Ragini's POV:

My eyes kept looking at Siddhu who simply untangled his fingers from mine and kept moving away...I pouted and kept looking at him...and he kept moving away...

I didn't like it!!! Not a bit !!!
And here Rohit kept on speaking which barely reached my brains. It fell on my ears probably but I wasn't able to concentrate a bit. Siddhu's eyes looked so engaging right now and something inside my chest tore and I felt my heart bleeding right now...

He can't just go like that...Every bloody time he can't act like a fucking saint can he!!! I was feeling irritated and angry now...but the next minute I felt Rohit pull me by my shoulders and shouted...

'Ragini baby are you even listening to me...see here' he said forcefully cupping my face and making me look at him and suddenly I saw Siddhu breaking our eye contact and turning around. He kept walking upstairs...

Don't tell me he is leaving the party and going to sleep???? Even today!!! Bloody timetable of his!!! I will break his alarm clock one day!!!
How can he!!! Urghhhh!!!!

'Raginiiiiiii' Rohit shouted and I had a splitting headache now...I stood there trying to press my forehead... I wanted to stop him...but then Rohit was on and on and god alone knows what he was blabbering.

'Are you even listening...I am telling you to get divorced from Siddhesh...it's easy now...you are 6 months into this marriage shit...and you can demand a hafty alimony.' he said and this time I shot him a glare...

I looked around in the party there was a decent crowd so I dragged him outside the house and moved to the backyard where there was no one...

'What did you say?' I asked and he kept both his hands on my shoulders and said...
'Look baby...think practically...you are married to this dumbass man...he's not good looking and he's filthy rich...so when you are getting a divorce from him why not benefit a little maybe push a little more and get a good amount of alimony and then you know we can get married...we can probably start our own business and anyways I'm tired of working in these petty jobs...let's start something of our own..
Infact I say you better ask for a good amount of share in his publication house...it's flourishing...he can experiment with this TV channel thing..you can you know' i interrupted him asking...

'So Swati dumped you is it???' I asked in one go and I saw his expressions turned pale...

'Ummm No baby...I realised I can't live a lie...mom dad wouldn't agree earlier but now they have agreed' he tried caressing my face and I felt disgusted...

'Now they have agreed because now I have 'Mrs Siddhesh Pai' tag attached to me...so you know you can extract more from me...correct??? In the name of alimony' I said folding my hands against my chest...

And he looked baffled. My heart was aching. Was this the man I found after Siddhu left. I was hating myself for my stupidity now. I knew for sure even after repeating it to myself like a bloody parrot that I love him ...I really couldn't fall for him...not a minute nor a second...he was always my constant distraction from the man whom I thought had broken my trust but seeing his true colors today and knowing what an opportunist he is made me feel more ashamed about my choice now. I was irritated as hell.

'No baby...see it's just that I love you and I can't live without you' he said and pulled me into a hug.

I smiled.

'Awww my Rohit baby..I love you too...and I'm glad you realised...I will divorce Siddhesh but I really don't want to fall into this alimony, money, property and business. Love alone is enough for me and you baby...I will divorce Siddhesh but let's not demand any alimony it will anyways take time with court drama. Let me simply just ask him a divorce and then I'm all yours...we both will work very hard...I will continue my part time job in Siddhesh's company and will fund my studies and try to gather money to pay off Siddhesh's debts after all Nayak Nivas is now owned by him and I have to return him a good lumsum to get that property back' I said and next minute Rohit flinched...

'Nayak Nivas is what???' he asked...

'Yup maybe you don't know...dad was under huge debts .. Siddhesh paid it off and purchased Nayak Nivas...we are practically homeless if not for Siddhu...but you don't worry baby...I will convince my parents...I will pay Siddhesh's debts too and come on now I have you too' I said holding his hand and next second he pushed me away...

'Are you crazy Ragini??? You have such a golden opportunity and you are just planning to work like a pig....you were a fool...you always were... atleast now listen to me...drag him to the court and demand money from him...'

'How???' I asked folding my hands against my chest...

'Its 8 months to your marriage and he has still not touched you right???' he asked and now I was clenching my jaws...

'So???' I asked trying to get a grip of my anger...

He caressed my hair and said...
'Its simple...let's prove that he is impotent and unable to satisfy you' and clutched my fingers tightly fisting it such that my own nails digged deeper into my hands...

'And?' I wanted to know more now...

'And let's claim a good alimony from him... with his lavish properties..he is so rich that I'm sure a little from his 'Alibaba's treasure' wouldn't hurt...and we both can enjoy our lives' he said and I kept looking at him.

Author's POV:

While Rohit kept explaining to Ragini about how she could benefit and extract money from Siddhesh in the name of alimony... two eyes and one heart heard it all from his bedroom's balcony.

Apparently Siddhesh was too hurt to stay there looking at Rohit and Ragini's proximity so he chose to retire to his room and stood in his bedroom's floral balcony to calm himself but to his ultimate shock he saw Rohit dragging Ragini just below his bedroom balcony and went on lecturing her about how they could extract money from Siddhesh in the name of alimony.

Ragini kept listening quietly and here Siddhesh's heart felt like was being shattered with a stone. His eyes filled with fresh tears. He was hurt and he didn't want to believe his eyes when he saw Rohit and Ragini hug each other.

He needed fresh breath of air. He pulled out his car keys and began walking downstairs only to notice there was a chaos in the party and everyone looked shocked. Malini and little Tia were the only ones who seemed to be enjoying the scene and Siddhesh looked confused.

'What is happening??? Why is everyone looking so shocked??? And why are these two laughing???' he asked Natalie and Natalie simply pointed her index finger towards the buffet section and Siddhesh turned around.

His eyes practically popped out looking at the scene infront of him...his expressions changed like he was made to eat sour curd and he slightly scrunched his nose...

While Tia was laughing loudly... Siddhesh didn't really know how to react because the scene infront of his eyes was extremely crazy but knowing the fact that it's Ragini...he chuckled to himself thinking...it's not a surprise...

Ragini had caught hold of Rohit's neck and was dipping his head into the bowl full of tomato soup. Like literally as if she is going to wash him off. Rohit kept crying for mercy but every time he tried to breath and walk away she would give her 'Ragini special' punch on his stomach and Rohit would wince in pain.

While she kept shouting...
'You...you want what??? I must what?? Divorce him is it??? Hannnn??? And then what get alimony from him and live with you??? You??? Have you seen yourself??? It's better I live with 4 donkeys atleast they have more brains than you' saying this time she caught hold off his hair in a fist and Rohit cried in pain and Ragini dumped his face into the tower cake and Rohit was practically begging for mercy...

Siddhesh was trying his level best to not laugh at this scene...

'No...no Ragini...I'm sorry...I didn't mean to ... sorry' he kept asking her to stop but Ragini's anger was on cloud nine...

'Ryannnnn....did you bloody get what I had asked for???' she yelled Ryan was running towards her...The item Ryan was carrying in his hand made Malini squeal in happiness and Siddhesh had to practically calm her down...

Ryan had got Ragini a long broomstick that was used to clean the fallen leaves in their garden area while Bill muttered...

'Bro is she really going to use that on him..I will pray for you Sid...your wife is a certified witch' he said...

While Ragini took hold of the broom in her hand and tugged the loose end of her saree onto her waist while Siddhesh blushed looking at her curvy little waist...and smiled saying...

'She is not a witch...she is a thunderstorm...

My Thunderstorm!!!' 🤭