Illicit Desire (Completed)

Chapter 55

Chapter 55

Vikrant couldn't understand what was happening to him these days. He didn't feel any discomfort last night; everything was normal. But he felt as if someone was caressing his body. He wasn't sure if it was real or a dream. Abha's behavior was also normal at night; on the contrary, she seemed to be angry with the incident that happened last night.

"Ohh God! I don't understand what is going on. Could the same thing have happened to me? But on the CD, Jiya seemed happy." Vikrant's mouth turned sour as that CD reminded him of her infidelity.

A few days later, Rajesh came with his report.

"Hmmm, what's the news, Rajesh?"

"Sir, with whom should I begin first, Jiya Ma'am  or Abha?"

"Begin with Abha."

_She stays at home most of the time. Usually she visits a nearby chemist's shop or does shopping in the mall."

"Do you know which type of medicine she buys from chemist and how many medicines she has bought so far?"

"No sir."

"Get all the one-year-old bills in the name of Abha from the chemist as soon as possible. What about Jiya?"

"She lives with her mother in Chandigarh. She is currently working at a school. She has also got a daughter. There's a man whose name is Aman; they have friendly relations with him."

Hearing that Jiya has a daughter, the nerves in his mind got tensed. He started thinking that she must be Rahul's daughter.

He asked, "Who is this, Aman?"

"Aman is a childhood friend of Mrs. Mallika. This CD has pictures of Jiya Ma'am and her family."

"Ok, Rajesh, now you go". As soon as Rajesh left, Vikrant put the CD on the laptop. The moment he saw Jiya, his heart skipped a beat for a second. She seemed a little overweight, but she was looking beautiful as usual. He was surprised to see the picture of the baby sitting in Jiya's lap.

He got so emotional that tears welled up in his eyes. What he called Rahul's daughter was actually a copy of him. Her eyes were like Jiya, and the rest looked exactly like him.

"It means Jiya was telling the truth—that she was pregnant with his child." He was angry with himself. He abused her and baby so much.

He was ashamed of his actions. He was continuously looking at her daughter's smiling face. He was missing Jiya and the baby badly. He put the baby's picture on his phone screen as wallpaper.

The medical bills in Abha's name had reached Vikrant's table by evening.

"What type of medicine was she taking?"

"Sir, please see the bill; you will understand."

"Rajesh, I am not a doctor. I can't identify the medicine just by reading the name. Right now, I'm not in the mood to google the names of medicines."

"Sir, she had bought medicines to increase sex drive and sleeping pills from the chemist along with the daily medicine."

Vikrant' was shocked to hear this. But he didn't say anything to Rajesh about it. He asked him to book the first flight to Chandigarh. He was dying to meet Jiya and the baby.

Vikrant had gone home early that day. When he reached home, he straightaway went into the children's room. Abha was there too.

"Anu, Mayank, I have a 6 p.m. flight tomorrow to Chandigarh. It might take a few days to return. If you have any problems, just call me. Stop going to parties until I get back. I hope you both understood."

"Yes daddy."

"Abha, please take care of the children in my absence."

"Okay Vikrant."

He was angry with Abha after knowing what she did with Jiya, but he did not want to get into a fight with her now. Anyway, it was more important for him to reach Jiya at this time.

At night, Abha came to his room to keep milk as usual, but he refused to drink, saying that he did not want to drink milk today. Abha took the milk back with a smile.

After Abha left, he started thinking about Jiya.

"What would have happened to her when the effects of those drugs could have been so profound on me? And she's so much younger than me. Jiya can never take the initiative on her own. Abha knew about Rahul's bad intentions but still didn't tell me. She intentionally sent Jiya to his room, and even though she didn't want to, Jiya did what she couldn't imagine in her dreams.

Now I understand why she cried so much during that time and why she repeatedly asked me to return home early.

Abha will fall to such an extent that I never even dreamed of it. She tried to kill my wife and child, and when things didn't work out, she maligned her image in my eyes. She pushed her in front of another man.

You are a sinner, Abha. Whatever you have done, it was beyond my imagination. I have trusted you, and what you did...took advantage of my generosity. Because of you, I slapped my loving wife and threw her out of the house in a state of pregnancy. I am ashamed of all this. 

I could not show the maturity despite being so much older than her that she showed at such a young age. She didn't even give a damn about my wealth, which I was so proud of. She's taking care of the baby alone. I am the biggest sinner who trusted Abha by not trusting my wife.

I know it won't be easy to convince you, but I will do everything to convince you. I will think about what to do with Abha later; for the time being, Jiya is important to me."

Vikrant had left the office for the airport. After a two-and-a-half-hour flight, he was at the Chandigarh airport. He drove straight to Jiya's house. His heart was pounding, and he was terrified. A year later, he was about to see Jiya and her daughter.

Mallika and Jiya used to have dinner until eight o'clock at night. After finishing all the work, Jiya went to her room with Jivika to sleep, and Mallika was sitting in the hall and watching TV.
Just then, the doorbell rang.

She got up, startled.

"Who's here this time?"

Mallika was shocked to see Vikrant in front of her.

"Will Mrs. Mallika even open the door, or will she just watch?"

As soon as Mallika opened the door, Vikrant came in with his suitcase.

"Where's Jiya?"

"She's in the room. Wait a minute; I'll call her."

"No, you stay. I will go and surprise her myself."

Mallika was so shocked to see Vikrant that she could not believe that he was actually standing in front of her—or was it her illusion?

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