Once Upon a Midnight Part II - Page 49

Broke and orphaned

Tapan walked up to him

"can I talk to you for a second?"

He took him inside to Arya's now empty room

"Kaun hain?" Nitin was in awe

"Her Mom"

"UNKI Mummy hain?"

"Yep" Tapan was unmoved, he refused to smile or grin

"Woww.. bhai"

"Remember now... you are married" Tapan continued with out a smile

Nitin bristled

"Arey main bas poochh raha hoon"

"Thats fine" Tapan's shoulders relaxed

"Yahan kyon laaye aap mujhe?"

"Mujhe subah woh Di ki gift ke baare mein baat karni thi" He walked over and deliberately shut the door

Nitin didnt like that

Outside Shubhra sat down... Parul went into the kitchen to make chai for Tara

"You cannot do this to us"

"I very well can... I dont know how else to say this to you guys Mum.. I ran away to Chicago, I came back and you brought the guy over and made him persuade me"

"I agree Tapan is tall... whats the big deal?" Tara shrugged carelessly

"He lives and breathes for me. He chases me like a giddy teenager" Shubhra blushed "He doesnt take no for an answer, he scolds me he cares for me, he understands how bruised I am" Shubhra's voice cracked

"KYA HUA tumhe?" Tara was clueless

Shubhra looked up at her with tear filled eyes "exactly!" she whispered

"Are you OK?" Tara sat down by her and reached out hugging her

"Not here Ma" Shubhra stood up

tara's phone went beserk ringing

Parul brought chai and namkeen and mithai

Tara looked at her like "Its 40C and muggy outside and beginning to rain and you want me to drink chai"

"i am sorry I know its raining outside, but I cannot serve alcohol wine I mean... mere in-laws hain aur aaj rakhi bhi" Parul whispered secretively

Tara looked at her like "Can you read minds?"

"At least aapko meetha to khana padega, my mother in law makes excellent rasmalai, better than Haldiram"

tara ogled it for a few seconds her pride wouldnt allow her to touch it

She noticed the bowl was expensive fine china

Parul handed it to her

"tum GHAR ki ho, tum apne aap lo" Parul laughed at Shubhra

Shubhra immediately took one

Parul was killing Tara with kindness

She was behaving as if Tara was one of her "apartment neighbors"

"Itna meetha mat khao bebu" tara scolded Shubhra

"Its fine Mom I found my man and he doesnt care" she said gobbling the juicy spongy pillowy discs

Tara was openly insulted, Parul tried to scram but couldnt before her smile appeared

"Aapko maza aa raha hoga meri beti aapke ghar mein mujhe taana maar rahi hai" Tara turned to Parul

"I wont answer, aunty" Parul confirmed

"I am.. not au"

"I dont know your name" Parul countered

"I am on(ly 62)

"I am not 40... quite a ways from it" "that makes you more than a generation older" Parul spoke with a big smile

tara shrugged haughtily

"We have to be friends... Mrs Grover for Shubhra's sake" Parul sat down and spoke somberly

"This is not a peace alliance" Tara bit out "I wouldnt be... here... if she wasnt here" Tara waved her arm

"meetha kha rahin hai" "Kama se kam 5 min to meetha bolen" Parul begged

"Your son must have manipulated her"

"He is like my son, he is my brother"

"What does he even do"

"He has his own company that does trading on the Chicago Board of Options"

"Ha" Tara was not convinced

"You have to give her a chance or leave Mum" Shubhra said getting up

Tapan managed to keep Nitin locked up for over 30 minutes

"This whole thing is a show... you know Dad will never agree... we were hoping to host your wedding in Greece or Macedonia or Armenia or Scotland"

"I could still get married there to Tapan in Scotland" Shubhra was naive and sincere

The door unlocked Nitin walked into his bedroom in a huff and banged the door shut

"You think Dad will agree to have THIS family fly over there" Tara set her empty bowl down

"this is the man I am going to marry"

"Dad will absolutely not bank roll this family" Tara stood up

"Of course not... afterall its money stolen from me and the likes of me" Tapan was calm

His face was flushed after arguing with Nitin but he acted composed

"You should feed your brother rasmalai" Tara insulted Parul

"tapannn" Parul begged

"They wont even be allowed into the farmhouse" Tara was sure

"No worries I dont plan to visit... EVER... if you dont want to be insulted please leave"

"My husband doesnt have to steal from anyone.." "He could buy you out many times over"

"sure... thats possibly true... but I havent scammed anyone to get here... its going to take a while... and its a matter of choice... we were left broke and orphaned by your husband...(Tapan swallowed and closed his eyes briefly as if searching for words) IF I werent interested in your daughter I would have chosen a different path to show you what i think of you" "But I am OK with what happened (falling in love with Shubhra and waiting to marry her)

shubhra looked shocked

"so you are just using my daughter?"

"You figured it out finally" he smiled gleefully

Shubhra looked stunned

Parul stood up in haste... trying to interrupt before Tapan went down the path of hurting Shubhra to get back viciously at Tara.

"Well... we will see how long you can gloat" Tara waved and walked out in a huff

"TAPANNNN" Parul was horrified at what he had said

"I am going to take a break... Parul" Shubhra set her cup down nervously

"Arey ruko... aa jaayegi Arya, you guys were going tow atch a movie in her room, Tapan naya projector laaya hai na?"

"I will go now"

"Hang on" Tapan growled

"i will talk to you later"

"nahi" Tapan sprinted behind her

"No Tapan" Shubhra tried to hide tears, her parents were alienated, and she had just heard Tapan say it was all part of a giant plan

"Yes Shubhra" his voice was flat as he chased after her

Nisha mam one more update pls

Thats not what she needed to hear right now. Tapan now needs to convince her what he meant.

Tara is blind to how scarred Shubhra is. All she sees is the cover, not the book.

Nitin is of course awed by Tara. No surprise there.

Did he say anything to hurt subhra? I didnt get it🙄🙄

He told he was trying to revenge Grovers but he fell for their daughter. So he stopped his revenge plan.Did she understood it like i got ur daughters life and will use it against u?

Pleader and a Pawn

He literally had to run after her, she was quick and way ahead of him

She was in her office in seconds, unlocking the door and walking in as the lights turned on automatically, he had to force himself in

"Shubhra"

"I just need a break"

"jaanta hoon"

"you should go be with your sister"

"Gussa MUJHPAR ho rahi ho... galti meri hai ya?" he shouted

"Galti MERI hai Tapan she twirled around yelling

"Oh stop it!"

Her face was flushed with angst and disappointment

"Listen to me"

"nahi koi zaroorat nahi, tumne keh diya I HEARD it with my own ears" she gasped

"This is not a conspiracy to shame your parents" he said grimly hands in his kurta pockets

"Oh god! he IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. What were you thinking sily girl" her mind voice screamed

She walked into her own office, during the day there was no sign of anyone using it as a makeshift apartment

Everything was neatly in its place

He admired her meticulous nature

She was destroyed right now

No amount of placating was goingt o soothe her

He didnt even know what to say

"Suno" he cooed

"nahi" she fought tears as she opened a side walk in closet like room with a copier, her coffee maker and a her fridge. She used to be this person that never interacted with employees or house help

this was perfect she had thought when Daddy had moved her in here

Now it was coming in handy

she opened a closet and pulled out what seemed like new clothes bags, pulled out shorts and a tee, and went in to change

she washed herself best as she could in her washroom, and changed into her skinny shorts and a criss cross tie tee

"You look ridiculous with those green and red bangles" her voice told her

"Shubhra darwaza kholo"

"dont worry I am not trying to kill myself" she said calmly

She stared at her reflection

Some of her teeka had washed off her eyes were big pools of red wine

she opened the door with her face in a towel

"i am fine"

"to theek hai ghar chalo"

"In THESE?" she pointed to her legs

Delicious... long limbed smooth gorgeousness

He found himself stirring at the view

"Tum jao" I ate so much I will sleep clear my mind" she said methodically shifting all the throw pillows from the plush white couch

She yanked and was a bit unsuccessful

He approached it from behind her unlatched it and pulled it out

She went to her closet and brought out the sheets she had neatly put away this morning and made her bed with a high end hotel house keeper's precision, except for the gentle panting sounds he heard and the clink of her bangles

"baat tumhari nahi ho rahi thi"

"Its fine... I am OK"

"I am sorry love" his voice was hoarse

"Oh great! he even cries... gee thanks god for making him so perfect, he cried when he said he loved me, he cries when he says sorry... you couldnt make him any more sexier could ya"

"It doesnt matter"

"You sound so condescending" he lashed when she stood and turned to him

"Nahi ehsaan to TUM kar rahe ho, just like the many that have along the way in my 31 years" she said clinically

He approached her

"Don't Tapan" she warned tears flowing down her cheeks

"I am going to touch you" he warned

"NO" she shook her head, her hands in her back pockets of her skimpy shorts

"I have spent God knows how long in Chaicago... alone after you left. Mujhe Yaha par aaye teen din ho gaye" he reminded her what he missed

"Oh yes..." she nodded

she turned to the window and didnt say anything further

"Turn around" he was a foot behind her

"I am convenient, I know"

He turned her around

That hurt her to think like that she lowered her lashes

She watched him move the tip of his velvety finger down the gap between the criss cross gaps on her tee.

"I know you don't let people into your life easily"

"Ab TUM to aa gaye ho na" she shuddered and gently pushed his fingers away, he went back to doing the same thing as she gasped

"Subah bhi lade hain hum, shaam ko bhi" "We need to quit being at each other's throats"

"Well its a bit hard not to want some ME time after being told I am a pawn in your game" she smiled angelic

He realized her self inflicted torture had stopped hurting her a long long time ago

She didnt even flich

He bend down on her lips

She stepped back trembling

"Bilqul bhi nahi" she warned

she didnt even know she had it in her

A man was putty in HER hands.. the thought thrilled her for a moment

Who could have thunked?

Nouf

He was trying to cruelly hurt her Mom

He said he had always plotted to marry Shubhra and it was all part of some grand conspiracy to avenge what Manik did to Acharyas

Shubhra heard it

But he admitted he fell in love🙄🙄🙄

May be the words u wrote within brackets were understood only by us and not by shubhra.....

Then its too hurting. She might knows it by herself that he loves her. But explaining about all these to Tara went wrong i guess.... Ok...... Now he should mend the damages he made.....

Btw, as same as subhra, Tara also hav no idea about maniks money...... She already dont know where he stands now, so its obvious that she dnt know the road he took to reach here.....

Wow interesting update.... It's confusing to say does Tara actually care a little bit about her daughter and hides it under the mask of high society and status. Or is she really that clueless.

I think Tara had some idea of what her husband did for business maybe not everything but she turned the other way in order to maintain her status and wealth she had. It was a choice of being rich and ignorant versus poor (middle-class) and aware