"How dare I what?" Anjali interjected her mid way, her tone rising slightly.
"Don't want me to reveal the truth about your intentions to people? If you genuinely felt threatened by him, you could have informed building management or law enforcement.
Yet you choose to create this public scene to humiliate him, how hypocrite you can be."
She moved forward by a step, maintaining her composure steadily.
"Let me share another truth with you. Yes, Yash might have made mistakes earlier. Yes, he crossed the limits that he should not have. However, I have also been observing you over the past several days."
Anjali met Kirti's gaze without flinching. "I saw how you sometimes replied to his messages just enough to keep his hope alive. You found some pleasure in the attention, did you not?"
"That is completely false!" Kirti exclaimed, although her voice trembled slightly with guilt.
