Betrayed And Broken✔ [completed]

#48 B&B

Neev.

When I walked inside, Uncle Dev was already drinking.

"Are you alright, Uncle?" I asked him, I couldn't think why he would drink like this, it's so unlike him.

He offered me a glass.

"I will have some water," I told the barman, "Riya's waiting, and I have to drive back." I looked at Uncle and said.

"I am sorry, I couldn't...help you all this time," Uncle Dev said.

"That's not true, you were the only one who accepted me whenever I turned up with Sachin," I said truthfully.

"I was so focused on the company and I couldn't help you or Riya, I feel bad that I am coming to know Riya's identity only now, even though she's my best friend's daughter."

"Best friend..." I gripped my glass tightly.

"It was not Anil, Neev, its Sebastian, he caused all of these." he said. "And Julia too, she's a victim, Sebastian staged everything."

"I am not interested in this conversation Uncle, if you called me here to talk about my parents-"

"Nivin, I grew up with James and Anil, I know them well and your Amma too, she's also one of my best friends, and she loved your Dad with all her heart,"

"I saw their photos together, Uncle." I said slowly, thinking about the photos of Anil and Julia they sent me to the hotel that day.

"We were a gang, Nivin! Julia was as good as a sister to me, I too have a lot of photos together with her, If you come to my house, I will show you the old photos," Uncle Dev said, "trust me on this Nivin, your parents and Riya's dad was set up by him, Sebastian did all of this." he said firmly, without any doubt.

My heart beat increased, even though I trained myself to tone out anything that is to do with my parents, I am getting swayed now.

I want to believe what he's saying, it will be easier for me to live that way, I can stay with Riya for the rest of my life, there's nothing more tempting than this.

But I know I can't lie to myself my whole wife. It will be easier to close my eyes, but my heart will keep on wondering about it always and it will hurt both of us, Riya and me.

I took a sip of my water.

"Sebastian is a bastard, I know that, but I don't think he was capable of doing that 20 years ago, he was the most powerless one among you, the evidences against Anil Ragunad is strong,"

"Sebastian loved her," Uncle Dev said and I looked up in shock.

"Sebastian...He...He loved your mother once upon a time, Nivin, But Julia was already in a relationship with your dad then, they were already engaged."

It was news to me, my heart started to beat painfully.

"Are you telling me that Sebastian managed to trick all of you? That he even tricked Grandpa? That's impossible and you know that!"

"I don't know what exactly happened all those years ago, but I knew Anil will never do that, Julia too, she was in love with your dad, Nivin, Your Grandpa didn't like their relationship and tried everything to separate them, but she still got married to your dad," Uncle Dev said.

"She even sacrificed her life for James those days, you know how scary Joseph Aldrick could get, and she still faced all of that with your dad, Nivin."

"How come you are suddenly telling me all of this Uncle, what happened all these time?" I looked at him. I am starting to feel a strange tightness in my chest.