Chapter 216

Runaway Bride

Rahul told his friends what had happened. He told them that Pooja had run away. He couldn't believe she could do that to him after they were so close.

"I’m sorry for what I did," he said. "I’m going to change, but I need her to do that."

His friends didn’t even look at him, as if they didn’t want to believe what he was saying. Deep down, everyone knew he was lying. Rai, Rohit, and Kim stood by the door, shocked. Meanwhile, Priya, Rekha, Amaya, and Vedika went out to the garden in search of Pooja.

They knew she had taken too much from Rahul. Most of them already suspected she was reaching a breaking point she was never meant to reach. They knew she had to leave this sham of a marriage, especially after discovering he couldn't stop cheating. Cheating was something embedded in Rahul.

Rohit already knew Pooja was going to leave. It was clear in the way she had acted during the other ceremonies—withdrawn and calm. She hadn’t done anything to ma