Selfish Desires

chapter 42

"Arvind sir, I... I know I have hurt you in the past," Arjun began, his voice trembling slightly. "I am truly sorry for all the pain and harm I have caused you. I was wrong, and I deeply regret my actions. I want to make things right."

Arvind studied Arjun for a moment, his eyes softening slightly. " why you come here? To  take responsibility for your past deeds or beg me"

Arjun took a deep breath before continuing,
"I also know that you have been blacklisting me from various opportunities and places because of what I did. I understand your reasons, but I want to ask you to please reconsider. But this is unethical, doing this you are losing your respect"

Arvind sat back in his chair, contemplating Arjun's words. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, "What a joke Arjun,now you will tell me what is ethical and what is not "

Arjun down his head in shame Arvind continues "I knew everything that you did with my daughter in my absence, you were dreaming too takeover over my company by marrying Kavya. "

"Sir, the sin I did can never be forgiven, i use Kavya's trust and hurt her the most. But I realise that Kavya means the world to me, i remember it was easier for me to give up my life than bear Kavya's hatred "

"Cut the crap...I don't want to hear anything. I have to attend Milly's wedding tonight "

"Sir, I want you to stop all this what you are doing? You are losing your respect. Whatever you are doing, my family is suffering..your daughter."

"She is not my daughter anymore... I hopeI make it clear to you.."

"Sir you can't disown her like this.."

"Why I can't  disown her so that you can own all my property "

"No sir, i don't want to own from you anything now, as I earn your daughter. " Arjun said with strong determination.

"I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make things right. Please, just give me a chance to prove myself."

Arvind's eyes narrowed his voice cold and cutting. "Prove yourself? You had your chance and you blew it. I don't want anything to do with someone like you. Consider yourself permanently blacklisted from my life, Arjun. Now leave and don't ever come back."

Arjun's shoulders slumped in defeat "Sir what is your gain by doing all this thing?"

"I might prove to Kavya that she chose the wrong person, i might never forgive
You both what you did with me, I curse you to lead a hell life, and she would cry every day for her decision " Arvind cursed them which angered Arjun.

"Sir, you knew right my parents had inter religious marriage, my mother went against her family to marry my father " Arjun silently told him the story.

Arvind mocks him" So it's your family tradition, you had in blood to snatch daughters and marry them, you are no different from your father.

" Arjun got angry but stayed calm.
Arjun took a deep breath, steeling himself before sharing his parents' story with Arvind.

"My parents...they had a love story like no other," Arjun began, his voice filled with emotion. "My mother went against her family's wishes to marry my father, and her father disowned her for it. For years, they pleaded with him to accept their love, but he refused."

Arvind listened intently, his expression softening slightly as he caught a glimpse of the pain and love in Arjun's eyes.

"And then, one day, after 19 years of estrangement, my grandfather finally called to accept their marriage," Arjun continued, his voice shaking with emotion.