I don't want to talk about Imlie here. Leave aside Imlie and let's focus on Aditya and Malini because they are accountable only to each other as friends, as once lovers and ex-spouses for all the lies they have spoken to each other. Aditya lied to Malini and married her. He supposedly cheated on her. But he did confess his lies and has been apologizing and repenting for it for a long time now. His lies have no justification but he spoke the truth, be it late! Malini, on the other hand, has been lying and plotting her evil plans without any sign of guilt or shame. It doesn't look like there is going to be any change of heart anytime soon. She is degrading day by day. This is the difference between Aditya and Malini. Aditya has accepted his lies and is remorsing. Malini is taking pride for being the most disgusting human on planet earth. When people say Aditya deserves this because he lied to Malini first, I want to tell them that Aditya surely deserves Malini's hate and anger but Aditya also deserves the truth from Malini because he spoke the truth to Malini too. Of all the people, Aditya confessed the truth to Malini first. Yes, Rupi and Aditya's boss did know the truth before Malini but it was not from Aditya they came to know. Aditya deserves to know the truth from Malini.
Aditya feels sorry for Malini and doesn't want to keep her trapped in a loveless relationship. He wants her to move on and be happy. Malini wants to keep Aditya tied up with her, just because she loves her? Just because he was once committed to her? Is it justified to trapped someone, force them directly or indirectly and to guilt trap them to be with you because you love them, doesn't matter if the other person does or does not? I have a doubt that she must have always manipulated Aditya that is why their relationship lasted for 7 years. Aditya broke her heart and trust and his committment but he can't be forced to stay committed if he doesn't want to even if he was committed once. Nobody has to. It may be right or wrong but if one party wants to end it, it ends. I really can't understand why Malini doesn't realize how much Aditya loves Imlie. Has she any self-respect? Has she any dignity? Has she any brain of herself? I really can't digest her. Would love to slap her.
#Edit: forgot to add this. Another difference between Aditya and Malini is that Aditya wants Malini happy. He cares for her as a friend that's why he was ready to pay for his mistake which happened the other night. He was concerned for her reputation. He felt sorry that he wronged her. Can't Malini see Aditya's stress and helplessness? Actually, she can and she wants to make Aditya so helpless such that he is left with no choice but to choose her. Is that love? How could she possibly be happy when Aditya doesn't choose her willingly? She is not Aditya's friend, leave aside loving him. She is rejoicing over Aditya's pain.