Enduring Ally

Chapter 47: Good bye ever after

I love you, Aditya and I'll always love you and I'll love you till my last breath. I love you with your flaws but I can't marry you because of the same flaws. Last night was something beautiful and I can never forget about it but I can't be with you. I trust you that you don't follow me or come in search of me. If you ever truly loved me even for a day, please don't come in search for me. I don't want to spent rest of my life with you when you don't trust me.

Love,

Zoya Hooda.

P.S. I'm taking your surname only.

He reread the letter again and sinked into the couch. "She repeated the same thing again and again that I didn't trust her. I was scared to death thinking after knowing my past she would leave me... Is that a crime?" He screamed.

Arjun knocked on the door and said, "Bhai... We have to leave now... Everyone is waiting for you..." He rushed next to him when he saw Aditya's state asking, "Bhai... What happened to you?" Aditya gave the letter to him and said, "She left me... because she thinks that I don't trust her... She didn't leave me because I didn't tell her that I was married... How stupid she can be?"

Arjun's phone rang and he picked it up when he saw Riyaz name on the display. "Hey Arjun... I just found that she was here last evening... I mean in her house... She cancelled the lease and moved her belongings from your house and her house too... No one knows where she went... She told house owner that due to some emergency she had to cancel the lease..." Riyaz said with a sigh. Arjun heard everything silently looking at his brother.

"What the hell happened there? What Aditya did this time?" Riyaz asked. "Riyaz... I'll explain to you later... I'll call you back..." Arjun said and disconnected the call.

He looked at Aditya worried but he has to tell him. "Bhai... Riyaz told that Bhaabhi was in Bangalore last evening. She cancelled her lease and moved her belongings from her house and our place too. And no one knows where exactly she went. Do you want me to find her? Shall I try and find out where she is?" He asked.

Aditya shook his head vertically and said, "I truly love her, Chotte... And I respect her decision... I'm not going to follow her or search for her... If she is happy staying away from me... Then I'm going to respect that... Just leave me alone..."

"Bhai..." Arjun said. "No Arjun... You were warning me... I didn't listen to you... It's my fault for keeping my past secret to her... It's entirely my fault... I should have listened to you... I should pay the price for my mistake and I'm going to pay it happily..." Aditya said and as he stood up he said, "Chotte... Please I need some time alone... Don't worry I'll not go back to my old habit... I just... I just need some time for myself..."

Arjun nodded and left him alone in his room with a worried look. He updated everyone about Zoya's letter and what Riyaz told him. Everyone gasped and got worried about Zoya's decision and how it'll impact on Aditya.

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One Year Later

It's been one year, Zoya walked out of Aditya's life. Aditya has almost convinced everyone to stop looking for her and asked them to respect her decision. He convinced Arjun to marry Noor and start his life with her. He didn't want them to postpone their marriage because of his messy life. Arjun and Noor have been married happily for six months. When they got back to Bangalore, no one dared to ask Aditya about what happened or talk about them.

Aditya didn't change him back to that old stubborn and strict boss. He kept everything light and maintained that friendly situation in the office. Everything around him was normal and slowly everyone forget about what happened to him. But, Aditya couldn't replace Zoya in his heart or in his office. Whenever he crosses her cabin, he looked at it and remembered all his time with her in that cabin.