Beyond the Beats

Chapter 81. No invitation required

I reached the law firm's building and registered my entry at the reception area, and after getting the confirmation from the lawyer's cabin, I dashed there. KD and Arushi followed behind, but they stayed in the lobby.

I knocked on the door and entered after a few seconds. My parents and sister were sitting on a combined sofa, while Tejas and his father sat adjacent to them, opposite to the lawyer's desk.

"Why didn't you tell me anything?" I asked Mom.

She told me to take a seat first, but I refused.

"Maa, how could you do this?" I accused. "And you got Tejas involved too? Since how long have you been lying to me?"

My mother looked at me apologetically, and I was on the verge of bursting my veins, but Tejas stood up and handed me a glass of water.

"This is exactly the reason why I told them to not tell you anything," he said. "And as for me getting involved, Aunty is not at fault. I was the one who approached her first."

He told me to stop looking at my mother in betrayal and pulled me to sit beside him. He gave me an energy bar, and I calmed down a bit.

The lawyer started mentioning about all the charges we were going to put on my sister's ex-husband, and I became more and more confused when he said that Shailesh wouldn't be able to do anything.

"So, Tejas, how would you like to proceed? Do you want to directly take legal action or want to teach him a lesson first?" Lawyer asked Tejas.

I couldn't contain my curiosity any longer.

"Lawyer Uncle, do you know how dangerous Shailesh is? He has lots of powerful connections - even some police personnel work for him. How are you so confident that he won't be able to do anything? What if he gets to know about what we are doing? Everyone of us will get in trouble," I asked.

Lawyer Uncle smiled at me and glanced at Tejas. Before I could raise any more doubts, Tejas told his father and the lawyer to continue the discussion with my family and took me out of the office.

I thought I was purposely getting thrown out, and when Tejas moved me away from the office, I blew up my fuse.

"Did you forget what I had told you?" I scolded him. "Why are you still helping me? You should be angry after how I behaved with you, but still you are unnecessarily taking my burden on your shoulders! How many times do I need to tell you to make you understand? I am serious - really really serious, and you keep doing the complete opposi-"

"There, there, Hamster," Tejas hugged me, making me shut up.

When I tried to complain again, he squeezed me tightly.

"Nothing related to you is unnecessary to me, okay?" he said and caressed my back.

In a second, all of my irritation and frustration was blown away, but a big wave of guilt, helplessness, and fear washed over me.

Even if Tejas's hug was welcoming, I was afraid that the moment I would hug him back, everything would vanish in a snap.

Tejas moved away a bit, confirming my fear, but in the next moment, he picked my arms and wrapped them around his waist.

"How long are you going to keep lying?" he asked.

I lost my defence to him. I hugged him with my full strength, tears flooding down my face.

"Why are you so stubborn?" I complained.

"You can scold me since I did break my promise after all. Sorry, I wasn't serious when I had told you that I wouldn't bother you again. Can you let it slide this time?" he requested.