Chapter 195 - Is your marriage on the rocks? (1/2)
|Innaya|
I never begrudged anyone, for I knew envy brought nothing but pain and sadness. In addition to this, I had nothing precious that someone could envy me.
However, I caught the n.a.k.e.d envy in Ayesha's eyes. It startled me. Why would she resent me? I was quite an unfortunate one if we compared our lives. She didn't have the childhood I once had. She did not have PTSD. Then why would she envy me? From whatever I heard from her chatter with Eshan, she led a happy life.
The moment I caught her eyes darting to the man behind me, I realized the reason for it. Eshan's open display of love was the reason for her distress. The emotion of envy immediately changed to the one of adoration when I caught her eyes. It changed so fast as if it never was there.
”Oh! I see... For a moment I thought you're fond of floral print from your childhood.” I laughed out. Ayesha's envy was the reason for my lifted mood.
Eshan's hand rubbing my hair paused temporarily before resuming the work. ”Nope, I more fond of anything you wear.”
I almost choked when he passed that remark. Ayesha's eyes gleamed with coldness. I blushed immediately under his flowery words.
A low whining sound coming from my lap had me look down. Fortune put his head in my lap feeling bored with zero attention. I smiled looking at his adorableness, keeping my head down to hide my blushing face.
”Oh! You have got a dog. That's new. He's so adorable” Ayesha suddenly exclaimed.
She crouched down on her knees wishing to pet Fortune, but as if Fortune did not like her as well for he suddenly made a low growling sound.
'What? Are you blind? How could you not notice such a big animal? Or you also want some attention?' I wanted to snap at her but then I held back my tongue biting on my lower lip.
Petting Fortune's head, I wondered why he never had such kind of reaction toward me.
”Don't mind, Ayesha. Fortune is just not used to have other people around.” I made an excuse on the spot. Fortune was a therapy dog, so of course, he would not growl on anyone. But, he was growling at her, there had to be some reason. Didn't they say, animals are more attentive towards people with malicious intent?
”It's okay. He'll get used to me.” She smiled, looking at Fortune with her downcast eyes. I failed to see the expression in her eyes, but I had a gut feeling that it was not any good. ”By the way, aunty permitted you to bring him? I remember Aunty did not like animals,” she asked Eshan.
I tilted my head to look at Eshan questionably. Her sentence made me curious. Only he could explain more. After Ayesha's arrival more things about my mother-in-law were getting revealed. I did not know if it was accidental or she was doing it deliberately. What was she trying to prove? That she knows my husband better than me?
'Yeah, dream on. You might know him for a couple of years in childhood, but the man you want to pursue trailed me for a decade. That's absolutely longer than whatever adolescent fantasies you have woven for years.' I suddenly wanted to take pride in Eshan's one-sided love for so many years.