Chapter 80

Aliya Khanum returned to the mansion but without Zain. As soon as she stepped inside the mansion she ordered Asma to prepare a variety of dishes, including the dishes preferred by children.

But the happiness and glow on Aliya's face made Asma wonder about the reason behind such a mode. On her questioning, Aliya silenced her by saying that tonight she was having a family gathering, more likely a feast. And she wanted everything perfect.

But both ladies became further sad when they came to know that Aliya Khanum had ordered maids to clean the room of Farheen.

"How cruel these rich people are" Jojo was sniffling. " They are celebrating the misery of poor Ayzel and the fairy." She cried.

"Many miserable and darkest days passed in the lives of Skinders, that I have witnessed by myself. But this, I don't know why, is hurting me the most. Perhaps my old bones and heart do not have enough strength to bear these situations." Asma sighed in pain with tears in her eyes.

Afternoon turned into evening. Ayzel was in the backyard showering in the invisible rain of her sorrow when Jojo came rushing to her.

"AYZEL, AYZEL! COME INSIDE. YOU NEED TO SEE THIS!" Jojo pulled her by her hand. Ayzel could not understand her excitement. What did she want her to see when she had lost her interest in everything?

With slumped shoulders and a tired figure, she let Jojo drag her in any direction.

They first came into the kitchen. But Ayzel stopped in her tracks when she reached the printed double glass door connecting the kitchen and big hall. She could not believe her ears.

"Jojo.....is..this? Am I...overhearing?" her voice was shaking. With shaking fingers, she was pointing outside.

Jojo nodded frantically in excitement.

Ayzel looked outside hiding behind the door. First, she was doubting her ears, now her eyes.

The hall was echoing with giggles and laughs of Farheen and the rest of Skinders respectively. They were enjoying it to a greater extent. Only Zikria was a bit excluded from the gathering.

Farheen was sitting on the lap of Zain. Arham was with them too. Aliya Khanum's smile indicated that she was in the seventh sky. Burhan was laughing so hard.

Ayzel first smiled to look at her daughter. But her mood immediately swung after recalling something. She marched towards the crowd in angry steps. Her sudden appearance silenced the Skinders.

A joy-kill

"Farheen! Come to Mama. You don't need to sit with him." She tried to pull Farheen away from Zain's lap. But the daughter betrayed her mother.

She turned her face away from Ayzel and hid it in the neck of Zain. Her expression told her that she was mad at her mother.

Her behavior made Ayzel dumbstruck. She gaped a bit. Was it her daughter for whom she burned her soul?

Zain gulped. He had to work on something very soon before the situation would go south.

"Jojo take the kids to MY room. I will join them later." He gave a broad smile. Like an obedient servant, Jojo obeyed him.

Ayzel tried to follow them but Zain pulled her back by gripping her hand.

"Where are you leaving dear wife? Kids are not going anywhere. They are here. But you are needed here right now, sweetheart." He touched her chin. His accent of talking was very flirtatious right now.

"Stop. this. rubbish. and.leave.my.hand." Ayzel gritted in a low voice. She was fuming very badly in anger.

"Ouch! I am hurt, dear wife." He gave a fake hurtful pout. But his every word and action was escalating the lava of anger inside her.

" Mr. Zain Skinder, I am sick and tired of your evil tricks. My daughter and I leaving your hell, right now!" She yelled the last part at him.

Zain did not respond to her. He just dragged her to the stairs and stood in the middle of the stairs, despite Ayzel's protest. He was about to do some addressing. On his cue, all the servants were already gathered in the main hall.

Zikria was giving him deadly glares, while Aliya was having a contented expression on her face. Burhan was looking helplessly at the couple. He feared a world war here.

Zain cleared his throat.

"All the people standing here, from my family to staff, listen to my words with open ears and minds, once and last time." His voice was dominating. There was a power in his voice.

And the next moment was unbelievable for everyone. He joined his hand with Ayzel's hand and raised them in the air.

"This woman, Ayzel Skinder, is my wife, mother of my children, and owner of this Mansion. You all must obey her. She is the lady of the house. I won't tolerate any disrespect against her. Every staff member will address her with respect and call her "Ma'am" or "Madam". If I hear that any of you have disrespected her, then it would be his or her last day in this mansion with serious consequences. Am I CLEAR!" he roared like a king. A lion crowning his queen. Ayzel was starting nowhere with her big eyes. It was taking a lot for her to digest it all.

Aliya Khanum slightly nodded her head. All the servants said yes to the Zain's order. But the reaction was still to come from Ayzel. But when it came, it snatched the earth below from Zain's feet.

She yanked her hand from his grip and looked at him with deadly angry eyes. " I only want a divorce from you." She ended the matter. By saying her words, she went upstairs.

Zain lowered his neck. He knew that it wouldn't be easier, the path of redemption.

"Mother, your face is exactly telling me how much you are involved with your grandson's nonsense. But this time I won't let his madness and cheap tricks work. Ayzel is not alone this time. I will go to every length to save her leftover happiness and freedom from your devil of a grandson." Zikria uttered the venom to his mother and left after giving a straight to his coat.

"Dad, dad.." Worried Burhan followed him. He was entangled between two opposites of his family.

Zikria's words made Aliya Khanum furrowed. But she maintained her composure. Asma was taken back as well. But at this moment, she decided to hand over the things to the time. Let time and fate decide the future of Zain and Ayzel.

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Ayzel was walking back and forth outside Zain's room. She knocked at his room's door and called Farheen many times. The cunning man was keeping the children hostage with happiness in his room. It was boiling poor Ayzle.

"Farheen, come out. Listen to the mama! Fairy!" She was again knocking at the door. A bit loudly.

Her hand stopped in the middle of the air when the door was opened and Zain came out. He held her by the first, so her hands landed on his chest.

"Hey hey, wifey, what's the emergency? I am having a fun time with my kids after many days. Don't spoil it. My fairy is not coming out. But you are a million times welcome to join us. You, me, and the kids. What a great family time!" he winked at her.

"What new games you are playing Mr.Zain?" A tear ran down her cheek.

"Ayzel...I.." Zain was trying to fabricate an answer.

"Hm? Tell me, Zain Skinder. How are planning to ruin me this time? Yesterday My daughter and I were the dirt of your mansion. Today, you are announcing me as the owner of your so-called mansion. Announcing Farheen as your daughter. Don't play with my daughter's heart. She is too little for your dirty games. Please." Ayzel's hurting words hurt him more.

"Ayzel, you knew that I have never done a shameful thing to Farheen. If I am announcing her as my daughter, then she is my daughter. Let me have that privilege. Please" There was a pain in his voice.

Ayzel gave him a bitter smile. "But still my daughter got hurt in your mansion." Tears began to flow from her eyes.

Suddenly Ayzel pushed back him hard. She was mad in anger.

"What I am to you? A most disgusting-favorite puppet or toy, you wanna break, crush, burn, and break! Huh!" she was gripping him by his collar. "How more of your cruelty is left? You could not kill me with your cruelty and torture, so now you decided to hurt me with this new pathetic strategy!" she was yelling at him.

"Ayzel.....no....I did not mean..." he was not taking any action against her madness. He was already mentally prepared for it.

"I am tired Zain, too much tired." She leaned against the wall and sat on the floor slowly. She was crying again.

"If you have even an ounce of humanity inside you, please release me from your lethal web of revenge, for the sake of your dead parents," she begged with joined hands, looking at him.

And this moment he realized what damage he had done.