I think they are moving to the climax. With Melanie not shooting, paras and kangan travelling and Preetika with her movie, the focus will be on the dynamics between MayRaJay.
For all we know, MJ will try to get close to Maya, and he is dumb to do that, becuase she is clearly over the fear of past.
So keeps reminding her of the past while Rudra promises a good future, but Rudra is at stake here with Rishi's truth and MJ acting tharki