Chapter 5
Bella comes to Leah's home and requests her to let her in once. Leah tells her they aren't related, "You cannot come in the house. Just go." Bella insists that Jake was her husband, "His memories are associated with this house. Just let me visit his room once. I want to spend some time with his memories." She cries. Leah repeats her words, "We share nothing yet you came here to get insulted. Do whatever you want to outside but you won't get entry inside the house?" Bella begs her to let her in, "I don't want anything else." Leah switches on T.V. and raises the volume to douse Bella's voice. Sue says how Bella will spend the night outside like this. Leah isn't interested, "She should have thought of this before coming here." Leah notices her mother melting and warns her against it, "She dint come to mend the broken relations when Brother was alive. She only separated Brother from us. She has no relation with us! She goes inside." Bella falls on the ground crying / mumbling the same thing.
Police Station, Missouri:
Constable keeps something in the drawer named after Jake and Tanya.
(Cullen Mansion, next morning)
Carlisle says, "It is just 8 am and 5 people already called to know what happened last night. He couldn't keep his emotions in check even for a few hours." Jasper brings Tanya's mom outside. Edward comes out wearing his uniform. His family is surprised to see him whistling. Emmet asks Edward if he will fly plane today. Edward nods, "I will do it as I am a pilot. Hope you both have remember you had a court case today." Jasper replies that he and Emmet aren't going anywhere today, "Someone else will handle it." Edward says, "You have a lot of time to waste. I am going." Jasper tells him, "He won't be allowed to fly the plane after whatever happened." Edward tells him to chill, "Everything is normal." He leaves. Emmet congratulates his father, "you wanted Edward to behave normally. In fact, we should all learn something from him. We will behave as if nothing happened. We will talk about Tanya only when someone calls or comes to meet. We will otherwise forget about her presence. Perfect solution!" Renee leaves. Carlisle tells Esme, "He is worried. Edward isn't fine. There is a storm inside him." She is surprised to see him care for Aditya. He nods. "I worry about all of us. This storm will destroy everything!"
Leah wakes Bella. Bella asks her if she can come inside now. Leah asks her what she wants to prove by her acting, "You want to prove how poorly we are treating you?" Bella wishes to be in Jake's room for an hour but Leah shouts at her to go away. James (Jake's lawyer) comes there. He has come to discuss Jake's properties and assets after Jake's death. Leah invites him inside while Sue asks Bella to come in to change her clothes. Leah walks away upset. Bella nods.
Edward comes to office. Everyone is shocked to see him. He asks them why his name wasn't on roster. His Boss is surprised to see him, "We feel bad to know what happened. We dint expect that you will come here after that." Edward asks him to mention his name on the roster. His Boss reasons that it is protocol that he should not fly a plane for now. Edward says if I pass the stress test then I can fly the plane. His Boss nods.
(With Bella)
James tells everyone that Jake didn't make a will so as per Indian Law, everything goes to his wife Bella. He tells Bella everything is hers now, "I am sure you know that Jake was about to go bankrupt. There is a lot of loan. Bank refused to give loan anymore. If you still sell everything then you will still not be able to pay off anything!" Bella is in disbelief, "There was so much that Jake did while he was alive. He pampered me so much." "You are mistaken." Leah says, "It was my brother's mistake to marry you. He tried his best to provide you the lifestyle that your father gave to you! He isn't alive because of you! He has worked so hard to provide you your lifestyle but you were too busy in your life!" Sue stops her. Bella says, "I dint know anything or I wouldn't have let him do all that." Leah says, "You were his wife. Some things are to be understood. Who was that Edward? He was saying that brother was having an affair." Bella calls it a lie but Leah says he will be right, "That girl must be supporting brother through thick and thin. You only became his wife and nothing more." Bella calls it a happy marriage. Mahi cuts her short, "Your happy marriage killed my brother! Just go!" Bella runs upstairs. She locks herself in a room and cries.
Leah asks James to transfer property in her name. James is hesitant but Leah says Bella does not know how to run a business. She will return to Missouri in a few days.
Bella calls her Carmen, "Am I such a bad wife? He told me he loved me yet he dint tell me anything!" She breaks down. Eleazar takes the phone, "I am coming."
(With Edward)
Boss tells the examiner to give the worst kind of test to Edward, "Create so many hurdles that he fails in driving it himself." Edward mentally challenges himself, "No one could defeat me till now. He starts the test and passes it too." Edward walks up to his boss, "You gave me every possible situation. Agree that I am fine now." Boss advises him to wait for his test results.
(With Bella)
Leah asks Bella to sign the papers, "Do some good for the company as it is in this condition because of you only! You only used to say how much you love brother. What is the problem now? Sign these papers and give this company to me!" She shouts at Bella. Bella is about to sign when her father announces that she won't sign anything. Bella hugs her father. Leah says, "The father of the princess is here. It is good. Sign the papers and return to your castle!" Eleazar points out that his team of lawyers will verify the papers and then they will make any decision, "Aren't you ashamed to fall so low? You are Jake's sister and are banishing his wife from his property? Humanity is no more." Leah taunts Bella again, "You are indeed a princess as you push everyone to fight for you. Tell your father how your worries!" Eleazar says Bella is innocent, "You can fool her but not me. How much expenditures did Bella had that the company failed? It is because Jake had no business sense." Leah says, "He bought a diamond ring for your daughter before he died." Eleazar says, "It is money that you want. You want money even though your brother died? Name the price. We keep making donations. If you talk to my daughter in this manner afterwards then!" Leah tells him she isn't like Bella who gets afraid, "I will tell the world if I have to!" Sue tells her to stop, "This isn't the way to talk to elders. Apologise to him!" Leah refuses, "I have to take care of myself and I will. I have no one who can stand for me." James advises everyone to sort the matter ASAP, "Company cannot bear any more loss. Hope no court notice comes in between." Eleazar tells him to send them papers, "My legal team will check them." James agrees. Eleazar asks Bella to come, "We have a flight at 1. Now our lawyers will manage everything. We don't have to get into this matter anymore." He takes Bella with him.
(Airport)
Edward is already at the airport. Eleazar and Bella come too. Eleazar gives coffee to Bella. Edward passes the stress test.
Bella is haunted by Leah's words. The world may say anything but I know Jake loved me very much. We were very happy with each other. Her ring falls down. Edward stands in front of Bella. He notices the ring in her hand, "Maybe it does not wish to stay with you. Why are you after it?" Bella turns to go but he blocks her way, "Finally you are going back? Did your in-laws throw you out?" He checks her ticket, "Father is accompanying you. You will at least reach Missouri safely. You can keep looking at this ring in your empty house there. Spend your life thinking the lies. I am sure this is what you are going to do? I have been through what you went through. Look at me. I am strong whereas you are weak! Your in-laws said so much to you yet you are running away instead of answering them back? What did you do after finding out that your husband is a cheater? You are running away. Go ahead. Your father raised you in a protective manner. You don't know how to face the situations so you are running away. Run like you always do but you cannot run from the truth!" Bella tells she isn't running away, "It isn't me but you who is running away. You dint shed a tear for your wife and were drinking. What do you wish to prove by shouting at me again and again? You don't have feelings and nothing affects you? Your wife died around 24 hours and you are here to fly a plane? You aren't angry with me but with yourself. You still love her very much." Edward stares at her pointedly. Bella tells him to do whatever he wants to, "You can act to be normal if you want to but remember that I am a better person than you. I accept that I am broken after what happened with me. I am not running away from the truth like you though!" She walks away.
Bella is disturbed thinking about all that she heard today. She walks past her seat and her father calls out to her. He tells her not to worry. Edwards's words echo in Bella head. Am I running away from the truth? Does Jake want me to stay here? Eleazar asks her what she is thinking. She says nothing. I just need a sign from God that I am doing the right thing.
Edward and his co-pilot take their seats. Edward announces that they are ready to take off. He is haunted by Bella's words. Bella holds the sides of her seat in tension. Edward goes blank. His co-pilot asks him to take off as the runway is about to end. Edward keeps thinking about all that happened and thinks of Bella's words. His co-pilot's pleas are finally heard. Edward stops the plane right near the boundary. "I can't fly!" His colleague reasons that he passed the test but Edward keeps repeating this is reality. "I can't fly!" Air hostess announces that the flight got delayed due to some technical fault. Bella gets her sign and thanks God. Eleazar assures Bella he will take her home on another flight today itself. She refuses to go back, "I will stay here with Jake's memories. Maybe this is what God wants. Maybe Jake wanted it too. I won't go anywhere." Bella meets Edward while she is about to get down.
