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"Riddhima you won't go to his place and that's final." Mr. Rautela said firmly. Riddhima looked at him anxiously. Her brother was inside the lock up for 17 hours already. She feared that if he stays there any longer than he might die or something. Her brother wasn't used to the treatment given to him in the lock up, I mean jails are designed specifically for criminals so you can't expect anything much from them. Her mother had passed out and she's been constantly rousing up and passing out again and again since last night. Riddhima hated her mother for sure but today she couldn't help but feel pity on that lady. I mean all her life she had swindled everybody just to give her son a life of comfort but today when her son was inside the jail, she couldn't help but sob at her own misfortune. And that's my dear folks is one more reason why should we fear Karma. You never know who is watching you after all. Anyways, Riddhima, although wasn't too happy to help Dhamis, yet she believed that it was due to her that her brother was in prison. Let's be honest here, why was Vikramaditya doing all this??? To get her ofcourse. He had deliberately put him inside the prison cell just so she had no other option but to do as he says. And rightly so since she honestly has no other choice.
"What are you thinking Riddhima!! Let's not bother ourselves. Why should you pay the price of their misdeeds?? If he's in prison then it's their lookout, you stay out of it. Vikramaditya is not a man to be associated with." Mrs. Rautela said flatly. Riddhima looked at them and nodded. Indeed it was their fault but let's face it, Vikramaditya was using them as a pawn just to have her all to himself. Somewhere Riddhima was involved too. Suddenly Riddhima's phone rang. Riddhima looked down at the phone on the table in surprise. Well, her phone was brand new and she distinctly remembered giving the number of her phone to nobody. Who the fuck was calling???? Really Riddhima, Are you that dumb honestly!!!! She picked up immediately.
"Hello...."
"I'm waiting my princess. I'm still waiting." and she was daunted. How did he get her number??? At this point we all can shout 'Dumb Riddhima' out loudly. Wasn't this man the owner of this town!!!
"Um.....um....."
"Why do you get so nervous around me sweetheart!!! Do I give you butterflies in that little tummy??" he said and chuckled. In her mind Riddhima pictured him sitting inside his bedroom and looking into his mirror. In reality though he was, surely sitting inside his bedroom on his recliner, but he was intently studying her anklet that he stole from her. When she can steal his heart why can't he steal her anklet?? Besides he'll get her hundreds of these, even better than this.
"Please let my brother go." she requested, dodging his previous question. Vikramaditya hated when she evaded the conversation like that, specially when he was trying to be romantic. Vikramaditya was never a romantic man, so much so that for forty one years of his existence he simply believed that he would die a single and a virgin. This 'shona babu' stupidity never appealed to him. Even during his school and college days he used to be the only guy who never attended any valentine event. He was trying to be romantic just for her. Otherwise he was just a horny macho guy who wanted sex in a manner that he wants.
"You simply never appreciate my efforts do you!! Well, anyways....I believe I had made it clear yesterday itself that if you want your brother out of that dingy lock up than you have to come to my home..."
"And what do I do in your mansion!!!" she yelled at him. She was sick of him already. He laughed. He loved to tease her. If she can tease him day and night with that sultry body of hers why can't he tease her a little!!
"Oh love!! That I'll decide, all you've to do is come to my place. A car is waiting for you outside your house. Come soon baby, I can't wait to have you here again." he whispered the last part. Only his God knows how long he had waited to see her inside his house. Riddhima was ready to be defiant.
"Absolutely not. Do whatever you want to do!!!" she told him hatefully. A chuckle rang in her ears as she listened in shock.
"If that's what you wish my love. But what if, I mean What if it's not your brother inside but Mr. Rautela or his son or....."
"NO....NO..." she yelled at him, fear evident in her eyes. Rautelas were tensed.
"C'mon baby you know what your husband is capable of. Hm. Come on, be a good girl and come straight to your husband's home. If you don't come to me within an hour, it will be Mr. Rautela inside that lock up. Love you baby. Bye." and he disconnected the call. The phone fell out of her hands as she fell on the chair with a thud. Tears poured down her eyes as she realised she was doomed.
"Riddhima what happened?? What did he say??" asked Mr. Rautela concerned. Riddhima didn't knew what to tell them. How can she tell them that the girl they took in as their daughter is slowly becoming the reason for their misery??? She cursed the day she decided to stay inside the mansion. If only she had ran away than perhaps she wouldn't have been in this situation.