CH 71 || Attention Seeking Jerk

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Saavi

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I felt something tickling me. I removed the thing from my back and came in contact with something warm. I snuggled more into the one from which the comforting warmth was radiating. After a while, I could still feel something running over my arm.

"Stopppp," I whined in my sleep. My cheek came in contact with the soft warm material and I could hear a rhythm, that felt like beats, heartbeats.

I felt lips on my hair and fingers running on my back making me realize something. The warm thing was my husband's chest and I was lying on him in a semi-nude state. I slowly opened my eyes but didn't dare to look up at him. I tried to sneak away swiftly but he pulled me closer. Our bodies were so close and the state we were in without half of our clothes made me shy.

Lifting my chin he made me look at him and said, "Good Morning, Love."

"Good Morning," I mumbled. I suddenly was feeling conscious of my state and wanted to cover myself. My hands were trying to pull the duvet up but he stopped me. Before I could contemplate the reason he stretched his hand, took something which was kept beside him. It was his tee-shirt that he made me wear looking straight into my eyes.

Hovering over me he kissed my forehead, "So, how was last night?" I was let baffled at Dhruv's question. He surely knew how shy I was yet he had to bring that topic.

"I need to use the washroom," I said trying to get up but he didn't let me.

"Fine, but first tell me I didn't make you uncomfortable, right?" I shook my head not able to meet his eyes.

"So, you won't mind more nights like that?" he asked scratching the nape of his neck. I gaped at his question.

"I...I need to go." I stuttered feeling shy. My cheeks had started to turn red.

Dhruv let me leave but not before saying, "I want an answer sweetheart, till tonight."

How could this guy turn into shameless?

When I was taking a shower I noticed the hickeys he gave me. I touched them slightly and a shy smile crept on my face. But apart from the love symbols, there was a bruise too, on my arm that had become blue now.

How could I forget about her?

She was back to destroy everything.

But what will I do?

I had never been able to do anything before as well. But I couldn't sit back and watch her destroying my happy life and making me miserable again. I needed to fight back for my family and friends and most importantly for my Dhruv.

I would do anything to keep them safe, no matter whatever it takes. I could never let her fool everyone. I needed to talk to Dhruv about it. I hadn't known I was taking a longer time than usual until I heard Dhruv's voice laced with concern.

"Love, you ok, right?"

"Ye..yes," I replied.

"How much time will you take?"

"Five more minutes." I closed the shower, dried myself with a towel, wearing the robe I got out after wrapping my head with the towel.

"Everything is fine?" he asked caressing my cheeks.

"Yes."

"Wait for me, I will come back in fifteen minutes and then will prepare something delicious for you."

Before he could leave for a shower I reminded him, "Dhruv, you have your office."

"I took a leave," he replied.

"But why?"

"Wanted to spend my day with certain someone and please, don't think I am abandoning my work because of you. You are more important than those materialistic things." He pecked my lips before winking at me and then went inside the washroom.

I changed my clothes and made my way to the kitchen. Even when he had made me stop me from preparing something I couldn't stop myself from making his favourite vanilla shake.

I was preparing an omelet when I heard my husband's despondent voice, "What are you doing? I was about to cook."

"So what? I have cooked it now."

"Okay, now, let me at least complete what you have started." He said gesturing towards the half-cooked omelet.

"No, you go and sit and let me do the work." he was still trying to take the lead but I called his name sternly, "Dhruv."

"Fine, but I will be here only."

"As you wish," I replied before again concentrating on the breakfast. Dhruv told me a cook would come in the afternoon hired by Chatterjee Uncle.

I had placed the last one on the pan and Dhruv wrapped his arms around my abdomen from behind. I felt at peace in his arms and thought to tell him everything now.

"Dhruv."

"Hmmm." He placed a kiss over my hair and kept his chin on my head.

"I want to tell you something."

"I will listen to everything, love."

"It's about my past." I could feel him stiffen. He didn't say anything but only asked to have our breakfast first. My health had become his utmost priority.

"How about we have breakfast, first?" I nodded in response. After having our breakfast I was made to eat medicines.

"I will bury these medicines, one day," I said gulping down the last one.

"Okay, and we will have a funeral for it." he didn't leave a chance to make me smile. It was time for me to open up about my past. We were in our bedroom and I was thinking about where to start.

Should I start with she is back or should tell him what happened to me in the last seven years?

I decided to start with her only.

Taking a deep breath I said, "She is in London, Dhruv."

"Who?"

"My mother."

"Damn It! You met her yesterday, didn't you? And that's why you were like that?" he asked panicking. I nodded holding his hands to calm him down.

"Just tell me, who is she. Muffin, I promise I will destroy that woman before she harms you."

"Dhruv, please, calm down first." I knew I would receive such a response from my husband. I was just worried that he would get angry after he gets to know everything.

"Calm down? Muffin I was so scared looking at your state yesterday and you are asking me to calm down?" he asked feeling dejected.

"For me, please." He nodded and I decided to continue with the story, but, before that Dhruv asked me, "Who is she and where did you meet her?"

"Surbhi Ahuja," I replied and looked at my husband to see his reaction.

"The one who is staying at Kapoor Mansion?" he asked. I nodded but saw his expression changing drastically. His jaw clenched and his hands turned into a fist.

"I will ruin her," he said before getting up from the bed.

"Dhruv, listen."

"There is nothing left to listen. Now I know the name of the one who treated you like shit, who ruined your dreams, who made you miserable, and now I will do anything to pay her back." I got up from the bed, fearing the consequence. She was an evil woman who could ruin anyone in the snap of her fingers. I couldn't let Dhruv take any stupid decisions that might give horrible results. I could never see him in pain.

"Dhruv, please, listen." I held him and made him sit again.

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Dhruv

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"Dhruv, please, listen." Her vulnerable voice took me back to her on the bed. I enveloped her in a hug. I was angry but was also worried about my family. How could my family be friends with someone like her?

Something was definitely wrong. I already was not getting good vibes from her when I had gone to pick up my wife.

"Now will you listen to what I want to say?" Muffin asked pulling back.

"Yeah."

"My mother was associated with politicians. Her husband was army personnel and her daughter is three years younger than me," she said giving me another shock.

"She has a husband and a daughter too?" I was unaware that she remarried.

"Yes."

"And that's why she has the surname Ahuja?"

"Yes, but you know that my real surname is not Bhatt."

"Then?"

"My name is Saavi Verma. I was told by Rajesh Uncle that dad loved the name a lot and had named me Saavi. He used to love me a lot, that's what I had heard from Uncle. I had learned a lot about him from Uncle, how he used to have sleepless nights when I used to get ill. I used to spend most of my time with dad and the irony is I don't even remember anything about him." Her eyes had become teary and I knew how does it feel, after all, I had also lost my parents when I was five.

The only difference was I had some good memories of them that I would cherish life long unlike my Saavi.

Muffin chuckled bitterly before saying, "But how could I even remember, I was only three when he left me alone. All I know is his name and his face because of the picture of him that my mother showed to me."

"What was his name?"

"Shrikant Verma. He was an honest IPS officer. Whenever Rajesh Uncle used to tell me about him I used to fill with pride for him. I always used to feel blessed to have him as my father."

She had held my hand tightly so I understood something painful was coming."You know it only had been six months of dad's death and my mother married another man. She used to adore her second daughter a lot while I was treated like a servant."

"No one ever objected?" I felt hurt thinking about how could a mother do this and the one thing that bugged me more was why didn't anyone objected?

"No one knew I was her daughter. Her husband was a good man and so was her daughter. She had told them I was an orphan and she was just giving shelter to me."

"Why didn't you tell them the truth, love?"

"I tried but she threatened me with Rajesh Uncle. She said she will kill him. At first, I thought it was a fake threat but I was wrong. I was filled with fear when she killed him in front of my eyes. No one in the house knew her real face and how I was tortured in a room in the basement except a house helper who was appointed to keep me alive so that she could torture me again." I could feel my blood getting boiled. I wanted to go to Kapoor mansion and shoot that woman but wanted to hear everything first.

"I tried to run away once but she....she..."

"She what, love?"

"She made me eat muffins, filled with ins....insects." I couldn't believe that was the reason for her fear. I pulled her to me holding her petite form in my embrace. I was fuming with rage and all I wanted was to kill that woman who was responsible for my muffin's miserable state.

"She is a very bad woman. I am scared..what if...what if she tries to hurt anyone." Not getting any response she asked, "Dhruv, you trust me, right. I am not lying."

Cupping her cheeks I said, "I know. I trust you." I wiped her tears and then kissed her soft lips trying to tell her with my action that I trust her more than anything.

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Saavi

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I told the truth to Dhruv about her, how she used to hit me at my smallest mistakes, humiliate in front of her guests, didn't bother when someone tried to molest me. I had no idea what Dhruv was thinking because he neither seemed fine nor angry.

I told him how she had crushed my dreams and tortured me, how she snatched my all hopes of living. When Dhruv asked me why did she hurt me I had no answer because I was unaware of the reason for her hatred towards me.

"Where were you for the last four years?" He asked the question I was dreading answering at that moment. I wasn't ready to tell him further as it was only going to hurt him and give him the invisible wounds. As long as I was feeling pain it was fine but I was not in favour to let Dhruv go through the same. He didn't pester me and stopped when I didn't reply.

"Muffin, I promise you. I will bring justice to you and those who had hurt you in the past will suffer. I will make sure of that to make their life hell."

"What..what will you do?"

"Leave that to me, love. I won't do anything that will hurt you but I won't sit back."

Dhruv was not fine and neither was I. We tried to be normal but after telling him the truth I knew he must be feeling guilty. He wasn't leaving my side even for a second and was making sure that I was fine. All the day he was with me and hadn't even touched his phone. He narrated some short stories from a novel to me and I was busy admiring his eyes.

We were in bed from afternoon to evening talking about some random stuff. Dhruv tried every possible thing to make me forget the conversation we had in the morning and was even successful. It was six in the evening and the doorbell rang.

"He is here," he said abruptly closing the book and got out of the bed.

"Who?"

"Someone was missing you a lot." I couldn't comprehend the hidden meaning. It wasn't Nikhil for certain because he was about to meet me at the reception.

"Who was missing me a lot?"

"Just come with me," he said before pulling me out of the bed I followed him to the door. He opened the gate and when my eyes fall upon the little cotton ball I squealed in excitement, "Snow."

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Dhruv

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I had tried to make her forget but I was aware that it wasn't that much possible. There was only one person who could make her forget everything and that was the little devil. I kept aside my jealousy for a while and asked one of my men to bring him in. I had given Snow to one of my men to keep him safe till muffin gets better and now when she was a little better than before I called the little devil.

He barked feeling happy seeing her after so many days and ran towards her. Muffin was so much excited seeing him and pulled him up in her arms while he licked her face.

"I missed you my cotton ball." I heard her.

"Where was he all these days?" she asked still showering his face with her kisses.

"At one of my man's house."

"Now, no one will take you away. We will play a lot," she replied feeling happy. And just like that my muffin was gone. That little devil when looked at me I felt he was smirking at me.

'Am I thinking too much?'

'Yes, you idiot. He is just a cute little puppy.', replied my inner self.

'No, he is a little devil who always gathers all of the muffin's attention.'

I let both of them play and went to my study room. Andrew had sent me the file that had all the details of Surbhi Ahuja.

Since muffin had already told me about her everything so I didn't have to go through all the details of her. But there was one very intriguing fact about her that caught my attention. She was an MLA of a district in New Delhi.

So was muffin in Delhi all these years?

I had forgotten to ask her about it and she hadn't told me. I thought to stay silent only and let her come to me and open up. I knew she would tell me no matter what.

I instructed my men to look after that evil woman and even warned grandpa and uncle about her so that they could stay alert. I had to talk to the boys as well but our timing that day didn't sync so decided to tell them the other day.

The newly hired cook came in the evening after the arrival of Snow. I was holding a meeting with my security team in my office via video call while muffin was busy with snow. Atl east little devil was of some use.

I had to forcefully make muffin sleep because the little white monster and muffin were not ready to leave each other's side, like long-lost lovers. With utmost difficulty, I separated The Romeo and Juliet pair. It was two in the night and I was tired like hell, but sleep engulfed me as soon as muffin came in my arms.

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"Muffin, breakfast," I yelled from the dining room. I was getting late and I couldn't leave without feeding as I was aware she would forget while playing with snow.

"I will eat after a few minutes." I heard her. Getting up I went inside the devil's room and said, "Muffin, let's go and have breakfast."

"Dhruv, I am playing with snow. I am not eating right now," she replied not even looking at me.

Ah! This girl.

I went towards her, picked her up in my arms making her stunned, and then made my way to the dining room. Our new cook Angela eyed us smiling warmly and the devil followed behind.

"Dhruv put me down." After sitting down I placed her on my lap. I put the spoonful of cornflakes near her mouth and said, "Eat."

"I won't," she said crossing her arms in front of her chest and turning towards snow.

"Fine then, I will kiss you in front of Angela." She was horrified listening to me that I would kiss her in front of our cook and ate the breakfast glaring at me in between. The little devil was barking but one glare from me made him shut. I could never be careless regarding my muffin's health. She needed to eat medicine but all she wanted was to play with the little devil.

I was not feeling good as ever since Snow had come muffin hadn't even kissed me. Leave the kiss she hadn't paid attention to me. After feeding her I made her eat the medicines.

"Dhruv, your breakfast."

"I will have something in the office," I said and went out feeling hurt. I knew I was being a stupid jerk but what could I have done. I love her that even sharing her time with a puppy seemed unjustifiable to me.


It seemed I had become an attention-seeking jerk, but, only for her.

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