Chapter 68
Anvita's mouth was suddenly dry. She stood there frozen with fear.
“I know you are familiar with my concepts. But let me assure you Anvita, we can do it in a tidy way.”
Manjot moved forward and touched her hand. Anvita moved back.
“No.”
Manjot looked at her, completely indifferent.
“Are you trying to resist me?”
“I’m saying no!” Anvita raised her broken voice. “Would you just open the door for hell’s sake?”
Manjot smirked as if he heard a light joke.
“You have a great body. I can already see you naked, lying on that couch. I suppose you need to go home safe after this. Let’s not put a wrinkle on your shirt, babe.”
His perverted eyes were measuring her breasts as he spoke.
His phone rang. He put it on silence and casually threw it on the desk.
“Start from your buttons, Anvita. Give me a glimpse of you.”
He eyed at her breasts.
The phone rang again; this time the landline on the desk. He looked at it irritatedly and grabbed the mobile phone.
“Hello.”
He grunted.
Anvita couldn’t hear from the other end. But she saw the casual expression on Manjot's face fading away. He grabbed the TV remote and turned on the television. He surfed through the news channels hurriedly and stopped at one. It had his name on the breaking news.
“…in a series of tweets Ms Sonakshi has made serious allegations against Mr Manjot. She alleged Mr Manjot used to call her into his office or other places and he often forced her to do things that Ms Sonakshi described as she does not have the strength to type in words. Ms Sonakshi also mentioned how she had thought about standing up against the big man but the fear of losing job and career had forced her to keep her silence. Ms Sonakshi in the third tweet has alleged Mr Manjot has recorded videos of her and has accused him of blackmailing also…”
The news went on.
Manjot put the mobile phone on the ear again.
“Yeah, I saw. I’m gonna….” “Yeah, I do….” “What…”
He walked around the desk and sank into the armchair.
“I’ll talk to my lawyer.”
He put down the phone angrily and hit hard on the desk.
“Aaah…! Filthy bitch…!”
Anvita was watching him. A slow smile appeared on her lips.
“That’s really good news for you, Manjot.”
She grabbed the remote control off the desk and unlocked the door. Manjot sat there helplessly. Anvita stared at him and walked away.
Was it luck or pure coincidence?
She couldn’t decide because the timing of the breaking news was perfect. Had it come half an hour later, it would have been too late.
She felt indebted to Sonakshi. She wanted to thank her and give her moral support. However, Sonakshi’s phone was switched off and Anvita could not reach her.
Anvita phoned Atul.
“Yeah, I saw the news. She is brave.”
He said.
Anvita told him what happened in Manjot's office. Atul was stunned.
“That prick!”
His voice was filled with rage. “Are you okay now? I am coming to you right now.”
“I am alright, Atul. There’s nothing to worry. It was a little scary but now I am perfectly alright and happy that I was there to watch his face.”
Anvita assured him.
“Well, he got what he deserves. The news is viral now. He is finished.”
He remarked later.
When Anvita reached home, Rajyavardhan was waiting for her. She was surprised.
“Dad! You should have called me. I could have come earlier.”
“It’s okay. I wasn’t bored.”
Rajyavardhan spoke pleasantly.
Even though Anvita had asked him to come, the way he suddenly showed up left Anvita wanting for time. She did not know where to begin. She had sex with Prithvi again, and that too, willingly.
There were no excuses this time, as she was fully awake, and she was aware of what she was doing. She could have avoided it but she had chosen to embrace the opportunity like a desperate woman. she chose to betray her husband. Anvita was not sure she could speak about it. It is unforgivable. And she was not sure if she could talk about Rajat. If dad knew how Rajat had tried to lay his hands on me, then he might even get him killed.
Rajat had not only asked her to sleep with him, but also claimed that Atul was a willing cuckold. There are enough reasons. He would kill him.
Anvita suddenly felt it was foolish to invite Rajyavardhan for this talk. She could only rue herself.
She remained tense throughout the evening. But Rajyavardhan did not ask her anything. He sat in the hall and silently watched TV.
Atul arrived later, and he was drunk. And he was embarrassed to see Rajyavardhan.
“Dad?”
Rajyavardhan stared at him for a long moment. Atul was caught off-guard completely and Anvita saw his face getting uneasy.
“How are you doing, son?”
Rajyavardhan asked calmly.
Even Anvita was amused by his pleasant response.
“You should have told me he’s here, Anvi.”
Atul complained later.
“How do I know you’d come home like this? You hold a reputed office in a reputed company; you shouldn’t be coming home like this on a random day, Atul.”
Anvita said.
During dinner, Anvita revealed Atul's promotion to Rajyavardhan. He looked at his son and slowly shook his head.
“Good.”
Anvita saw Atul's face glowing.
“What happened to him? This is the first time he responded well when I achieved something.” Atul told Anvita when they went to the bedroom. “I can see some sort of acceptance in his eyes. I can sense the change.”
“Then that’s because of me.” Anvita smiled. “I was the reason for your rejection. So now I have reversed it in your favour.”
“You were just one among many reasons for his disappointment,” Atul admitted. “But you are the only one who seems to have impressed him.”
“Then you owe me a special treat, my boy, I guess.”
Anvita smiled with a naughty expression.
“Yeah, why not! Actually, I am gonna make it very special. Undress first.”
He quipped.
“Mmm… naughty boy. Don’t forget your dad is here. Whatever you do, do it quietly.”
Anvita pretended worried. But deep in her mind, she wanted to scream so higher that she wanted it to reach her father in law’s ears.
Soon they were in bed. For the last two days, they hadn’t had sex and now they both were going to make up for it. Anvita couldn’t wait for him to undress, as she pushed her hand inside his brief to touch him.
She went on to have him lying on his back on the bed. She pulled down his brief and quickly mounted his manhood by her lips. She sucked him like candy.
“I was supposed to give you a special treatment, but you are doing the reverse.”
Atul said.
Anvita pulled it out of her mouth.
“Your chance will come, darling.”
She said smiling.
She wrapped her fingers around the base and began to suck him hard. Atul was breathing hard, and he stopped her before it’s late.
“It’s my day. Let me do it.”
He said and lay straight on the bed. He made her sit on his chest, her legs astride. Atul quickly skidded downward to bring his face right under her pussy.
“Feed me.”
He demanded.
Anvita smiled and brought it to his mouth. Atul began to lick her and Anvita was beginning to learn the origins of pleasure.
It comes from here; from down here. Someone told her from inside, and she pressed more of her love lips into her mouth. Atul's lips had grown unbelievably skilled with experience, and Anvita found it tough to keep her body up. She lay on her back soon, with Atul's mouth still between her legs.
“I love this taste. You are so sweet.”
He said later, licking his lips.
That night they slept very late.
The following morning Anvita woke up with enthusiasm. She looked into the mirror and smiled. As she walked out of the room Rajyavardhan was already there in the hall, doing yoga. He turned slowly to her and Anvita stood there, letting his eyes bore into her. Her heartbeats were on a rise but a sense of pride was filling her mind.
Anvita had seen it in the mirror. Her hair was tousled. Her lips were swollen. The vermillion mark was gone. Anvita felt a message was delivered to Rajyavardhan. Finally.
Now he knows how well his son can do it. Anvita felt shy. But she couldn’t stop herself from making a coffee and walking over to him.
“I don’t drink coffee, my child.”
Rajyavardhan said.
Anvita made a disappointed face.
“Then what do you like? Tea? I shall make tea.”
“No. I’ll have a glass of water, later.”
Anvita stayed there, watching him move his arms in the air slowly. There was a sense of calmness and gracefulness in his movements. His shirtless strong built body with grey hairs on the chest looked like it belonged to someone else, someone younger. His brooding eyes and strong jawbones made Anvita wonder how he would have looked thirty years ago. Anvita could imagine a handsome man with smouldering hotness.
Anvita remembered a dream she once had about him. It had her making out with him while they lay on top of a herd of sheep.
Anvita felt her body warm and it brought a smile into her lips. She walked away quickly.
Atul was tense as he had no idea how many days Rajyavardhan would stay with them.
Anvita consoled him, “Don’t worry. I will stay at home.”
Even though Anvita appeared relaxed outside, she was wary inside. She was going to face her father in law.
When Atul left for work, Rajyavardhan sat down with her.
“Now tell me, what’s bothering you?”
Anvita could not say anything. She didn’t know where to begin. Rajyavardhan studied her for a few moments.
“Did you have sex with him again?”
He asked straightaway. Anvita was stunned. She stared at him for a moment and nodded slowly.
“Yes, dad.”
She could barely hear her voice.
“When?”
“A month ago.”
“And you want to say it was accidental?”
The underlying tone of condemnation in his voice pierced into her heart.
“No; it was no accident this time.”
She told him the truth.
“So it was a onetime incident.”
“Yes.”
And Anvita told him everything, keeping her gaze fixed on the floor.
From Atul's Pune trip and consequent change of plans to her attending the wedding eve function and mending with Prithvi; and finally how she ended up in bed with Prithvi.
Rajyavardhan heard it all, patiently.
“Are you still dealing with remorse?”
“No, dad. There is more. It’s that Atul found out what I did. But instead of getting angry and confronting me, he’s excited by it.”
“He’s excited?”
Rajyavardhan's eyes shrank just slightly. Anvita was puzzled by his controlled reaction. She explained how Atul had caught her but had kept his silence afterwards.
However, Rajyavardhan wasn’t convinced.
“These are your assumptions. How can you say he was excited about it?”
“He changed, I mean changed drastically after that day. Like, he was a bit plain in bed…like you said about Mohit. But then…one thing is that he was not disappointed by my betrayal. He was not sad. Instead, he was happy and excited. He started doing things to me that he hadn’t done until then…”
“What type of things?”
Anvita hesitated.
“Dad…I…”
Rajyavardhan held his gaze, his face devoid of any emotion and silently encouraging her to speak.
“That night…he went down on me.”
Anvita stammered. Rajyavardhan was still unfazed.
Anvita had gestured subtly with her eyes downward as if to help him understand what she meant. Rajyavardhan's eyes remained on her eyes only. After a long moment, he nodded slowly.
“I see.”
Anvita wanted to look away and turn away and hide from his eyes.
“So you seem to have benefited from it.”
He concluded. Anvita's heartbeats were soaring.
She could not say anything. Her silence was enough.
“Then where is the problem?”
“Problem…problem is…I think Atul is willing to make it happen again.”
“Did he tell you so?”
“No. But he threw a dinner to Prithvi. And last week he brought in his friend too for dinner.”
“Dinner is okay.”
“But it was not just dinner. “
Anvita spoke in detail about the dinner with Prithvi. Starting from the Atul's excitement while revealing Prithvi's infatuation for Anvita until how he disappeared from the house to leave Prithvi a chance to be intimate with Anvita.
“And that night Atul did more things again. He was unbelievable. Not only that night, every night after that.”
“He went down again?”
Rajyavardhan subtly eyed down at her and Anvita held a straight face.
“No. I mean, yes. He did. But he did more.”
“What did he do?”
“He did well.”
“That’s what I am asking. Be a bit specific.”
Anvita hesitated again.
“If you are not comfortable looking at me, look away. Face that side and tell me.”
He pointed to the balcony.
Anvita bit her lips and slowly obliged.
“Now tell me.”
“He lasted longer. I mean, not longer, but he didn’t quit after one session. He was ready again. His arousal was so high.” Anvita said and ended up looking at him.
“So you benefited again.”
“It has been like that, since then.”
“I can see that.”
“Excuse me?”
“I can see what he did last night. And you wanted to show it off this morning.”
Anvita was embarrassed.
“I wanted to tell you that my Atul isn’t boring in bed. He’s not Mohit type.”
“And you looked really beautiful this morning.”
He smiled.
Anvita was astonished. And she was shy.
“I'm left to wonder why he's behaving like this.”
“Is this what you wanted to tell me?”
His nonchalance puzzled Anvita. For one moment she wondered if he didn't see anything wrong in his son's behaviour. Is he also like Atul? A willing cuckold? Does he support my flings like Atul? Is he excited by my betrayals? There were no visible signs to confirm this but Anvita's heart skipped a beat. "There are men out there who dream of their wives to be taken by men who can do better than them in bed." Rajat's words echoed in her ears.
“No. Not only that, dad.”
Anvita said quickly.
“Last Friday Atul brought home another friend, our neighbour, Rajat. This man is always after me. He has tried to make advances on me, many times in the past. During the dinner, he came with a gift. A lehenga, blouse, and undergarments. Atul had helped him to buy this all. Can you imagine that? Atul helped this man to gift me such intimate clothes! And on top of it all, he was drunk and he passed out. I'm worried, dad. I think Atul wants me to sleep with his friend.”
Rajyavardhan nodded slowly.
“And you will?”
“What?”
“Will you have sex with him, this friend of Atul?”
“No. Never! I hate him.”
“Rajat…” Rajyavardhan shook his head slowly as if to recollect something. “He's the one who's sleeping with your chubby friend, isn't he?”
Anvita was stunned.
“How... how do you know?”
“He can be very good in bed. Why don't you just try once? It's going to be fun.”
“What!”
Anvita cried. She wished he was testing her.
“Is this what you're saying? Oh my God! I can't believe this...”
Rajyavardhan grinned.
“Hold on, my child. You can say no. It's a simple word.”
“No. It's a strong word and I'm saying no!”
Anvita glowered.
“Good. Then what's the problem? Is he forcing you?”
“No. No. But I fear he will soon be. I don't want...”
“Okay, I'll talk to him.”
“No. Don't talk to him. He's got a wife...and a baby who's barely three months old. Don't talk to him.”
“Do you think I'm gonna chop his hand?”
“Promise me you won't meet him. I'm scared.”
“You have a habit of talking about the promise. And you never keep yours.”
Anvita's eyes descended to the floor.
“That's my biggest fault, dad. I'm... not a...”
“Why don't you tell Atul not to bring his friend home?”
“I’ve told him. But I'm still worried because I think he's gonna find someone else.”
“You don't hate Atul for that. Do you?”
“I can't hate him, no matter what.”
“Even if he asks you to sleep with his friend? Let's forget Rajat. Let's say, someone else, a stranger.”
“I don't know. Do you also think he's gonna do that? I'm dead then.”
“Will you hate him then?”
“I will hate him for that. Yes. I will refuse. I wish I could refuse but he's not asking me. That's the problem. I feel like he's making me do it. But I'm not able to confront him because he'll then confront me for sleeping with Prithvi. It was my mistake. I'm stuck.”
Rajyavardhan smiled and soon he began to laugh.
“You have cooked up a lot of stuff in there! I can't believe you're so dumb!”
He said, laughing.
Anvita stared at him hatefully.
“You think my son wants to be a cuckold!”
A willing cuckold.
“This is the biggest joke I've ever heard. Anvita, my child, you look so beautiful. You're very lovely and kind and caring, but you're also awfully dumb.”
“Dad...”
“No! Don't try to reason why you're otherwise. Let me tell you something full and final, if, and it's a big if, what you were saying you did and witnessed was the truth, then Atul has no idea about any of your betrayals.”
Anvita looked at him in disbelief.
“Dad...but...”
“Don't try to reason. I told you. Don't do it.”
Her mind was racing. She believed Rajyavardhan. His ability to judge a situation was incomparable. She had seen how he can find the truth without asking a question. He had stressed the term "...if, and it's a big if..." to her and Anvita felt he knew she was hiding things from him. He knows.
“I wish you're right, dad.”
Prove that Atul is not a willing cuckold. That's what I want to hear.
Her heart had begun to jump in joy.
“I wish you were right. But how can I believe you unless you prove it?”
“Anvita, you think you want him to be perfect. But no. It is in your mind because you're perceiving him as a cuckold. You believed it because it's too convenient to believe.”
“No.”
“You're not confronting him because you think it'll make him confront you, that's what you think.”
“Yes.”
“But I tell you, you're not confronting him because you still have a part of your mind trying to convince you that your assumption is a lie. But you're not willing to take it because that lie fits your convenience. You are comfortable if Atul enjoys your flings.”
“No! That’s not true, dad!”
“This isn't how the shocking truths are perceived, Anvita. Let me tell you one thing. Why do you think I forgave you when you said you betrayed my son?”
Anvita looked at him for a moment, unable to reply.
“How did this man, Rajat, leave your house after dinner?”
“Do you not trust me?”
“Answer me!”
“He didn’t leave… He slept here, in this couch.”
Anvita pointed to the couch Rajyavardhan was sitting. He turned his eyes down and had a look at the couch.
“Where was Atul?”
“Atul... Atul was sitting here...sleeping.”
Anvita pointed to his right.
Rajyavardhan closed his eyes and took a deep breath as if visualising it. When he opened his eyes finally, Anvita didn't dare to look at him.
“Come here, Anvita.”
He said, calmly.
Anvita got up and stumbled forward. She stopped in front of him and he looked up into her eyes. Her heart was beginning to beat hard.
“Undress yourself!”
Rajyavardhan commanded.
“What!”
Anvita took a step backwards. Then she grinned awkwardly.
“No, you're joking. You're putting me to test.”
“And you failed it, Anvita.”
Rajyavardhan said calmly.
“Did you sleep with him?”
Anvita felt she was going to faint.
“Rajat? No! I'll die before I did that!”
“But how did you escape from him?”