Ishita lifted the paper and saw the front page cover - her photo with business tycoon Raman Bhalla, first she smiled seeing their photo but soon felt her father's glances on her. She looked up asking, "What's bad in this photo? See.. they did a brilliant photo courtesy." Saying this she again looked into her phone.
Mr iyer got more furious on her casual answer. "Keep the damn phone down on the bed and talk to me."
As he roared, Ishita furiously throws the phone on the bed and gets down from bed. "What's your problem appa? Why are you involving yourself in my matter?"
"... Because i'm your father and I have the right to govern you if you do any mistake."
"Mistake?" She sarcastically looked at him, "What have I done?"
"Don't pretend to be normal Ishu..!" He warned. "Don't you know Raman Bhalla is married? How can you make a relation with a married person? Don't you have shame? If his wife gets to know this, how will she react? Won't you feel guilty then?"
"Enough appa..! You can't judge anyone by his look. You don't know anything about him, that's why you are saying all this."
"Even I don't want to know anything. I can't see my daughter being a second woman of someone's life or should I say a MISTRESS??"
"Appa?" Ishita's eyes got moist.
"Vishwa.. What are yoou saying? She is our daughter." Mrs iyer ran in their room seeing the argument.
"Make your daughter understand Madhu." He turned at Ishita, "Do you have any idea, tumhari wajah se mujhe kitna insult feel hota hoga, when people talked about your relation with him..! Yeh sab mere business pe bhi kitna affect kar raha hai. But you don't think anything else except him..
"Oh.. Toh Mr VIshwanath Iyer feel ashamed calling me his daughter. Isn't appa?" Ishita said wiping her tears.
"Ishu.. Is it a way to talk with your appa?" Mrs iyer scolded.
"No amma, don't interfere today. So appa what do you want haan? Let's make it clear today." She said crossing her arms on her chest.
Mr iyer looked on sternly saying, "If you want to stay in this house, if you want to be a part of my business then you have to break all your ties with him else..." He paused
"Else what?"
"Else this house door will be close for you forever." He declared.
"Vishwa how can you say this to our daughter? Where will she go?" Mrs iyer started crying.
"Why? She has someone except us Madhu. He'll take care." He said in rage.
"You are right appa. I have someone, who really cares for me. And he isn't like you that he will leave me in my crisis. And one more thing, I have least interest in your property and moreover, I can't leave him. And you can't accept our relation, so it's better to leave this house. Further you won't be insulted anywhere appa." She said when a tear rolled out from her eyes.
"Ishu, kanna please. Don't do this, listen to your appa." Mrs iyer requested.
"I'm only listening to him amma." She said while taking out her dresses.
"Is it your final decision?" Mr iyer asked.
"Can you accept us?" She asked back when Mr iyer turned other side. "Then my decision won't change." Saying this she started her packing, meanwhile mrs iyer tried to convince both of them but nothing worked and she walked out.
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