Chapter 281 - Ouch!

Charan lifted her chins with his fingers and asked, "Hey, what is it? Where were you last night? I know you went out… what happened?"

If things were normal, Charan wouldn't insist. He would have let her be until she was ready to share… he was not the one to ask too many questions. But the circ.u.mstances were not normal. He felt she needed this more than anything at the moment.

Just from the fact that she was not talking even after he asked about it showed that she was not right. After all, Shreya never hid much from him before… she never hesitated to say neither what she did nor what was happening. She especially never hid what she felt.

He knew their separation had taken a toll on her and that they hadn't gotten back together in the best of circ.u.mstances either.

"I don't know where to start Charan…"

Shreya had been running one whole week without a break and this week had been a rollercoaster of emotional ups and downs for her. She never even got the time to sit and sort them out let alone share them with someone…

"Just take a minute for yourself Shreya… You don't even have to say anything to me. I just want you to be in a good head space… You just look so out of it these past few days… It is scaring me" He tucked her hair behind her ears as he caressed her cheeks. "I am not trying to be nosy… I just…"

"The maid… the maid that you guys found on the island… she… she is also the person who has killed my parents," Shreya whispered without giving Charan a chance to continue.

Charan stopped shocked as he looked at Shreya…

"I thought you said, Naren and the others were responsible…" Charan wondered out loud when he came out of his surprise.

"They are… they had hired Alisha to do the dirty deed. She was the hired gun… but she had faked her death and disappeared completely for so long… She wanted Abishek because that is the only way she can be sure nobody finds her… she was also the one who killed the late Prime Minister… But every last shred of evidence is destroyed. It is going to be hard to get a conviction for her… And she had dared to touch you guys and she is right there in my building… In front of my eyes…"

"Knowing everything she did to you and my parents, standing still is hard!!" Shreya said fisting her palms when she came to the last part.

Charan's expression did not change… and they were as soft as ever. But his eyes said that he had recognized her struggles.

"What do you want to do, Shreya?" he asked.

Shreya snapped and looked straight at him. This time she did not conceal anything… her eyes said them all… that sheer hatred and the menace in them… her eyes were almost red with murderous anger.

"Then why don't you do them? It is not like anybody is going to be able to stop you!" Charan asked. His eyes never deterred or changed the way he looked at her. He still looked at her gently. Not an ounce of warmth reduced.

Shreya stayed silent but she slumped in his embrace looking exhausted.

With jus the fact that they had tried to kidnap Charan's family- Shreya wanted to practically skin them alive… but knowing what she knows now and the fact that she might not be able to prove any of them in court… the struggle was getting harder. The mental pressure she is putting on herself is not small.

The hopelessness when she couldn't reach them… The relief of having them back… the fear of almost losing them. The anger and hatred towards the people responsible… the sheer helplessness of her current situation.

"Take a few deep breaths and put your emotions aside and think Shreya… think if this is what your parents would have wanted. Think if this is what you want…" Charan said rubbing behind her head.

"Put those big brains of yours to use… don't make rushed decisions and regret it later… Anger and hatred are not going to take you anywhere."

After that, neither of them spoke.

Shreya just laid on his embrace very obediently without making a noise. You can see her mind running a million miles… and Charan did not interrupt her either. He let her be… he just pecked on her temple and caressed on top of her head every now and then.

After a long while, Shreya's eyes drooped automatically… She fell asleep in no time. Her even breathing filled the air. She snuggled in and slept peacefully for once. She did not have that anxious frown or twitching eye lips as he saw in the past two days.

Charan's eyes softened as he looked at her sleep.

This tranquility lasted until Shreya blinked her eyes open after a long while. Her hazy eyes met with his and a carefree smile spread on her face look at him sleeping with his mouth slightly open.

The naughty side of her awoke as she leaned forward and played with his lashes before taking a bite off of his lower lips.

The sharp pain awoke him as he exclaimed in his half-asleep state…Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#!_51802616685971473">#!_51802616685971473</a> for visiting.

"Ouch!!"

Shreya just giggled away happily…

Charan couldn't help but smile back. It had been way too long since he had seen her smile like this… even when they were together almost the whole day since he got back… even when Shreya smiled, there was always a sense of heaviness around her. It was as if she was haunted or something.

But now, that heaviness was gone… she seemed her normal self… someone ready to take the world for a ride if the need arose.

He couldn't help himself from wrapping his arms around her and hugged her tightly as he whispered over her head, "I love you so much, Shreya… so much more than I ever thought I could."