Chapter-11

My mother-in-law had also ascertained about his arrest through the news channel like others. She made me a call in the middle of the night to check on our well-being. And the following day, as I had expected, she approached us before the daylight break. She was very sorry for her son's misdeed. I somehow consoled her that she was not accountable for her son's wrongdoing.

The children had also learned about their father's arrest, and I did not know why, but they seemed to be content as I was rather than sad or concerned. They were not bothered to check the integrity of the news from me. Their behaviour told me that their father deserved that award for cheating on their mother. But yes, I had never dreamed that their despise for Ravi was so deep and robust.