Chapter 268

Moosa remained silent and continued to rub her back. His hand moved in slow, repetitive circles, a gesture meant to soothe, yet it carried no promise. He did not give any response to her. The absence of words spoke louder than any harsh reply could have. He wanted the child to go, not because of logic or circumstance, but because he wanted to hurt her. And her fault was that she was Burhan’s sister. As irrational it may sound, but he wanted to hurt her just because of that. Somewhere deep inside him, pain demanded an outlet, and she had become the easiest target.

He had promised to always hate every association of Burhan, to never allow anything tied to that name to find peace in his life. And now when it came to his Nur, he was just stuck in a loop. Hate and love were co-existing inside him, constantly colliding and tearing him apart. Her love rooted from the honor and respect he had for his father, who had approved of Nur and had trusted her with his son’s future. That appro