Tainted Love by Maniah (english novels to read .TXT) 📕

Vani smiled and nodded at Granth, "Okay." 

Mrityunjay scowled at Vani and they all walked towards the community park to play. Mrityunjay nodded at his men to bring the football in the park. 

Granth was giggling in his father's arms, when they walked in the park everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the three of them. "Daddy, let's play football," Granth said and Mrityunjay nodded.

"Alright," Mrityunjay said as Mrityunjay's man placed the ball in front of Granth, "Let's start the match son…" Mrityunjay said and Granth kicked the ball…

Vani looked at Granth's smiling face, her son was happy, everyone was staring at Granth and Mrityunjay. Some of her neighbours were shocked and some were jealous but her son was happy. He was glowing in happiness. 

"Daddy, see how far I can kick the ball," Granth said as he kicked the ball trying to impress his father. Tears pooled in her eyes seeing Granth, how hard he was trying to gain his attention. 

Something broke in her heart seeing Granth,  she always knew that Granth missed having a father but today seeing him with Mrityunjay she questioned herself, 'was she doing the right thing?'

She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and smiled at Granth when she saw Granth running towards her "Mumma, play with us." 

She kissed her son, Granth pulled her towards the playing area "Mumma catch me," he said and started running. "Daddy run, Mumma is going to catch us." Granth giggled as he ran towards Mrityunjay. 

Vani ran to catch Granth while Granth hid behind Mrityunjay's legs and Mrityunjay was trying to save Granth from being caught by Vani. 

On the other hand, Vani tried to caught Granth as she ran behind Mrityunjay and Granth ran from there to one of Mrityunjay's bodyguard and Vani's leg stumbled a little as her foot hit the stone in between and she gasped as she fell but two strong arms caught her in time, they both fell in the ground, Vani on top of Mrityunjay.

Vani squeezed her eyes while Mrityunjay's brows pulled together, he kept staring at Vani's face. But then Vani opened her eyes, she pursed her lips and tried to get up but couldn't when she noticed that Mrityunjay was holding her arms in a tight grip "Leave me, Mr Sehgal."

Mrityunjay sighed and was about to leave when a giggling Granth came to them "I want a hug as well, Daddy," saying that he joined his parents on the ground and Mrityunjay left Vani, pulling Granth in his arms. 

The bodyguards looked at each other in awe as they couldn't believe what they were seeing. They never thought that Mrityunjay Sehgal could behave like this in public. They believed him to be void of all these human emotions. 

Meanwhile, Vani stood up and straightened her clothes. "Gunnu, come now, we have played enough for today." 

Mrityunjay stood with Granth in tow, "But Mumma we have not eaten Ice Cream yet," he whined and for the first time, she noticed that her son was showing tantrums as other children show to their father. With every single detail today, she noticed how lonely Granth was. Her son craved having a father. she gulped the uneasiness in her throat.

"Daddy, let's go, I want to eat Chocolate Chip ice cream." 

Mrityunjay nodded "we will…" but his cell phone buzzed at that time. "Granth, can you give me a second son," he said and he pulled his cell phone out of his jeans pocket.

There was a message on the notification bar from Dhigraj. It read "Papers Are ready sir, should I bring them to you?" 

Mrityunjay replied with a simple yes. He was about to put his phone back in his jeans when his cell phone rang and his face broke into a small smile seeing the caller ID. He immediately picked the call and the soft voice spoke from the other end "I am coming back, MB." 

Mrityunjay chuckled "When?" He asked her. 

"Soon, you know what, it's a surprise for you," she replied before he could ask anything he heard some voices "I have to go, but I will call you tonight. Love you, bye." Saying that she ended the call. Mrityunjay shook his head and sighed. 

His eyes went to Granth who was talking to his mother, "But Mumma, I want to eat ice cream. " 

"No, Gunnu, we need to go home now, look at the time, we have been playing for about two hours now. C'mon, let's go home now."

Mrityunjay walked to Granth "Your mother is right, Granth, let's go home and we will eat your favourite Ice cream there." 

"Okay, Daddy." Granth agreed immediately and held his father's hand. While Vani felt jealous of being ignored by her son. Mrityunjay asked one of his men to buy Icecream for them and they walked back to Vani's house. 

Once they reached home, Vani asked Granth to wash his hands while she made something for him to eat. "Mumma, I want Milkshake," he glanced at Mrityunjay. "Daddy, Mumma makes the best Milkshake in the world."

Mrityunjay "Really, I didn't know that." 

"Yup," he replied. 

"Gunnu, go and wash your hands, now," Vani said a little strictly this time, completely ignoring the uninvited guest in her house who refuses to leave her house even when she asked him to leave at least ten times today. 

"Daddy, come with me, last time you left when I come back," Granth said remembering how he bought a pastry for him and Mrityunjay had left. 

Mrityunjay nodded "Let's go and why don't show me your room, Granth after all I have not seen it yet."

Granth agreed immediately, ready to do anything that pleased his father he started talking non-stop about anything and almost everything so that he could involve Mrityunjay in his talks. 

Mrityunjay could see how happy Granth was today, his eyes were sparkling in happiness and at this very moment, he promised himself that he won't let anyone snatch this happiness from Granth's face. He won't let anything or anyone bring a single tear into his son's eyes. 

Vani just wanted Mrityunjay to leave but she didn't have the stomach to see Granth getting hurt. What he proposed was obscene to her. She couldn't forget her past and here her past had come back to ruin her present. She felt like she was standing on the two-edged sword. She decided that she needed to talk to Mrityunjay once again, this time calmly so that they could reach an understanding.