Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

Chapter 33.

Writer's POV:-

"Wow, Dadi (grandmother)! Is this your house?" Granth asked in amazement. His lips formed an o while eyes widened seeing the Grand Sehgal House. 

"Yes, and It's your house too, Granth. It's our house." 

Granth's brows pulled together in question. "But my house is in Shimla and Daddy's house, here. It's not my house Dadi." 

Indrani smiled at Granth's innocent questions. She pinched his chubby cheek affectionately which made Granth whine. Indrani kissed his head.

"Granth, remember what I told you. Don't talk to anyone except your great grandmother. You will always be with me and no one else and if your great grandmother asked to spend time with you alone you will not say yes."

Granth nodded in understanding. "Done Dadi but video games…"

"We will play video games, Granth."

Granth peeked at Mrs Lucy, he remembered his mother and bit his lip. "Dadi, What if Mumma comes to know about us playing Video games. Mumma will punish me."

Indrani glanced at Mrs Lucy. She understood that Granth feared Mrs Lucy telling Vani about their video games to Vani. "Mrs Lucy, don't tell Vani about it," She ordered her. Mrs Lucy smiled and nodded in agreement.

The car stopped. The driver opened the door for them. Indrani stepped out of the car and helped Granth out of it. Mrs Lucy held the overnight bag and followed Indrani inside with Granth.

Indrani took Granth directly to her room. Granth looked at everything enthusiastically. "Dadi, this is so cool! There is a basketball arena here."

Indrani laughed at his expressions. She ordered food for them and after eating it. Granth enjoyed his time with Indrani in the Sehgal house. They played Video games for about two hours, they were so engrossed in playing that Indrani didn't notice her cell phone ringing. 

Her eyes went to her cell phone, she looked at the caller ID and picked it immediately. "Dadi…" Granth cried when his car smashed against the wall. 

"Wait Granth, I need to take this call." 

She went near the window and accepted the call and started talking to the person on the other end. Granth was playing alone when he saw a girl standing outside the room. He put his remote controller down and walked outside to see who that girl was. 

Indrani's eyes went to Granth walking out. She ended the call abruptly and ran outside to bring him back. 

"Granth, I told you not to go anywhere without me," She said, stopping Granth from walking further.

"Dadi, I saw a girl standing outside your room, when I came out she ran away." 

Indrani's brows pulled together. It didn't take a moment for her to understand who was outside.  "Don't go anywhere without me. Come now, Mrs Lucy will change your clothes."

Granth nodded, still he glanced at the door where the girl disappeared. Indrani tried calling Mrityunjay but he didn't pick up. She called Vani too but she didn't pick either. 

Indrani didn't call back thinking Mrityunjay and Vani were a newly married couple. They might be spending some quality time. 

After Mrs Lucy helped Granth with his night suit they played video games again and finally Granth slept. 

In the morning, Indrani knew that Gayatri was waiting to meet Granth. She prepared Granth accordingly. He was dressed in the clothes she especially bought for that day. 

"Dadi, let's play in the garden."

Indrani nodded and ordered Mrs Lucy to arrange breakfast in the garden and took Granth out with her.

A cold breeze was flowing, the weather was perfect to sit outside. Granth was enjoying playing and running around the garden. 

"Granth,  slow down or you will fall." 

"No…" Granth giggled and kept running. Indrani ordered Mrs Lucy to catch the naughty monster. Granth teaser both of them.

"Catch me…" he ran, enjoying teasing but then he bumped into someone. 

He gasped in pain but more than that in shock seeing a man standing in front of him. He took some steps back to get away from him, scared seeing that man. 

Indrani practically ran towards Granth seeing Veer Sehgal standing there. She stood in front of Granth who hid behind his grandmother. 

Mrs Lucy and the guards ran to them but they stood a little away from them.

"Keep him in line, this is a house, not some playground." He told Indrani in an authoritative voice.

Indrani fisted her hand and gazed into his eyes. "This is a garden and Granth is a child. Children play in the garden."

Veer sharpened his eyes. "It seems you found your tongue again. Don't forget I can throw you out of here…"

Indrani chuckled but her whole body burned in rage. "The house belongs to Sehgal's. I am the widow of Yash Sehgal and I have the right to live here. You can't do anything, Veer."

He took a step forward. Indrani's heart quickened. For A moment the memory of his hands on her body made her breathing short but then she controlled her anxiety and stood firmly to her ground. 

"Do you want to see what I can do, Indrani? Do I need to remind you of your place again?" He said, clutching her hand tightly and squeezing it painfully.

Granth saw that man was hurting his grandmother. His little nose flared in anger when Indrani gasped in pain. "Let me remind you of your place in this house again, Widow of Yash Sehgal."

Granth couldn't see anymore, he stepped forward and kicked Veer's foot. "Leave my Dadi, you bad man," he said in anger.

Veer's eyes went to Granth. He could see Mrityunjay in that child and that increased his anger towards him. He hated Mrityunjay and Indrani. That child was just another addition. "You little brat…" Veer growled in anger. 

He raised his hand but then Five guards came there and stood in front of Veer protecting Granth and Indrani from him. 

"Please step back sir," One of them said. 

Veer raged. "Do you know who you are talking to? Get out of my way."