"Madhu, this whole situation been settled . The investigation confirmed you were the one who copied the work ".

"Your fiance ,captain Sultan, even admitted you did looked through Trishna's notebook . what else do you want us to look into?

Tears welled up in Madhu's eyes.

"Only crying now? didn't cross your mind when your stealing someone else work?" .

Mr. Gupta waved his hand , visibly impatient . "since you're marrying captain Sultan anyway, you can just give up this job . A quite life at home isn't such a bad thing".

Madhu suddenly looked up ,eyes sharp and unwavering. "I didn't copy anything . I filed this project with research bureau half a year ago".

She did registered it 6 months back . Trishna only transferred here two weeks ago. it was obvious who stalled from who .

Too bad Mr. Gupta wanted to have his name on her work. she refused . Trishna didn't.

Mr. Gupta shifted uncomfortably and looked away .

"Even if you got proof so what ?Captain Sultan is backing Trishna . do you think him getting punished will help you? "Take my advice and stop this mess before it get worse .. he won't stand by you anyway ".

of course he wouldn't . Every time it come down to her and Trishna he always picked Trishna.

Because her fiance , captain Naveen, died protecting captain Sultan. To repay that , Sultan brought Trishna to the base , pulled strings to get her into the bureau , and even gave her most of his pay every month . he looked after her like she was made of glass . he jumped at her every beck and call .

"Him taking sides does not change the truth" . Madhu spoke with clarity and turned to leave ,back straight .

This time , she did clear her name . she did live with dignity .

Madhu had just step out of the institute when she spotted Sultan standing their waiting . He was tall and broad shoulder with sharp eyebrows and deep set eyes that made him stand out . his pressed uniform fit him perfectly , and the three stars on his shoulders gleamed under the sun .

Many girls in the village dream of marrying a man like him people admired Madhu , saying she was lucky to be engaged to someone like captain Sultan.

"Responsibility "of his was aimed at someone else . he took care of someone else family . not hers.

Whenever she dared to say a word about it , Sultan would hit her with the same line , captain Naveen saved my life . I owe Trishna . it shut her up every time .

Now , seeing him again, all the frustration she had buried for years came back like a dam breaking . Madhu tried to walk past him quickly . Sultan noticed she was upset , obviously given him the cold shoulder . he reached out to grab her pulling her close . her hands were freezing . His Brows pulled together . half annoyed ,half worried, he said "why are your hands so cold? Madhu, it changed weather why didn't you wear something warmer ?"as his spoke, he took off his scarf, trying to drape it around her neck .

but Madhu shoved him off , flicked the scarf aside , and kept walking without a word . Sultan frown deepened. he did never like it when women through fits. still, this time he had messed up .

He softened his tone, pulling her back gently . " Madhu , I really didn't have a choice . after captain Naveen died , Trishna family pushed her into marrying a much older second marriage who drinks and hit her . she has to stay here .."

Madhu suddenly spun around. Though he was much taller , she looked straight up at him , not backing down at all ." Did it ever cross your mind that this would get me kicked out and accused of stealing ?".

Sultan kept his mouth shut . he knew . but still.....

"We are getting married soon! I have been heading over every cent of my pay to you . You wanted me to quit , fine ! But now you even gave my project away to her ...and you think I am okay with that ? That time fade things ,and I will be fine later on?"

She didn't let him finish . Instead , she lifted her hand and slapped him across the face . That slap had been a long time coming .

His head jerked to the side, but he didn't get mad . Instead,he tried to calm her down," Madhu, it's done . You hit me, you got it out of your system . Can we be done now ?I owe Trishna.. its my responsibility to help her" .

"Then pay her back with what yours, not mine! Don't play the nice guy using my things! what kind of man does that make you ?" Madhu sneered ,shaking of his hand .

She didn't want to waste another breath arguing. Her project had already been filed at the institute . as long as she found that record , she could prove she didn't steal anything .

"Madhu!" Sultan chased after her .

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