Chapter 119

Anything..

He tried to consider his parents wishes more compassionately

But it was impossible to do that for long, his father sent him really dated pictures of great uncles and great grandfathers at various Karnataka temples performing havans and poojas. He was told he came from a long line of really scholarly gentlemen who had all led very devout lives and did not err from the path of duty

After a point he stopped checking his WhatsApp

He ran into some hot water at work around 3 PM

She returned home with Jaidrith, and went about her afternoon

There was a knock on the door

It was Falguni

Mrunalini had just stepped out from the shower, her hair tied on top of her head

Falguni wore a printed sleeveless dress like SoBo teens

“This is where u live?” she rolled her eyes

Kirti was out looking as always

“What do u need?” Mrunalini felt her voice shaking

“You are brainwashing ur father, it needs to stop” she said loudly in marathi

“Whoaaa”

“That ring? Did that come from him?”

“Umm.. Nooo… she rolled the diamond towards the palm and just grunted

“Open the door, unless u want ur neighbors to know” Falguni hissed

Mrunalini noticed botox and surgeries around the chin

Her curves were tighter and bigger and higher than she remembered

She tried to stare at her belly to see if she was a bulge

“Nope…” she sighed a bit relieved

Something about a 50 something woman working a magic to become pregnant was irritating to her

“YOU told him, you needed money and he is not paying me my fair share” she hissed slamming the door and leaning on it

Dhru had his air pods on and was reading anime

She was jittery and anxious and felt like she was going to faint

This accusation had come out of left field

She had not said anything about money to him

NOTHING

“You are not going to encourage his sh---y business ideas so he can deny me” she grit her teeth

“Aa (Aai?) Ummm I DID NOT” Mrunalini grit her teeth back

“YOU too should marry for money” Falguni mocked with a sly smile, not revealing Vipul Sawarkar her new husband was broke, and was banking on falguni’s alimony

The contract said every 5 years after divorce he owed Falguni Rs 50 lakhs

Falguni had carefully planned to draw every pint of blood from Sagar

She didn’t need the money when she married Vipul, but now he was broke

And they BOTH needed it

“U can mind ur own business” Mrunalini muttered

“Ur Baba gave me NOTHING… no happiness, nothing”

Mrunalini wondered HOW she could say such a 

thing when she stood right there!

Don’t I mean something?” Mrunalini’s mind voice screamed

“ANYTHING?” she repeated in her head

“You look like HIM so he thinks he can give you all his money”

“I LEFT his flat Aai” “I AM HERE NOW” she said tearfully waving her arms

The Aai shook Falguni for a second

“I don’t hate you” she said quickly

“You don’t love me… I KNOW” Mrunalini could not stop crying

“I just want the money what he owes me” Falguni mumbled

Stared at her daughter awkwardly and let herself out