The forced alliance (Completed)

chapter 37

Aradhyaa's Apartment**

On the couch, Abhimaan and Aradhyaa are both trying to calm down after their confrontation with Emma. Abhimaan holds Aradhyaa's hand tightly, his face awash with concern.

Aradhyaa: (whispers) "Abhimaan, what was that all about? Why was Emma following me?"

Abhimaan: (deep sigh) "I don't know, but we need to find out. I'll ensure your safety, I promise."

As they sit in silence, the doorbell rings. Abhimaan quickly gets up to answer it, revealing a worried Sofia.

Sofia: "Oh my God! Aradhyaa! Are you okay? I could hear some commotion back here!"

Aradhyaa: (nodding) "Yes, Sofia. I'm fine now. By the way, this is Abhimaan. "

Sofia: (raises an eyebrow) "The Abhimaan?"

Abhimaan: (weak smile) "Yes indeed, it's good meeting you, Sofia."

The next day morning, Abhimaan and Aradhyaa decide to visit the media house to dig deeper into Emma's background. They meet with Marcus in his office.

Marcus: "I'm very sorry about what happened, Aradhyaa. Emma has always been slightly... intense, but I never imagined she could do something like that."

Abhimaan: "We need more information on her life. Do you have anything that might be of help?"

Marcus: (nodding) "Let me check my files and see what I can find."

While Marcus goes through his files, Abhimaan and Aradhyaa exchange worried glances.

Abhimaan and Aradhyaa head to a nearby café to go through the file; they discover that Emma has some history of obsessive behavior, and she has taken part in various incidents at all her previous jobs. Abhimaan: (this is not good, we must be careful) Aradhyaa: (I still can't believe it that she was stalking me. What did I ever do to her?) Abhimaan: "(holding her hand) we will figure it out together" Just then, Abhimaans phone rings. It's Aarav. Aarav: "Hey, I found something. Emma has a connection with a guy called Rajat, who is known for some shady dealings" Abhimaan: "thanks Aarav, we'll look into it." Scene 19: Confrontation with Rajat. Abhimaan and Aradhyaa manage to track down Rajat, who works at a small bar on the outskirts of town. They approach him cautiously. Rajat: "What do you want?" Abhimaan: "We need to talk about Emma." Rajat: (narrowing his eyes) "I don't know any Emma." Aradhyaa: "We know you're connected to her. We just want to understand why she's targeting me." Rajat, sighing, says: "Fine! Emma and I..." We were once in a relationship; she got obsessed with you after hearing about your stories from me." Abhimaan asked: "And why?" He responded, saying that she thinks he (Aradhyaa) is a threat; this lady always does this kind of thing whenever dealing with my exes." She continued noting though I was never his ex lover." According to him, however, he could see no such thing else where

Abhimaan and Aradhyaa head for a quick cup of coffee in nearby café whereupon going through an old file they discover that among other places Emma had worked before made persistent complaints about obsessive behaviour from different people including her boss hence

Rajat: "What do you want?"Abhimaan: "We need to talk about Emma."Rajat: (narrowing his eyes) "I don't know any Emma."Aradhyaa: "We know you're connected to her. We just want to understand why she's targeting me."Rajat: (sighing) "Fine. Emma and I... we were in a relationship. She became obsessed with you, Aradhyaa, after hearing about you from me."Abhimaan: "Why?"Rajat: "She thinks you're a threat. She always gets like this with my exes."Aradhyaa: "But I'm not even your ex."Rajat: "She doesn't see it that way."