After finishing the call with her sister, Lily angrily tossed the mobile and sat with a grim face. Das drank few sips of water from the bottle and passed it to Lily.
But Lily sat like a statue while staring at the window.
"What do you want to do now?" Das asked while looking at her face from the side. Anger, frustration, tension and sadness, Das saw all emotions in her worried face.
"What is there to do? Come with me to my house. I will explain everything to my family and prove my innocence." Lily replied in a stern tone.
After a brief pause Das said, "I don't think it is wise to take me to your family. They will definitely misunderstand the situation. People only believe what they want to believe." Das said his opinion in a gentle tone.
"So, you want to escape now?" Lily turned towards Das and exclaimed loudly. But as her gaze met with Das, tears dripped from her eyes. "It's okay. Go on your own. I won't drag you into my problems." Lily spoke in a sobbing tone and turned around to open the car door.
Das released a deep sigh and stopped Lily from getting out of car by holding her hand.
"I will come with you. Okay? Stop crying." Das said as he started the car engine.
A deep silence filled between two of them during the journey. Lily drank some water and began practicing what to speak at home in her brain.
Except for going with Lily, Das didn't think about what to say and how to convince the family members about his relationship with Lily.
"Stop..." Lily suddenly called out while staring through window.
"Why?" Das called out as there are only commercial shops around them.
"Look at yourself. Don't you need a shirt. If you come like this, no one would believe my truth." Lily said while getting out of the car.
While Das sat in the car, Lily, first went to the medical store to buy cotton and bandages. After that she went to the shopping mall.
The outside atmosphere is very cloudy and ready to rain at any moment. Das took out a cigarette to warm up his body.
By the time Das finished the cigarette, Lily came with brand new clothes and things needed for first aid.
Even though Das denying, she personally cleaned the blood stains and applied cotton and badges. After that she gave him the brand-new pair of clothes to change.
"Are you kidding me? Why did you brought such an expensive pair?" Das asked in a surprised tone.
"These are very cheap. I will wait outside… do it quickly." Lily said in a serious tone and walked few feet away from car.
With a sigh, Das removed his prisoner pant and began wearing the flashy clothes brought by Lily. After 13 years, Das wearing a set of flashy clothes. Once upon a time, his wardrobe filled with expensive clothes which personally made for him. But after 13 years, he felt new to himself while wearing these fancy clothes.
He quickly wore the designer clothes and pressed the horn. As Lily got inside the car, Das stepped on the accelerator.
"Not bad. You definitely have the looks of a rich tycoon." Lily said in a funny tone.
But Das didn't react to her comment. "Tell me the address." Das asked while increasing the car speed.
"Old Villa of Malabar Hill, South Mumbai." Lily replied grimly.
Das pressed his foot on the accelerator while staring at the road.
Time passed slowly and Lily's heart began pounding hard against her chest. As they approached closer and closer to the Malabar Hill, tension increased in lily's heart. She held her palms together and staring at the passing road.
Soon, Das's old ambassador car reached the foot of the Malabar Hill. The security of Frost family stopped Das car hurriedly. But after seeing Lily in the front seat, they let the car go.
Till now, only the most luxurious cars ascended the Malabar Hill. For the first time, an old taxi is moving on the soft road of the hill. Meanwhile, the security, hurriedly passed the information of Lily's arrival to the family.
All family members got alert after getting the information about Lily's arrival. The patriarch asked every servant to wait outside, until he dealt with Lily's matter.
Before the front gate of the old villa which was constructed at British rule time, the security again stopped Das car. With Lily's word, the heavy iron door opened and Das's car moved inside.
"Don't get fluttered by the wealth you see and don't fear any of my family. I will make sure of your safety and won't let anyone blame you." Lily said assuringly.
Das looked into her eyes and nodded his head. He doesn't want to speak about his background and power. So, Das kept silent and listened to Lily's advice like a commoner.
As the car came to stop before the old villa, the servant opened the car door for Lily. Das also got out of the car and followed Lily.
All the servants were staring at Das with curious looks. They were all surprised by his presence. With slender body, strong physique, he appeared like a model in those shiny clothes.
But everyone is searching for the mark of criminal on Das body. The green demon tattoo on his arm is slightly visible to the onlookers.
Just as they found the criminal tattoo, loud murmur followed among the servants.
"So, it's true."
"I never expected this. How could this happen?"
"What happened to the madam Lily? How could she choose a criminal out of all those rich young masters?" A fat servant with round face spoke in a little louder tone.
Das who is walking past the entrance door of the villa, clearly heard the comment of the fat servant. He stopped for a second and turned his towards fatty.
Fatty's heart skipped a beat with that one look. As Das walked inside, Fatty breathed in relief.
As Lily approached the hall, she saw her parents who stood at centre of the hall. Except for her parents, all family members were sitting in the seats on both sides to the patriarch.
Das gaze directly moved on to the old man who occupied the top seat. Both their gazes met in unison. Just then, heavy rain started outside.
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