Chapter 111: chapter 111

THE SILENT LOVE ...Chapter 110 :As Sreekanth absorbed her words, he felt a wave of emotion surging within him. Overwhelmed, he found himself melting under the weight of her sincerity. Unable to contain his emotions, he instinctively pulled Bhuvaneswari Devi into a warm embrace. Tears welled up in his eyes, revealing his vulnerability for the prolonged separation.“Mom! A ray of hope lingered in my heart of you not going to such an extreme of taking one’s life. But the circumstances and the evidence didn’t leave any space for me to think positively. I believe you but I also trust Shilpa who is the love of my life. I myself saw her in a pathetic state eagerly waiting for my arrival to protect her. I am afraid that an unknown force is playing a hidden role to create conflicts between us”, exclaimed Sreekanth, while promising his mother about his trust in her and his faith in his wife.The atmosphere once again turned to deafening silence witnessing the tender affection between the son and mother duo who had parted for a long period. Sreekar and Shilpa were baffled with the unexpected turn of events and stared at them in astonishment. Their hearts contemplated between Sreekanth’s words and the genuine sincerity displayed by Bhuvaneswari Devi raising the suspicion in their heart about the hidden enemy.Emerging from the overwhelming emotions, Bhuvaneswari Devi pulled herself from Sreekanth, caressing his cheek with admiration, and spoke with delightment,“Sreekanth! I might be very fortunate doing good deeds in my past life to witness my son alive whom I believe lost forever. I wish you to live for an eternity engulfing all the happiness in this universe”, darted her eyes to Honey,“God blessed you with a charming baby. Take good care of her”, shifted her gaze to Sreekanth once again,“But don’t expect me to acknowledge her as my daughter in law who is the reason for your disdain towards me, leading you to depart from us. I will never go back from my grounds”, turned back on her heels, with long strikes she left the hall leaving everyone in bafflement.Bhuvaneswari Devi’s departure left everyone speechless with her statement making them baffled about the situation. She abruptly left in between the heated conversation wishing Sreekant for his life but denied to accept Shilpa as her daughter in law which led everyone in puzzlement.Sreekar, overwhelmed by frustration, slumped onto the nearest couch, struggling with the realization that his mother wasn't behind everything. As he held his head between his palms, he pondered on the possibilities of who could be orchestrating the betrayal that had blindsided them.Understanding Sreekar’s inner turmoil, Sreekanth neared him placing his hand on his shoulder which startled Sreekar and  jolted back. Realizing his brother’s presence, he steadied himself and rose to his feet.“Brother! I feel ashamed for not  succeeding in getting my sister in law acknowledged by our mother. I am very sorry for disappointing you”, clasping his hands with his brother, Sreekar apologized feeling guilty.“Sree, don't burden yourself with guilt. I appreciate you bringing me back, unraveling the truth, and breaking down the walls between us. I'm not upset with Mother's actions; I believe, if not today, tomorrow she will eventually acknowledge Shilpa as the lady of the house. Thanks for giving me the courage to live near my family and make them realize I made the right choice. I'm grateful for helping me see the mistake of subjecting my wife and daughter to abandonment from their near and dear”, appreciated Sreekatnh, his words carrying  the weight of  gratitude for bringing him  back to his early life.Later he reached Shilpa, clasped her hands in his, he apologized,“I am very sorry to put  you through all these without battling with the circumstances. I was timid at that time, the only thought of your safety directing me  towards wrong direction. I realized my mistake and I will show you the real life for marrying this man, showering you with all the luxury and privileges you deserve”.Shilpa immediately closed his mouth and replied”Sreekanth! Your mere presence is enough for my delightment in my life. I don’t  need anything other than your love and affection. Please don’t feel guilty for nothing, when you left your lavish life behind and lead an ordinary life with me”.Sreekanth felt content with her words, kissed her forehead, took honey into his arms,crossed his hand across her shoulder and stated,“Sree! Thank you once again for bringing me back. I am leaving now but not  going away from this place. I am going to stay here in this city and introduce my wife and my daughter to this society”.Raghavendar  was the one to respond immediately and held Sreekanth’s shoulder while enquiring,“Peddababu! What are you saying? Where will you go? Is this not your house? Why do you  leave the house?”.Sreekanth embraced his father feeling emotional and replied after braking the hug,“No Dad! I can’t stay in a place where my wife  doesn’t get the recognition. I have come only to confront our mother  on Sreekar’s persistence. I will make  my step in this house only when my wife is recognized  as the  lady of this house”.Raghavendar tried to  convince Sreekanth but failed miserably to change his decision. Observing his father’s pain and the overwhelming  emotions he was going through , Sreekar couldn’t kept quiet  but decided to take the  responsibility for bringing them back to their  happy bubble..“Brother! I promised to  make my sister in law claim her position in this house which is rightfully hers. Let me  fulfill my promise. Give  me one more chance to make our mother acknowledge her as the lady of  this  house. Please wait for a while”, requested Sreekar, while clasping his hands with his.“Sree! But…”, before Sreekanth could deny , Sreekar responded quickly,“No buts brother! Let me speak to mom”, without giving any chance to Sreekanth, Sreekar striked towards his mother’s room.Without any other option, Sreekanth directed Shilppa to the nearest couch on  his father’s persu and took their seats. Raghavendar took the little kid on his lap and started throwing  questions to Sreekanth while caressing Honey showing his love and affection, keeping her near to his heart. Pratap and his family had also joined their conversation.TIme flew like a blink of an eye and after waiting like an eternity, Sreekar descended from  the steps with disappointment showing on his face, his shoulders slumped downwards.Sreekanth rose to  his feet by watching Sreekar and eyed him suspiciously by glancing at his features.Raghavendar carried Honey in his arms, rose to his feet, glanced at Sreekar and  enquired,“Sree! How did it go? Did she get convinced?”.Sreekar’s shoulders slumped in defeat feeling disappointed,  heaved a huge sigh and shook his head negatively while lowering his head feeling ashamed to fail the mission.