17-06-2026, 08:37 PM
The story is progressing nicely and is very well written.
That said, reducing the schedule to two chapters per day is a bit of a disappointment since many of us have become accustomed to getting five or six chapters daily. Still, we understand. Thank you for quoting conversations more often—the writing style has improved immensely, and I appreciate you implementing that suggestion. Overall, you're a master storyteller, and I'm enjoying your recent stories even more than the earlier ones. The last two stories, in particular, have been nothing short of phenomenal.
As for the latest chapters, the story seems to be heading in a very unexpected direction.
Why introduce Nikita's jealousy and her reaction to seeing another woman with Jay so early in the story—especially in their home rather than at the office? Seeing another woman in her place as Jay's wife gives her a glimpse of what replacement would actually look like. I expected scenes like this much later, as a way to make Nikita realize how deeply she still loves Jay.
Bringing such moments in now is concerning because it suggests that Nikita will gradually process the pain, jealousy, and emotional attachment she still carries for Jay, eventually overcoming them. If that happens, the story could move in a completely different direction where she slowly lets go of those feelings. Is that the intention?If so, then she would eventually be free to move forward without guilt, responsibility, or emotional baggage from her relationship with Jay. Is the author preparing the ground for Nikita to completely surrender herself to Tharun without hesitation?
If that's the direction of the story, bringing Jay and Nikita back together later would become a herculean task—assuming reconciliation is even the goal. If the ending is meant to be Nikita moving on with Tharun, accepting that Jay will be heartbroken but eventually heal with time, that would be Nikita's emotionless thought process and a cruel one. The remainder of the story could become fairly linear, with fewer twists and surprises.
What continues to confuse me, however, is one particular point that every character except Jay keeps repeating:
"It's not bad to admit that you truly loved someone. I did the same for Mithra. What matters after a point is whether that love is reciprocated."
1. Tharun's Argument About Unreciprocated Love
Tharun tells Nikita that when love is not reciprocated, people should move on.
But when did Nikita ever tell Jay that she loved him deeply?
In fact, she is only now beginning to realize how much she loved him throughout their marriage. How can she expect reciprocation when she never acknowledged those feelings herself until now?
What frustrates me is that she fails to recognize that Jay may have gone through a similar realization. While he was with Anjali, he may not have understood what Nikita truly meant to him. It was only after seeing her with Tharun and experiencing that pain firsthand that reality hit him. That's when he realized he loved Nikita all along.
The difference is that the moment Jay understood his feelings, he was open about them and expressed them honestly.
Can Nikita do the same?
2. "I Cannot Hate Him, But I Cannot Love Him Either"
Nikita says:
"That's the issue. I cannot hate him, but I cannot love him either after everything that happened. Even if Tharun had never entered my life, I think I would have still told Jay—perhaps at a later stage."
My question is:
What exactly happened that makes her feel this way?
Did Jay ever confess his love and then betray her with Anjali?
Did he mistreat her?
Did he exploit her financially?
Did he make promises he never intended to keep?
From my perspective, Jay did exactly what Nikita did.
Both entered the marriage under an agreement.
Jay honored that agreement. He simply failed to realize his feelings until much later—just as Nikita failed to express hers.
Nikita wanted the relationship to become something more than a contract, but she never communicated that desire openly. When she felt jealous seeing Jay and Anjali together, she kept those emotions to herself.
So whose fault is that?
When someone expects love, they must also be willing to express love. Since physical intimacy existed before emotional clarity in their relationship, neither could rely on that as proof of their feelings. Open communication was necessary, and Nikita never took that step.
Yet now she expects Jay to have reciprocated feelings he never knew existed.
And when Jay finally expresses his love, she refuses to believe him.
What confuses me even more is that once she realizes she still loves Jay, her instinct is not to pursue that love but to move away from it. She seems determined to choose Tharun despite acknowledging that Jay still holds a place in her heart.
That's a brutal decision.
At times, it feels as though she has become so determined not to love Jay anymore that she is actively resisting what her heart is telling her. If someone consciously chooses to suppress their feelings and steer their life in a different direction, there is very little the other person can do to change that.
At that point, the situation becomes almost impossible to recover from.
From my perspective, Nikita is dangerously close to destroying Jay emotionally and then attempting to build a new life with Tharun on the ashes of that destruction.
Participating in two parallel "challenges" involving two people's hearts is not a competition, nor is it a race. Eventually, if both men end up hurt, that responsibility will fall on Nikita.
~RCF
That said, reducing the schedule to two chapters per day is a bit of a disappointment since many of us have become accustomed to getting five or six chapters daily. Still, we understand. Thank you for quoting conversations more often—the writing style has improved immensely, and I appreciate you implementing that suggestion. Overall, you're a master storyteller, and I'm enjoying your recent stories even more than the earlier ones. The last two stories, in particular, have been nothing short of phenomenal.
As for the latest chapters, the story seems to be heading in a very unexpected direction.
Why introduce Nikita's jealousy and her reaction to seeing another woman with Jay so early in the story—especially in their home rather than at the office? Seeing another woman in her place as Jay's wife gives her a glimpse of what replacement would actually look like. I expected scenes like this much later, as a way to make Nikita realize how deeply she still loves Jay.
Bringing such moments in now is concerning because it suggests that Nikita will gradually process the pain, jealousy, and emotional attachment she still carries for Jay, eventually overcoming them. If that happens, the story could move in a completely different direction where she slowly lets go of those feelings. Is that the intention?If so, then she would eventually be free to move forward without guilt, responsibility, or emotional baggage from her relationship with Jay. Is the author preparing the ground for Nikita to completely surrender herself to Tharun without hesitation?
If that's the direction of the story, bringing Jay and Nikita back together later would become a herculean task—assuming reconciliation is even the goal. If the ending is meant to be Nikita moving on with Tharun, accepting that Jay will be heartbroken but eventually heal with time, that would be Nikita's emotionless thought process and a cruel one. The remainder of the story could become fairly linear, with fewer twists and surprises.
What continues to confuse me, however, is one particular point that every character except Jay keeps repeating:
"It's not bad to admit that you truly loved someone. I did the same for Mithra. What matters after a point is whether that love is reciprocated."
1. Tharun's Argument About Unreciprocated Love
Tharun tells Nikita that when love is not reciprocated, people should move on.
But when did Nikita ever tell Jay that she loved him deeply?
In fact, she is only now beginning to realize how much she loved him throughout their marriage. How can she expect reciprocation when she never acknowledged those feelings herself until now?
What frustrates me is that she fails to recognize that Jay may have gone through a similar realization. While he was with Anjali, he may not have understood what Nikita truly meant to him. It was only after seeing her with Tharun and experiencing that pain firsthand that reality hit him. That's when he realized he loved Nikita all along.
The difference is that the moment Jay understood his feelings, he was open about them and expressed them honestly.
Can Nikita do the same?
2. "I Cannot Hate Him, But I Cannot Love Him Either"
Nikita says:
"That's the issue. I cannot hate him, but I cannot love him either after everything that happened. Even if Tharun had never entered my life, I think I would have still told Jay—perhaps at a later stage."
My question is:
What exactly happened that makes her feel this way?
Did Jay ever confess his love and then betray her with Anjali?
Did he mistreat her?
Did he exploit her financially?
Did he make promises he never intended to keep?
From my perspective, Jay did exactly what Nikita did.
Both entered the marriage under an agreement.
Jay honored that agreement. He simply failed to realize his feelings until much later—just as Nikita failed to express hers.
Nikita wanted the relationship to become something more than a contract, but she never communicated that desire openly. When she felt jealous seeing Jay and Anjali together, she kept those emotions to herself.
So whose fault is that?
When someone expects love, they must also be willing to express love. Since physical intimacy existed before emotional clarity in their relationship, neither could rely on that as proof of their feelings. Open communication was necessary, and Nikita never took that step.
Yet now she expects Jay to have reciprocated feelings he never knew existed.
And when Jay finally expresses his love, she refuses to believe him.
What confuses me even more is that once she realizes she still loves Jay, her instinct is not to pursue that love but to move away from it. She seems determined to choose Tharun despite acknowledging that Jay still holds a place in her heart.
That's a brutal decision.
At times, it feels as though she has become so determined not to love Jay anymore that she is actively resisting what her heart is telling her. If someone consciously chooses to suppress their feelings and steer their life in a different direction, there is very little the other person can do to change that.
At that point, the situation becomes almost impossible to recover from.
From my perspective, Nikita is dangerously close to destroying Jay emotionally and then attempting to build a new life with Tharun on the ashes of that destruction.
Participating in two parallel "challenges" involving two people's hearts is not a competition, nor is it a race. Eventually, if both men end up hurt, that responsibility will fall on Nikita.
~RCF
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