22-04-2026, 06:38 PM
Chapter 126: The Final Confession
That same night, after the children had gone to sleep, Rahul finally found Anandhi alone in their bedroom.
He closed the door behind him with a soft but firm click. The room felt smaller than usual.
Anandhi was sitting on the edge of the bed, still in her nightdress. She looked up at him, sensing the storm in his eyes.
Rahul didn’t waste time. His voice was low, but edged with hurt and barely contained anger.
“Why does Suriya suddenly want to leave? What happened between you two?”
Anandhi lied smoothly at first, her voice calm and measured. “Nothing happened. He just thinks it’s better for business if he focuses on the other branches. It’s good for all of us.”
Rahul’s jaw tightened. He stepped closer, his eyes burning with pain.
“Don’t lie to me, Anandhi. I’m not blind.”
The anger and raw hurt in his voice made her crack. She looked down for a moment, then met his gaze, her own eyes glistening.
“Suriya knows the truth about the framing,” she admitted quietly. “He knows you were behind it. But I swear… I am protecting this family. I’ve been trying to keep everything together.”
The argument turned emotional and heated within seconds.
Rahul’s voice rose, trembling with betrayal. “Protecting the family? By meeting him every night? By still having feelings for him?”
Anandhi defended herself, her voice shaking. “I never said I don’t have feelings for him. Yes, I care for him. I love him too… but it doesn’t come at the cost of our relationship. I chose you every time.”
Rahul laughed bitterly, pain flashing across his face. “You chose me? Then why does it feel like you’re still choosing him?”
Anandhi stayed calm at first, but the weight of everything finally pushed her to the edge.
Rahul’s voice cracked as he demanded, “Choose once and for all, Anandhi. Him or me?”
He stormed toward the door, unable to stay in the room any longer.
Anandhi’s heart broke watching him walk away.
She quickly got up, rushed after him, and grabbed his arm before he could leave the bedroom. She dragged him back inside and closed the door again.
“I’m sorry… I was mistaken,” she said, voice trembling.
Rahul turned around angrily, eyes red with pain and fury.
“I saw you two together!” he shouted, no longer able to hold back. “Through the keyhole. I saw everything — you undressing for him, you on your knees for him. How could you?”
Anandhi didn’t deny it. She looked at him with tears in her eyes and said softly, “I’m sorry… but I have something else which you think I don’t know.”
Anandhi stayed calm at first, then dropped the bomb.
“I know Aara is not your biological daughter. I’ve known for months. I hid it. I sabotaged Suriya’s investigation. I lied to him — all to protect your image as her father and as the head of this family.”
Rahul was completely stunned and silenced. He sat down heavily on the bed, speechless, his face pale as if all the blood had drained from it.
Anandhi continued softly, her voice steady despite the tears forming in her eyes.
“I chose you every time, even when it hurt Suriya. So how could you question my loyalty? Don’t you see what I’m doing? I don’t deny it — yes, I have feelings for him. I love him too… but it doesn’t come at the cost of our relationship. Initially I didn’t want to do any of this… but looking back, we did a lot that hurt him. Let him at least have these memories. Please…”
Rahul didn’t think this would come to this end. He sat there, staring at the floor, completely devastated.
Anandhi knelt in front of him and took his hands in hers. “I can do anything for you… but don’t do anything that puts your image at risk. You are a good man. Don’t turn evil. We will slowly withdraw ourselves. We will try… and Suriya too, I think, will understand.”
and please understand Suriya deserves a love too. and dont he need to know aara is his baby? we should not be this cruel she said.
Rahul didn’t utter a single word.
He was devastated. Tears filled his eyes. Anandhi’s eyes also welled up. They both cried silently — him from betrayal and heartbreak, her from guilt and exhaustion.
Finally, Rahul turned to his back, facing away from her, tears still slipping down his face. he said gone is gone but never try to tell him Aara is his baby.
He slept like that — broken, silent, and shattered.
Anandhi lay beside him, staring at the ceiling, knowing the fragile peace they had been pretending to live in had finally cracked wide open. but deep inside she decided she should tell Suriya about the secret.
That same night, after the children had gone to sleep, Rahul finally found Anandhi alone in their bedroom.
He closed the door behind him with a soft but firm click. The room felt smaller than usual.
Anandhi was sitting on the edge of the bed, still in her nightdress. She looked up at him, sensing the storm in his eyes.
Rahul didn’t waste time. His voice was low, but edged with hurt and barely contained anger.
“Why does Suriya suddenly want to leave? What happened between you two?”
Anandhi lied smoothly at first, her voice calm and measured. “Nothing happened. He just thinks it’s better for business if he focuses on the other branches. It’s good for all of us.”
Rahul’s jaw tightened. He stepped closer, his eyes burning with pain.
“Don’t lie to me, Anandhi. I’m not blind.”
The anger and raw hurt in his voice made her crack. She looked down for a moment, then met his gaze, her own eyes glistening.
“Suriya knows the truth about the framing,” she admitted quietly. “He knows you were behind it. But I swear… I am protecting this family. I’ve been trying to keep everything together.”
The argument turned emotional and heated within seconds.
Rahul’s voice rose, trembling with betrayal. “Protecting the family? By meeting him every night? By still having feelings for him?”
Anandhi defended herself, her voice shaking. “I never said I don’t have feelings for him. Yes, I care for him. I love him too… but it doesn’t come at the cost of our relationship. I chose you every time.”
Rahul laughed bitterly, pain flashing across his face. “You chose me? Then why does it feel like you’re still choosing him?”
Anandhi stayed calm at first, but the weight of everything finally pushed her to the edge.
Rahul’s voice cracked as he demanded, “Choose once and for all, Anandhi. Him or me?”
He stormed toward the door, unable to stay in the room any longer.
Anandhi’s heart broke watching him walk away.
She quickly got up, rushed after him, and grabbed his arm before he could leave the bedroom. She dragged him back inside and closed the door again.
“I’m sorry… I was mistaken,” she said, voice trembling.
Rahul turned around angrily, eyes red with pain and fury.
“I saw you two together!” he shouted, no longer able to hold back. “Through the keyhole. I saw everything — you undressing for him, you on your knees for him. How could you?”
Anandhi didn’t deny it. She looked at him with tears in her eyes and said softly, “I’m sorry… but I have something else which you think I don’t know.”
Anandhi stayed calm at first, then dropped the bomb.
“I know Aara is not your biological daughter. I’ve known for months. I hid it. I sabotaged Suriya’s investigation. I lied to him — all to protect your image as her father and as the head of this family.”
Rahul was completely stunned and silenced. He sat down heavily on the bed, speechless, his face pale as if all the blood had drained from it.
Anandhi continued softly, her voice steady despite the tears forming in her eyes.
“I chose you every time, even when it hurt Suriya. So how could you question my loyalty? Don’t you see what I’m doing? I don’t deny it — yes, I have feelings for him. I love him too… but it doesn’t come at the cost of our relationship. Initially I didn’t want to do any of this… but looking back, we did a lot that hurt him. Let him at least have these memories. Please…”
Rahul didn’t think this would come to this end. He sat there, staring at the floor, completely devastated.
Anandhi knelt in front of him and took his hands in hers. “I can do anything for you… but don’t do anything that puts your image at risk. You are a good man. Don’t turn evil. We will slowly withdraw ourselves. We will try… and Suriya too, I think, will understand.”
and please understand Suriya deserves a love too. and dont he need to know aara is his baby? we should not be this cruel she said.
Rahul didn’t utter a single word.
He was devastated. Tears filled his eyes. Anandhi’s eyes also welled up. They both cried silently — him from betrayal and heartbreak, her from guilt and exhaustion.
Finally, Rahul turned to his back, facing away from her, tears still slipping down his face. he said gone is gone but never try to tell him Aara is his baby.
He slept like that — broken, silent, and shattered.
Anandhi lay beside him, staring at the ceiling, knowing the fragile peace they had been pretending to live in had finally cracked wide open. but deep inside she decided she should tell Suriya about the secret.
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