Chapter 4
Part 1
Imlie met with her & Malini's father at a restaurant. Her father was shocked at what Imlie had just asked him to do. It was first time she was willingly acknowledging him as her father & had asked for something.
"Don't worry, beta. I'll arrange for the best divorce lawyer." Her father said.
"I'll need the flat keys, you bought for me." Imlie said.
Her father smiled at her. "Yes, of course. It's in your name and I have fully furnished it. Just call me if you need anything"
Imlie left the restaurant and went to shop for new clothes. She wanted to treat herself.
This was the calm before the storm. She'll make Aditya Kumar Tripathi pay, literally.
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It was the day of the result announcement. Imlie joined the zoom meeting from her college computer lab. Along with her, her professor also was present. The one who had always encouraged her.
AKT's old boss was giving a speech overviewing the whole selection process & congratulating the shortlisted participants. He listed the students selected. Only 5 participants were selected including Imlie & they had to report to Bhaskar times the next week on Monday.
Imlie went back to Tripathi's. Her father was also there along with the lawyer he had hired for her & a crying Malini who was busy trying to gain sympathy from her father & Tripathi's.
She also saw Aditya Kumar Tripathi with lawyer who was busy negotiating with her lawyer about the alimony. It seemed that Tripathi's & Aditya Kumar Tripathi wanted an out of court settlement.
She went to her lawyer & asked to add one time settlement for 10Cr or equivalent assets for her alimony clause on the divorce papers. She had initially planned to ask for an annual sum but Imlie didn't want to deal with Aditya Kumar Tripathi longer than she had to.
This shocked everyone present. They began complaining how Imlie was only interested in money. Imlie went back to her room without answering the questions they bombarded her with.
AKTs lawyer began negotiating with her lawyer. Imlie informed her lawyer to register a mental harassment case against the Tripathi's & Malini. She then provided her lawyers with video & audio recordings she had secretly recorded on her smartphone including the latest scandal regarding Malini & Aditya Kumar Tripathi.
The Tripathi's were arrested along with Malini. Imlie didn't just stop there, she wrote a story and was about to submit to AKTs new boss when her lawyer called saying the Tripathi's agreed to the alimony. She didn't want to publish this story in the newspaper but wanted to weaken his position further in Bhaskar Times.
Oh well, at least she was divorced now. She received few lakhs in cash & the few of the properties Tripathi's had owned. Her lawyers evaluated the amount of these properties & estimated it to be roughly 10Cr.
She shifted to the 3BHK flat she now owned.