DEVOTED TO HER

26.

MIHIKA

"Shall i make it clear to you how to handle your work and home simultaneously" dadi said as i sat down on the couch in the drawing room after a rough day at work

i looked at her blankly while ruhi scowled and chachi shook her head in disappointment from behind the kitchen counter

"the work load in the office is quite high these days" i said honestly

"Mihika if you are forgetting you are the elder one here you are supposed to take the responsibilities till when Amrita and shweta will be handling all this " she said sipping on her chai

i was exhausted, mentally tired and sleep deprived sometimes i seriously think where this woman gets her energy from to taunt like this

maa passed me an apologetic look while ruhi mouthed 'ignore' scrolling on her phone

"well jahan tak mujhe pata hai i earn well and certainly don't want my wife to work around when she doesn't want to" i heard him saying as he descended from the stairs and dadi's face fell

"if you have a problem in managing your so called home then i can hire as many people as you want" he added coldly staring at dadi as he stood beside me holding my hand indicating me to get up

"Also my wife isn't anyone's servant here we have enough staff to look into your problems don't bother my wife with your nonsense talks" he said looking at dadi as if contemplating to say more

here maa was looking at him with a proud smile on her face her eyes shining as if she achieved something precious

"Also if you are so concerned about my maa and chachi then why don't you tell them to take rest and not work?" he added sarcasm dripping in his voice

"mr.malho-" i wanted to calm him down she was older than us and I don't think she could handle this much disrespect

''let's go'' he said  in a void tone as he held my hand tightly and he took me with him upstairs

"next time if she disrespects you keep your morals aside for a while and give a reply okay?" he said softly as we settled down on the bed me sitting before him as he held my hand in his firmly caressing the back of it

i hummed

"look at me, jaan" he said holding on to my hand more firmly

i moved my gaze to meet his as his hand cupped my cheek caressing it as he looked at me softly

i feel bad about not being able to manage both the places nicely being his wife i have the responsibility to take care of his family's emotions too as well his too I don't want to create any grudge between them but i wouldn't say i didn't like it when he stood for me without any double thought

"what are you thinking?" he asked

"i am a bad wife and daughter-in-law" i finally muttered sadly my eyes lowered

"Dare you say anything about my wife" he said looking at me intensely his grip on my hands tighter

"Do you even know what i think about you?" he asked tilting my chin up with his finger