*Jhanvi Pov*

"I am sorry! I shouldn't have slept off." I heard a coarse tone and glanced down to see him rubbing his eyes and slowly moved away while I removed my hands away from him.

"It's okay!" I mumbled, still feeling shock.

I never saw a man feel emotional. They always hide their emotions right unless it is in dire circumstances like death. I saw men crumbling when their loved ones leave the world.

But not to any other circumstances. I have never seen even Ali lose his composure and never saw him feeling sad in this way.

However, here I saw a man losing all his will power with just a single word. I know that single word is much more than normal with him losing his identity as a father completely.

"I should have already prepared for it." He mumbled and I turned to stare at him to see him staring at the ceiling.

"No one could prepare for anything." I mumbled and he glanced at me.

"It should have been hell for you, right? I mean you just got betrayed by the person you love and then the effect from your son's decision." He said and I frowned at his words.

"Actually, I was in fury when he said he is divorcing me and mainly because they do not need my acceptance for it to happen. But the pain started with my son's words saying he wishes to stay with them." I explained.

"What do you mean by that? Your acceptance should be there for the divorce, right?" he asked frowning.

"No! They are not normal people. Without their permission no one can enter or leave the kingdom of theirs." I replied.

"Kingdom? In this century?" he asked, raising his eyebrow.

"Yes! The only one which held back its status from becoming another country under government. That father of Ali is an old man with oddest attitude and a negative kind of man." I replied shuddering remembering the experience.

"I shouldn't have brought the past." He said, but I smiled.

"Actually, it is not hurting much from the time Harsha came back and I am fine with revising it." I said and he frowned, but nodded.

"So, you want to go to work?" he asked and I nodded to which he sighed.

"Okay! You get ready while I will see about the dinner." He said, moving away to get up but I held his hand.

"I will go from tomorrow. Why don't you go and have bath while I prepare dinner?" I asked and he slowly nodded smiling.

We both walked out of the room with him going to the stairs while I walked inside Lakshmi's room to see her painting.

She didn't come to my room at all. It's like she knows when to be quiet but I know she will show difficulty today to sleep as a small punishment for leaving her alone.

"Let's make some dinner." I said, holding her hand and we both walked out to reach the kitchen before starting the preparation.

"What will you do if they ask you tomorrow why didn't you come today?" he asked, walking near us when I was arranging everything on the table.

"That I was not feeling well." I replied shrugging.

"And?" he asked, sitting at his place while I made Lakshmi sit at her's.

"And I will continue if they let me otherwise I will enjoy your money." I replied, shrugging and he laughed shaking his head while I smiled at him.

"But, maam..." I trailed off, but she shook her head.

"I need to talk to the doctor before allowing you to work." She said in a strained tone while I sighed already expecting it.

I sat in the nurse's station waiting for her to return after she left to talk to the doctor. Well, I can try to get a job at another place unless they give me a bad reference.

"Hello?" I asked, lifting the call not looking at the caller ID.

"Are you free today? We are at the hotel." I heard Ali's voice making me stiff.

"I am at work." I replied leaning back.

"Well, why don't you take a leave? Harsha is waiting for you." He literally demanded, making me frown.

"And you think I can just do that? Do you know I am here sitting waiting for the result, whether I can keep my job or not?" I asked, raising my voice, but calmed down when I saw a few nurses staring at me.

What is with these men and my job? Everyone is hell bent on making me keep leave and leave the job too.

"Really? I will call you later." He said hanging up and I stared at the phone in shock.

However, after some time another shock resulted when the head nurse reached me with a grim expression saying, "Your job is safe."

"But, today the doctor wanted you to nurse a boy belonging to reputed family." She added.

"Okay! Which room is he at?" I asked and she frowned more.

"He is not at the hospital, but in a hotel room. You need to go there and take care of the boy." She replied.

"What? How can I go to a hotel? How can the doctor ask me to?" I asked, standing up with rage but she sighed.

"Apparently they know you and asked for you. He is your ex-husband and the kid is your son, Jhanvi." She replied and I stilled.

"And you have to go, I guess. I will not go as far as order, but that is the case." She added and I winced.

"No job if I don't go?" I asked and she frowned.

"Aren't you worried for your son? You used to run with just hearing his cough." She stated and I sighed.

"Let's just say that he is actually not ill, but it was the lie from another person." I said and she sighed giving me a small hug before moving away.

I reached the hotel and asked about him ear the reception only to get myself with an attender to take me to his room.

In the lift I called Jay and he immediately lifted asking, "Is everything okay?"

"Yes! My job is still there, but I am in the hotel going to meet Ali and Harsha." I replied sighing.

"Why?" he asked after a minute, but I was already walking towards the hotel room.

"It is a long story. I will tell you after reaching the house. You don't wait up for me and take a rest." I said, knowing well he just stayed for so long in the living room yesterday night.

"Okay!" he mumbled and hung up while I stared at the phone, but glanced up when the door was opened.

"Where is he?" I asked Ali and he moved aside to let me enter.

"He slept off!" that was the reply I got and the door closing at the same time.

"Then I will meet him tomorrow." I said, turning around, but he stood leaning on the door.

"He slept off when I called your doctor." He said and I stilled, but again started walking towards the door.

"We need to have our talk, Jhanvi." He added moving towards me.

"Then we can have it in public." I stated, but he shook his head.

"We tried every time, but it never happened." He said, but I tried to dodge him to reach the door.

"I don't want to be here." I said, but he immediately held my hand.

"Trust me! I will not do anything to harm you." He said, dragging me to a room while I glanced at the small bed present where Harsha is sleeping.

"Don't touch me!" I said, trying to remove my wrist, but he ignored me and entered the other room before closing the door.

"Please sit there." He said releasing my wrist and gestured the chair.

I sat there calmly thinking all this will finish if I just let if finish soon. I opened my mouth, but he shook his head.

"Now, what should be done so that you can return with us? I tried pleading and many reasons for you to return, but you didn't waver. So, I am asking you what do you want?" he asked and I stiffened.

"Like the money you gave?" I asked back.

"That was just to make your life easier for all the wrong things that happened for you. Please don't make that gesture as any wrong thing I did." He replied in a calm tone.

"So, you are asking me what I want?" I asked after some time and he nodded.

"I don't want anything." I stated folding my arms.

"Why? Why can't you return? What is holding you back?" he asked with a confused look.

"Are you for real? After everything you are asking me that?" I shouted and he sighed.

"You left me all those years and took me with you suddenly returning. Then threw me out of your life and you are asking me why am I not coming back with you? Do you know how I felt at that point?" I asked and he suddenly looked at me.

"Did you? Because all I saw was some fury, but nothing else at that time, of course, except when everything happened with Harsha." He replied shrugging.

"What should I have shown when you stated our divorce?" I asked back.

"You tell me! What should a person with a heart full of love towards another feel when they are separated?" he asked back and I stiffened closing my eyes.

"You didn't love me did you?" he asked calmly and I shook my head.

"At the beginning?" he asked and I immediately opened my eyes.

"Do you really think without loving you I would marry you and sleep with you?" I asked back and he flinched while everything went silent.

"I loved you, Ali. I loved you so much and thought my whole like with you. It never wavered even while waiting for you, but then I got another life with me to share. I turned all my life for him and nothing else felt important than him and then my work along with friends. Yes! I talked about you with Harsha and my friends, but slowly it felt like just words. The... the pull behind them lost on the way and I felt happy seeing you when you came to our house. But I know it was more for seeing the happiness in Harsha's eyes that he finally got a father figure. I want best for him and I thought you as that." I explained, looking away at the window.

"Then why didn't you ever date?" he asked and I sighed.

"I know how to keep my vows, Ali. We were married and I would never cheat in my marriage. So, I returned with you thinking I can fall for you again. I was in love with you completely right? Then why can't I do that again? But then you were distant and I felt confused. Then again we got married making me think, we can still work this and you too want to work this marriage. However, within two days while I was contemplating how to take a first step in our marriage, you threw the divorce papers at me." I replied and turned back to stare at him to see him staring back already.

"Was it easy to forget the love for me?" he asked and I shrugged.

"Did you ever love me deeply, Ali?" I asked and he stilled.

"Please be honest." I pleaded with him.

"Then will you come with me?" he asked making me frown.

"Why are you hell bent for that when I just told you I don't love you?" I asked and he looked away.

"We need not be a couple but just come back for Harsha so that he can continue to concentrate on the preachings he will get to be a suitable prince and a king in future." He replied.

"He is already a prince, right?" I asked him frowning.

"You don't understand! But you are needed there and he can't come here every time. Otherwise, he... he will make hell of all our lives." He replied.

"Who?" I asked, but inside I already know the answer.

"My father! To stop Harsha from coming here and concentrate, you need to come with us." He replied.

"Why are you so scared of him? If then why did you married me all those years back?" I asked him frowning.

"Because I was angry with him and wanted to disturb him." He replied and stilled along with me.

"What?" I asked in a near shout.

"He wanted me to do something, but I didn't want to. So, I came here only to meet you. I know our dating and marriage everything will ruffle his feathers, but I continued." He explained.

"You never loved me!" I stated, but he shook his head.

"I loved you in my own way and why not? You made me feel alive, literally, and I would have been more bound to you if I was with you and there was no separation. You said you wanted to make the marriage work when we married again and I too wish we could, but it would have been cruel for you." He explained and I frowned ignoring the thumping of my heart.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"The kingdom accepts the queen who is the same religion. So, the whole kingdom would have forced me to have a second wife. So, I accepted for divorce because I know it is cruel to make you face such situation." He explained and I immediately stood up.

"All these years I felt guilty for not having the same love and for not gripping it to not leave. But here I get to know that everything in my life happened because you wanted ruffle your father feathers? Can you hear yourself? And what did you do all these years? Was the work also a lie? Enjoyed being the prince with wealth and women?" I barked the questions and covered my face with my hands.

"Jhanvi!" he started, but I shook my head.

"Don't tell me anything! I got to know what I had to and I don't want to feel any more disgust of myself. Now, I can let go of my regret because it is the best thing. I would have felt more disgust if I was still loving you." I said and moved towards the door.

"Please come with us for Harsha. Never talk to me if that is what you wish." He said, but I shook my head.

"I will talk to Harsha later about all that and I will contact you myself when I am ready. Don't bring him here and blackmail me." I said and ran towards the main door.

I opened it, ignoring his voice and rushed towards the elevator praying it is near but it seems to be at ground floor. So, I moved towards the stairs and climbed them down.

I reached the entrance and immediately got a cab before getting into it and gave Jay's house address. I was shivering by the time he dropped me, but I took a deep breath.

I walked in only to see Jay sitting in the couch, but I continued to walk towards my room ignoring him completely.

"Jhanvi?" he called, but I didn't stop.

"I am not feeling well. I will talk later." I replied and opened my door.

"What did Harsha say?" he asked and I closed my eyes.

"He slept off by the time I got there and didn't get a chance to speak to him." That's al,l I replied honestly and walked inside before closing the door behind me and locked it.

I walked to the bed and lay calmly over it before letting the tears flow. To ruffle his father's feathers? I repeated and felt the disgust all over again. Oh god! I thought covering my face and tried to cry with no sounds.

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i know i am late but was little busy... so here it is...

by the way it was mentioned in "Deserve" with neville friend saying she met a prince and all the nonsense in the end where nev was supposed to go with her friend... i never mentioned the name of his but yeah that was where i introduced his character... 

lukehazza gowrisiree you both got it so *claps* and thanks for remembering :D

how is it???

comment plz and vote...

p.s- just imagine what will jay be thinking with her last statement of honesty? god! i just love torturing jay :P