Maya's POV (as usual :p )

Just if Arjun had waited to hear the news that I had, maybe, just maybe things might have been different.

"Hey ,baby" Arjun's voice interrupted our conversation.

"Hey" Katherine was extremely delighted to see him! How was she going to react when she comes to know about Arjun's infidelity! I really felt sorry for her!

He walked up to Katherine and started kissing her. It didn't even bother him that I was standing in front of them!

I cleared my throat, hoping it would strike them that I was standing right in front of them. Immediately Katherine pulled away and blushed furiously.

Arjun's gaze met mine and his eyes slowly travelled to Rohan who was in my arms. He looked at me as if I were the dirtiest thing that he had ever witnessed.

"What are you doing with Rohan?" He shouted angrily and his tone made me flinch.

What now? I didn't even have the right to carry his baby?

"She just wanted to carry him ,Arjun! Relax!" Katherine interjected.

Arjun ignored her and grabbed Rohan from my arms. His words pinched my heart. My eyes filled with tears. I started walking away from their happy family.

"I don't want her anywhere near Rohan! Do you get that?" I heard Arjun shouting at Katherine and his words made me quicken my steps.

I ran to my cabin and looked the door behind me. Tears streamed down my eyes.

Why was so he so rude to me? Why wasn't he able to get past the fact that I was an adopted kid? The disgusted look that he gave me when he saw me holding Rohan just killed me.

This was just my first day and it went terribly bad! How am I going to go through the next twenty nine days?

I can't run away from him! I have to face my fears! I can let him rule my life and let my fears takeover me. No matter what, I was going to do this! There was no looking back!

Every day was going to be a living hell and this day was just a reality check.

Suddenly my phone went off, bringing me to reality.

It was Ria. I wiped off my tears and steadied my breathing. Once when my breathing returned to normalcy, I answered the call.

"What took you so long to answer my call?" She shouted.

"I'm sorry ,Ria! Tell me"

"I can't meet you today, Maya! Varun has planned a dinner date" she said.

"Aww! Romantic night with your hubby,I see!" I teased her. I was happy that Varun was taking efforts to mend their relationship.

"No Maya! I guess it's just going to be a normal dinner!" I could sense some sadness in her voice.

"Stop guessing and dress in something sexy ,woman!" I said .

"Sure thing!" I can literally imagine her rolling her eyes.

"Do you want me to take care of your daughter? " I asked

" No! I'm leaving her at my mom's place" she said

"That reminds me! How is Aunt Sri?" I asked, meaning her mom. Her mom and my mom were literally like sisters.

"She's fine .She can't wait to meet her grand daughter. She has called me ten times already!" she said and laughed.

"Impatient gramps you've got there!" I said

"Varun is pestering me to get dressed! We'll meet soon! Is a Rain check possible?" She asked

"Of course! I will let you know! Now go and get your ass dressed in something seductive!" I said

She laughed "yes boss!"

"Bye and have fun!" I said and hung up.

I was glad that at least their marriage was not falling apart. I felt really happy for Ria and Varun.

After finishing my work, I left for home. When I reached home, mom was cooking dinner and dad was busy in a phone call.

" hey mom!" I said, entering the house.

"Maya! How was your day?" That was the first thing that she asked.

"Don't worry! It went well!" I said. I didn't want her to get disturbed because of me.

"Get changed and come soon for dinner! Dad wants to talk to you" she said.

The dinner went quite smoothly. Dad never touched on the topic of I going back to Arjun's company to audit. That way, I felt really comfortable . He wanted me to take care of the charity gala that was going to be hosted by Sharp and measure and the occasion being its twenty eighth anniversary. There was just a week's time and I had so much to take care of.

The next week was a hustle and bustle. I had so much auditing work to do and the gala preparations as well. Arjun had gone to Hyderabad to close some deal. So I was free from his cruel taunts for a week. It was really a breath of fresh air without him at the office.

The day of the charity gala had come and my panic attack mode was on. I had a look at my phone for the time and it read 4:10pm. I had less than two hours to re-check everything and get dressed for the event.

After a hectic hour of re-checking everything for one last time, I left to my home to get dressed. By the time I went home, Mom and Dad were already dressed and ready to leave. My dad looked tall and handsome in his charcoal black tux and mom was dressed in an elegant purple saree( a garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk or any other material elaborately draped around the body, traditionally worn by women from South Asia). The colour made her glow and she looked tantalizing.

"You both look so adorable together" I squealed and took them in hug.

They both laughed and dad kissed my forehead "I'm so proud of you, Maya!" He said.

My mom looked at us with happiness in her eyes. "Don't be late! Come soon!" My mom added and they left to the gala.

I hurried up to my room and barged into the bathroom for a quick shower. After washing my body, I rinsed my hair with the apple scented shampoo ;which was my recent favourite. The hot water ran over my body which helped me relax.

After my shower, I wiped my self dry and wore my underwear. The simple red coloured, off shoulder dress was waiting for me on the bed . I grabbed it and slipped it on my body. It ended two inches below my knee and the material clung on to my body at the right places, accentuating my curves. I was never a cocktail dress person . I loved wearing sarees to these kind of occasions. But Arjun taught me a lesson and it was a lesson well learnt which would never be forgotten.

"What is taking you so long, Maya!" I heard Arjun's impatient voice when I was getting dressed for the party.

Tonight would be a really good chance to spend some time with Arjun, though we were just attending a business event. He had been so busy in his work that we barely saw each other. I was elated when he asked me to join him for a party was an understatement.

I adjusted my black saree for one last time and walked to the hall to join Arjun.

"Arjun! We can leave!" I said and he turned to look at me

His gaze roamed over my body "You dressed in something so trashy and it took you long enough!" He hurt me, yet again. Did I look that bad?

"I can change into another saree!" I quickly said so that I don't disappoint him.

"Who the hell dresses up in a saree to cocktail parties!" The same man who forced me to wear a saree just because I looked beautiful in them, was now saying these hurtful words.

"I...I'm sorry" I stuttered but it made him only furious.

"You know what! Forget it! I will escort a model who knows to dress up for a party and not look like a piece of garbage"

I was left alone...

From then on ,I never attended a single party with him. It was not like I refused to attend, he felt ashamed in introducing me as his wife. I started hating sarees from the core of my heart. Since then, I stopped wearing them.

Oh god! I was running late already!

I quickly styled my straight hair in nice and defined curls and let it lay open over my shoulders. I quickly did my make up and put on my hazel brown lenses. After a nice contouring and shadowing my eyes, I was ready to go. My skin looked radiant and bright. No one would believe that this was the same Maya two years ago.

I put on a pair of flashy red stilettos and marched hurriedly down to the hall. I grabbed the keys to my Audi and my car was transported to Chennai just a day back. So, travelling had become a lot easier. I locked the house behind me and left to the gala.

The guests had already started arriving when I had reached. Since this was a really big event today at Chennai, all the people form the media were present. The paparazzi suddenly made me nervous.

Just as I stepped in, the journalists bombed me with questions and camera flashes which made me squeeze my eyes shut.

I avoided every question. I was not a person who likes so much attention. Suddenly a woman in her late twenties put her microphone right in front of my face "Ms. Maya, we heard that your ex-husband would also be present at this event. What do you think about it?" She asked and earned a glare from me.

I completely ignored every single person and finally managed to get into the hall. Just as I entered the hall, there was another huge chaos outside.

"Maya, I'm so glad that you made it on time" I heard my mom's voice welcoming me.

"And you look so beautiful sweetheart!" She added and I smiled, thanking her for the compliment.

Suddenly there was a commotion inside the hall. Many of our guests started walking towards one man who held his woman securely in his arms.

His smoky black eyes caught mine.

Heyaa! What do you think is going to happen? Is Maya going to face another public humiliation?? Let me know what you feel! I'm so excited to get the next chapter done! I have something amazing spinning in my head and I can't wait to know what you guys would think about it!

The next chapter will be updated by Friday!

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