Chapter 252 - Want some alcohol? (2/2)

”Why are you here? Go to your wife. Otherwise, she will again start complaining,” Arjun bitterly said.

”If not for her ankle, she would be here instead of me,” I replied, taking a sip of the tea, savoring the sweetness of the sugar. I preferred sweet tea when I was stressed. It helped relieve some of the bitterness in my life.

If not for knowing Arjun for years, I would have mistaken his silence as ignorance. But, I knew that he was feeling guilty for causing her pain.

”You should have told her the whole truth,” I said. Tucking my legs underneath, I held the cup with both hands. The warmth of the tea, sipping through the cup warmed my palms. Compared to the cool breeze coming from the open window and the low temperature in the room, the hot tea was contrasting, yet welcoming.

Arjun picked up his mug, brought it to his lips, but did not drink it. His hair was messed, and I knew he was the one messing them. His blue eyes looked ahead without blinking. His fingers tightened around the mug.

”Don't break the cup,” I warned abruptly, looking at the increasing pressure he was exerting unknowingly.

”What truth? Do you even know the truth you are talking about?” Arjun snapped, breaking out of the trance he was in.

I shook my head. ”That's why I'm here.” I sipped the tea again, waiting for him to explain the truth.

”There is no such truth. Aunty will explain everything tomorrow. You can know your truth then,” Arjun said. Lowering his head a little, he looked at the liquid in the mug. That was his habit. He would observe the beverage first, take a sniff before bringing it to his lips and taking a sip. He did the same now as well. ”Thanks for the coffee.”

”I want to know what you discovered. When did you get your hands on Ayesha's intimate photos? Let me rephrase it, how did you know about everything? You were out on mis- ... right?” I caught myself before blurting out things I should not. Mentioning his matters was a big no, and it had everything to do with the protocol of his job.

”I don't know what you are talking about. The material was given by Kar-”

I interrupted him before he could try to bluff his way out of the matter. ”Arjun, you can't lie to me.”

Arjun turned around and leaned against the window frame. Tasting the coffee again, he narrowed his eyes.”Why are you so certain?” he fired his question.

”You were out of reach the whole time, and suddenly you showed up out of nowhere, and that too from inside the house when Ayesha's mother brought that photo.” My eyes darkened, recalling how I was caught off-guard with that n.a.k.e.d photo she produced out of nowhere. That photo was enough to ruin all the plans of today.

I chuckled sarcastically with how he still thought that he could evade me with his roundabout way of twisting the truth. ”Are you saying that Karan could reach you when I could not? Huh?”