Chapter 51
A few days later, Anu got a call from Rajesh, and he gave her a number.
"Hello Anu, This is Mrs. Mallika Sharma's number. I didn't get Jiya's number. I hope this will help you."
"Yes uncle. A big thank you to you for solving our problem."
Anu ran to Mayank's room to tell him.
"It's happy news. Not Jiya's number, but Mallika Aunt's number has been found. Let's call her and see what she says."
"Not here, my sister. She can come here like an unexpected guest at any time."
"Don't be disrespectful to her. She has taken care of us like a mother."
"Earlier, I had a lot of respect for her, but since Jiya mom and dad got separated, the respect has decreased a bit. Nowadays, every night she reaches Dad's room with a glass of milk. I don't like this. She should have convinced Daddy to bring Jiya Mom home, but I never saw the two of them talking about it."
"You're right, brother. Let's go to Starbucks again. For the same reason, we will also have coffee and talk in private too."
"Okay, sis."
The two had left for Starbucks after telling Abha. Jiya was at home with her daughter, and Mallika was out for coffee with Aman.The two were having coffee and talking to each other when Mallika's phone rang.
"Hello, Mallika Aunt, I am Anu."
"Sorry, but I don't know any Anu?"
"I am Vikrant Kapoor's daughter. I want to talk to Jiya."
"Oh! I was surprised to hear you still remember Jiya. Whatever you want to talk about, talk to me; there is no need to bother Jiya."
" Okay, then you tell me why she cheated on Daddy?"
"Your dad knows the truth. Why don't you ask him?"
"Please help us. Me and Mayank want to bring Jiya back home."
"Your efforts will go to waste Anu and Vikrant will not accept the truth. For him, that CD is the only truth."
"I know, but is there no harm in trying?"
"Okay, then listen. Abha's hand is behind Jiya's accident, miscarriage, and her affair with Rahul."
When Mallika told Anu the whole truth from the beginning to the end, it was as if someone had pulled the ground from under her feet.
Mayank was repeatedly asking her what happened, but she was not able to say anything.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me. I am sending you Jiya's blood report and juice report as proof."
"Okay aunt."
After hearing the truth from Mallika, Anu was in deep shock. She needed time to understand all these things. After talking to her, her mind stopped working.
"Sister, will you tell me what Mallika aunt has said?"
"Wait a minute, Mayank. She has sent two test reports. Let me check them out."
When she saw the reports, she was shocked even more. She handed over the phone to him to see reports.
"Oh, my God! What is this, sister? Who used to give this juice to Jiya mom?"
"Abha aunt. Not only this, on the day of her accident, she had given her sedatives mixed in juice, due to which she felt dizzy while driving the car, and she had an accident. Well, there is no proof of this, but I remember that Jiya was angry that day, and just before leaving the house, Aunt gave her juice to drink."
"I don't understand anything. Seeing all this, my mind has stopped working. Anyone can lose consciousness after having such medicines; what is Jiya's fault in this?
It is all Rahul and Aunt's fault. He shouldn't have done all this with Jiya. I hate both of them."
"You are right, sister. It's not that easy to accept. Rahul will do such a disgraceful thing that I had never expected. That's why he left the place quietly."
"Leave Rahul, Mayank; whatever had to happen has happened. Now think about how to convince Daddy of this. He has closed his eyes and doesn't want to see the truth. He blindly trusts Abha aunt.
When he doesn't believe Jiya's words, how is he going to believe us?""Sister, If she can do it with Jiya mom, she can do it with dad too. She wants to take Jiya mom's place. She used to give her juice laced with drugs, and nowadays she goes to Daddy's room every day to give him milk."
"Mayank, we have to keep an eye on her and Daddy. The two should not be seen in each other's room for more than five to ten minutes."
"Yes, sister, I understood."
Both Anu and Mayank were happy that Jiya was innocent in the Jiya-Rahul episode. Whatever happened between them happened because of sex drugs.
Aman and Mallika were talking about Jiya on the way back home.
"I think you should tell Jiya about Anu's phone."
"If she comes to know about Anu, her attention will turn towards Vikrant. She is busy with her daughter right now; let her be busy with that. I don't want her to shed tears remembering Vikrant.
His children are good and more intelligent than their father. They at least care about Jiya, and there is a Vikrant who has forgotten everything because of that Abha. He trusts her more than his wife."
"You are her mother; that's why you are thinking thinking from her point of view. It is not easy for any husband to see his wife with someone else—not with an outsider but with his own nephew.
On the one hand, such a big gap between Vikrant and Jiya's ages and the affair of his young wife with his own nephew from above is a huge blow to his manhood. Jiya's affair must have hurt his ego."
"I understand what you said, but what now? How many months have passed since we got here? His daughter has also been born. How long will she be going to bear all the responsibilities alone?"
Jiya was also sitting at home, thinking that now she should think about doing a job. There is a good income from the rent of a flat in Mumbai, but one cannot depend on it. As the cost of living increases, so do the expenses.
"I have to work for my daughter."
After having Jeevika, she realized how difficult it would be for a single woman to raise a child. Thank God she wasn't alone; her mother was with her.
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