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Chapter 8 - ROY HAS A WIFE?

"Wife? When did you get married, Roy?" Salem asked.

"Six months ago," Roy said, with a beaming smile on his face.

"I thought you were deeply in love with Zaya," Rahila uttered.

"Rahila…" Zaya called her to caution, but she still wanted to know what happened to Roy.

How and why did he get married so fast? Within six months after their break-up. Is his wife just a rebound? Or does he actually love her?

"Sorry, but it is the truth. We all know that Roy was a sucker for Zaya. He was obsessed with her and made it clear that he could not live without her, so how was he able to move on and get married just after six months of Zaya's wedding to Kabir? That is just suspicious." Rahila went about.

Zaya and Roy both sighed in frustration while Mira appeared to be hurt by Rahila's words.

"Rahila, that is none of your business," Salem cautioned her.

"But the girl has a point. Do not caution her. I am intrigued and also want to know how the magic happened." Zafar countered.

"Zafar, please don't start now." Zaya pleaded with him.

"Don't worry, I'll give him an answer." Roy said.

"Good then. Tell me, how did you move on so fast from Zaya? Were you not in love with her?" Zafar asked curiously.

Everyone listened attentively to what Roy was about to say, while Zafar smirked in satisfaction. Zafar was a cunning kind of person who could easily control your mind to make him do what he wanted you to.

He is a partner to Zaya in her business. Zafar approached Zaya out of the blue and proposed a partnership with her, which Zaya accepted immediately. It has been two years since their partnership and the business has been going pretty well.

Zafar is usually not around that often. Zaya does not know anything about him or what he does for a living. Aside from the fact that he is her business partner, Zaya is completely clueless about his life. Zafar visits once in a blue moon to check up on the business and taunts Zaya before he leaves.

He would always playfully tell her, "If you were not married, you would have been my wife."

Zaya would always brush it aside as part of Zafar's jokes, but in all honesty, he truly meant it. Zafar is an immensely handsome man that Kabir is intimidated by because of his looks. No doubt, Kabir is good-looking, but when compared to Zafar, Kabir's looks are no way closer. Zafar would beat him in the twinkling of an eye if it was meant to be a competition.

Zafar was also the same age as Kabir, but he was still not married and maintained his profile as a responsible bachelor in the eyes of people. He is jovial and could easily make friends with people, but when he becomes silent or angry, people became afraid of him. His silence meant wrath.

Zafar was well aware of the whole issue between Zaya and Kabir with Roy and Lara. When Mrs Salma briefed them all on the situation before Zaya arrived, Zafar already knew of it but decided to listen for the fun of it.

Zaya would sometimes confide in him the things that Kabir had done to her, and he would gladly give her a listening ear. He was quite a gentleman whenever he was with Zaya.

Zafar looked Roy in the eye when he asked his question and was highly pleased with the facial expression of Roy that followed after his question. Roy appeared to be in a dilemma within himself and highly stressed out in his face. He took a breath in and out before speaking,

"I was in love with Zaya, deeply in love with her, but after she got married to Kabir, like Lara said, I needed to move on. It wasn't easy because I had been too comfortable with her to let her go. The first few months after she got married to Kabir were heartbreaking for me. I was slowly falling into depression and needed help. I came across this wellness program and decided to give it a try. That's where I met Mira. She had just lost her husband and I and Zaya had broken up. We were two broken hearts that decided to give each other a try. It didn't take much time for us to love each other because we understood ourselves, and we were always there for each other every step of the way. I decided to propose to Mira because I found the support that I needed to move on. Six months have gone, and I am proud to say that I never regretted the decision." Roy narrated to everyone while looking at Mira, smiling. 

It awkwardly went silent after Roy spoke.

"I am so happy for you, Roy. I wish you the best in your married life and Mira… please love him and never think that I have an influence in his life. Roy is a good person and I just hope that the fact that we dated will not interfere in your marriage. I wish you happiness." Zaya said, breaking away the silence that had been there before.

When Roy was speaking earlier, she could not help but also be envied at his words. Even Roy had it better than she did. Seems like she was the unlucky one here.

"Okay…. Moving on, mother," Rahila said.

"You were saying something earlier Lara, carry on." Mrs Salma recalled.

"Like I was saying, by the end of the week, I'll get a response. Mira, I honestly understand what you are saying, and it makes me nervous too. Our relationship is still new, and I don't want it to come to an end. But the reality TV show is like a survivor series. It's titled 'Stay Alive'. It has the same theme as 'Among Us' where one person is the killer. In our own case, we have to find the killer before we are killed, but everyone has a secret to protect." Lara explained.

"Sounds interesting. I might watch it when it airs." Mira commented.

"Yeah, me too." Rahila added.

"Hopefully, I'll be in it," Lara replied.

"You will," Zaya assured her.

"Fine, we will assume that you will be in it. Now, let's get on to the next course of events, since we now know that Lara is out of the story," Salem proposed.

"But what if she doesn't get into it?" Roy asked.

"Then, I'll sponsor you and Rei on a trip to any country of your choice for three months. All expenses paid." Mrs. Salma answered, while everyone was left in utter surprise.

Their silence meant that she could carry on.

"Now, the next person we need for this operation is .... Zafar," Mrs. Salma revealed, as everyone turned to look at him.

"Why me?" he asked.

"I need you to be Zaya's fake boyfriend." Mrs. Salma said to him.