CHAPTER 47
PAST
“Why are you keeping this tour for so long?... Come early.”
"When I told you that you should come with me, you were not ready to come, and now you are troubling me like this before leaving.”
Prakram wipes the tears from Divya's eyes and tells her that Divya is not at all pleased with his departure as he is going to Sydney for a month, where they have opened a new branch of Bundela Industries, which needs a lot of attention. Prakram knows a lot about this project; that's why he is going himself. He explains it to her.
"Now don't bother me like this; I will try to come early. The most important thing is that this time, when I go there, you will be with me."
"I don't want to leave India at all. I live here, so at least I can meet my parents, and you know I don't like being away from my parents at all."
"Yes, if it's your preference, I can accompany you to your home as your uxorilocal husband."
Divya says this with a smile, wrapping both of her arms around his neck.
"Of course, the idea is good... Being like my servant."
She laughs loudly, and Prakram, noticing her smile, immediately kisses her forehead and informs her.
"You shouldn't miss me anyway because you are going to your parents' home anyway. As long as I am in Sydney, you are going to live comfortably at your parents home, where you are going to enjoy their company."
"Hmm, but I miss you."
He kissed her lips and bid goodbye quickly.
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Prakram is smiling as he converses with Divya, causing Armaan to stare at him repeatedly, something he has noticed with great clarity. As soon as he finishes talking to Divya and bids her goodbye, he immediately looks at Armaan.
"What happened, Armaan?"
"Nothing..."
"You will tell me whether something has happened or not, because I have known you since childhood. Now quickly tell me what has happened because I want to know, and there is definitely something; otherwise, you would not have reacted like this again and again.”
Armaan lowers his gaze, comes forward, and sits in front of Prakram. He knows that Armaan never hesitates to share his thoughts with him, but if he is hesitating here, it indicates that the matter is significant, and he will promptly respond to his question. Armaan sits in the front seat and responds immediately.
"Sir, after you came to Sydney, I saw Divya Mam in a hotel.”
Armaan had stayed there to help Digvijay with some projects, due to which he had only come this morning. After listening to him, Prakram does not react much and communicates with him in a relaxed manner.
"You know very well that Divya enjoys partying very much with her friends. She must have gone to a party with some friends."
"She did not attend any party; rather, she was with your cousin Manjeet and went to the room alone with him.”
Armaan did not want to say this to Prakram at all, but he could not hide anything from him. He looks towards Prakram, who is looking at him and whose words he cannot hold wrong because he knows that not in bad dreams does he say something wrong to him. But he is shocked. This is something very big, which is very hard to believe. Armaan uses his phone and puts it on the table quietly. Prakram is in a very strange situation where he doesn't want to trust Armaan, but he knows that Armaan will never lie to him. He doesn't look at the phone at all, but he is unable to stop himself because it is extremely important to know the truth.
He looks at Armaan's phone, where there is a video of Manjeet and Divya. They are hugging each other, and from the way Manjeet is holding her in his arms, he does feel that both of them are in love with each other. He doesn't understand anything, but as far as he knows, he told Divya very clearly that they do not have good relations with his uncle, which is why they maintain a distance, and as a result, she has never spoken to his cousins Manjeet and Ranjeet in the future. He didn't even bother to introduce her to them.
With a smile on her face, Divya kisses Manjeet on the lips, causing Prakram to pause for a moment. He had never, even in his darkest dreams, imagined that his wife would consider cheating on him. However, he struggles to understand if there was a flaw in him that led her to turn her attention to Manjeet, and why only Manjeet? In these six months of marriage, he has been very happy with her. She was also happy; he can't remember when these two met so much that she got inclined towards him. He knows very well that Divya is very innocent, and perhaps she is not able to understand many things. He is very worried about this and immediately calls his father.
"Hello dad…”
"Yes Prakram….
"My health is very bad, and I am not able to stay here at all. Perhaps this time the weather here is not suiting me."
"What? Don't you worry; somehow return today with Armaan; I will take care of the work there; I will reach there today itself. Please refrain from calling your mother to inform her that your health has deteriorated. You know that she gets very worried when your health worsens."
"Yes, I am understanding everything, but you know the work here is very important."
" I said, You don't need to worry at all; you just come from there." I am going there by taking the first flight, and I will take care of the work."
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Prakram is lying near Divya and is continuously looking at her face. Looking at her face, it appears that Divya has no remorse for her actions or any indication that she is cheating on him, which further intensifies Prakram's anger. He harbors a slight grudge; he wanted to confront Divya as soon as he arrived, but he was determined not to do so in front of his mother. He understands that Digvijay and Sandhya deeply love him, and if he decides to take action, Sandhya will travel to Sydney to meet Digvijay, as Digvijay needs to handle business there. He doesn't like to travel, and hence he doesn't even want to travel a lot, due to which Sandhya herself is going to him. That is why Prakram is waiting for the right time, and secondly, he wants to catch Divya red-handed.