Chapter-44|•|

Chapter dedicated to ms_greenie Thank you for showering your love towards Abhi and Situ and their story.

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Viraj Or Abhi?

Author's note:-

Highly abusive language ahead. Can skip if you guys are uncomfortable.

Author's POV

Aarya was making muffled sounds swaying her hands but Situ was sleeping like a log due to the medicine effect.

"Stop creating a scene, Aarya. It's me Abhi" Abhi whispered. Aarya glared at him.

"Am removing my hand don't shout okay?" He said sternly and removed his hand off her mouth.

"What was the need to come like a thief anna? You scared me to death" whisper yelled Aarya but Abhi shushed her and dragged a stool beside the cot. Sitting on it, he stared at Sitaara with tears.

"How is she now?" He whispered with his fixed on Sitaara.

''Isn't dead yet" said Aarya. He looked at her raged.

"Dare you to speak about the death of my sweetheart, you will face the dangerous Abhi, Aarya," said Abhi coldly fisting his fingers.

"Then what? Are you a vampire to bite her like that? Literally, blood oozed out anna!! You behaved worst than a coyote" scolded Aarya. He gazed at Situ's neck and his eyes teared up seeing the bruise.

"Am sorry" he whispered wiping his tears.

"Stop crying after doing that shitty thing. How can you force her to bed? She is a woman, not your toy. Shame on you to force a woman though she is your wife. Who the fuck are you to touch her without her permission?" Whisper yelled at Aarya misunderstanding what happened between Sitaara and Abhi. Abhi looked at her shocked.

'Sitaara still consider me as a molester? Even after explaining my views? My love for her? She told my sister that I forced her? Does she hate me to that extent? Am I that bad? Do I really look like a man who forces himself on a woman even though she is my wife? Don't they trust me? The same thing is happening as it happened with Samhith. He was alleged that he forced Anjana and I was alleged that I forced Sitaara. Though I touched her and sometimes kissed her I never did that when she wasn't unconscious...I agree sometimes I tried to tease her but...but she can't accuse me and complain about me to my family like that. She should have told what exactly happened between us but... Sitaara lied to them that I forced her to bed! That's.. that's very disgusting and unlike to my character', he thought looking at Sitaara.

He rubbed his face and stood up.

"Where are you going? Running away again because your disgusting thing came out?" Asked Aarya with a sarcastic smile. Abhi looked at her with tears.

"You guys understood me very well, Aarya. Am very much thankful for understanding me this much. I guess we are the only siblings with such a great understanding between us" he said sarcastically with a painful smile and moved to the closet and came back with an ointment. He walked to Sitaara and knelt on the floor near the bed. He undid the opening of the tube and took some paste on his finger. He forwarded his hand to apply it on her neck and....

I hate your touch.

I feel to burn my skin where you touch me.

I hate your presence around me.

I hate you.

Molester! Molester! Molester!

How can you force her to bed?

She is a woman, not your toy.

Shame on you to force a woman though she is your wife.

Her words and Aarya's words echoed in his ears. He withdrew his hand and moved away from her.

"Apply it on her neck. It dried up" said Abhi giving the tube to Aarya while she looked at him perplexed.

"You do it, anna," said Aarya. He shook his head wiping his tears.

"Apply it, Aarya or else it won't fade away and it will pain," he said. Aarya nodded and applied it to her neck.

"Here, give this chocolate to her when she wakes up but don't tell neither her nor anyone about my visit," he said placing chocolate on the nightstand as she loves chocolate.

"Where are you going? Sleep here, I'll go back to my room" said Aarya.

"I will be at the office. Please don't tell Sitaara about my visit. I will leave now, I just came to check on her" said Abhi moving back looking at Sitaara.

"Why?" Asked Aarya.

"Because am a molester" he mumbled with a painful smile and went away while Aarya looked at her brother's retreating figure with tears for hurting him.

20 days later,

It's been 20 days since that night. Abhi isn't home but he always visits Sitaara at night, stares at her for the whole night from far and will go away early in the morning. Sakshi and Anjali went to the office to meet him but he didn't allow them to meet him. He ignored everyone's calls even Sitaara's. He talks to Naman only about business and then shooed him away. Sitaara's words were continuously ringing in his mind making him hard to concentrate on his work. He lost two topmost deals too making the company fall in losses. Though not completely still...loss is a loss. He hardly eats anything though Sitaara sends food to him through Vinay. He became lean, pale, his hair and his beard turned into forest. Vinay is having a hard time controlling Abhi. He completely changed himself just like Abhimanyu after Samhith's death.

Sitaara is missing Abhi terribly. To be honest she thought more about Abhi than Viraj in the past 20 days. She tried to reach him many times but Abhi shooed her away. She rang him at least 100 times a day but he never even once lifted her call. She messages him hundreds of times but he didn't reply to even one. It's not that he was showing his attitude or he want to prove himself innocent but he is deeply hurt by her words. More than her hate towards him, her words are hurting him. Every time he want to talk to her, her words at him held him back, her accusing that he tried to force her to bed which is a misunderstanding held him back.

Currently, Sitaara sitting in the living room. Tears brimmed in her eyes and started flowing down her cheeks as Abhi switched off his phone when she was calling him continuously.

"Sitaara" called Anjali. She turned to her wiping her nose crying like a kid.

"Athamma(mil), I didn't mean to hurt him. I used harsh words at him in anger but I didn't mean them. Trust me, I can never hurt my Mani. He is like my life, how can I hurt him when he became my everything? It's just I was confused, angry, irritated at many things which made me avoid him. Doesn't he love me? He told me he do, then why is he hurting me? If we love someone, we should understand them... right! Then why? Why isn't he understanding my pain? How can he punish me for that? I am more hurt for scolding him and he is hurting me more now. He can't even stay away from me at least for two days then it's been 20 days he is away from me, why is he punishing himself like that? Why is he hurting me? Can't I be forgiven? Don't I deserve a chance to even ask for his forgiveness? He was at fault and I was at fault too. When we both are at fault, why is he punishing only me? How can I live without seeing him? It's been 21 days since I spoke to him. It's been 21 days since I heard his voice. It's been 21 days since I saw my Mani. I am missing him, I want to see him, I want him to pamper me, scold me, take care of me, tease me. I miss him badly, very badly. I don't want to lose him. I don't want to lose another person again. I want my Mani. Now. Right in front of me" she sobbed loudly like a kid hugging Anjali tightly.

Aarya smiled at Sitaara sensing her moving on from Viraj almost. Aman, Sakshi, Suman, Abhi's grandparents were both happy and angry. Happy because both their kids can't live without each other and angry because of Abhi's ignorance.

"Shh...stop crying, Situ. Abhi doesn't want to punish you. It's common for him. Since he was a kid, whenever he is upset he distances himself from everyone so that he doesn't hurt them" said Anjali caressing her hair as Sitaara was crying.

"But am not 'everyone'. Am his wife, his taara and his Sweetheart. He can't do this to his Sweetheart. Bad, very bad" she said pulling back and wiping her nose and face like a kid. Suddenly she stood up angrily.

"This is fucking insane. The issue is between me and him but he can't hurt you all. Instead of sitting and talking sorting out our issues, how can he run away? is it making everything right? He is very immature to distance himself. This might be a habit of him but that's a very bad habit. Being the eldest son of this house he shouldn't do that. What if he is needed at times and if his absence makes many people hurt? Will he be able to live peacefully hurting many people? Does he think only he can be angry and upset? I will show him who is Sitaara Abhimanyu Chowdary to him! He won't do such things again in his life!" She shouted.

'Is it situ? Can you withstand his gaze at least? One glare from him and you will run away' mocked her subconscious.

'Ye..s I...I can withstand his g..a..ze. If he can glare...I can glare at him too. Am n.ot sc..ar ed of him. Am his wife, Mrs Sitaara Abhimanyu, I can't be weak. Moreover don't forget what actual Sitaara is! Now fuck off' she chided at her subconscious.

"Athamma(mil) pack his lunch box. Today, I'll see how he will skip his meals. I'll make sure he comes home or else I'll drag him holding his collar tying his hands and legs with metal chains" she shouted and stormed to their room. Everyone chuckled at her.

She went directly to the bathroom and washed her face and wiped it. Selecting the random yellow and saree with a black blouse, she cladded in it angrily.

Braiding her butt length hair into a French plait, she applied vermillion in her partition and applied lipgloss to her pink plump lips. She adorned her neck with not only her wedding chain but also wore her mangalsutra and bangles to her hands looking like a perfect Telugu bride. She descended the stairs angrily and saw Naman.

"You have meeting today... right? Why are you here?" She asked.

"This meeting is gonna be handled by anna and even Ani Bava(bil) and Rishi anna are also present as it's a joint project by our three companies involving three different sectors and my presence isn't much needed as anna is personally into it," said Naman.

"And...mom called me to come home and have lunch, also pick you up" he added. Sitaara nodded her head.

"Athamma(mil) did you guys prepare lunch?" Asked Sitaara turning to the kitchen where Sakshi and Anjali are present.

"Yes! Everything is packed. Maids are placing them in the car" yelled Anjali from kitchen. She yelled back an 'okay' and saw maids taking many boxes out of the kitchen making ber eyes wide.

"God! Am I going to feed all the employees or their boss?" She mumbled and chuckled.

"You are going to meet my baby, so he will eat for sure. For 20 days only god knows what he ate, whether he ate or not. So, we packed all the varieties so that he can eat whatever he likes" said Sakshi coming towards them. Sitaara shook her head in disbelief and giggled.

"Woah, girl! You even draped saree in anger without my help this time and that too perfectly" said Aarya. Sitaara looked at herself and twirled around and when she realised she cladded into a saree on her own.

"Oh my god! I cladded the saree on my own! I can't believe, I did that. I mean I was trying to do it for the past 2 and half months but I failed...now..now I did it" she screamed jumping and hugged Aarya and they both jumped together shouting like kids.

"Sometimes, I highly doubt her age. She behaves exactly like a kid. Being a woman it's a pretty common thing still she is jumping as she won in Olympics" said Naman shaking his head while others laughed at her excitement.

Composing herself, she bade adieu to everyone and they drove away to the company talking about various things. Naman opened the car door for Sitaara making her giggle.

"I will ask someone to get boxes to Anna's cabin, we will move ahead," said Naman. Sitaara nodded. They took the private elevator and Sitaara saw Naman shifting from one foot to other nervously. She smiled.

"Mani is into this project, he will crack the deal Naman, don't get tensed," said Sitaara. He smiled nervously.

"I know. But anna is kind of upset and we lost the last two deals just like that which were very important for our company and... and now, the meeting must have come to end. We can't be sure if we won the deal" said Naman.

"Let's hope for the best. Not only for this deal but deals in future too. This isn't the last deal, if not this then something big then it" said Sitaara. Naman smiled at her wondering how can be positive all the time. They both exited the elevator together.

"This floor is only for the CEO . i.e. anna, COO. i.e. me, our company's CFO whom you never met and for Vinay" said Naman. Sitaara nodded looking around and is quite impressed with the interiors.

"Our interiors are designed by Disha, though she is not graduated still was given a chance to encourage her and we found her designs really interesting so.." trailed off Naman.

"Impressive Naman!! This is just highly impressive and is good at technology too" said Sitaara looking around. Naman smiled.

"Vadhina actually, I have to visit a site for one of the upcoming projects, I'll leave now. Am sorry. I will ask Lisa, Anna's secretary to show you around" said Naman.

"It's okay Naman, you go ahead," said Sitaara. Naman nodded. He called Lisa.

(Lisa is the same woman who misbehaved with Rishi once)

"Vadhina (sil) she is Lisa Anna's secretary and Lisa, she is Mr Chowdary's wife, Mrs Sitaara Abhimanyu Chowdary" introduced Naman.

"Hello Mrs Chowdary, am glad to meet you. Finally!! Our boss's wife made her appearance after three months. Many are curious to know about you as we were told about your educational qualifications and beauty as the best partner for our boss and trust me, mam, you are extremely gorgeous" said Lisa making Sitaara blush.

"Over? If yes, please show her around" said Naman while she looked at him dreamily with a blush that didn't go unnoticed by Sitaara. She smiled.

"Yes, Naman sir," said Lisa.

"Bye, Vadhina. Will meet you again in 2-3 hours" said Naman side hugging Sitaara and going away. She smiled waving at him.

"Sir is currently in a meeting, let me show you around from freshers floor, mam," Said Lisa.

"Okay! And Lisa call me Sitaara. No formalities please" said Sitaara.

"But, sir wouldn't appreciate-"

"Lisa, he won't mind it. If he does, I'll deal with him" said Sitaara. Lisa nodded smiling and took Situ to the freshers' floor showing around and explaining about their work.

Losing the deal, Abhi came out angrily, Rishi and Anish were following him before he break someone's head into two. As he was walking through the freshers' section, he heard some group of freshers talking incoherent words.

'Woah! Man, look at her she is such a seductress!' - guy 1.

'She is our boss's wife. Must admit, she is hot and sexy - guy 2.

'She has a got perfect milky white waist. She has got perfect curves which are driving me to go crazy' - guy 3.

'She is fresh piece man! They got married recently. Our boss is such a lucky bastard to taste that sexy woman' - guy 4.

'If she was my wife, I would never let her get down the bed, never let her wear clo-

*Punch*

*Punch*

*Punch*

*Punch*

Before that guy could complete his sentence, Abhi pounced on him punching him mercilessly. He was looking damn dangerous. Everyone surrounded them as Abhi was beating him till he started bleeding.

"How *punch* dare *punch* you *punch* look *punch* at *punch* my *punch* wife?" he growled and kicked in his stomach.

"Abhi leave him! Leave him" shouted Anish and Rishi pulling him back and Sitaara already rushed to them.

"Fucking get your hands off me. I will kill these bastards, Ani. This fucking sons of bitches, bloody fuckers commented on my Sitaara very badly. Used disgusting words" shouted Abhi pushing his friends and running to those guys trashing them badly.

"Mani" he heard Sitaara's voice as he was punching them till their face started bleeding and as if getting hypnotized by her voice he stopped beating them.

Leave them, Mani he heard her again. He glanced at her sideways and her words rang in his mind and punched in the guy's nose.

"Mani" Sitaara warned. He punched in the guy's chest.

"Mani, stop beating them" shouted Sitaara. He punched in their stomach and kicked in their groin. She hugged him from behind.

"Leave them, Mani" she whispered. He left the guys and turned to her hugging her tightly as if hiding her in his embrace.

"Leave them. Don't beat them. They will die if you do that" she whispered with teary eyes seeing blood on his fist.

"Vinay" shouted Abhi making him run to Abhi in a blink.

"Make sure these bastards will never get a job in their entire life," he said coldly.

"Sir... please don't do that.. please. We are very sorry. Please don't take such a decision" cried the guys.

"Do it, Vinay. And throw these bastards out of my office right now" shouted Abhi.

"Mam...mam ..we are extremely sorry please ask Sir to take his words back. We have families to look after. Please mam...we never do it again neither to you nor any woman. Please mam understand our financial situation and help us" they cried folding their hands. For a second Viraj's family and Viraj who was the sole income of their family struck in her mind. She turned to Abhi.

"Mani, forgive them. Their parents might be expecting them to have jobs and help them in meeting their ends. Because of personal grudges, we can't ruin their professional lives. Take your order back" said Sitaara placing her right palm on his left cheek and her left hand was around his neck while his left hand was wrapped around her shoulder and her right was placed on her bare waist.

"Vinay, look after my orders. I don't want delay in it" said Abhi stubbornly.

"Sir... please punish us any other way but not like this, please. We are requesting you, sir.. please. Mam does something. We are really sorry" they cried again.

"Mani... please, don't do it! It's against your ethics to ruin someone's career because they did wrong to your wife. Deal with them personally, Mani, not professionally. Think wisely! Don't make decisions out of aggression, please! I hope my Mani is enough capable to make the right decisions" she whispered and pecked his forehead making him lean to it closing his eye.

I hate you.

I hate your touch.

I hate your presence around me.

Molester! Molester! Molester!

How can you force her to bed?

She is a woman, not your toy.

Shame on you to force a woman though she is your wife.

He opened his eyes with a jerk as these words rang in his ears. When his eyes met hers, he saw something different, the 'different' which he carved, which is making his heart peace, which is making him feel special, which is making him shoo away all the pain he carried for years. They are showing...love? He don't know but he felt happy, very happy and didn't want to ruin it by naming the thing he is seeing in her eyes.

'I love you Sitaara' his mind screamed.

She accused you that you forced her to bed, Abhi' his subconscious kicked him.

He left her immediately and stepped back removing her hands off him. He looked at Rishi, Anish and Vinay, they had an eye talk and he stormed off from there.

"You 4 guys are fired and will be unemployed for the next 5 years. You will be under black listed" said Rishi and slapped them.

"Next 5 years, you four won't be able to get a job in any field and consider yourself lucky because it's the first time, Abhimanyu showed mercy on people," said Anish and punched them.

"Guards" shouted Vinay making them run inside.

"Drag these four guys out the building. Now" said Vinay. They nodded and dragged three guys away.

"Everyone get back to work" shouted Vinay making them go back to their cubicles.

"First time," said Anish and Rishi simultaneously. She furrowed her eyebrows.

"We never saw him agreeing to something this easily. It's the first time he took his orders back. Once he orders something, he never takes it back. The first time we saw his anger turning into thin air with your mere presence, your voice and your touch. Hope you understood how much you affect him and mean to him" said Rishi and left from there with Anish.

"It's true Sitaara. Sir, fired many employees even if their outfit is a little crumbled and taking his words back for the first time is unexpected and surprising. Sir loves you so much, Sitaara. He put his big fat ego away just because you requested him. This is the 8th wonder" said Vinay and smiled. She smiled blushing.

'My Mani loves me' she bit her lips blushing.

She walked to Abhi's cabin still blushing. She opened the door and went inside directly. She saw him reading a file but he was just pretending to read as he know she would come. He looked at her.

"Knock before you come inside Mrs Abhima...Mrs Chowdary" he said coldly correcting himself.

"I guess, I don't need permission to enter my husband's cabin," she said smiling.

He put the file on the desk and raised his eyebrows looking at her and chuckled humourlessly. "Husband? Weren't you the one who cleared that we are a couple on papers and in front of our families? Anyways, come inside after knocking. OUT" he screamed 'out' making her flinch.

"Mani-"

"It's Mr Abhimanyu Chowdary and Mrs Abhimanyu, please make your way out and get your bodyguards with you," said Abhi harshly.

"Bodyguards?" Asked Sitaara while he looked back into the file with a painful smile.

"Yes! You are coming to a molester who molests you always, forced you to bed, now, this is my empire and no one would even care to look what's happening if I go beyond molesting... I guess you understood what I told right?" He asked not looking at her as a tear escaped his eyes.

"Mani, do you understand what the hell are you speaking? Yes! I agree, I called you a molester but did I ever accuse you that you forced me to..to that? Why are you hurting me with your words, distance, avoiding? Why?" She cried holding his collar. He looked away blinking his tears.

"Go. Out. And. Come. Inside. After. Knocking." He said stressing each word. She looked at him in disbelief and turned his face to her.

"Why? If I hurt you very badly, just trash me as you did to those guys down there! Come on do that but please don't be like this with me" she cried sitting in his lap with her forehead connected to his. He too cried along with her melting at her touch.

"I... I..nev..er lu..sted y.ou, Taara.*sobs* I ne..ve..r wa..nt.ed to bed you.*sobs* I al..ways re..spec.ted your pr..ivac..y. I kn.ow, I will hu..rt y.ou,*sobs* I w..ill m.ake yo..u c..ry, I tried my level best to push you away,*sobs* have a con..tro.l ov.er my fee..li.ngs but...but..I *sobs* couldn't, taara" He sobbed.

(I never lusted you, Taara. I never wanted to bed you. I always respected your privacy. I know, I will hurt you, I will make you cry. I tried my level best to push you away, have control over my feelings but I couldn't taara.)

"I love you, sweetheart. I don't lust you. Please don't judge me based on a few things, love. That's.. that's not me, baby. The real Abhimanyu loves you, he fucking loves you, baby, respects you, cares for you, make your comfort his priority, his heart beats for you and you are his lifeline" he cried cupping her face with his forehead rested on hers.

She won't know if she is betraying Abhi or Viraj? She doesn't know is she cheating on Viraj with Abhi or Cheating on Abhi with Viraj? She don't know if she is love Abhi. She doesn't know is she moving on from Viraj. She wants Abhi but she doesn't want to hurt Viraj. She wants Viraj but she doesn't want to leave Abhi.

Abhi or Viraj?

Abhi or Viraj?

Abhi or Viraj?

"I don't love you, Mani. I never felt that kind of feelings for you...no...I never felt. Let's get divorced in the next few months" she whispered crying. It was like she was convincing herself more than him.

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How was the chapter?

Abhi is hurt both by his wife and his sister. Cause? Misunderstanding. Never let misunderstanding break your relationships. Giving a chance to another person to talk isn't doing any harm. Before getting to conclusions, try to think deeply.

Finally! Sitaara agreed she want her Mani but is she gonna accept him or keep convincing herself that she don't deserve him?

What would happen next? Is Abhi gonna lose his queen or gonna make her tie up to him for life long?

Precap:- Abhi opening up to Sitaara. Abhi understanding his queen's pain.

Surya.