04-07-2026, 09:06 PM
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Chapter 122: Doubt and Devotion
As they reached the office, the first thing Nikitha noticed was the distant, lost-in-thought look on Tharun’s face. He hadn’t spoken much during the drive back, and now, even as they walked toward the building, his usual confident stride seemed heavier.
For a split second, a dark thought crossed her mind.
What if… what if Tharun was the one who wrote the letter?
The idea made her stomach twist. So that Jay and I would split…
She immediately pushed it away. No. It can’t be him. He is not that kind of person.
But love can sometimes make people blind, can’t it?
She cleared her throat, gathering courage.
“Tharun… please, can I ask you something?” she said softly as they entered his cabin. “Don’t think badly about it… but by any chance… was it your attempt to win me? A trick to make Jay distant from me?”
Tharun stopped in his tracks. He turned to look at her, his expression shifting from surprise to quiet hurt.
“Why now?” he asked, voice low. “You misjudged Jay all along… and now you feel like you misjudged me too? As a good person?”
Nikitha’s heart sank. She quickly caught his hand, holding it tightly.
“I’m sorry… I could not think of anyone else. Only we three have access, and, and... I don’t doubt you… I’m just making sure.”
Tharun looked at her for a long moment. Then he gently pulled his hand away.
He raised his other hand, palm open, as if asking for silence.
“Now I’m more eager to catch the real culprit,” he said, voice steady but edged with pain. “This… I would equate it to doubting my relationship and love itself. A man who can throw mud on the woman he claims to love can never be a true lover. He has to protect her until the last drop of blood remains. That’s how I envision love.”
He paused, eyes meeting hers with raw honesty.
“Today… you didn’t just disappoint me, Nikitha. You actually hurt me in the worst possible way.”
Nikitha’s eyes filled with tears. “I’m sorry, Tharun—”
Before she could finish, Tharun turned aside.
“I won’t touch any files here until I get at least a slightest clue,” he said firmly. He moved toward the door.
Knowing his anger, Nikitha followed him quickly. She grabbed his hand from behind and tried to hug him, pressing her face against his back.
“Please don’t go,” she whispered, voice breaking. “Let’s figure it out together.”
Tharun stopped. He turned around slowly. His eyes were pained, but there was still love in them.
“When the first time the letter incident came up, you said Jay would not do anything like that,” he said quietly. “Even after you came out of his relationship, you trusted him. While I was your current lover — at least the person you chose to marry — why didn’t you have that same trust in me?”
Nikitha couldn’t answer. Tears slipped down her cheeks.
Tharun looked at her tears, his heart ached, he wiped her tears and said. “I’m sorry… I didn't mean to hurt you, but I do have a heart, it even aches to see your tears. How would I be someone who could damage myself, you and me are one and the same? And it even hurts when your thought process always surrounds Jay!
Don’t speak another word. I will not move an inch in this office until I find something — a clue to trap him. The one who tried to destroy all of us.”
He left her standing in the cabin, the door closing softly behind him.
Nikitha stood there, tears flowing freely now. She blamed herself for escalating things like this.
She felt like she herself gave an impression like she had been taking Tharun for granted, by keeping her talks and thoughts always surrounding Jay every time, when Tharun was patiently waiting to get her love.
Tharun… please don’t hate me. I keep on thinking about Jay. It is not that I'm giving importance to him, it's just that something else stands before me. I need to get his life stable, just a few more days. Once I get Jay’s life going forward, I will cut every relation with him. I will keep myself only for you. Let’s figure out a way that I would get myself to love you…I thought you would understand me about Jay part as you always know what happened from the start , I didn't know I needed to explain every detail.
Tears kept flowing, She moved to the attached washroom, locked the door, and washed her face. Looking at herself in the mirror, another realization hit her like a wave.
Jay must have felt the same way.
Whenever she was pissed about Anjali or her disappointed talks with him about Anjali. Jay would have felt the same. He would have wanted to scream like her.
“Dont hate me Nikkitha, I always tag around Anjali, not because i want her, she stands before our secret, i need to protect that, once the loan period ends and when we have a back up, i would cut of relationship with her, and i will keep myself only for you..I thought you would understand me about Anjali part as you always know what happened from the start , I didn't know I needed to explain every detail.
She imagined the words, that Jay would have chosen .The thought hit her again, She was always misjudging Jay, she knew she walked faraway from him. She apologized to him in tears.
Almost 20 mins after a storm of thoughts, She now realizes she should be verbal and open about everything to Tharun, she doesn't want to do the mistake that Jay made. She took a deep breath, wiped her tears, and made a silent promise.
She stepped out of the washroom, determined.
But deep down, she knew the path ahead would not be easy — with her determination and life with Tharun on one side, and the growing unease about the truth of the love she and Jay shared on the other.
As they reached the office, the first thing Nikitha noticed was the distant, lost-in-thought look on Tharun’s face. He hadn’t spoken much during the drive back, and now, even as they walked toward the building, his usual confident stride seemed heavier.
For a split second, a dark thought crossed her mind.
What if… what if Tharun was the one who wrote the letter?
The idea made her stomach twist. So that Jay and I would split…
She immediately pushed it away. No. It can’t be him. He is not that kind of person.
But love can sometimes make people blind, can’t it?
She cleared her throat, gathering courage.
“Tharun… please, can I ask you something?” she said softly as they entered his cabin. “Don’t think badly about it… but by any chance… was it your attempt to win me? A trick to make Jay distant from me?”
Tharun stopped in his tracks. He turned to look at her, his expression shifting from surprise to quiet hurt.
“Why now?” he asked, voice low. “You misjudged Jay all along… and now you feel like you misjudged me too? As a good person?”
Nikitha’s heart sank. She quickly caught his hand, holding it tightly.
“I’m sorry… I could not think of anyone else. Only we three have access, and, and... I don’t doubt you… I’m just making sure.”
Tharun looked at her for a long moment. Then he gently pulled his hand away.
He raised his other hand, palm open, as if asking for silence.
“Now I’m more eager to catch the real culprit,” he said, voice steady but edged with pain. “This… I would equate it to doubting my relationship and love itself. A man who can throw mud on the woman he claims to love can never be a true lover. He has to protect her until the last drop of blood remains. That’s how I envision love.”
He paused, eyes meeting hers with raw honesty.
“Today… you didn’t just disappoint me, Nikitha. You actually hurt me in the worst possible way.”
Nikitha’s eyes filled with tears. “I’m sorry, Tharun—”
Before she could finish, Tharun turned aside.
“I won’t touch any files here until I get at least a slightest clue,” he said firmly. He moved toward the door.
Knowing his anger, Nikitha followed him quickly. She grabbed his hand from behind and tried to hug him, pressing her face against his back.
“Please don’t go,” she whispered, voice breaking. “Let’s figure it out together.”
Tharun stopped. He turned around slowly. His eyes were pained, but there was still love in them.
“When the first time the letter incident came up, you said Jay would not do anything like that,” he said quietly. “Even after you came out of his relationship, you trusted him. While I was your current lover — at least the person you chose to marry — why didn’t you have that same trust in me?”
Nikitha couldn’t answer. Tears slipped down her cheeks.
Tharun looked at her tears, his heart ached, he wiped her tears and said. “I’m sorry… I didn't mean to hurt you, but I do have a heart, it even aches to see your tears. How would I be someone who could damage myself, you and me are one and the same? And it even hurts when your thought process always surrounds Jay!
Don’t speak another word. I will not move an inch in this office until I find something — a clue to trap him. The one who tried to destroy all of us.”
He left her standing in the cabin, the door closing softly behind him.
Nikitha stood there, tears flowing freely now. She blamed herself for escalating things like this.
She felt like she herself gave an impression like she had been taking Tharun for granted, by keeping her talks and thoughts always surrounding Jay every time, when Tharun was patiently waiting to get her love.
Tharun… please don’t hate me. I keep on thinking about Jay. It is not that I'm giving importance to him, it's just that something else stands before me. I need to get his life stable, just a few more days. Once I get Jay’s life going forward, I will cut every relation with him. I will keep myself only for you. Let’s figure out a way that I would get myself to love you…I thought you would understand me about Jay part as you always know what happened from the start , I didn't know I needed to explain every detail.
Tears kept flowing, She moved to the attached washroom, locked the door, and washed her face. Looking at herself in the mirror, another realization hit her like a wave.
Jay must have felt the same way.
Whenever she was pissed about Anjali or her disappointed talks with him about Anjali. Jay would have felt the same. He would have wanted to scream like her.
“Dont hate me Nikkitha, I always tag around Anjali, not because i want her, she stands before our secret, i need to protect that, once the loan period ends and when we have a back up, i would cut of relationship with her, and i will keep myself only for you..I thought you would understand me about Anjali part as you always know what happened from the start , I didn't know I needed to explain every detail.
She imagined the words, that Jay would have chosen .The thought hit her again, She was always misjudging Jay, she knew she walked faraway from him. She apologized to him in tears.
Almost 20 mins after a storm of thoughts, She now realizes she should be verbal and open about everything to Tharun, she doesn't want to do the mistake that Jay made. She took a deep breath, wiped her tears, and made a silent promise.
She stepped out of the washroom, determined.
But deep down, she knew the path ahead would not be easy — with her determination and life with Tharun on one side, and the growing unease about the truth of the love she and Jay shared on the other.
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