Chapter 71

Ayla's Pov:

"Baby" I cringed at the endearment. Why does all the men in this house sounds way to creepy and why the fuck I haven't noticed his behaviour before. I could see how Arjun's mother stepped back when my father-in-law used it that to addressed her. At that moment I saw Arjun in him and myself in her place.

I gasped in shock my eyes widened at the sudden realisation. I took a a step back making me stumble back, I don't want to believe what's unfolding infront of me. I blinked couple of times while looking at the pair, I have seen him pamper his wife which I thought was love, but now all could see was madness. The madness which I felt suffocating being with his son.

I have never noticed his creepiness before. I was focusing so much on my miserable life that I failed to see her suffering the same fate as mine.

When I looked at my father-in-law an involuntary shudder ran down my spine. The way he looked at her is the same way his creepy son used to looked at me.

A hand placed on my shoulder making me jerk back with a yelp, making me avert my eyes to look at the source. I sighed in relief when I saw Neeraj standing next to me while giving me an comfort squeeze on my shoulder to let me know that they're here. Even though there was this confusion written on his face seeing my reaction towards his touch.

I gulped looking away after nodding my head while moving slightly away from him making his hand slip away from my shoulder. I saw the hurt flashed in his eyes when I did that but I did not looked at him again, after looking at my reaction I heard him release a sigh.

Right now all of my focus was on my in-laws. I saw how Arjun's father tried to hold his wife again and again, but everytime she swatted his hand away screaming at him, "Why....?? Why....!!!" she shouted angrily making all of us flinch at her loud voice "It's all... it's all because of you. Did you even realise that? You made my son turn into a monster like you" saying that she turn towards the door running away making us stunned with her statement.

What?

My eyes widened at her statement. I looked at my father in law who followed her closely.

What the fuck was that?

I was so stunned to react. I didn't know this. Did Arjun's mom suffered the same fate as mine or what? Oh my god this is so fucked up, but looking at how Arjun's mother was reacted one thing was sure she was also forced into this marriage. We all saw when he tried to hold his wife to stop her from running away but all she did was pushing his hand from touching her. When she was successfully out of his reach she ran outside while yelling at him to not to follow her.

"He's not my son anymore"

I looked at Neeraj and those officers who looked equally stunned at the commotion that happened here few minutes back.

From my peripheral version I saw how Arjun's lawyer wiped his head with kerchief while looking here and there with that terrified look on his face, as if he did something wrong, and wanted it to hide from the whole world.

"NOOO"

Before I could ask him anything we heard a loud commotion out there. Neeraj and I ran outside to seperate the married couple over there who are fighting for their son, but before they could my father in law's bodyguards surrounded them.

I scrutinize my eyes while streching my head to see what's all this about, my mother in law's pain can be heard and seen in her voice and her eyes. It's almost like I'm seeing myself in her position.

Before I could process what's all this about I got a call from my brother.

I sighed I have to leave but before that I need to meet him one last time.

The person who made my life hell.

I look around as most of the officers are still out here to clear the commotion, so I moved inside silently making sure no one noticed me, but before I could step inside the office, Neeraj caught me. I stilled in my position while biting my lip and fidgeting my fingers in distress.

He took a step towards me to stop going there, but after a second I don't know what got in him, he shook his head stopping in the middle while pointing his watch and showing ten on his finger.

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as he again done the same. After a minute or two I nodded my head in understanding, I have ten minutes thinking I hurried inside the office to see him one last time.

Soon, I saw myself standing against the glass door which was seperating us. I could see him from here, he looks so devastated and it's been only a day, but he almost look unrecognisable with his bleeding face. As my eyes wandered on his face, he suddenly turned his head towards the glass door making me take a step back in fright. A wave anxiety took over me, and that was mixed with the nervousness of seeing him looking at my direction, I know he can't see me but still his stare was enough to make a shiver ran down on my spine. He frowned while looking at the glass door to his right, it's as if he could sense me or see me through this glass door. I'm sure if he wasn't cuffed he would have stood next to the door, gone all rampage to let him out and just like that I was a shaking mess.

I took a deep breathe to calm down my nerves. If I'm like this then how would I react when I see him. He's just few steps away from me, but I'm already shivering. I shook my head to clear my thinking, slowly I went towards the door all the while looking at him, and in return he was already looking at me which is not helping me at all. I chanted in my head repeatedly that he can't see me, still I can't help but shiver under his gaze.

I nervously held the door knob to open it, but my hand that was holding the knob started to shake out of fear. I closed my eyes tightly while clenching my jaw.

I so badly wanted to go inside and and...

I sighed leaning my forehead against the door. I can't do this, Not now! not ever!

Even after thinking about this so many times I really don't want to meet him nor does talk to him or comfort him. I need to leave this chapter of my life just like this. Life is too short for holding any grudges against the person who made your life hell because in the end, that hate will only destroy you completely, so we have to learn to forgive but don't ever forget your past because it taught you something.

Forgive means I need to forgive him for my own peace not that I forgave him for destroying my life. How can I forgive such person? I could never do that. He will suffer for what he did to me and to those people whose life he destroyed for his own twisted satisfaction. I'll make sure of that.

Just look at him now karma is indeed true, he will surely face the consequences of destroying many life's including mine. My work has been done, hereafter everything will be handle by Neeraj and those officers, I know they will take care of him.

Now that I have learnt so much about myself and became who I wanted to be, I'll be forever grateful for my will power to withstand him. Life has taught me so much. It was so hard for me to do everything, but thank god there was some people who helped me to do all these, without them I wouldn't have got my freedom. I am free. I am finally myself without him and I'm forever grateful to those people, but I don't know why I feel bad for him, I sighed while thinking that again. I shouldn't be thinking like that.

I left the door knob still looking at him without any emotions on my face. I really wonder who thought those things to him because I have seen different sides of Arjun in this past couple of years.

He has different personalities which scares me the most, no one knows how he will be. One moment he will be nice and the next he will be the opposite of being nice.

I sighed again I don't need a closure, he's not worth it. Maybe I should have done this long ago, but things weren't in my hands. I shook my head to clear the things. It's really a waste of time to dwell in the past, it won't change a thing.

I looked at my hand when I heard the ringtone of my phone again. I need to go, it's been so long. He must be so worried.

Looking at him one last time I turned around but I saw how he was wiggling around the chair trying to get out of it. At the moment I confirmed it that he knew it, that I am here. He's literally shouting my name and pleading me to see him. I touched the glass door one last time, well it's time for me to move on, sometimes it is necessary to leave without a word.

Silence is indeed a best virtue.

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