𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 29

Loved the response on the last chapter.

The hate Ehan is getting proves that somewhere I succeeded in writing him the way I wanted 💗

We always need a backstory to portray the characters properly. Ehan's POV was never meant to "justify' his behavior towards Mehr. It was just his story.

Now that we have finally reached the present part. Things for him and Mehr would be changed.

He won't be in delusion anymore. Even in such serious chapter you guys have made me laugh by commenting his delulu world😅

The moment I heard those words, my lips stretched into a big smile and eyes widened in shock. I couldn't hide away my happiness from the people around me. I still couldn't believe what I had achieved at this age.

"Ehan! You have been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. Congratulations young man!" My boss gave me my new appointment paper.

"Thank you Sir!" I replied to him, with my chest swelling in happiness. I was overwhelmed with the news.

"Congratulations Sir! You truly deserved it" One of my junior colleague, congratulated me.

I don't know if I deserved it or not but I had come a long way. There was a time when there was nothing in my pocket and now I was living a decent life. I worked very hard in the past years to be at this place.

It wasn't an easy journey. I had lost much in the way. I had lost parts of myself in the past. The parts that were dear to me, that were part of my personality.

I smiled sadly, looking at the paper.

Years ago, I didn't imagine myself to be at a high post in a company in such a short time. It takes years for people to come to the place which I had achieved today.

I was very happy and anyone could sense it by just looking at me. I thanked everyone for their good wishes and took my leave.

I wanted to go to my home as soon as possible. I wanted to tell Mehr about my achievement. She would be so happy for me. Her eyes would shine and she would praise me.

I know she prays for my success. She prays regularly five times a day and then at the end she makes dua. She stays at the prayer mat for a long time.

Once I asked her out of curiosity.

"What do you ask from Allah" I was lying at the sofa watching her all the time she prayed. I knew I was doing wrong, it wasn't right to stare at someone who is praying.

I myself didn't get up to pray and was doing wrong by staring at her.

"Many things" She replied.

"Such as?"

"It's between me and Allah. I can't tell you about it. I am sorry! She turned her attention to me at my voice and smiled softly.

"You take a lot of time in making dua" I commented.

"Yes. Everyone should do" She nodded.

"Do you also make dua for me?" I asked her.

"Of course Ehan!" She said as if I said something wrong.

"You are an important part of my life. How can I forget to make dua for you. I make dua for you five times a day" She explained politely.

"And what do you exactly ask for me?" I questioned, curiously.

"That I can't tell you" She shook her head like an innocent child.

"I understand" I said to her and she nodded at me with a small smile.

I truly believe it wasn't just my hardwork that gave me success. It was also due to the prayers of my loved ones.

I just wanted to go home and lay my head in Mehr's lap and open my heart to her. Today I wanted to tell her how badly I wanted this post. How I always wished to be there at the top. I wanted to tell her about my struggles.

The moment I saw her at the door, I smiled at her, with all my heart. Moving into the house, I locked the door behind me and took a step towards her.

I wanted to crush her in my embrace and tell about my promotion but before that I badly wanted to claim my beautiful wife's lips.

When I leaned down at her face she turned her face away. My lips landed at her cheeks instead. It wasn't bad either but I thought why she moved from me. She never did that before, not even once.

"It was a long tiring day" I smiled at her.

"Indeed" Her voice was low and sad.

I sensed something was terribly wrong to her. I asked her and it turned out to be the biggest surprise of my life.

I couldn't believe what my ears heard and not what my eyes saw. I could never think Mehrbano to behave like that.

She was always nothing but sweet and caring to me. I was surprised to see her enraged. She was acting tough and different something that was unbelievable for me.

Her beautiful eyes were devoid of any kind of softness. The shine I always saw in her eyes were gone. I didn't realize it wasn't the eyes of my woman.

"I want a divorce" Her words shattered me.

Did she even know what was she asking for?

I couldn't stop myself from snapping at her. She made me furious and it turned out to be an ugly argument between us because in the past we never had any. She wasn't the person who argues. She was sweet, simple and submissive unlike the way she was behaving now.

"Do you even understand what you are asking me?" I snapped at her.

"I know what I want. It took me two years to realize what was needed to my life" She mumbled looking at me.

I saw nothing but tears in her eyes.

What had happened to her?

"Mehr! What happened to you? You are scaring me?" I held her shoulders protectively.

"My eyes are opened" She looked straight into my eyes. She didn't avert her eyes from me not even for a moment today.

Something was terribly wrong with her.

"I don't understand you" I said.

"Yes, you never did" She whispered and wiped her tears, pushing me away from her.

And the things turned more ugly. She yelled at me for the first time in two years and for the first time she took Rahma's name.

I was shocked to hear her name from my wife's mouth. I had an idea that she got to know about her at the start of our marriage from my relatives but I never told her myself ever.

She never mentioned her before but she was doing it today that too in extreme anger.

"I know about your affair" She looked at me with sadness in her eyes. They were red and accusing me.

They seemed..dead.

Rahma's name from her mouth infuriated me more. I couldn't believe she was accusing me of having affair with her.

Who told her I was meeting Rahma?

How she came to know this?

Mehrbano didn't stop there. She opened her heart to me today. She said those hurtful words. I could sense nothing but sadness in her words.

"I am done with you Ehan! I am done with this life" She stared into my eyes.

"Stop it Mehrbano! We will talk later. Go to our room" I tried her to calm down.

"There is nothing ours between us" She spat at me.

I tried to stop her.

"You can't leave like that Mehr! Where the hell are you going!!!" I tried to pull her closer to me but she pushed me away.

"You can't force me anymore. I am going away from you" She said firmly.

I was trying to stop her madness. In my own rage I threw a vase on the floor. The glass shattered as if it wasn't ever together.

She took the chance and escaped my house.

"You can't leave me Mehr!" I shouted from behind.

"I AM leaving you. Don't come into my way!!" She slammed the door at my face and left.

"MEHR!!"

"COME BACK!!"

I couldn't go behind her. The fire in her body language enveloped my senses. I tried to stop her but she didn't and I couldn't force her once she stepped out of the apartment.

The moment she left she took my peace with herself.

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