AKDHA FF -My stolen dreams part 16 updated pg 196, June 30 - Page 81

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Time always dragged when Jalal was gone, laying in bed watched the moonlight stream through the open window as she went over the strange conversation in her head again ...two days ago ..he seemed distracted after he got off the phone, he spoke quickly without giving her a chance to ask questions

"Something urgent came up, I have to leave immediately, I'll be back as soon as possible" he paused "I'll miss you every moment" and he was gone.

He left abruptly, without a hug or kiss ...it worried her, the usual GN/GM texts were missing ... unable to sleep she got up and logged on the chat with Mindset ... 23 messages ... chatted briefly ...found out that the screen name mindset user was a guy ... he seemed to know her and of her connection to Jalal but would not give out details about himself ... Jo enjoyed chatting with him as he always gave sound financial advice ...lately he had started asking personal questions ... Jo sidelines him and signs off ..works on her school projects, calls India and speaks to her family ... She was getting nervous Jalal had still not called ... or texted ...

Calls Moti was who had no clue as well, Jo gets mad "what kind of PR are you if you don't even know the whereabouts of the person you represent" Jo tries to google and comes up with nothing ... calls Rukiaya, no answer ...

Tired of waiting sends him a "I miss you, come home soon J" text and decides to shower ... the heat felt heavenly as water poured over her skin ...lingers longer in the shower, wondering where Jalal was, where he was sleeping ... too many negative images plagued her thoughts ...she tilts her face up to the stream of water when a hand grabbed her waist making her scream, crossing her arms on her chest ..

"OMG, you gave me a heart attack Jalal" she gasped, wiping the water from her eyes ... he did not speak, he pulls her arms away from her chest and watched as water dripped down her body... his eyes looked over every inch, slowly he undressed and joined her forcing her to lean against the granite wall kissing her ... "I have not slept in 2 days, I am tired as hell but seeing you fuels my innermost desire, my tiredness is gone" he whispers, he lifted her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist and "I need you hard baby, I need to be in your arms" he moaned ...biting her shoulder, they shower together engaging in foreplay, then...carries her to bed ... laying back, slowly lifted her leg and began kissing her toe, working his lips up her leg, thighs and not stopping ..reaching her softness... "you are passion is making me a slave to your body" he whispered softly ...and suddenly pinned her hand over her head, his hips continued their adulation, rocking in and out ... hot, rough, po*n worthy as he drove himself deeper and deeper and finally releasing her hands, begins making sensual, slow, passionate ...love "feel it with me?" she moans and nods as climax swirled ..they laid for a moment just breathing in the emotions ...

"Ugh..." he hisses, slumping his sweaty body on her, panting heavily, "I really needed this baby to help me relax, I missed you" he pants pushing himself up, kissing her lips softly, "you take my breath away, yet give me life" rests his forehead against hers " I have been dreaming about you like this every day, since the moment I left, I can't even tell you how much I longed to be in your arms, especially the last 24 hours took its toll on me"

she moans softly basking in the post coital bliss "I missed you too Jalal, I was worried about you, you left abruptly" she whispers looking into his eyes, his face were weary, blood shot puffy eyes ...his eyes were frightened, clearly something serious happened, she wanted to ask, but a part of her was scared ... insecurities began creeping through her mind again ... but he had come back, he was here holding her telling her he missed her ...but still

"So, business all sorted out?"

Jalal shrugs slightly "kind of" exhales sharply

Jo straddles him, cupping his face "what's wrong Jalal, your eyes are worrisome, bad news?" looks into his eyes

He bursts of laughing "no, no, bad for my uncle ... I have good news, infact" he exhales "excellent news. I finally get to have my revenge" there was a bitter undercurrent to his tone, he pushes her away and abruptly tries to get out of bed

She gives him a puzzled look, kissing the top of her head says "for the past 36 hours Abdul bhai, Mirza and I have been reviewing the hours and hours of video footage ...audio tapes, bank transactions, phone records and report from the two private agents I hired to investigate the doctor, Ruks and her father's involvement in your miscarriage, I have all the proof the nail them ... I can drag them to court put them in the slammer ... But instead will force them to settle out of court on my terms"

She could feel the blood draining from her face, that was what she had wanted but now suddenly fear overtook her thoughts ... everything started spinning, fear gripped her as she felt darkness creeping over her ... a feeling on unease ...taking a couple of deep breaths tries to speak ...but was unable ...blood was pounding in her ears drowning Jalal's voice

"Jo" he was shaking her "are you okay" grabbed her shoulder "baby ...what happened, was I too rought? ... I'm sorry"

Jo clings to him, shaking her head ... memories flood back, tears roll down ...he hugs her tight, offering silent support and tears trickle down his face as well bringing back painful reminiscences of their traumatic past ... they cried together letting out all the pain they managed to bury inside letting out their anguish ...slowly sobs quietened down

"he murdered my firstborn in cold blood, they tried to kill you, the only woman who awakened my desire to be a father ...I will not rest till I get my revenge, till I make you mine legally in their presence ... I need to protect you" he choked "I will forever regret what you went through for me, but what I do know and what I have seen in your eyes ... the endless struggle every single day you keep bottled inside you ...since the tragedy has been the hardest thing for me"

Tears rolled down her cheek, fear grips her as memories flooded her brain ... "I'll kill you and your family" his voice rang in her ears "stay away from my son in law".

Jo recognizes the possibility of rebound attack "No, Jalal, please" she whispers "he threatened to kill me, my family"

He puts his hand up "stop, I know that and your fears are valid, I am not getting into an argument with you about it, but I know what I am doing and I want you to trust me on this" she begins to cry ... he consoles her..

"Jo, love, listen, your safety is important to me, the safety of your family is also important, what ever I do will not affect it ... I am too deep in it, I have already rocked their foundation, if I back out now, they will win and I will loose you forever, Rukaiya and her father did something that ruined me permanently, if it was some little petty thing I could just chew her ass out, but they physically attacked you, they killed our baby, they would have killed you too ... I will not back out, I need to teach them a lesson, so they will know to never mess with me again, ever"

His words scared her, she had experienced their fury firsthand although Rukiaya was her friend now... "don't worry, I am doing it legally, the doctor involved in your care and the hospital will lose their accreditation and they will be taken to court so my uncle will be forced to agree to my terms, the doctor who orchestrated your late term abortion ...will loose her license to practice ... I have arranged for a meeting tomorrow, it will be purely professional, I have my lawyers, I have asked them to bring their lawyers too"

They argue back and forth "why can't we just let it go, life is peaceful now, 8 months have passed since your marriage, time will fly by, soon you can get divorced and we can put it all that happened behind us and move forward" she argues, Jo could not convince him to sway his decision, really didn't know what to do, knowing Jalal's stubbornness gives up "somehow Jalal, I have a bad feeling lingering in my chest ... I am afraid this will tear us apart"

"Don't Jo, don't let your fear ruin this ... I am also planning on using this opportunity to take necessary steps needed to end the marriage on my terms, without any financial loss, why wait another few months?" he hugs her closer her chest pressed firmly against his "Jo, I will choose you over anything, I will not let anything come between us"

Jalal's stomach growling reminded her that neither of them had eaten dinner, she eyes the clock and it was past 10 pm ... "you're hungry" gets off the bed "come, let's get us something to eat" she drags him out of bed... while eating the continued their conversation and finally too tired to think or argue they went to bed.

She wakes up alone in the middle of the night, wrapped in a blanket instead of Jalal's arms. There was enough light beaming in the room by the moon show casing his silhouette on the balcony smoking... she slides out of bed, walks and slowly wraps her arms around his waist, pressing herself into his back "I'm sorry you can't sleep" she whispers kissing his back "are you nervous about tomorrow" he turns around, pulls her into his chest, squeezing her tight " yeah, more anxious than nervous, a rough day ahead" resting her head against his chest " do you want me to come with you and stay hidden in the background?" his arms tighten around her

"You are my pillar of strength, I want you around me, but that will be too risky, so no, I don't want you to come in to work tomorrow, I can handle them" giving her a little squeeze "trust me?" he questions, she nods "doubt is a powerful thing, I will not let anyone or anything come between us, that's what matters"

"do you think they will be difficult?"

Jalal laughs "finding proof of my uncle's criminal business was tough but with help from some tech wiz friends and private detectives we did it ...with all the evidence I have ... I have them framed well ... but Rukiaya's father is a very determined man when he wants something. Using his daughter, he is going after my money ...any obstacles to his goal isn't something he will take lying down"

"Well, it's not like he can force you to stay in a relationship with his daughter?"

"no, that he can't, he can't make me stay in a relationship I don't want, but he can make it very very difficult for me to dissolve my marriage with his daughter, he is a powerful man in the political world with heavy connections to the underworld drug lords, I know what I am up against" he admitted, "It is not about money, I hate what they did to me, , I hate that they killed our first born, and don't forget he wanted you dead"

"It's because of me you are in this predicament" she whispers

"No, don't go there, it is not your fault in the slightest, I should have walked away from her before the wedding the minute I realized the intense feeling of bliss and comfort I found in your arms that night" rubs his forehead, takes a deep breath "I was confused and blinded by my feels of guilt ...angry with myself ... I was blinded by my guilt and anger of my actions that night ... to what I felt"

Jo could not help but feel anxious and nervous about his impending meeting with Rukiaya and her father and the others involved ... to go over the investigation following day, later as she lay wrapped sleeping in Jalal's arms she just hoped Jalal was right this time when he said there is nothing to worry about ...

The next day dragged on slowly in snail speed, it was past 3 pm, Jalal was gone when she woke up at 7, she had not heard from him and was worried about what was happening at the meeting ...part of her wanted to text him and ask but then she didn't want to come off as being nosy "I'll call you when it's done" he had promised last night ... she calls Salima ...goes to voice mail, calls Moti, goes to voice mail, calls Surya ...goes to voice mail ...decides to chat with mindset, her online friend, goes into online chat room ... logs on, when she hears a quiet shuffling sound behind her, swings her chair around and gasps ..Jalal stood there leaning against the door frame watching her, flashing her a crooked smile walks in, Jo tries to log off her chat ...

He pulls her out of the chair, into his arms and hugs her ... pulls away, his eyes briefly scans and lingers on the computer screen, looks at her and stoops down claiming her lips ... Jo pulls away, anxious, curious, "so how did your meeting go?" she asks quietly, the mood shifting ...she wanted him to open on his own and not feel pressured into telling her everything

"Nice way to deflate my mood" he whispers "just hold me tight" they held each other in comfortable silence

"It wasn't a cake walk, once they saw the evidence they agreed to settle ... Abdul bhai helped me pull it off, the look of silent, enraged disbelief on my uncle's face was a sight to behold" ... initially Rukiaya breezed into my office with her father and their lawyers and he acted like he didn't know what we were talking about, denied everything and told me I was over reacting and then when I stiffened with the information, showed them all the evidence we had to put them in jail lifelong, that shocked the shit out of them because he started stuttering and shuffling his feet, hemmed and hawed knowing he was cornered. Finally his lawyer convinced him to listen our terms"

Jalal laughs, "his exact words were, Sultan saab, you will have a shit storm on your hands that will stink up and destroy everything you worked for if they took you to court, not only will he sue you for every penny you own, he will destroy you public image and end your political career, he will also drag your daughter through mud and will make sure she walks away with nothing" opening his briefcase hands her a file "you can go through the details yourself, you should have seen the look on their faces when she had no choice but to agree to take out the infidelity clause from the prenuptial agreement"

Jo flips through the paper, a lot of legal jargon ... "in short, I am still legally bound to her for another six months because I have to, but taking out the infidelity clause allows me to keep you in my life ...I didn't have another choice and I hate being without choices in business ... I am in the middle of buying of a major competitor, unfortunately I need my uncle's connections and influence to seal the deal, he has a lot of friends and pull on capitol hill than I do. In the end Ruks will walk away with 1 billion dollars and will have 50% rights to the businesses I financed and helped her establish and zero stakes in my companies"

She feels his body relax after getting it all out, his hand slowly trace lightly up her side, dipping under her shirt, sweeping his hands on her chest, palming and squeezing her boobs, nuzzling the side of her neck whispers "I am glad that chapter of my life will be over soon, I'll be a free man, starting tomorrow when the petition is filed in court, Rukiaya did not put up a fight, her only request was for us to keep our relationship hushed for another 5 weeks till my sister's wedding is over ... and I agreed with her...I want you to move in with me as soon as possible, travel with me, be with me 24/7 so I can keep you safe, my uncle cannot touch you"

She silently withdraws from him, he lets her go "what is it Jodha? You are not happy" he asks "you have that took on your face, the one that says you are thinking too hard"

"Jalal" she sighs, blows out a worried breath "I have this sinking feeling deep down inside of me, like something bad is about to happen, I don't like this feeling"

"Nothing will happen, trust me, you have me, I want to take you to my home to meet my family, I want to tell them the truth about our relationship, I don't want to hide you any longer"

"Your kidding me right? Your family hates me and you just want to throw the fact that I am your mistress in everyone's face?" she snapped nervously ... Jalal didn't talk much about his family, Ruks had told her his relationship with them was strained after his wedding and barely spoke to his mother and completely avoided his sister and rest of the family.

She tries to move away "I need a moment to clear my head Jalal, to breathe" she needed to think without his presence but he would not let her, he grabs her chin forcing her to look into his eyes

"whatever you are thinking, stop ... Don't over think the situation, I need you when I face them, I need your support to make sure I survive, we made a deal"

"I am not over thinking, I am just trying to figure you out Jalal, to see how your mind works, you know I don't know anything about your family yet ..."

"Jo, baby, relax, just relax" he whispered back hugging her

Closing her eyes to prevent tears from rolling down ... "I am beginning to hate the hold you have over me, making me yield to your whims, I don't like what I am becoming" she whispers

Without saying a word, he picks her up, cradling her in his arms begins walking to the bed, placing her on the bed, "I'm going to run you a hot bath, we can talk about this later"

He begins to walk away, she grabs his hand "I just want to sleep" then rolls to her side ...

"Jo, I am too tired to think, I have been through hell today, I am mentally exhausted after dealing with Rukiaya, my uncle and their lawyers, I'm sorry if I was being unreasonable for wanting you to stand by me"

She does not answer ... "I'm going to make a call, enjoy your sleep" hears him leave

She lays in bed thinking ... Wakes up 0445am

Jalal was standing out on the balcony staring up at the night sky in his pajama bottoms, seemingly in deep though, walking up to him wraps her arms around him from behind, "Jalal" she whispers pressing her body against the muscles of his back.

He takes her hand and lays it on his chest right above his heart "you are important to me, I want you happy and safe, I'm sorry you were left alone and they got you once, I won't make the same mistake twice"

"I feel safest in your arms Jalal" she whispers, he turns around and hugs her, they stand quietly leaning against each other when someone started loud banging interrupts ...

KNOCK ...KNOCK ...BANG...BANG... followed by doorbell chimes ... Jalal pulls away wondering who it could be ... letting go of her he quickly runs and grabs her robe, wraps her stops briefly and says "no matter what, don't come out of the bedroom please" and runs down opens the door ...Jodha's father was standing out with another guy..

"Bharmalji"

"You, you, liar, cheat" he hissed anger lacing his tone, taking large steps towards Jalal, punches him on his face "you lied to me" attacks him, hearing her father's voice Jo comes running down, sees Jalal standing quietly as her father continued punching him ... Jo steps in front of Jalal pushing her father away... forcing him onto the couch ... "Bapusa, please stop and listen to me" repeated begging "please" ... "Bapusa ... I know you are angry" she sobbed "but you don't have the right to show up at my door, beating up my .." she stops

"Beating up your what ... lover? Boyfriend? Fiance? Husband? Or your casual one night stand?

Jalal punches him "no one gets to talk to her like that, I don't care if you are her father" Jo pulls him away

"Please Jalal, stop" she begs ...

"I trusted you Jalal, when your mother told me, I did not believe her, when Mr Sultan told me to come see for myself, I still did not believe him but when my brother told me ... I see how wrong I was, it is true, you are his mistress?" he looked defeated, then looks up and Jalal

"You scumbag are a liar" gets up and launches on Jalal again "I'll kill you" Jo jumps in the middle

"Bapusa, I know you will be angry, hurt that I have not told anyone about Jalal, but I have my reasons ones that are personal"

"Personal ...save your explanations for someone else" Bharmalji exploded jumping up from the couch raising his hand to strike "personal, what, personal, I don't want to hear your explanations"

Jalal yells "stop" his voice bellowed furious grabbing his hand "don't lay your f**king hands on her"

Jo stops him "Jalal, what do you think you are doing? Please ignore him"

"I know I deserve your anger, take it out on me, not on your daughter" Jalal pleads angrily

"Don't play your games with me Jalal" he rebutted angrily, turning his death eyes onto Jodha, his jaw twitched in annoyance "Pack up, you are coming with me now"

"No she stays with me" Jalal shouted

"You better not interfere Jalal, you have no credibility in my sight, you are low scumbag, you used my daughter" he shouted "you want to see what I'll do" he walks over and grabs his daughters hands "we are leaving now"

Jo pulls her hand away ...looks at Jalal, he looked defeated ... "Jo please" he groaned his eyes pleading, brimming in defeat

"Bapusa, please let go of me" she pulls her hand away, sighing, walks towards Jalal "please, can you leave to, I want to talk to my father alone" her eyes locked with his "Jalal" she pleads softly "please"

He cuts her off "seriously you want me to leave?"

She nods, "I don't want you to leave, but I need you to leave" places a comforting hand against his chest "I'll call you when we are done, go he is my father he won't hurt me" she whispers

Jalal grabs her hand, kisses it "I'm not leaving, but I'll give you some privacy to talk" walks to the bedroom returns wearing a sweat shirt "I'll be waiting in the car for your call" grabs the keys and walks out.

"Who are you and what have you done with Jodha my daughter, what happened to my little girl that believed in the institution of marriage" looking at Jo he said in disbelief "I did not believe them, seriously I came to check on my daughter because I was worried for her safety ..." he slumps on the couch "what can I tell your mother?"

His questions were a slap in the face ... Jo knew one day she would have to face the disappointment of her parents ... suddenly his behaviour changes ..

"Are you crazy Jodha?" he bellowed out "this is just a sick game to him" he shot out of the couch like a rocket, his eyes blazing with anger "you don't know anything about him"

"This isn't a game to either of us, we love each other"

"You love each other?" he hissed sarcastically "Jalal only loves himself and his self and you are feeding his ego, he is using you as his play toy"

"My daughter promised me when she left India to study abroad that she would uphold family values, customs and traditions, believed in falling in love and believed in marriage, instead I see standing in front of me is a woman that has become the main cause for the break up a marriage"

Jo listened silently ...to upset to talk as he continued "many people hinted that you were having illicit relations with Jalal, that you and Surya did not hang out together like an engaged couple, Surya was involved with your friend, I did not believe them because I had faith in my daughter" getting up, walks over and sits next to Jo, puts his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to his side "look at me beti" Jo looks up at this, his face looked blurry through tears as he explained

"Jalal and Surya visited me one day few months ago, Jalal apologized and sought my forgiveness, he explained the events that led to your pregnancy and the abortion ...first I was ashamed I doubted and treated my daughter badly, then I was shocked ... I was furious and wanted to strike back when Jalal suggested a plan, when Surya willing asked for your hand in marriage again ...I believed him ... I did not expect this" throws his hands up in exasperation.

Jo feels guilty, she had really fallen in the eyes of her father, she was torn "please leave him atleast now and come home with me" he pleaded, Jo hesitates ... does not answer

"Jodha, beti, what can I do to make you understand" ... shaking his head, pauses, looks up "every man has a weakness for something that is not within their reach, they go crazy till they conquer that weakness then get bored and go after another weakness, for some it's the alcohol, for some sex, for some cars, travel, books, others crave to money, work, recognition, Jalal has conquered all those weaknesses, the only reason he turned to you because you turned him down, you became unattainable you became an intrigue... the mystery of women have ruined many marriages, relationships ... you are Jalal's weakness, now that his has you ... he will eventually get over you and go after something more exotic ... then what?" Jo silently absorbed his words ... "what happens when the crush he has on you fades away?"

What then, she thinks ...

"Bapusa, I was not purposely keeping Jalal a secret, situations happened ... my relationship was new, unconventional, something I did against all my values, I wasn't even sure if it was real yet" she explains

"No" he blurted out harshly "never, that man is a womanizer and I don't trust him Jodha, he's a jerk, a married jerk and you deserve better!" he yelled

Jo stares him down "then I guess this conversation is over, I am done" she did not want to fight with him anymore ...

"No, this conversation is not over, not until you see what you are doing is wrong"

"Why is it wrong, he is my choice, mine, don't I deserve a chance to be happy? I love Jalal, I cannot imagine a life without him, life is too short for me to give him up" Jo thinks hard, tries to imagine Jalal ..."I trust my heart, I trust him not to leave me, and I just know that he won't hurt me" she says softly

"You are blinded by him, his power ... the youngest billionaire on the planet, the most brilliant man of this generation ... he is using you, ...he has changed you, you are not my daughter Jodha anymore, look at you, Rukiaya is your friend and you are back stabbing your own friend by sleeping with her husband ... Think ...think about how he is treating his wife ... you will end up like her, he will break you, I only see you getting hurt in the future"

"That's a chance I am willing to take Bapusa," she whispered softly

"Okay beti" he lowered his voice "I will leave but before I leave I just want you to consider what I am saying and then decide for yourself ... Jalal says he felt a connection with you from day one ... he still got married a week later, he knew he could convince you to become his plaything ... you sold yourself to him don't deny it because I know about the millions and the contract you signed" then placing his hand on her chin lifts it up and looks into her eyes "you are an amazing daughter, you are a gift given to us by Kahnaji, one of the best girls in my life, I am not saying this because you are my daughter and I am biased, I trust your decision, I don't want to judge you, so no matter what ... I will be there for you, I walked away from once, maybe if we stayed things would have been different ... I don't know, that guilt burns me every day, you will always be my daughter, my number one daughter"

After her father left Jo sat quietly on the couch thinking ... tears roll down her cheek ...Jalal walks in "I saw your father leave" sees her sitting like in a trance, her tears, sits next to her, kisses her on the cheek and pulls her into his arms, waiting for her tears to stop. Decides not to ask her details ...she was here waiting for him, that's all that mattered...

Sobs stopped, reaching up she brushes the side of his face with her palm, he leans onto her hand before turning to kiss her palm and whispers "Thank you for not giving up on me"

Taking his hand she kisses and squeezes it tightly "I'm here and I am here to stay" he reaches over bringing his lips on hers, lightly kissing whispers "I won't let you go, ever, even if you want to" She tells him in detail about her discussion with her father ...

I am not sure how and why but my father managed to make me feel guilty,... I am a horrible person Jalal, Rukiaya and me, ..we've have become good friends and technically, I stole her husband, I am living with the man she wants and is legally bound to ... I have been fooling myself thinking our relationship was meant to be ...being a mistress is not rational, but that doesn't make it any less real, I will always be known the other woman that broke your marriage, she is a very real part of your life, you married her" he listens quietly without saying a word, she looks into his eyes looking for clues to figure out what going on in his brain, but fails and continues "... I denied you, I was a challenge you took...I was something new and interesting, I let you explore and teach me to satisfy all your sexual fantasies and needs" stops, hesitates, her lips quiver "but ... when ... what will happen when the novelty wears off, then what? This, us, will this stop, we have to get back to reality and to real lives"

"Real lives" gives her a puzzled look ... he steps closer until his chest rests against her back "I know I am not very romantic or good with words, there are a few things in life I hold above my own life and you are one of them, that is real life for me"

"stop making this difficult Jalal" she begs "Yes, real lives, I let my heart get all tangled up with sex, and lust for money so our relationship is a paid job ... I am your paid private w ..."

He places his hand on her much and stops her "don't say that ...I want you to look me in the eye and tell me once again that our relationship is just sex and lust and you are done with me" she bites her lip, she could not look him in the eye "better yet" forces her to turn facing him "tell me this isn't real", he wraps his arms around her, lifting and pulling her to him as he captures her lips, sucking the bottom lip between his, slowly pushing his tongue into her mouth ...her fingers slide from her side to this neck, he slows the kiss and pulls away first "good luck convincing yourself this isn't real" she hugs him..

An hour later Jo walks out of the shower, towel wrapped around her, wet hair dribbling water on the carpet ... hears her phone bing, looks for her phone when she sees Jalal in the mirror leaning against the doorframe watching her. Pretending not to notice she continues to look for her phone

"Jodha" he sighs "you have to talk to me, I can't read your mind" she stops rolls her eyes and continues looking for her phone ...

"You don't have to come to meet with my family but tell me why you don't want to meet my family"

Finds her phone under her pillow, checks it briefly and places it on the dresser and gives him her full attention "Jalal, what do you want me to say? I already told you I am not ready"

"What is bothering you Jodha?" he frowns walking towards her placing his hand on her cheek

"My own father accused me of so many things, your family already hates me .. I can only imagine what they will accuse me of" she shudders

"So all this while you've been worrying about that?" she nods, placing his hands on her waist pulls her against his chest ...she pulls away and walks to the bed, falls back on it ...feels tired, really tired, woke up at 4 and feels sleep deprived ..Jalal lays beside her, takes her hand into his own

"I'll wait till you are ready to meet them ... but I don't want you to martyr or put yourself down ... don't blame yourself ... I am the villain, I am the bad guy that bent you to my wishes, and took you into my dark side..."

"You are okay with it then?" she questions

He hovers over her "silly girl, of course I am, I want you to be happy, I'll tell them about us first and when you are ready we can meet them alright" she agrees and in a second he was pulling the towel off, kissing her harshly ... pulls away and falls back on the bed ...

Lunch at Mohammed Mansion in Toronto

Jalal broke the news of his pending divorce and his affair with Jodha to his family ... they did not take it well ... 2 hrs later, they were still arguing ...

"Jalal beta, have you lost your mind?" his mother yelled at him ... he was expecting this reaction knowing his mother's love for Rukiaya ... he sat surrounded by his family, they all threw darts at him, glaring, yelling, advising, his sister, step brother, aunts, uncle, ... "your decision to divorce is not a joke, how serious is your relationship with that tramp?" his mother's voice irritated him ..,

"Ammijaan' he yelled "do you see me laughing, I know for one she is not a tramp and my relationship with her is not a joke, and don't you dare call her tramp again ... varna" he snapped back ... "I am serious, as serious as humanly possible"

"Jalal beta, I know you have strong feelings for this woman ..." Badiammi slowly started

"Stop badiammi, not you too... I consider you as my mother and I want it to remain as such"

"Jalal beta" his mother began crying "your father shed his blood to keep our family together"

He sighs "what would you like me to do ammijaan give up my life, you and I both know I why I married Rukiaya, I didn't marry her because I wanted to ... I married because I was forced to "

"Then end it Jalal, get rid of your wh**e" Adham yelled, Jalal glared at him ...sound of shattering glass echoed throughout the room

"That will never happen, ADHAM KHAN, that will never be an option" Jalal yells "no, that will never be an option"

"Very well then" he toned down, "continue seeing her on the side till you get bored, I know you will eventually get bored and part ways" Adham continued

"I'm sorry ... no actually, I am not sorry but that will not happen brother" Jalal snapped back

"Jalal, you can't be so foolish, fighting head on with Uncle Sultan will destroy everything your father worked hard to establish, he will destroy you, he will destroy us" his mother said, her voice trembled with anxiety ... Jalal looks at her thinking she does not know the real uncle Sultan and his devious ways ...if only she knew ...

"I know ammijaan, I went into this with my eyes open ... I will fight back ... I want your support, you all will either be there for me or you will not" he hesitates "if you are then all will be well but if you are not then I will take it as though I am no longer part of this family, I will fight alone ... I am 28 years old and I shall live my life however and with whoever I wish and if having Jodha in my life as my lover till the divorce is finalized is what I what, then there is nothing anyone can do to stop me, I will bring her here and she will live with me ... ... losing my family will break my heart but, losing her will kill me ... so Ammijaan, Bakshi, Badiammi," points to everyone in the room, makes eye contact with rest of the family calling each one by name "make your choice because I have made mine, and I am not changing it" he begins walking out, stops "I have a plane to catch, I am leaving"

"Jalal, beta, please stop, wait ...don't go yet, we are not done beta" his mother said in panicking as she watched him walking away

"you may not be done, but I am ammi, if the girl of my choice is not welcome in your life, then I am not welcome as well" grabbing his coat, paused once more looking back at his family his heart felt lighter "also when I marry her, there will be a hindu wedding, her religion is important to her and anything important to her is very important to me" he pauses "I am just giving you a heads up because the marriage will take place here" and walks out

Part 16https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/jodha-akbar/4474592/akdha-ff-my-stolen-dreams-part-16-updated-pg-196-june-30

thank you finally you here welcome back.

how r u

dear if possible don't go in vanvasam😛

Ha ha 🤣

No dear I don't plan on another vanavasam 😊

thank god...😳

Thank your dearie for hanging in there and following the story 😊

awesomely write up their agony😊 their convo with their family was ⭐️.update soon.