Jyoti shouldn't forgive Brij NOR Pankaj. It's true that Pankaj was a victim of her deception, but he crossed the limit when he started questioning the parentage of her baby. If Jyoti had someone else's baby, why would she have gone back to Pankaj? She could have moved on w/ that guy, or just had it on her own.
Also, while Pankaj was the victim of her deception, it's also true that while he treated her well, he also tolerated her abuse by Bhairavi. Contrast his behavior w/ Uday's. When Uday saw Bhairavi offering Sudha money to walk out of the marriage, he walked out of the house. He was willing to completely downgrade his lifestyle so that Sudha could be spared any torture. Yet, Pankaj, despite witnessing how Jyoti was always in the firing line of CM, would not only try to reason w/ CM, but also try to reason w/ Jyoti, as though there was a latent goodness about CM that was just being witheld. Jyoti being kicked out was a blessing in disguise. Now, she needs a guy who can see the problems that she faces - both literally and figuratively. Pankaj is neither.
Another point. I know we haven't gotten to it as yet, but while w/ Brij we address the issue of abusive hubbies, how about addressing the issue of abusive moms/MILs? Like Padma & Bhairavi? At the end of the serial, I don't want Bhairavi being rehabilitated - I want her thrown out of that family, and get legally asked to stop using the name Vashist. I want Padma to be roundedly disgraced, even divorced. Maybe if KK dies, she'll be widowed, which will be a compelling enough punishment. Point is - I want to see an end to Bhairavi bossing over Sudha, and I want to see an end to Padma bossing over anybody - be it Jyoti, Sushma, Deepu or Poonam.
I agree w/ Periwinkle in another thread - if the serial is headed to an end, kill off Pankaj.