Chapter 244 - Learning about the truth (7) (1/2)

|Innaya|

*** Half an Hour Later ***

We shifted back to the living room after we had our dinner. Everyone was silent, and I had kept my head lowered. Eshan's father had served more gulab jamuns to me than the rest. I found it difficult to be served by my father-in-law. Well, but then I kept my words to myself, not wishing to earn any reaction from him. In any way, it was benefiting me. Why should I complain?

”Two months ago, I received photos of you with Arjun,” Eshan's mother said.

”What photos?” I asked slowly, glancing at Arjun through the corner of my eyes.

Arjun and Eshan were sitting beside me, sandwiching me as if I would run away. Despite wanting to, I could not run away. My poor feet would not allow me.

”That's not important.” Arjun shook his head.

Eshan's mother nodded. She seemed to struggle with explaining as if she feared my reaction. Why would she?

Fortune licked my good feet, and I bent down to caress his head. Then I recalled my almost hysterical state in the bedroom. Were my in-laws there? Had they heard my words? I had said so many things- that honestly, I did not remember a word of it. However, I vaguely had a recollection that besides Eshan, other people were present in our bedroom too.

What a mess! My head was starting to ache even before starting the topic.

”How about we speed up the whole incident? Let me brief it for you,” Arjun said. He leaned back on the sofa, his right hand dr.a.p.ed leisurely on the armrest.

Turning abruptly, I glared at him. ”From how long you know the truth?” If he knew about it, then I seriously needed to evaluate our relationship.

Did he like seeing me in pain? Did he like to watch me struggle? I could not understand, but if that was the truth, maybe I would not consider him my brother anymore… I would treat him as Eshan's friend only.

”I arrived in the morning. So you can say- a couple of hours before it happened,” Arjun answered, looking quite nonchalant about it. He was not being honest. I could feel it deep down. Unfortunately, I did not have any proof. His reaction was pretty normal, where you could not detect the lie in his words.

I nodded, but deep down, I was unconvinced.

”Go on.” Folding my arms across my chest, I leaned back only to stiffen. At some point in time, Eshan had placed his arm behind me. So when I leaned back, it looked like I was in his arms. Technically I was- it was just coincidental.

”Stay,” Eshan whispered, pulling me and shifting close to me, almost taking me in his arms. Did he really not care about his parents' thoughts?

Glancing at his parents, I understood from where Eshan got such confidence. His father had his arm around my mother-in-law, and those two sat close to each other-just as She looked at her husband with tearful gaze, silently mouthing 'sorry.' My father-in-law's stern exterior cracked under her stare and replaced with tenderness as he shook his head. He leaned down and kissed her forehead to which she closed her eyes, and a tear fell from her closed eyelids.

My cheeks colored, and I immediately averted my eyes. I felt as if I had intruded into someone's private affair. That one moment of tenderness was enough for me to lower my guard a little.