Chapter 45

Chapter 45

Yash took Aarti to the doctor's clinic but in the garden Yash saw Arpita there talking to the same doctor they came to meet.

"Yash" Aarti called him to see him not following her.

"Haan" He looked away from Arpita who was leaving.

"Chalo" He wrapped a hand around Aarti's shoulder protectively, having a feeling that something is not right. Doctor told Yash the same which he told to Aarti and it's made Aarti even more sad. Yash walked out lost in his thoughts.

"Please go home, I have some work." He dearly caressed her cheek. She nodded and sat in the car.

"Mr. Scindia did you forget something?" Doctor was surprised to see Yash back. Yash nods, noticing his fake smile.

"Arpita yahan kya kar rahi thi?" He was on point, the doctor's face lost colours.

"Who? I didn't get you Mr. Scindia." He nervously pretends to not understand what Yash is talking.

"The girl you met in the garden a while ago." Yash was getting angry and realised that he is hiding something.

"Sidhe sidhe batado baat kya hai warna." Yash gripped the doctor's collar.

"Speak" Yash lifted his hand to punch him.

"Usne mujhe Mrs. Scindia ki jhuthi report banane ke liye kaha tha." Doctor told in fear. Yash was shocked.

Meanwhile Arpita finds Yash at her door.

"How can you stop so low?" He came forward and gripped her neck. She choked badly when he pushed her against a wall.

"Leave me i can't breathe." She wriggled. He left her, she fell on the floor coughing badly.

"That doctor made fake report of Aarti for you, but why?" He yelled and slammed his fist wall. Arpita's eyes widened.

"What did she do to get your hatred?" Yash can't understand what exactly she wants.

"She will pay for your deed." Arpita finally spoke.

"Remember that party?" She smirked. Yash looked at her stunned and finally remembered why she was doing it.

Flashback…

Six months back…

Yash was at one of his client's party. There Arpita met him, and got jealous to see Aarti with him. What irritates her is that everybody calling her Mrs. Scindia. Meanwhile AarYa goes to the dance floor, Yash said something in Aarti's ear which made her blush and she lovingly gave a push on his chest, in response he just pulled her all the more close, they were dancing on a slow romantic song. Arpita takes a few drinks then walked towards them and ruined Aarti saree with a drink. AarYa glared at her as she faked an apology. Aarti went away to clean the stain.

"Dance?" Arpita stopped Yash when he was about to walk away. He gives her a murderous glare.

"Aisa kya hai us Aarti mein?" She held his hand and put it on her waist.

"You're drunk." Yash yanked her away.

"I know but tell me what that used thing has that I don't have?" She came forward and gripped his collar. Yash furiously pushed her away only to slap her. She fell on the floor. Everyone was shocked to see the scene. She holds her burning cheek. Aarti returns back and see the turn of events.

"Yash" She came near him, noticing his red eyes.

"What you did and why?" She touched his cheek. He regretted it but Arpita's words were too disgusting. Arpita turns to look at them with her wet hateful eyes.

"Chalo yahan se." Yash held Aarti's hand without answering and removed his gaze from Arpita.

"You will regret Yash, you're going to pay for this slap, I know your weakness." Arpita madly yelled. Aarti looked back at her and couldn't understand what made Yash slap her. Yash didn't turn and continued to drag Aarti out along with him, deep down he feels Arpita's threat is not mere words spoken in anger.

Back to the present…

She smirks to see guilt in his eyes but that was not for her but for his wife, she faced the wrath of Arpita because of him. He remembered tightening Aarti's security after that night but he never thought Arpita would hurt her this way.

"Yes, it's me who asked doctor to make a fake report of Aarti, she doesn't have any complications, maybe some other problem but that is your concern." She shrugged her shoulders, accepting her involvement without any shame.

"I never thought you would stoop so low. It's me who should be punished, then why did you drag Aarti in all this?" He looked at her disgustingly.

"Because you love her more than yourself. And I hate her for the same." She accepted.

"We were friends once, why do people ruin everything by including the love angle?" He remembers the time when they were really good friends.

"You and Aarti were also just friends but see now, you both are madly in love, so how my emotions are not right but yours are?" She questioned him bitterly.

"You know nothing, Aarti and I were destined. We didn't meet the first time, it's just none of us didn't recognise each other, because of what trauma we went through. I met her when we were just two immature teenagers, and committed our lives first ever sin. She was pregnant, I was the father but her mother made the decision of aborting the fetus. I came to know about it years later when she left me for my betterment." He spoke it all as if reminding himself more than telling Arpita.

"You couldn't take my simple rejection and she left me for my own goodness even though I made it clear that I'll fight with the world for her." He pointed out the difference between her and Aarti. Arpita was looking at him with somewhat guilt realising how selfish her love is. Yash wasted no time and called police, Arpita along with the doctor was arrested for interfering with medical reports.

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Yash returned home. Aarti was standing on the balcony. She already saw his car entering so turn around feeling his presence.

"Itni der kahan lag gayi?" She came into the room. He sat on the couch. She touched his shoulder standing in front of him. He was finding it hard to even face her so simply hugged her waist. It worried her more, and she tried to look at his face but he didn't move a bit.

"Kya baat hai, mujhe dekhiye Yash." She caressed his hair, asking him to look at her.

"Mujhe maaf kardo." He muttered. She forcefully pulled him away. He lowered head but she held his face in both hands and saw his wet eyes.

"I made a mistake by hiding my worries from you but you're not going to repeat my mistake. Please tell me because i don't want to stay away from you again, mujhe phirse nahi rehna aapke bina." She cleaned his face.

"Yash, aisa bhi kya hua hai?" His silence scaring her for the worse, she never saw him like this, he is mentally very strong compared to her. He handled her, protected her all those years, it's breaking her heart to see the strongest man becoming weak.

"It's all because of me." He began to tell her about Arpita. Aarti stepped away in shock, how could a girl do something so evil against another girl.

"Agar main uspe haanth nahi uthata toh woh yeh sab nahi karti." He regretted that one slap.

"Believe me Aarti I'm not a misogynist, she talked ill about you and I don't know when my hand lifted on her, i regretted my action immediately. I'll never disrespect a woman, please believe me." He rose from the couch, desperately trying to clarify it to her.

"Yash shaant hojaye." She tried to calm him.

"Mujhe firse chhodke mat jana." His words have some insecurity.

"I promise to you, ab humare beech koi nahi aayega." She doesn't remember being this determined, it was always him who fought for them, she was always the fragile one who took other opinions as ultimate truth. But now it seems it's her time to stand for them.

"Sach" Yash smiled, blinking his eyes to clear his view. She nods before wrapping hands around his shoulders. He crushed her closer. She smiled holding him to her dear life.

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Precap: Upset Dadi maa.