Abhi tells her the entire truth.

Hearing to the truth, she was stunned and was speechless.

Abhi then said, "I have told everything to you. This was not supposed to happen. And....I don't know whether you will trust me or not."

Reena," I trust you sir!"

Abhi, "You do? I mean it's your sister in law. Are you sure?"

Reena, "Sir, I too had some doubts about her but had brushed it off after seeing her love for bhai and my family but now it makes sense."

Abhi,"It's all because of me. I should have know about her real character earlier."

Reena,"It's not your fault sir. Please don't blame yourself for her."

Abhi,"How can I not Reena? I loved her and she left me all of a sudden. She then married your brother when he was wealthy. Then now she is trying to harm him so that she can come back to me. All this is disgusting and I can't believe I loved such a girl in my life."

Reena,"But sir... Don't get me wrong. You have made it complicated too. You could have married some other girl. Why me?"

Abhi, "That's because Purab said then only she will stop what she is doing. I mean she will stop disturbing me as now I am part of the family that she is married to."

Reena,"Why don't you tell everything to my Bhai?"

Abhi, "I tried.... In fact, we tried. Purab and I tried many times. But everytime we tried to reach out to him, he is with her. Even his calls are being answered by her. Moreover, he was recently injured and she was with him at all times and never leave him alone at all."

Reena, "Injured? How? When?" she panicked.

Abhi, "Slipped from the stairs. He had injured his shoulder and leg."

Reena,"Just slipped right?"

Abhi, "That's what he told. He said he slipped from the stairs due to...." he paused seeing Reena.

Reena,"Just tell me sir!"

Abhi,"He said the stairs were oily all of a sudden."

Reena hearing that was tensed.

Abhi, "I don't know whether is it because of her. But let's not imagine things as we have not been there when he fell down."

Reena,"Sir...Now I am scared."

Abhi,"Reena, let us reach out to your family first. We have to go to Delhi and only from there we can handle her."

Reena,"But why was she here today?"

Abhi, "I also don't know. I have to ask Purab to check for me."

Reena nods her head looking worried.

Abhi, "Reena...."

Reena, "Sir, what if she harm my family?"

Abhi, "I won't let her do that. Trust me!"

Reena sighs and walks near to the car.

Abhi, "It's getting late. Let's make a move."

Reena nods her head as yes and the trip back to house was very silent.

Abhi stops the car in midway.

Reena looks at him questioningly.

Abhi in response said, "Reena, I know how much troubled you are. Just hide it from elders. They shouldn't know about anything."

Reena,"I understand sir and what's your next plan?"

Abhi, "We have to leave to Delhi. About her presence here, Purab had texted me. He said she is here after knowing that I had married you. So she had came to invite us to Delhi."

Reena,"Then why was she at the restaurant?"

Abhi, "She knows we were heading there. It seems she had called the house and Ram ji had told where we were going to."

Reena, "Oh...where is she now?"

Abhi, "I don't know but if I am not wrong she must be in house."

Reena was taken aback and Abhi tells, "Relax! She doesn't know that you know everything. Let it be that way."

Reena takes a deep breath and asks, "Does she knows you know about her? I mean about her wrongdoings."

Abhi,"Maybe."

Reena,"Why maybe?"

Abhi, "Reena, you know I used to meet someone all of a sudden?"

Reena, "Haan Saritha ji told me before. Oh so it means you met someone to know about her."

Abhi," Yes, and that's how I got to know about her one day that she is married and is living in Delhi. From there I knew what's happening. I mean the downfall of your Bhai's business and the kind of mishaps happening in your family. The detective who investigated on everything related to her found that she was also involved in it. But....."

Reena," But?"

Abhi,"But for every bad thing happening, she blamed you."

Reena couldn't understand and Abhi told, "She blamed you of taking revenge on them. She proved it with proofs as well."

Reena,"What? How's that possible? I don't know anything that happened over there."

Abhi, "Exactly! That made it easier for her. She very well knew that you won't return to your house so she easily used your name. If only you are aware of the happenings at your house and also made an effort to return to your house, things will be different."

Reena remains silent and was really getting very scared and worried at the same time.

Abhi," Reena... But now we have to face it. I don't know what kind of lies she had told your family to make them believe you're bad. And I also don't know how she managed to convince them to invite us to your house. One thing, I know is we have to be very careful and both of us have to stay strong to defeat her."

Reena still remains silent and was unable to believe what's happening now.

She thought her disappearance from her family would lessen their burden. But she was wrong!

It made it worse. Now her family is in trouble because of her.

Abhi," I can understand what is running in your mind. I don't think your family would have fully believed that you were against them. She would have...."

Reena, "Sir... Let's leave."

Abhi,"Reena..."

Reena,"I am fine sir. Let's leave. It's getting late."

Abhi looks at her before starting to drive.

"I don't understand why did she distanced herself from her family? What happened in her life that she was away from them? Was she away from them or was she made to be away from them." he thought about Reena while driving.

He felt like asking her but he knows she won't tell him. Moreover, today was a heavy day for her by knowing the truth.

"Maybe I will know the truth when we are at Delhi."he thought as he did tried to get information about Reena but he couldn't find anything other than knowing her real name.

Meanwhile, Reena was looking away and trying to suppress her tears.

"It wasn't my fault that day. But nobody believed me till now. Why? Why god? Why my own family never believed me?" she asked herself by closing the eyes.

They both reached the house and were not surprised to see her in the living area.

Saritha ji, "Look who have came here! Reena, you haven't told anything about your family. She came here today and showed all your pictures with family."

"Reena ah?" she asked in a sly tone.

Reena, "Reena for everyone here."

"Including him?" she asked.

Abhi, "Yes. May I know who are you? I mean I know you're family to my wife but you see we just got married and she never really share about her family members that much."

"You don't know me? I can't believe it. You know me very well. I am Tanu." she said which surprised the elders.

Realizing what she said, she told "What I mean is he knows me very well if he knows Pragya very well. I guess he still doesn't know much about her."

Abhi, "I do know! I know about her character and that's enough for me to know her very well."

Saritha ji, "Why are you talking like this Abhi? She is Pragya's Bhabi and related to you as well. So please speak in a respectable tone."

Abhi tried to control his anger as Tanu smiled at him.

Reena, "Is everyone fine there?"

Tanu, "When I am there, obviously everyone will be fine. But you did a big mistake by staying away from us and also marrying without informing us. Do you know how bad we felt?"

Reena never says anything and looks at Abhi.

Abhi, "We love each other so we decided to marry!"

The elders hearing it were shocked but knew that Abhi can't tell the truth to her.

Abhi, "I am sorry. I am very tired now. Shall we talk a while later? Reena and I need to freshen up first."

She in response gasped and looked at Reena remaining silent.

Saritha ji, "She had been waiting here for so long to meet both of you Abhi. At least wait for a while and listen to what she have to say."

Abhi,"Saro...if I can I will na. Look at us, both of us are feeling very tired and I have to listen to her carefully as she is someone very closely related to my wife! So for that I need to freshen up first."

Before Saritha ji could say anything, Reena said, "Just 30 minutes Saritha ji... We will be back. Bhabi, have you taken your meal? Please have it with Saritha ji first. She will be a good company to be with."

With no other choice to convince them, Saritha ji said, "Alright. Faster go and freshen up meanwhile I will talk to her and also make sure she have her meal now. Already she had snacks too."

Reena smiled and quickly both Abhi and Reena left from there.

At Abhi's room,

Abhi closing the door was fuming in anger.

"Sir..." she called him.

Abhi, "How dare she? How dare she can still smile at me!"

"Sir, please don't raise your voice now. She might hear us."

Abhi,"I hate her! I hate her to the core."

"Sir.... Don't get carried away now. Now what do we do? That's more important to think of."she replied.

Abhi takes a deep breath and closed his eyes to calm himself down.

"You first go and freshen up." she said.

Abhi, "No you go first."

"No sir. You go first." she said

Abhi,"Reena, I will go but you go first now."

"Why sir? Why is it always I have to listen to you and you're not listening to me?" she asked.

Abhi, "It's because I am your boss."

"Boss? Not here sir. Anyways you're my acting husband now right?" she responded.

Abhi, "Excuse me. So now you want to boss me around by saying you're my acting wife ah?"

"Why not? After all, I do have to act as your wife in front of everyone." she replied firmly.

Abhi, "No way! I am your boss whatever happens and you only listen and obey to my words. It is not happening the other way round."

They then both argued forgetting that they had to freshen up until they heard a knock on their door.

Abhi went to see who it was and opened the door to see Saritha ji.

Abhi,"Hi Saro!"

Saritha ji, "Abhi, you are still in the same attire as just now! It means you didn't freshen up!"

She then looks at Reena and she too had not changed.

Saritha ji, "What are you both doing? She is waiting there patiently for both of you. It's bad manners to make others wait Abhi."

Abhi," I am sorry but it was all because of Reena. If she had gone first then we would have reached down on time."

Reena,"What? Because of me? You are the one not listening to me."

Abhi,"Let's not start again. I am tired. I will go to bathroom first itself as I am the bo.."

He looked at Saritha ji looking at them.

He then said, "I mean I am your husband na."

Reena rolled her eyes in disbelief as he passed by her to the closet.

Saritha ji smiled and left from there after saying to Reena to hurry up.

"Why is he doing like this? I asked him to go first as my clothes are in my room and I need to go and get them. But he argues with me like a child and also giving wrong impression to Saritha ji." she thought as she went out of his room.

After sometime, both reached the dining area and Reena's sister in law as expected invited them to Delhi.

After they had agreed to visit, she said she will leave now.

The elders tried to persuade her of staying one day at the house but she politely declined stating the reason of the need to take care of her family in Delhi.

Abhi and Reena now went out of the house to send her off.

Abhi, "How did you came? I don't see your car here."

Tanu, "I did came in a car. The driver had went to rest. I will call him now to pick me up."

She replied and called the driver.

She then looks at Reena and smiles.

Reena to smiles back but in fear after knowing about her real character.

Tanu, "Don't worry Pragya. Once you are at Delhi everything will be over."

Abhi and Reena looked at each other before about to ask her something.

Tanu, "I meant all problems will be over."

Abhi, "Look! Your car had arrived!"

Tanu, "I have been noticing from the time I came here. You're not calling me by my name. Won't you call by my name Abhi?"

She asked looking at Abhi.

Abhi, "Why not? Tanu ji, your car has arrived."

Tanu,"Tanu ji? I am not that old Abhi! In fact, we are of same age."

Abhi,"Maybe but you're elder in terms of the relation with my wife."

Tanu irks hearing what Abhi said.

Tanu, "You don't have to repeatedly tell Pragya as your wife. I know about it."

Abhi, "True! But it's my pleasure of claiming Reena as my wife repeatedly."

By saying that he opened the door of the car and Tanu went in with utmost anger and didn't even say anything to Reena.

Abhi closed the car door and all the while Reena was a silent spectator who was now looking at the car leaving from tbe house premises.

Abhi then tells, " She is definitely planning something big for us."

Reena, "Sir, we have to do something now."

Abhi looks perplexed in response and asked, "Now?"

Reena, "Yes!"

She then asks him to follow her to the room she stays.

He too followed her and once reaching the room she locks the door.

She then looks at Abhi.

Abhi, "Reena, what do you want to tell?"

Reena, "I have to move to your room now."

Abhi,"Why suddenly?"

Reena, "Sir, we can't tell elders the truth about Tanu now. They will only get worried unnecessarily for us. So we have to make them believe that we are okay being husband and wife."

Abhi,"But....we don't have to make them believe that way. It won't have any effect towards Tanu's actions."

Reena,"No sir... It can have effects as just now she would have tried to gather information about us from elders when we were not in house. The elders would have say something that could convince her but we don't know how well she believes."

Abhi, "So?"

Reena, "So, we have to act like real husband and wife so that everyone here believes and there will be no opportunity for Tanu to do something to prove that we are not real husband and wife."

Abhi,"Oh I got what you mean now."

"I will pack my things now." she then said.

Abhi,"I will go to my room and make space to place your stuff."

He said that and Reena thanks him.

Later, Abhi helps Reena in moving her stuff to his room and also helps in arranging them.

Reena then excuses from there and goes to meet Saritha ji.

It was quite long since she went and wondering what she was doing leaving him waiting for her, he went out of his room.

Ram ji was approaching towards him and smiled.

Abhi,"Uncle! Did you see Reena?"

Ram ji, "Yes and no!"

Abhi, "Huh? What kind of answer is that?"

Ram ji, "Yes as I met her earlier but no as in now."

Abhi,"Okay....I will find her myself then."

Ram ji exclaimed, "No! You can't go and see her now."

Abhi,"Huh? Why?"

Ram ji, "Abhi, please wait. She is busy in something."

Abhi,"But she said she will return. Let me go and check."

Ram ji, "ABHI! YOU CAN'T MEET HER NOW. YOU STILL HAVE TIME FOR THAT."

Abhi,"Uncle! What's wrong with you? What are you trying to tell?"

Ram ji, "Abhi, listen carefully. It's been sometime that you and Reena got married but you two didn't do something. So all of us decided that today is an auspicious day and also now that both of you accepted each other, it is the best day to do it."

Abhi still doesn't understand anything and looks confused to the core.

Ram ji shook his head in disbelief and then whispers to him something.

Abhi,"What??? No! How can we?"

Ram ji, "It's a normal thing and every couple does it after marriage.

Abhi," She agreed?"

Ram ji,"Yes and that's why she is getting ready."

Abhi never says anything and walks from there towards the room that she might be inside.

The elderly ladies left the room seeing Abhi and he saw Reena getting ready in front of the mirror.

He closes the door and locks it. He then looks at Reena who was now wearing bangles on her hand.

Abhi,"What's all this Reena? Do you know what you have agreed to? That too in front of them!"

Reena, "Sir, like I told you earlier we have to behave like a real husband and wife."

Abhi,"But not to this extent! Wedding night is something special and I don't want you to dress up this way and fake your wedding night with me!"

Reena, "Sir, I don't feel bad in anyway. Whatever we are doing is acting so don't overreact for this."

Abhi still can't believe what Reena is doing now.

Abhi in a low tone, "Don't do this now."

"No sir. It is necessary for me to do this." she replied.

Abhi,"Pragya! Try to understand!"

She stops what she was doing. She wasn't expecting him to call her by that name.

Abhi, "I mean Reena."

"I...I..."she stammered.

Abhi,"Did I tell something wrong?"

"No sir... But you calling me by my real name makes me feel something that is unexplainable."

Abhi," I think you are overwhelmed with everything that I told you today. That's why you are reacting this way."

"I think so... But I am still doing what I have decided." she tells firmly.

Abhi, "No. Please don't do it. I know you will feel uncomfortable."

"Yes I would have felt uncomfortable if I did it with someone else."she told

Abhi,"You mean..."

She never says anything and leaves from there.

"What is she telling? She wants to act having a wedding night with me and she tells she will comfortable if it's with me!" he thought.

Sneek peek to next part,

"Sir... There are few things that you need to know before we reach my house." she said.

Abhi, "Yes tell me."

Reena, "After knowing about it, you will hate me for sure. So be prepared for it."

Abhi looks perplexed and thinks what is she going to tell that will make him hate her.

Thank you for reading! 😊 Sorry for the late update.