Chapter 254 - If only I could smash everything.

|Eshan|

"Are you done acting on impulse?" Arjun asked after what seemed like an eternity. No amount of urging, no threatening, and no pleading worked on him. He just sat there like a sculpture without saying anything. His attitude had been clear. He did not want me to interrupt him. He expected me to shut up and listen.

I was just going to do that. 

Because? 

I had no other option. If Arjun got annoyed because of me, he would not think twice before leaving the house. This time no one would be able to find him, not that we could find him anyway. He was a master of disguise and skilled at vanishing. Even the shadows would pale in comparison with him.

"I will not interrupt you now. Continue," I said while sitting down on the bed. To make sure that I would not interrupt, I placed a pillow in my lap. I would just punch the poor pillow if I failed to control my emotions.

Arjun cast a disdainful glance. That look of disdain in his eyes made me want to punch him all the more. What was I? A child? Who could not control his emotions? Hmph! Stupid!

"Sahil told you about the conversation between Siya and Innaya, remember?"

I nodded. Sahil had played a recording of Innaya and Siya's conversation from the cafe. I had no idea that he would eavesdrop on Innaya and her friend's convo. I had only realized it once I heard Innaya's voice. 

"But, he did that out of goodwill, right?"

Arjun scoffed. "Goodwill? Are you sure? Who records the conversation sneakily these days? If he had so much of a problem, wouldn't it be good to involve Innaya as well?"

I fell silent. Arjun was right. Sahil had repeatedly asked me not to let Innaya know. He had said that he accidentally recorded and had no intention of using it to sow discord between our relationship. 

"Ayesha broke up with him six months ago, citing the reason that he was just your replacement in her heart, and she just could not forget you. At that time, Sahil was pissed. That damn dwarf- he could not handle the rejection. But that sly vixen - she faked a suicide. That fool could not even see what was right and what was wrong. Ayesha demanded that he helped her unite with you for the sake of love he holds for her."

I clenched my jaw. That fool. How could he just believe Ayesha? What about our years of friendship?

"Are you saying, it was a joint plan of Sahil and Ayesha to drive away Innaya from my life, from so long?" I asked, clutching the pillow in my fists.

"... Not entirely. Initially, no one knew about your marriage. So, the day when you told us, Sahil was shocked. That day he wanted to talk to you about Ayesha and convince you to marry her… but, then you dropped the bomb of your marriage. He's happy internally because that just meant that you were out of the race. Who knew, Ayesha would stage another suicide attempt. He fell for it, and decided to separate you and Innaya." Arjun's fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair. 

"What? How could he? When did Sahil change so much?" I just could not believe that Sahil would be the main perpetrator behind the mess. 

"Actually, Ayesha was not the only reason behind this. Someone played him by the nose. His weakness was used as a weapon against us. That fool learned his lesson though after Karan kidnapped Innaya," Arjun said. His eyes glazed as if he was remembering the kidnapping fiasco. 

"Karan knew everything and still played a good guy? He fooled mom by making her believe that he was helping, but in reality, he wanted to take Innaya away?" I almost strangled the pillow, imagining it to be Sahil and Karan's neck. "And, who played him by the nose? Karan? Did he use Sahil?"

Arjun shook his head, throwing a red marble from the bowl placed at the table for the decoration purpose at me."Stop jumping to conclusions."

"... Are you for real?" I caught the marble before it could hit me on the head and returned the throw at him, which he skillfully avoided by moving his head.

Arjun chuckled. "Tsk-Tsk! This is what happens when you do not know what patience is. I lured you into the trap, and you jumped, missing your best chance to attack." 

I sneered at him. Was this the time to riddle?

"Stop with your riddles, and get to the point."

"Huh? Be more respectful."

I sighed. Getting irritated was not the option. I calmed down before asking Arjun to explain everything.

"I won't say a word now. Tell me everything." I tightened my grip on the pillow. By now, I was sure that the pillow cover must be torn, yet I did not glance down.

Keeping my eyes fixed on the man holding all the information I needed, I waited for him to start talking.

"What's Sahil weakness?" Arjun asked. He again shifted the topic and jumped to be a questionnaire. 

"Gold Digger women," I answered swiftly. Sahil's past made him the way he was. His whole family almost got destroyed because of a woman. So his hatred for the women who destroyed other families for money was well known in our friend circle. And, that was the reason I had let him go when he was insulting Innaya.

"Right!" Arjun nodded. "Someone made him believe that Innaya was a gold digger who wanted to destroy you."

This time I could not sit still. Neither punching the pillow was enough to ease my anger. 

"Before you scream, remember that I will leave," Arjun said in a lowered voice as he tilted his head in the direction of the door. 

That shut me up instantly though the anger burning in my chest only grew stronger. 

If only I could smash everything.

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