"you have no idea how cruel he is, if he finds out you were here, I don't know what he will do to you" Riya said worried and looked at the clock. It was time, he will be here any minute.

"leave Rahul please, You have done more than anyone could in my life. I'm forever thankful for what you did to me in the past that day at the hospital, if you weren't there I don't know what I would've done. This help is enough for me. Please don't contact me again, I don't want to see you in pain because of me" Riya said and made him leave. Rahul was very reluctant and said that Riya had to leave this house. But after Riya begged him to leave, he left feeling downhearted.

All the while Monica who was hiding in the first floor had listened to everything. She came in just when Riya had went inside the kitchen and when she heard Rahul's voice, she stopped in her foot and listened to them.

She was shocked when Riya told that he was abusing her. Monica just found a new reason to add to the fire Aarthi had started few days ago.

Aarthi told Aaryan before leaving the mansion about the incident where Riya offered Ajith some juice but she made up the story in her mind and fed him lies. Aarthi wanted Monica to be Aaryan's bride that way it will be easy for them to accomplish their goal.

"tell your wife to be far from that driver Ajith" Aarthi said to Aaryan.

"why ma? did anything happen" Aaryan asked worried.

"I saw him and Riya being very close in the kitchen the other day, If I wasn't there who knows what they both might have done. I'm not saying it is our Riya's fault. I think Ajith is the one doing all such things to our poor Riya" Aarthi said as if she was concerned for Riya.

Aaryan knew very well how good Ajith's character is, he also knew how ugly Riya's character is.

The reason Aaryan did not come home yesterday was because Monica showed him a cctv footage of the hotel Riya went to meet her violin Instructor. But she only showed the footage where Riya went into a room and after some time Rishi too had went in.

"I was in the hotel to meet a client that day and I came across them whilst they were leaving, Rishi had his hand across her waist and they looked as if they were having fun" Monica said. Aaryan clenched his jaw in rage he did not want to react like he did that day and wanted to calm down.