Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

Vani POV:-

I closed my eyes for a second to calm my racing heart,  to gather strength to face yet another monster today when all I wanted to do was break into tears. I looked at my child whose eyes were full of fear. I could face anything but seeing fear in Granth's eyes broke me from inside.

"Mumma…" He whispered fearfully. His eyes were wide in distress. I smiled at him "Yes My baby!" 

"Mumma, what was he doing?"I pulled him in my arms to make him feel safe "Nothing baby, he was doing nothing. " 

I held his face in my hands "So did you play well with Danish…"  I asked him cheerfully to divert his mind from what he just saw. 

I could feel Mrityunjay's gaze on me but he was not my priority, Granth was. 

Granth shook his head, his brows pulled together, his lips thinned "No and I won't play with him anymore," he said sharply, his Voice-breaking, tears pooled in his eyes. 

I frowned "Granth… What happened, baby?" I asked him. 

"His papa came and took Danish with him and when I asked whom to play with …" tears rolled down Granth's eyes, "He said, play with your father." 

It became hard for me to breathe as if someone was throttling me. My gaze went to Mrityunjay at that moment and my hate for him increased tenfold. My child was suffering because of him...I would have forgiven him for my pain but I will never forgive him For Granth's tears.

He was standing in my living room, his eyes staring at me and Granth, "But Mumma, I made a new friend today. See…" he said pointing his little finger at him, he left me and ran towards me Mrityunjay. My heart skipped a beat at that moment, I gulped in anxiety.

"Come meet my Mumma…" Granth said to Mrityunjay, grasping his hand. Mrityunjay looked at Granth once and then at me. Oh god!

"Mumma, he is my friend, he saved khush bro and Me from Vaibhav yesterday and today he bought me chocolate chip ice cream…" Granth was mumbled, smiling at us. 

Mrityunjay's cheeks twitched, he Gritted his teeth. I remember this look very well, I have saved it in my memory because that's how his face looked when I told him about me being pregnant. 

 "Mumma, I promised him Milkshake, can you make it for him?" Granth said tugging at my hand to gain my attention but I was just frozen, my eyes were fixed on Mrityunjay, my heart was beating fast in distress, my legs turned wobbly. I gripped the nearby table to remain standing. 

He looked down at Granth, I gulped and sat down to Granth's level "Gunnu, why don't you go and wash your hands  till I make a Milkshake for you and your friend." 

He nodded his head "Okay Mumma," he agreed and tugged at Mrityunjay's hand "Friend, you wait here for me, I will come back in ten minutes after washing my hands and feet." 

Mrityunjay gave him a curt nod. Granth smiled and ran towards his room. When he went upstairs, I looked at Mrityunjay. 

"Get Out from my house, right now Mr Sehgal!" I told him sharply.

He raised his eyes at me slowly, his one hand fisted tightly at his side "Do not use this tone with me, Ever!"He stepped forward and levelled his gaze at me, "At least don't do this in front of the Child, if you have given birth to him then learn to handle his responsibility."

I gasped at his audacity, "This is my life Mr Sehgal and I don't need your advice. How I live it is none of your Concern,"  I told him.

He gave me a short nod "Yes, it's not my concern how you live your life but think about that child. Do you have any idea how he felt when people look at him as if he was beneath them?  The child is suffering because of you,"  He bit out, "the least you could do for your child is to be discreet about your activities." 

As if someone has poured hot boiling oil over me, who does he think he is to tell me about my child's suffering when I am living it with my child? I fisted my hands tightly in anger. 

"Just to remind you, Mr Sehgal, I am not your Whore anymore, You don't pay me anymore to tell me what to do and what not to do. That is my child and you have no right to tell me anything regarding my child…" 

He chuckled and took a step forward in my direction, instinctively I took a step back "How low you stoop Vanya, just to quench your thirst for the money you tried the same trick you used on me with some other man and hearing Granth I gather even he didn't believe you…"

I was disgusted with his words, I glared at him with pure hatred "My name is Vani Kashyap, not Vanya, Mr Sehgal..."

He gave me a short nod, "Vanya, Vani...how many other names do you have? Do you know your child was walking on the road alone, he could have had an accident today. If I had not seen him on the road on time he would have…" Blood drained from my face, Granth!

He chuckled "But of course what does it matter to you, you were busy here with your customers, learn to be responsible for your actions."

Granth, Accident! These were the only words I could hear. "Granth!!!" I whispered. "Is he fine?" I asked him, my body was shaking in anxiety. 

"You know I always respect people who are practical in life. I liked you initially because of that but now, you disgust me. Money was always the most important thing for you, bringing a child in this life just for the sake of money...that was really low of you...but of course what can be expected of a woman who sells her body for money…" 

As if he has slapped me on the face, his words cut me from inside, I pushed him in the chest,  "yes Mr Sehgal, I sold my body for money but tell me one thing who bought that, you! Then how come I was something filthy and not you. Hmm!" My throat felt heavy with tears, "and just to remind it was you who asked for me, I didn't come to you Mr Sehgal you came to me. You asked for this disgusting woman's body. Not me!" I told him pointing a finger in his chest. 

He gripped my hand "Yes, I bought you, I treated you with respect but what did you do, lied and tried to trap me with yourself. You became so greedy that you lied to me about being pregnant but you forgot that Mrityunjay Sehgal was not someone who can be trapped and when you couldn't trap me in your web you tried the same thing with someone else. Even that man didn't believe you," he shook his head, looking at me up and down.