Agreed that Imlie has more samajh of duniya-daari than Adi in some ways cuz Adi has never really bothered with social niceties and lihaaz that much.
That said, I wouldn't say that Imlie's reason for hiding the truth is also cuz she's "happy" in this limbo per se of getting jitna bhi pyar and regard she's getting from Tripathis. That is all an illusion in its own way that is never going to be sustainable as long as she still holds on to the truth of her sindoor also. She will continue to feel that pain of being torn in seeing Adi with Malini.
But Imlie is masochistic in many ways so woh mar mar ke bhi bardaasht karne ki shakti rakhti hai.....but Adi's conviction for why he wants to tell the truth is no longer feeling that convincing cuz of the way the whole family is still busy uplifting Malini. He thinks the truth alone would set them all free....but as we are seeing currently, Malini has the capability of spinning every situation to be about her as a victim alone.....and unless anyone wants to confront her mind games on that front, telling the truth will remain just a token act......and that is probably what Imlie is dreading. That abhi toh chalo ghutan hai hi, but tab aur bhi ghutan ho jaayegi cuz everyone will blame her even more than they are currently blaming her.....while Adi bas side pe baith ke bas apne sach ke naare lagaayega ya Malini ka ghulam banke ghoomta rahega.
I will actually not be surprised at all if the Ts blame Imlie for Malini bringing this invisible professor into her life. If that ever comes out 🤷🏻♀️And Aditya will even then not really bother about clearing their misconception but blame it on not revealing the truth.
+1 on Imlie’s masochism.