Virat might not actually love Pakhi but he does feel an infatuation, a connection to her. After seeing first hand, how she taunts Sai at every step, how she openly declined to wish good for her, how she was trying to sabotage her education and how she is generally always against Sai. How can Virat still feel anything else but contempt and disgust for her?
If we look from Virat's POV, Pakhi is this mature practical woman who has been wronged by him. He even request her to be Sai's mentor but what maturity is this to sabotage a young woman's dreams and career.
Whatever little sympathy I had for Pakhi is also gone after today's episode and I hope soon Virat also realises that let alone love, Pakhi is undeserving of his friendship as well
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