Chapter 200 - How Things Fell Apart (4) (1/2)
(Flashback Continues)
|Innaya|
Fortune's barking disrupted the awkward moment, turning it into an angry one. I could feel the anger emitting from my mother-in-law's body language.
”Fortune, calm down. She's no stranger.” I caressed Fortune's head as I slightly blocked him from approaching further.
”What's this dog doing here? Get rid of it. Throw him out of here.” Mother-in-law's words were baffling.
'Get rid of it.' What kind of statement was this? How could she detest any animal, and even referring to that animal as 'it'? I did not understand it. And, her tone was quite sharp.
”I'll leave him in the garden, wait a moment. Come inside, please. I'll be quick.”
I did not want to leave Fortune out, but I had no other option. I could not disrespect her. She might as well have fear of dogs for all I knew.
”Let's go.” I led Fortune out in the garden through the back door. While on my way out, I took his bowls of water and dog food. Once I settled him outside, I returned.
My mother-in-law sat in one of the sofa chairs in the living room. She looked pretty uninterested. Her mood also seemed awfully off. My heart started pounding heavily in my chest. I did not know how I was supposed to behave around her. This was my first time being in the company of hers- alone. It kind of scared me a little.
”Sign this.” Her cold words startled me. Instead of asking me about my well-being or Eshan's, for that matter, she wanted me to sign something. This was completely unexpected.
”What is this mother-in-law?” I asked with a little caution. The situation was scaring me.
”Don't call me that. After you sign this, we won't have any relationship between us.”
Her words shook the very ground beneath my feet. What did she mean by it? With trembling fingers, I picked up the file she had thrown on the coffee table.
Flipping the cover, my eyes found the words written in the bold letters.
”DIVORCE AGREEMENT.” I thought I had read it wrongly. It was until the moment I found that it had Eshan's and my name.