A Party

Eden looked at her with wide eyes. “I'm not in the mood for jokes, Lavanya.”

“Who said I am joking? I am very serious.” She raised her eyebrows.

“You were the one who said that you don't want to go back to India when your brother was calling you. How can you suddenly talk about leaving me?” He raised his voice as the thought of her leaving him alone scared him, which grabbed the attention of his employees, but they all pretended to ignore them.

She looked around at the employees before turning to Eden. “I think I have the right to decide whom I want to live and spend my life with.”

“Yes, you have that right, and you decided to live with me instead of leaving me. What changed, suddenly?” His anger was replaced by the worries which Lavanya could see on his face.