Recap: Birthday celebrations- Ishana asks money from Sharan

Ishana's POV

Sharan left the house about six hours ago and I couldn't make any contact with him in all this time. I know that it is my mistake, maybe I should have asked it to him in a different way but I am sure that if he knows the truth then he wouldn't let me do what I am planning to do.

I am angry at him too. Even if I didn't tell him everything how can he just assume things and put me in the wrong? After living together for all this time, is that how much he knows me?

Anyways it is my mistake to expect more from him. If he can't even trust me then he has no place in my life. We didn't have any romantic feelings for each other but I was under the illusion that we were friends at least up to some extent but I was so wrong. 

He didn't even question me, he just assumed the worst and then he ran away. Thank god appa and angels haven't realized that he is missing or else I would have to face them. Just come back home, you idiot.

After another fifteen minutes I heard the sound of his vehicle. Before he could ring the bell I walked to the door and opened it. He appears surprised to see me there but ignores me and starts to walk into the house. I didn't ask him anything either. 

If he thinks that he does not have to tell me about his adventures then why should I ask him anything? He continues his frowning expression and starts towards our room.

I want to slap him. He is as usual his own rude self while here I was getting worried about him. Who goes away for six hours? I was worried that he was lying there dead in a ditch somewhere or that his car had undergone an accident or something and he is acting like everything is cool.

"Come to my room" he said and without waiting for my response he started walking towards our room. I scowled but followed him nevertheless.

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Sharan's POV

Why is she acting so calm? I expected her to slap me or give one of her never ending lectures after my disappearance last night but here she is silently observing me. She is behaving as though this is normal and that nothing happened last night and that behavior is making me even more angry. Oh why I am expecting all this from her? She dont care for me or may be only my money matters for her. Why should she bother about me?

"How much money do you want?" I asked her as soon as she entered into the room. I was hoping that she will tell me that she was joking and that she didn't need any money. It's not that I can't give her money. But the fact that she is doing all this for my money hurts me.

"Twenty lakhs" she said in a casual tone. I was beyond irritated, why is she behaving like we are talking about something casual. 

The last of my hope vanished. So it is confirmed now that she married me for my money and here I was thinking that she is different. I was even going to tell her that she was a part of our family, may be even my wife but all that seems so far of now. This is exactly why you shouldn't trust anyone.

I was just beginning to care for her, like her and she has already showed her true face to me.

I shook my head off those thoughts. 

"Take this" I held a check- which I had already prepared- in my hand. One last test, don't take it Isha. Please...

And she took it without any hesitation. Sharan you are the fool here. What even made you think that you deserve any sort of love or care from anybody? Not just your behavior but also your choice of people is bad. Anyway its not like there really are any good people here.

Every person is good until they need or want something and man is a very greedy being.

It's not your mistake Sharan, it's hers.

Just as she was about to leave I called her back.

"What?" she asked me and now there was no more the sweetness in her voice that used to be there before. Wow, what an actor. She already got what she wants.

"You are going to be my employee from today until the day you return the twenty lakhs back to me" I observed her shocked face. What did she think? She could do anything she wants and I would just let her have her way.

"Why are you so shocked? Who are you to me that I will spend so much money on you?" I asked and for a second she looked like she was going to say something. She looked really angry but she didn't say anything.

"Your duty is to keep my family happy but you are not going to do anything for me. Don't interfere in my life or my work. Mind your business and act infront of my family but there is no need to act infront of me. Do you understand?" All that help that she used to do to me was all an act. How foolish of me!

I don't know why but I was getting more angry by the second. Only half the anger is on her the other half is on me for trusting her but I am taking all the anger out on her. For some reason I was also feeling sad and empty. I have never felt this way before. Anger is usually a very fulfilling emotion. Even if it was fleeting, it was still fulfilling but for the first time I was feeling both angry and empty. Just sad. I tried to hid my tears. 

You don't have time for self-pity Sharan.

I am happy for a fact that I haven't started loving her but even this friendship is hurting me this much. I then realized what it was. Hope. I had started hoping that I would finally have a genuine friend. How silly of me?

She looked sad for a second too but then it was replaced by determination.

"Okay Sharan. I accept all your conditions but I have one of mine too. After you feel that I have repaid the amount I want to leave this house" she said.

"Gladly. Even I don't want to bear you for the rest of my life. When I think that you have done enough work for the amount that you have taken then you can leave the house." I look at the clock and realize that it is breakfast time.

"Go and prepare breakfast for everyone. I don't want the twins to get late" I said and she left the room.

I sat down at the edge of the bed as soon as she left the room. I waited until the last minute that she will tell me that I am a fool to think that she would ask for money and start teasing me but she didn't do it. 

She isn't the idiot here Sharan, it's you, I thought.

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Ishana's POV

I left the room and made my way to the kitchen. I was extremely angry and sad. How dare he speak like that to me?

If one action can ruin all this then that means that all the actions of my past, all the moments we shared, all of them have no value at all? He wants me to work and make his family happy?

Sure.

I was just beginning to settle down here. I was beginning to believe that I can be happy even after my parents' death. Sharan wiped all that away in an instant. You are no one here Isha. Just an employee.

I quickly made breakfast and woke the twins up. Every one had their breakfast. Sharan didn't look at me or talk to me the whole time. He just had his breakfast and left to his office. 

Nobody knew about our rift except for the two of us.

I had my breakfast and left the house on the pretext of shopping. If I didn't calm myself down then appa would guess that something is a miss and I needed some time all by myself to do that.

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Sharan's POV

I informed my staff to not disturb me for some time and settled in my office room. I couldn't think of anything else no matter how much I tried.

Am I making a mistake in judging Isha?

I got a message and I quickly grabbed my phone to read it. May be from Isha. I hoped.

Please just tell me that it was a prank Isha I thought but to my utter disappointment it was a confirmation message from the bank that the twenty lakhs have been withdrawn from my account.

She en-cashed the cheque.

She keeps proving that she is here only for the money and yet I keep hoping for something different. What order of a fool does that make me? Does that even matter now?

I should have never let my guard down before her. I was right from the start. Women are made to betray. You should never trust them. They value material things over emotions. 

I got up with determination. I need to get myself together and become like I once was.

Strong....!!!

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Final Editing Done On: 13/11/2018
Edited By: k21pt11