Chapter 255 - You were not the target.

|Eshan|

"Who's that person?" I asked, barely able to control myself. I just wanted to kill the person who badmouthed my Innaya. Degraded her by saying that she was a gold digger. "There's no doubt that Sahil fell for the trap. If this point was not used, then he would not have reacted that way. Why did he not confirm before jumping to the conclusion? Who's the person?" I could not help but pace in the room. The anger caused the temperature of my body to rise up, almost bringing tears in my eyes because of the anger. 

"He doesn't know." Arjun shrugged his shoulders.

"You-" Pointing a finger at him, I was lost for the words. "But, you know. Who's the person?" 

Arjun smiled. He knew it. If he decided to do something, then there was nothing that would be hidden from his eyes. He held the capability of unearthing the dead from the grave. "You still want to hear?" he asked while tapping his long fingers on the armrest impatiently.

"Say it." I stopped pacing and waited impatiently for him to unmask the hidden enemy. 

"Ayesha's mother. She was the one who's behind everything."

'Why? I don't understand her reason behind trying to ruin Innaya's life. I'm not the only successful and rich man out there. There are a lot of guys who are a complete package- even better than me, then why me? The girl who did not see me for so many years, how can she carry a torch for me from so long- even going to great lengths of ruining someone's life. I simply don't understand what the purpose was. Why so deep conspiracy to drive Innaya out of my life."

I held my head in my hands. Nothing made sense to me. Nothing. I just could not get the reason, but judging from Arjun's somber look, I knew the worst was yet to come.

"You were never the target," Arjun said. I raised my head. 

I frowned. "Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"Have you turned dumb from the anger?" Arjun scoffed. "Don't tell me your IQ has dropped to minus… Well, that's technically impossible though."

"Shut up!"

"Are you sure you want me to shut up?" Arjun raised his eyebrow, his blue eyes mocking me.

I breathed, closing my eyes. His words played in my mind. If I was not the target, then that only meant… Innaya. Innaya was the target.

My eyes flew open at the realization. 

"Why Innaya? Innaya doesn't have any relationship with Ayesha's mother. How? Why?" I rambled on because it was not making sense to me. Just to what extent their enmity ran towards Innaya, to plan so much to ruin her. 

The actions they took were not a result of one day, rather it was in-depth planning of months. They would have surely succeeded if their schemes were not discovered in time. 

"Yes, they would have succeeded in the plan had Karan not intervened timely," Arjun said, interrupting my thoughts.

I froze. Karan again.

"Actually that kidnapping fiasco…The real kidnapping by those two lunatics would have happened if Karan's men did not act first that day. Karan had been living hints behind for us, but we were not able to guess… Sahil had asked for Karan's help to keep an eye on Innaya and gather proof of her being a gold digger. That was why Karan returned to the country. 

Before he returned, he did his research and realized how Sahil was being used. Not only did he gather proof of Innaya's innocence, but taught a good lesson to Sahil. That was when Sahil understood how he was helping the wrong people… but then again it was too late. Ayesha and her mother had gotten their hands on Innaya's close shots in this house which was impossible without Sahil's help" Arjun explained slowly. 

I sat down on the bed unable to process so much information. So much was happening in the background in my own house. 

"After that Sahil wanted to confess everything but Karan stopped him, because he wanted to gather evidence against the mother-daughter pair, and know their actual motive behind doing these things. That is why we did not know that someone was plotting viciously against Innaya."

I sighed, cursing Sahil in my head. 

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|Innaya|

Waking up to an empty bed is not a nice feeling when your brain is as empty as the bed. With heavy eyes in a dimly lit room looking around I did not spot the familiar figure of my husband. 

This feeling was not unfamiliar. For the past month, I have been waking up to a cold bed, while Eshan slept in the guestroom or study. He even moved his belongings out of this room. 

Spotting the bandage on my ankle and feeling the stinging pain, memories of the day returned, filling my mind with pleasant and unpleasant emotions both.

How did I fall asleep? Last I remember, I was asking Eshan about talking to Arjun which he denied straightly. When did I fall asleep then? My head felt heavy, and body tired. Why was I feeling so weak suddenly? I wondered where Eshan went because the door of the bathroom was latched from the outside.

That only meant he was not in the bathroom. And, that also meant he was not in the room. Where did he go so late? 

"He won't sleep in the guest room, will he?" I stared at the closed door of the bedroom for a while. I shook my head after thinking. His parents were present, he would not sleep in the guest room in their presence. Moreover, the chances of his being in the study were minimal because his mind would not be at ease. 

Then where was he? 

I very much wanted to find him, but my heavy eyelids made it difficult to stay awake. I succ.u.mbed to the sleep even before realizing it. Finding Eshan turned out to be the only thought on my mind before it shut down completely.

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