Originally posted by: asmaanixx
Thanks for the translation Autumn!
I agree with Reka. The letter didn't make it seem like they were trying to whitewash him. Rather, he is acknowledging all the mistakes he made and is trying to make up for them in whatever way he can. He doesn't expect Babita to forgive him or invite him back into her life and thus hasn't asked for it. He paid back whatever she gave him in ways that are simple, i.e., monetary.
That being said, he is right that no matter how much Babita denies it, Minnie is his child. If not emotionally at the moment, then definitely by blood. If he wants to reconcile with her, have some sort of relationship with her, then he has every right to want it. Whether or not Minnie wants it in return is a different matter.
HS will obviously support Minnie in whichever decision she makes. Besides, hadn't he brought up the hypothetical situation of, if Ashok ever tried to reach out to her, will she listen? At the time she had dismissed, but it's not hypothetical anymore. It's very real and she will have to decide one way or another.
However she gets it, Minnie needs closure. Whether she chooses to keep Ashok forever in her life as her permanent dad, or at a distance and think of him from time to time, she needs the opportunity to get there.
HS may understand this but Babita definitely won't. She'll be terrified of losing her to Ashok. As it is, there are tensions in their home regarding HS and his fatherly status. If Minnie rejects him (officially) and chooses Ashok, it'll devastate them both even more.
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