She opened the door to go outside, carrying her handbag, but upon seeing Bhadran standing there, she trembled with fear. She didn't even know what to say.
As she was about to say something like, "Uncle...", Bhadran slapped her hard across the cheek. She stumbled and fell to the ground, looking at Bhadran with fear. Bhadran stared at her as if he would burn her alive.
He kicked her hard in the stomach. Unable to bear the pain, she cried out, "Oh no... Mother..." clutching her stomach.
Ignoring her cries completely, Bhadran grabbed a handful of her hair and lifted her up. "Hey! What did I tell you? Huh... I told you not to trouble them, didn't I? Even so, you pushed my daughter down and injured her. How dare you?" he roared and slapped her hard on the cheek again.
Both her cheeks were swollen like buns. "How did he find out?" she wondered, and as she was about to say, "Uncle, I didn't mean to...", he punched her in the mouth.
"If this happens again, I will cut you into pieces and feed you to the dogs... Don't even dream that I will marry you for my deceased mother's sake and ignore whatever you do. I'm not that kind of person. I'll destroy you, be careful," he warned, wagging his finger, and left with lightning speed.
Janvi, holding her cheek and crying, was shocked by what he said. Her fear knew no bounds. "What is he saying? So he doesn't want to marry me? Did he really fall for her?" she thought, feeling a sudden chill. "No... no... this shouldn't happen. I have to marry him first. For that to happen, I need to be quiet and behave like a good girl for at least a few days," she thought to herself.
Just then, as Mullai and Theeran came out of the house, Hari stopped the car abruptly in front of them and opened the door for them to get in. But Mullai didn't get in the front seat; she got into the back seat. Theeran looked at Hari mockingly, then got into the front seat. Hari was annoyed; he glared at Theeran and started the car.
After driving for a short distance, he turned and asked, "Sister, can you tell me where your house is?" She smiled at him affectionately and said, "Brother, it's right here. If you take a left near the bazaar, it's the first house. Go there, brother." He replied, "Okay," and drove the car to the place she mentioned.
He stopped the car right in front of Mullai's house. Mullai and Theeran got out. Mullai was afraid to go inside the house. The reason was obvious, wasn't it? Her grandparents' dead bodies would be there. She had come here specifically to attend to that.
Nevertheless, trembling slightly, she held Theeran's hand, opened the door, and went inside, only to be met with a great surprise.
There were no dead bodies there. No signs of murder, struggle, or anything of the sort. The house was clean. Theeran also frowned and looked around the house thoughtfully.
Hari, who had followed them inside, said impatiently, "Why are you standing there so quietly? Go and get your things. We need to leave here quickly."
Mullai went to her room, took her bag, and came back. When she came to this house, she hadn't taken anything out of her bag and had gone to the office, leaving the bag as it was. So, Mullai immediately picked it up and brought it along.
But Theeran was intently searching for something. He was searching intensely under the table, along the wall, inside the room, and finally found a ring under the coffee table. He picked it up and, without his mother's knowledge, put it in his pant pocket. But Hari saw this.
He too was confused and kept looking at him, thinking, "What's with this milk bottle? He's searching for something so intently, like some CBI agent, and then hiding it?" Seeing Theeran turning back, he averted his gaze and asked, "Shall we go?" and went outside.
As soon as they got into the car, Hari started driving. He glanced at Theeran out of the corner of his eye and, with the intention of teasing him, asked Mullai in a mocking tone, "Sister, didn't you bring any milk bottle for the child? If you want, I can stop at a shop, we can buy one."
Theeran turned and glared at him. Mullai said, "No, he doesn't drink milk anymore."
"Oh! Okay, okay..." he said and turned back. Theeran was still glaring at Hari. When Hari said, "Well, it's just that, milk bottle, you must be hungry, that's why I asked," Theeran glared even more. Hari thought to himself, "Oh my god, why is he getting angry over such small things like Bhadran?"
Just then, hearing Mullai's voice saying, "Brother! Brother! Stop the car, brother," he stopped the car and turned to see what was wrong. "Brother, I need to pick up some clothes, let's go to the mall."
"Let's go, brother," Mullai called out.
Hari replied, "Hmm... let's go, dear... How can I go without you?" He got down and went to the large shopping mall nearby.
Mullai was initially picking out clothes for the children. Then, Hari, who was standing there, looked around and started teasing Theeran again. Seeing Theeran sitting on a chair and fiddling with his phone, Hari asked, "Hey, milk carton, do you go to the bathroom in your bed at night? Tell me, I'll buy you some diapers. They have new offers and many new models have arrived," he said, laughing.
Theeran replied, "Okay, buy them, and buy a large size diaper too." Hari, looking thoughtful, asked, "You want a large one? For whom, milk carton?" Theeran replied, "It's for an uncle I know. He was afraid to go to the bathroom during the day, so he was going to the bathroom near the plants in the garden. It's for him. Isn't he pitiful?" Theeran said in a sympathetic voice.
Hari was stunned. That morning, while returning from his walk, he had urgently needed to go to the bathroom. Realizing he couldn't wait until he reached his room, he had gone to the bathroom in a secluded spot in the garden.
Theeran, who had seen this from his room upstairs, had now successfully embarrassed Hari. Hari felt utterly humiliated. "Hey, milk carton, you can control anything, but you can't control that. That's why it happened like that this morning. Don't embarrass me by telling this in a public place," he tried to explain.
Theeran then asked, "So, what about you eating a whole plate of idlis all by yourself this morning? Should I tell that?" Hari quickly covered his mouth and said, "Hey, milk carton, you don't need to say anything." "Just be quiet and keep your mouth shut," he said with a sigh. Poor thing, he couldn't take it anymore.
Hari thought to himself, "I thought he was just an ordinary milk carton, but he's a bottle of poison. He counters every word we say and damages us. It's best not to engage him in conversation."
Meanwhile, Mullai, who was picking out a gown for Vaishnavi, froze when she heard a familiar voice in her ear saying, "Hey, isn't that Mullai?" "It...it..." she stammered, slowly turning around, only to find Vinitha standing in front of her. Vinitha, Mullai's younger sister.
Surprised to see Mullai after so many years, she started speaking in a hurried voice. "Hey, are you still alive? I thought you would have died by now. But you're still standing there like a solid rock?" Vinitha said sarcastically. Mullai didn't say anything to her; she just stood there silently.
Just then, Theeran and Hari came and stood next to Mullai. Vinitha looked at Mullai and then at them, saying, "What? You've given birth to the child instead of aborting it. You're truly a shameless woman," she said, looking at Theeran. Then, looking at Hari, she continued, "Oh... is this the man who's keeping you now? Not bad, you've managed to snag some important people... Hmm... I don't have the talent you have," she said mockingly to Mullai.
At that moment, a woman rushed towards her and said, "Madam, aren't you actress Vinitha? I'm a big fan of yours, please, I need an autograph, madam," and after getting it, she happily left.
Turning to Mullai, who was watching all this with a questioning look, Vinitha said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you know who I am? I'm Vinitha, the serial actress." "I've acted in 5 serials so far. Do you know how much I earn? I earn almost more than 50,000 a day. And that's through hard work, not by selling my body like you," she said, insulting Mullai.
Mullai felt humiliated. Dheeran and Hari were furious and tried to scold Vinitha, but Mullai stopped them and tried to leave immediately. Just then, Velu blocked her path. He was Mullai's cousin, the one who had previously been in love with her.
A sense of unease began to grow in Mullai's heart. "What is this? Why are all these problems coming one after another today? I don't know what's going to happen," she thought, beginning to feel afraid.
Velu, not expecting to see Mullai there, began to speak in a surprised voice. "Hey Mullai, how are you? Where have you been all these days? There isn't a place I haven't searched for you. That day, in anger, I lost my mind and said all those things to you. Forgive me, Mullai," he apologized to her.
Seeing Velu speaking so amicably to her, Vinitha became angry. Therefore, she said, "Uncle, why are you talking to her? She's a wicked woman, a disgusting person, someone who got pregnant at that young age. Do you think she would have changed now? Definitely not. She must be doing this as a profession," and as Vinitha spoke beyond all limits, Velu slapped her in anger.