Now that Arjun thinks Shyamal has a brain tumour, will he swoop in to save the day?
Will Shyamal be on a stretcher, heading into the operating room, before she manages to reveal to Arjun that she's not Savitri's mother?
The way Arjun forgot everything in his concern for Savitri's mother was endearing. Arjun took offense that Savi had judged him, assuming that he wouldn't give her time off. In Arjun's mind, he is reasonable, friendly, decent ... and he has a right to share in every private problem of people whom he considers his own.
Of course, Arjun's privileged attitude came out again right away when he facetiously told Savitri to consider herself dismissed from her job. She needs the job to pay for the cost of living, not just her mother's treatment for which Arjun has implied his support. Having never lived off a paycheque, Arjun is insensitive to how his words might hurt Savitri's self-respect.
Arjun could have reassured Priya that he's not angry with Savitri, he's just giving her time off for something personal. Keeping his promise not to talk about the brain tumour, he could still tell Priya the truth that Savitri still has a job. But no ... Arjun's ego obliges him to put Priya in her place.
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