Chapter 41. The Planning

Khushi's POV

"I've liked you ever since we were kids, Khushi." He confessed while gloss formed in his orbs. "Why didn't you wait for me?"

His palm approached my face gradually until his cold fingers caressed my cheek.

"I am sorry for leaving in a hurry, but I had planned to return victorious so that I could have you without any obstacles. So, I could ask Uncle and Aunt to approve of your marriage to me without any difficulties." Sushant stated as the teardrop rolled down and remained on his cheek.

"But I never imagined that you would suddenly fall in love with another person and wed him without even informing me about it." He added. His words were dripping with pain.

"Why did you do it, Khushi?" His voice started trembling. "Why?"

Except for one time when his dog passed away many years ago, I had never seen him so devastated.

In our neighborhood, Sushant was the serene and brilliant child every parent wished for. In contrast to me, who was a