At this point, Ved’s parents know nothing. They can be friends and continue to have sex. Akshay believes that marriage should not change anything between them. Ved is aghast that Akshay would do this to him. We meet Ved when he is nursing a broken heart after being dumped by Akshay, who has married a woman to keep up the pretence of heterosexuality.
There is a lot of mirch-masala in this novel before that happy ending (no pun intended).
