CHAPTER – 15
Isha sat beside Ranveer and tucked his arm...
"Come on bhai... We must win this...", Isha cheered for her brother, Ranveer nodded and kissed her crown...
Abhyansh looked at his wife, he wished he hadn't talked about the bet, he didn't want his wife to be on losing side, he would have lost for her but he can't be a slave to his brother-in-law, that would be grave... He is willing to be a slave to his wife but except her, no one else.
"By the way, what would the winning team get ?", Avyan asked, Abhyansh and Ranveer glared at him... If Isha gets to know about the bet she would immediately terminate the game and give an earful to both of them. Avyan felt the heating gazes of his brother and Ranveer.
"It was already discussed, now let's resume the game", Abhyansh said sternly...
Isha sighed at her husband...
"People play for fun, but why are you playing ? Because fun is not in your dictionary hm ?", Isha taunted her husband, Avyan hid his chuckle, he so loved it when his sister-in-law roasted his brother and he listened to her taunts without any complaints...
"Well maybe I am playing to win fun ?", Abhyansh said looking directly into Ranveer's eyes who threw back the challenge at his brother-in-law...
Isha frowned hearing her husband.
"What was that supposed to mean ?", Isha asked but Ranveer shut her up...
"Okay let's start...", Ranveer said, the staff came, reset the table, and left from there leaving the Rajput and Ranawat siblings to have their fun.
They decided to play classical and the moves were time-bound, the timer was arranged on the side. The rules were iterated and the game commenced. It started with Ranveer & Abhyansh giving a tough fight to each other.
The serious looks on their faces scared their siblings, as they had never seen them like this, Ranveer is always playful but during this game, he looked extremely serious as if his life was dependent on it and Abhyansh, though always carried the cold aura, was extremely calm and composed, now looked determined to win, as if he had to try harder to win. Isha understood her husband hated losing, he never lost, and seeing Ranveer giving a tough competition, he is unsure of his triumph now. Ranveer is a master player in chess, he used to defeat even his bhabosa who was a champion. Abhyansh's clever moves are expected but looks like Ranveer's are the least expected by the Ranawat siblings...
"Damn! You play well", Avyan exclaimed with surprise when Ranveer made a critical move... Ranveer just smirked and gave a look to Abhyansh who looked careless but Isha knew her husband too well, she noticed his muscles tensed a bit, but soon they relaxed and a small smirk formed on Abhyansh's lips before he made his move.
"Check", Abhyansh said, throwing a smirk toward Ranveer.
Ranveer made his move and they continued playing, but this time the wind changed and the game tilted towards Abhyansh. Ranveer didn't want to lose, so he looked at his sister. Isha understood what that look meant... They used to do the same when Ranveer used to play with Amar, Isha was on Ranveer's side and Pallavi used to support Amar, and when Amar was about to win, Isha acted as if she was in pain, and that used to distract her father. Ranveer wanted to apply the same now. Isha slightly widened her eyes saying a silent 'No' to her brother but Ranveer was adamant and Isha sighed deeply before preparing herself for the act.
Exactly when Abhyansh was about to make his move, Isha shrieked in pain, and Abhyansh was so scared that his hand which was about to touch the 'bishop' touched the 'rook' beside.
"What happened Isha ?", Abhyansh said tending to her... Avyan too got worried...
"Nothing... Just a little cramp here... Now I'm good", Isha said and Abhyasnh frowned and soon understood the Rajput siblings' plot, he gave a stink eye to his wife and brother-in-law.
"According to the Touch-Move rule, you need to move your rook, not bishop", Ranveer said and Abhyansh glared at Ranveer. If Abhyansh had moved his bishop, Ranveer's game would have almost ended.
"Hey... This is cheating... Bhabhi ma, I didn't expect this from you... How could you...", Avyan complained looking taken aback by what the Rajput siblings did...
"What did I do ?", Isha acted... but she clearly looked guilty, and Abhyansh so wanted to chuckle at his wife's innocent games. She looked so cute, but her attempts to make her brother win caused his jealous self to get activated.
"You know what you did bhabhi ma", Avyan whined...
"Avyan...", Abhyansh stopped his brother who was wasting his energy fighting for him, Abhyansh knew they would not accept they cheated. Avyan quickly shut his mouth, not because he was scared but because he heard the confidence in his brother's tone that he would win no matter what.
Abhyansh moved the Rook and Ranveer took it off with his knight. 'Cheater' Avyan mouthed looking at Ranveer which he ignored royally.
The game continued and Ranveer was on the upper hand, he got excited to make his brother-in-law his and his sister's slave. He enjoyed even the thought of making the BEAST their slave, it would be great to do so, once upon a time, he made his sister his slave and now Ranveer got a chance to avenge it. Though Abhyansh is changed now and regrets his behavior, he can't forget how he made his sister his slave and passed orders in front of his eyes. The past can't be forgotten, they would have to learn to live with it's dark memories, at least the future and present are bright, Ranveer thought, but he would definitely avenge those insults and that dark phase, he was determined.
"So, what's the losing team gonna give to the winning team ?", Isha asked gleefully...
"You should say that, We are willing to accept anything you offer", Abhyansh said pompously and Isha glared at him, Avyan gave a smirk to his bhabhi ma pissing Isha.
"I was gonna cook today, thought of making your favorites, but I think I'll have to rethink my decision", Isha said and soon Avyan's smirk disappeared...
"You wouldn't cook...", Abhyansh said sternly
"Yes Ishu, you wouldn't, he would", Ranveer said indicating he would make Abhyansh do it.
"Bhai...", Isha shushed her brother...
Ranveer and Abhaynsh got back to the game, it's tilted towards Ranveer and his win was almost confirmed and that's when Abhyansh made his move.
"Rani sa... can you get me some coffee ?", Abhyansh asked and she frowned at him, but his condition told her that he needed coffee badly, so she got up and turned to her brother and Avyan asking if they wanted but both of them shook their heads... "Make it in our chamber's kitchen... Don't go far... Avyan go with your bhabhi ma", Abhyansh ordered...
"Stop it Rana sa... I'm absolutely fine and I could go myself...", Isha snarled, pissed at her husband's overprotectiveness... Isha walked off...
Abhyansh threw a smirk... and just when Ranveer was about to move his knight, Abhyansh opened his mouth...
"BHAIRAV...", Abhyansh shouted, and both Avyan and Ranveer got startled at his sudden and loud tone... Ranveer's finger which is about to touch his knight touched the queen. Avyan laughed loudly at his brother's masterstroke.
"According to the Touch-Move rule, you need to move your queen, not knight", Avyan repeated Ranveer's earlier sentence earning a glare from Ranveer.
"Ranawat, this is cheating", Ranveer whined, Abhyansh just smirked
"Oh! then what was that you did ?", Avyan fought back...
They understood that Abhyansh purposely sent Isha away as she would get startled by his loud tone and these days, the sudden movement is causing her ache in her stomach with her heartbeat fastening.
Bhairav came there and Ranveer glared at Abhyansh awaiting his response.
"Look after Rani sa especially while she is using the stairs", Abhyansh ordered, Bhairav bowed and left, Abhyansh had given this order already but he again repeated and Bhairav understood why the king screamed for him.
"I never knew you would cheat Ranawat...", Ranveer whined
"Look who is saying", Avyan responded defending his brother.
Ranveer moved his Queen with a crybaby face... Isha returned with her husband's coffee and was shocked to see the tables turn, her brother was on the losing side now...
"What the hell happened here ? Bhai... What's this...", Isha asked
"Your husband cheated...", Ranveer complained
"Really ?", Abhyansh asked with a smirk...
Ranveer detailed what Abhyansh did to him and Isha glared at her husband who ignored her looks and resumed playing. Ranveer was on the losing side, and in just two moves, Abhyansh can checkmate him if he played correctly. They continued and Abhyansh was about to make a move, the word 'Checkmate' was on the tip of his tongue when Ranveer opened his mouth.
"Whatever the bet was, the winning team would get it from the losing team", Ranveer said and Abhyansh glared at him when he mentioned the 'team'...
"What bet ?", Isha asked with a frown...
"It's just us, why are you involving them in this ?", Abhyansh asked glaring at his overly smart brother-in-law. Abhyansh would never want his wife to be his slave.
"That's what the team is for, Ranawat", Ranveer said
"I agree... Avyan and I will have to get a share in the winning prize", Isha was adamant and Abhyansh sighed... Ranveer thought Abhyansh would dismiss the bet since he would never want Isha to become a slave to him again... Those memories torment him enough and Ranveer took advantage of the same. Ranveer sighed in relief as even if he lost, he wouldn't have to become Abhyansh's slave but what his brother-in-law did shocked him, he changed the course of his game and made a losing move shocking everyone...
"Bhai sa...", Avyan whispered in shock...
Ranveer smiled at his brother-in-law's crazy love for his sister, the man who never lost now lost the game willingly just for his wife.
"Checkmate", Ranveer said making his move.
Isha and Avyan were confused about what happened there...
"Exclude Avyan from the bet", Abhyansh said protectively and Ranveer nodded. Abhyansh would have lost for his wife, but he would never let his brother bow down just because he decided to lose.
"What's the bet all about ? Will anyone tell us ?", Isha asked and Avyan nodded looking at his brother and Ranveer for answers...
Abhyansh looked at Ranveer asking him to say, as his wife would kill him if he said something, he lost for her, so it was Ranveer's turn to take the burn now...
"The winner would get the loser as his slave for a week", Ranveer said trying hard to be brave but inside he was afraid, his sister would kill him... "And since your husband lost, he is your slave for the next whole week... Well, I exclude myself from this", Ranveer said, as he knew Abhyansh willingly lost for his wife, so Ranveer too kept his honor by backing out from the agreement...
"Are you guys out of your mind ? Who would bet on such things ? God, I don't want to be among you people, you are sick", Isha yelled and left from there...
"Slow down... Rani sa...", Abhyansh rushed to her and held her forearm but she jerked his hand...
"Don't touch me... I'm more upset with you... Why did you do so ? It's just a game, you guys don't know how to enjoy a game... ", Isha said and turned to her brother... "It's not necessary to play mind games always, you could have just enjoyed the game and had fun but no ? You guys needed revenge huh ?", she spat...
"Yes so ? Am I wrong ?", Ranveer snapped at her
"Rajput...", Abhyansh didn't like the tone he used on his wife...
"You are my sister's slave for the next week, you can't command Ranawat", Ranveer said, and Isha and Avyan cupped their mouths in shock... Ranveer's courage shocked them, if they were him, they wouldn't dare to say that to the beast on his face. Isha herself wouldn't dare to say that to her husband ever.
"I am my wife's slave, not yours... Next time you talk to me in that tone, I'll cut your tongue off", Abhyansh warned coldly, Ranveer shuddered at the intensity while Avyan and Isha stood shocked at how Abhyansh accepted openly that he was her slave... But Isha due to her past experiences got aversive of that word.
"Okay... That's enough nonsense for today... Everyone, get back to their chambers", she said and Avyan bowed and quickly left from there noticing Isha's mood, Ranveer too left from there as if he didn't escape now, his sister would lecture him on the stupid bet they made, but according to him, it was a fantastic bet.
Abhyansh too nodded and was about to go when she frowned. He actually started obliging her like a slave... Who would put some sense into her 0% emotionally intelligent husband ?
"Seriously! Why are you so dumb ?", Isha yelled at her husband...
"Now what did I do ?", he asked cluelessly... He was just obliging the bet that was placed, and he became her slave as per her brother's demand, he thought she would want that as she is upset to date about how he made her brother kneel, he thought this would act as reinstating Ranveer's respect as well as hers. Nothing would replace the pain she went through that time but if he could do even a percent of redemption for his sins, he would do it without a second thought.
"Did I say I want you as my slave ? I just hate that word, it just triggers the past when I was made a slave by my aunt just for a few sanitary napkins... Yes, the way you asked me to be your slave in front of your brother is wrong, that doesn't mean you become my slave in front of Avyan keeping your respect at stake. How did you think I would want something like that Rana sa ?", she asked him sternly...
She knew he accepted being her slave in front of Avyan as a punishment for what he did in the past. It satisfied her brother's ego and self-respect, at one time, Ranveer was asked to beg in the same room for his sister's well-being and today he was able to make the man who hurt his sister's dignity, her slave. It was redemption for her husband and revenge for her brother, but what about her ? Why didn't either of them bother to ask if that was what she wanted ? If she would want to see her husband as her slave or not?
"Rani sa... I'm sorry, I thought you would want this as you are quite upset about how I made Rajput kneel in front of me", Abhyansh said but she cut him off...
"Yes I am upset about it, and you can't get away from that by just being my slave for a week, you will have to bear my tantrums, anger, and screams, every time I remember it, for life", she said and he nodded obediently. "Or you could ask a simple sorry from my brother", she added though she knew he wouldn't...
"I prefer the first one... Asking sorry from Rajput is impossible, but that doesn't mean I didn't know I was wrong, he didn't deserve that insult and I regret it but he doesn't have to know about it. For the rest of my life, I will make sure no one causes any damage to his self-respect, not even myself, Rajput is my family and I would protect him and his dignity forever and I am sure he would do the same for me, but that doesn't end the rivalry between us, we are born t be rivals and we would continue till our last breath", Abhyansh said, a small smile made it's way on Isha's face when she saw how determined her husband is about protecting her brother... She knew he loved Ranveer as his family at the same time enjoyed his rivalry with him.
"That means I would never get to see you both as friends ?", Isha asked, and Abhyansh shook his head making her take a deep breath... "So, I have no option but to get sandwiched between you two for life... Maa(addressing ma kali) what did I get myself into?", she questioned her fate making him chuckle...
"Neither your Ma Kali nor my Mahadev is gonna help us... So stop disturbing them", Abhyansh said earning a glare from her... "Okay... So ? You didn't want me as your slave ?", he asked and she shook her head...
"Why ?", he asked
"Firstly, you make a very bad slave, and it's a punishment for me if I have you...", Isha said and he glared at her, she ignored it continuing her talk... "Secondly, I don't want to damage my image by making you my slave, especially when I could make you do anything without it as well", she said and he raised his brow at her confidence.
"Oh really!", he said with a smirk...
"Yes... Should I try ? Later don't complain that I acted against your interests", she said and he understood she was planning to destroy his image in front of the family... His wife became merciless after getting pregnant, she was getting a lot of naughty ideas to trouble him and he didn't want to fall prey to her pranks...
"No... Take rest, why waste your energy on such baseless experiments? Fine I agree you could make me do anything", he said and she laughed holding her stomach as excessive laughter was causing a slight discomfort and ache in her stomach.
"Sh... calm down... Can't handle to even laugh without ache, but have to grab the first chance at making fun of your husband huh ?", he taunted pulling her into his arms rubbing her forearms, she slapped his arm... "Sorry", he muttered satisfying her.
"Your kids are the same as you, keeps dancing on my head", she said
"Rani sa... Not a word against my kids, especially my princesses... I won't tolerate it...", he warned
"Your princesses ? No chance, all three are princes...", she said, teasing him, she knew how badly he wanted daughters...
"Rani sa... Don't say that again... I'm sure at least 2 of them will be daughters, and one will be a useless son", Abhyansh said and Isha opened her mouth widely...
"How dare you call my son useless ?", Isha fought back...
"Okay okay... Relax... I just said it like that... I promise, won't say it again", he said looking at her angryself. He knew his wife is extremely possessive of her sons like he is about his daughters. He really hoped he has all three daughters but since his wife would want sons, he is praying Mahadev for a son for his wife.
The couple continued with their bickering until it was time for dinner. Abhyansh strictly warned her not to cook as standing for a long time is causing her back ache.
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Days passed and Abhyansh was waiting for his wife and brother-in-law to clear their stance, he thought his wife at least now understood what her father had done and how cruel of a man he was. It would be better for her to realize it and move on so that he never had to talk or discuss the past again.
"Rana sa... Your coffee...", his wife entered the study with his coffee... Abhyansh glared at her... "Now why are you upset ? I'm pregnant and you are experiencing mood swings huh ?", Isha taunted her husband...
"Wah beta... you do stupid things and blame Ranawat... You brought coffee just for him, what about me huh ? That's why Ranawat is upset...", Ranveer said, Abhyansh looked at Rajput siblings incredulously... "Not just my husband, I too am working in this jail for the past 3 hours... he didn't even let me take a bathroom break", Ranveer complained and Isha kept a disgusting face at her brother's complaints...
"Both are crazy...", Abhyansh looked at them and sighed... "Why are you working ? Who asked you to bring coffee ?", he added looking at Isha...
"I can't deal with your protectiveness anymore... Bhai... I'll come with you", Isha said and Ranveer nodded...
"On one condition, you should cook at least one meal, um.... no two", Ranveer bargained
"I'll make all the meals, deal ?", Isha said and Ranveer nodded vigorously...
"I'll lock you up in here if I have to Rani sa, but won't be letting you leave with your shameless brother...", Abhyansh said
"Me ? Did you call me shameless ? But what did I do ?", Ranveer asked
"Your sister is pregnant and you are asking her to cook ? Are you out of your mind ?", Abhyansh asked
"Ranawat... You are making her very lazy... Let her work, even the doctor said she needs a bit of exercise, otherwise, it would get difficult during her delivery...", Ranveer said and Isha nodded
"Cooking all the meals is 'just a little exercise' for you both ? God! Why do I have to deal with these stupids all the time ?", he muttered and Isha glared at him...
"Don't make me throw this hot coffee on your face Rana sa... Have it", Isha said banging the coffee on the table, and turned to leave but Abhyansh held her wrist stopping her... He arranged the cushions and helped her sit there and he sat beside her taking the coffee on the table...
"What about my coffee ?", Ranveer whined and Abhyansh sighed in irritation...
"I made badam shake for you, it's in the refrigerator, will send it with someone after a while... Let it cool for now", Isha said and Ranveer gave a wide smile to her, walking towards them...
"Bring laptop with you... Don't sit idle, get some work done Rajput", Abhyansh said and Ranveer huffed but did it nonetheless...
"Same applies to you", Ranveer said and Abhyansh showed his coffee cup...
"Ishu... How do you deal with this overbearing human ?", Ranveer said
"You'll know when I throw this on your face", Abhyansh said and the seriousness in his tone said that he wouldn't think a second before pouring hot coffee on his face, so Ranveer quickly shut it.
All three kept talking when Ranveer received a mail... It's about a climate conference and all the big empires in the world are invited there... In the chief guest's column, there is Abhyansh's name...
"Ranawat... you didn't tell me you will be attending the conference in Germany ?", Ranveer asked
"I wasn't, I just told them, I'll see if I can make it", Abhyansh answered.
"But they printed your name as a chief guest in the invites", Ranveer said and Abhyansh sighed.
Adding his name would triple the attendance, so the committee asked his permission to do so and he accepted, but he wasn't confirming his attendance, and it might affect them negatively if he didn't attend it but for now, they cared about the attendees. Since it was for a good cause, he supported it. He told the same to Ranveer.
"I think you should go Ranawat, and take Ishu with you, go for a babymoon, it's a trend these days...", Ranveer said and Isha got excited...
"I would love to...", Isha said
"No... We are not going anywhere until your delivery... It would be best if you didn't strain yourself during this time...", Abhyansh said in his cold tone, glaring at his brother-in-law for his stupid idea.
"Rana sa... that's so unfair... You haven't taken me anywhere and now when we have time and the opportunity, you are refusing ?", Isha complained... Abhyansh is surprised as that's a first, she never complained about not being able to travel abroad or go for trips like everyone else, she understood his tight schedule, huge responsibilities and even accepted her responsibilities, so it came as a surprise but he understood she was absolutely right at her place. He felt extremely bad for not being able to take her anywhere, they hadn't even gone for their honeymoon tilldate and it was more than 2 years they were married.
"Isha, you weren't understanding, You are pregnant and it's not a normal pregnancy, I just don't want to take any chance, if you wanted to travel, you should have told me before this, I would have taken you anywhere...", Abhyansh said
"Are you hearing yourself Abhyansh ? Where did we get some peaceful time to plan anything ? Every time, one or the other problem surrounded us, if everything was fine, your mood swings wouldn't end", she muttered the last part to herself but he heard her, but thankfully her brother didn't...
"What did you say at the end Ishu ?", Ranveer asked, by looking at her brother-in-law's colorless face, he understood that his sister definitely was roasting her husband and Ranveer so wanted to be a part of it.
"None of your business...", Abhyansh said and Ranveer sighed
"Okay, we'll think of it later, now, will you both open your mouths ?", Abhyansh said looking at Isha and Ranveer.
The Rajput siblings understood what was he asking but didn't know how to start the discussion. These days, they tried hard to find out about the truth, Ranveer activated all his bhabhosa's men, those who worked for him and through them, he got to know that Amar suspected his friends of trapping him... They also told Ranveer that Amar genuinely wanted to help Pratap and he tried his level best to save him from the hungry-wolfs but Pratap's pride never let him hear what Amar had to say. He did whatever he felt.
Hearing this, both Isha and Ranveer were happy and relieved, their belief in their father strengthened, but that information was not enough to prove anything. The past and every evidence Abhyansh had, is pointing Amar as the culprit. And out of all the pieces of evidence, Abhyansh is the strongest and toughest evidence they had to challenge. According to the past Abhyansh and Bhairav narrated, he was an eyewitness to her father's cruelty. But according to her aunt's version of the past, whatever happened that night was an accident, her aunt mentioned that her father thought that someone tampered with his car, so someone might have deliberately planned all this to trap her father ? Now, Ranveer and Isha also doubted their parents' murder. How were they both killed in an accident exactly when they were going to tell the truth to Abhyansh ? And Nandini also mentioned that they planned to go to the police station to report this whole incident, after clarifying to the Ranawats and begging for their forgiveness. Was it actually an accident or did someone who didn't want them to confess the truth to Abhyansh or report to the police killed them ?
The more they thought about all this, the more dots they connected, from the past few days, Ranveer stayed in Ranawat palace so that they could focus on this before clearing their stance to Abhyansh but they realized they couldn't escape anymore. Since Nandini told that Amar suspected his bestfriends's hand in it, Ranveer and Isha thought to start with the hint 'best friends'.
Her father has only 3 best friends, one is Pratap Singh Ranawat, who obviously hated her father and thought he was the one who plotted his destruction, so going to him is of no use, the other one is Chirag Rathore and if the theories were to be believed, Abhyansh killed him brutally, but Abhyansh or Bhairav didn't tell he was dead or they killed them, but it was like a unsaid thing, and both the Rajput siblings knew Chirag Rathore is no more, and that left them with only one option, Neil Singhania.
"Rana sa...", Isha started, to try for one last time, as she didn't want their peace to be disturbed.
"No Rani sa...", Abhyansh said sternly and Isha sighed deeply...
"Rana sa... You were right, the past wasn't kind at all, but if there's something I would like to say after all this, It's that I can't get myself to believe my father could be so cruel as to kill an innocent little girl to secure his daughter's future... I think there's something more to it", Isha said looking away from her husband as she couldn't see the pain he would go through hearing her say those words.
Abhyansh had no words to say, he was numb for a second because the fear he was having for the past 2 years came true... Whenever he thought about revealing the past to her, the thought of what if she didn't believe him caused him immense distress, and now facing it in real, the pain was nowhere near to his imagination. He decided never to utter those cruel things that took place in the past again, but he did, for his wife. Only he knew what reopening all those wounds did to him, but he didn't care about anything, only giving his wife her right took the front seat, his pain, his distress, and the trauma, everything else took a back seat, and as a result, his wife didn't believe it, could it get any worse ?
"Ranawat... I know you wouldn't want to believe anything we say, but trust me, my bhabhosa was not that kind of man, if he actually thought of getting Isha married to Rathore prince, he sure would have told me, he would never hide such an important thing about my sister from me...", Ranveer said, Abhyansh looked at Ranveer in the eye, his eyes reddened and Ranveer is taken back by the intensity.
"Did you know he liked me for Isha ?", Abhyansh asked sharply... his tone made Isha hiss in fear, it was that dangerous and filled with venom... "Answer me Rajput", Abhyansh increased his tone... Ranveer shook his head... "You didn't know it until Neil bl**dy Singhania told you huh ? Then how the hell could you expect that man to share his plans of getting his daughter betrothed to rathores ? He is a greedy ba**a*d, he could do anything...", Abhyansh said with venom... Isha moved away from him to her brother's side hearing the poisonous words he spat for her father.
"Don't call my father that...", Isha said, her tone softened at her husband's pain but it held conviction, she wouldn't hear anything bad against her father until it was proven that he was the culprit.
"I can't believe this... I absolutely can't believe this... You are a woman yourself and still have the audacity to defend your a*s of a father after what he did to my sister ?", Abhyansh shouted in agony...
"I don't believe he did it Rana sa... The day I get proof of his sin, I will give him such a punishment that no daughter would have given to her dead father... until then, I will protect him and won't let anyone abuse him, not even you... I know my father... he was not that kind of man", Isha shouted back...
"Yeah, you know them for how long huh ? You were barely 10 when your parents died and you say you know them ?", Abhyansh spat and Isha looked at him with teary eyes... Yes, she lost her parents when she was very young, she didn't have many memories of them but she needn't be reminded of that harsh reality in such a cruel way...
"Ranawat...", Ranveer warned, and Abhyansh realized what he said...
Ranveer side-hugged his sister rubbing her forearm... Abhyansh moved forward but Isha hid herself in her brother's arms refusing to look at him...
"Just leave from my sight Rani sa... I'm very much angry right now and it's uncontrollable, I don't want to hurt you with my words...", he said looking at her teary face...
"Let's go bache hm ?", Ranveer said wiping her tears... Isha nodded but before going, she picked up the half-drunk coffee cup and thrashed it on the floor shocking Abhyansh and Ranveer.
"The next time you utter something like this, the cup's destination will change, yes I am young, just 10 years old, but I don't need years to know how my father was, for a daughter, her father is her first hero and I trust him so much because of how he treated me, how he respected my mother and grandmother. How he taught my bhai to always respect women", she said angrily, he fisted his palms to control his fury because he knew he would definitely spit venom against her father if he opened his mouth.
From the time she got pregnant, it's like the calmness in her disappeared into thin air and her anger peaked higher than Mount Everest. And handling her anger is challenging for Abhyansh considering his own almost non-existent calmness and patience level.
Isha gave one last look to her husband before walking away... Abhyansh raked his hair in frustration, he hated seeing his wife in such pain or anger, but when she defended her a*s of a father, he lost it, he had a logical explanation, she was barely 10 when her father did all this, how could she be so sure that he wasn't that kind of person? For a second, he could even accept his brother-in-law's statement, because he was old enough to know that man, but Isha ? How could she be so sure ? Why didn't she believe him when he told her that he witnessed Amar Rajput doing all that ? Why is the daughter in her so adamant to not accept that her father was the culprit ? All these thoughts revolved in his head.
While Isha thought 'You will understand me when you become a father to your daughter Rana sa', Isha thought to herself.
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For the next few days, Isha stayed away from her husband emotionally, she stayed in the Ranawat palace, in the same chamber both of them slept on the same bed in each other's arms but she didn't speak to him about that issue ever and he didn't raise it either... Abhyansh knew his wife and brother-in-law were determined to find any proof to prove their father's innocence and it irked him, but he let them do it. Maybe their numerous unsuccessful attempts might make them realize how wrong they were and help them accept the reality.
"Did you take your medicines ?", Abhyansh asked, entering the chamber, she was reading a novel, didn't even look at him, just gave him a nod and continued reading. He sighed, and went to change, he saw his tracks and t-shirt kept aside and folded neatly. A small smile formed on his face, he knew his wife had taken it out for him to wear now. No matter how much they fought, the deep husband-wife bond between them wouldn't go anywhere.
Abhyansh came back with her ointment and applied it, before settling beside her, pulling her into his arms, she adjusted her head on his chest and he covered both of them with the duvet. He kissed her hair and she sighed, keeping the book aside...
"Ignoring you is so difficult, you know", she said looking at him...
"I now know", he said pushing her hair strands back... "Tomorrow, we need to go for your scan, remember ?", he asked and she nodded...
"But we won't get to know the type of triplets... I want it to be a surprise", she said and he sighed... During her first scan only, the doctor wanted to reveal if their triplets were identical or fraternal but Isha didn't want to know, the following day was her Nuchal Translucency Scan which is mostly done to assess the risk of chromosomal abnormalities and measure the fluid.
"Isha... bacha... You want the gender to be a surprise, even I wanted it, but not even knowing the type of triplets seems absurd to me... Knowing it would help us analyze any risks if any, and stay prepared", Abhyansh softly said
"Analyze ? Are you a doctor ? You sent these reports to tens of obstetricians till now... All of them said everything is fine with my pregnancy, still, you worry a lot huh ? You and your paranoia make me want to bang your hand Abhyansh", she said and he narrowed his eyes... how did she know that he sent it to tens of specialists across the globe ? Of course his a** of a brother-in-law... he mentally prepared the torture for him for spilling all these things to her... "Don't even think about saying anything to bhai", Isha warned
"Fine... We won't know about anything... Will wait for the surprise", he groaned... God! his patience was wearing thin, he wasn't able to bear her anger, but controlled hard not to snap at her... because even if he increased his tone a bit, her eyes were welling up and it wouldn't take a minute for tears to make their way and sometimes, he is scared even to open his mouth.
"Tomorrow I'm going to meet Neil Singhania with bhai...", she informed him, he nodded his head, fisting his palms to control his fury. "I know you hate it but I need to do this", she said softly and he nodded again... "I'm causing you so much distress right ? I'm sorry Rana sa", she whispered tightening her hold on his t-shirt.
"It's fine... Just stay happy, don't take too much stress... I just want you and the kids to be safe and sound", he said softly ruffling her hair...
"Can we go for a trip if everything goes fine with the scan tomorrow ?", she asked and he sighed deeply...
"I hate to refuse you Rani sa, you know it too well, I'm just afraid you would stress...", he said and she shook her head...
"I won't... We won't do much, if I get tired, we could get back to our room and rest... I want to roam around, see beautiful places before the babies arrive, this is the most free time we both can get... Due to pregnancy, you made me sit idle, I am not getting involved in office work as well, and even in palace matters, all I'm doing is ordering around, so I have a lot of time, you too are having some time as bhai and Avyan are taking up some responsibilities, I don't say you have lots of time, but better than before, so why can't we utilize it ? Once bhai's marriage dates get finalized, we cannot go anywhere as I have to take care of all the arrangements. This is the best time Rana sa, please don't deny us this vacation", Isha said, they needed this, not just her... Her husband too needs to release the stress he has been carrying for years, he never had a stress-free time and this break is much needed for them.
"Okay, we'll plan it if everything goes fine well with your scan tomorrow, but you have to promise me, you would listen to me and follow all the doctor's instructions", he said and she nodded...
"I will follow all doctor's instructions, but not your stupid instructions, derived from your overprotectiveness and paranoia", she said getting irritated
"Isha...", he warned
"What ?", she said rather harshly... God! she and her temper these days...
"Nothing... It's late, sleep bacha", he said calmly helping her lay down and he followed her... After she dozed off, he got up and left for his study calling Dr. Parthasarathy.
"When are you coming back Dr. Parthasarathy ?", Abhyansh asked as soon as he picked up the phone. His tone turning cold...
"Will be back as soon as things start to settle down your royal highness... My daughter's condition is still critical and she needs me at this time, as you know my son-in-law is mentally retarded and the grandchildren are still young", Dr. Parthasarathy said and Abhyansh understood the old man's situation. The old man's daughter married a mentally retarded man going against Dr. Parthasarathy, so he severed ties with her, but she recently got into an accident and from then he is taking care of her, though he was angry with his daughter earlier, he never failed to take care of his grandchildren and now his anger on his daughter too disappeared seeing her pathetic condition.
"Sure... I'm sending some specialists to you", Abhyansh said in his usual cold tone but Dr. Parthasarathy knew how excellent of a king he was, as soon as he got to know about the accident, Abhyansh asked Bhairav to take care of the things there, everything was going smoothly even before Dr. Parthasarathy arrived there. And from that time, Abhyansh's men helped Dr. Parthasarathy with everything.
"You already did so much Maharaj... Things are going smoothly thanks to you and the doctors here are treating my daughter very well, I'm confident she will soon get better", Dr. Parthasarathy said
"There's no harm in taking specialist opinions", Abhyansh said, and Dr. Parthasarathy accepted Abhyansh's offer thanking him... "Okay now coming back to the point, I would like you to spare some time for sessions", he said
"Is Rani sa fine ? Did she experience any symptoms of panic attack recently ?", Dr. Parthasaarthy asked, he thought Isha had recovered and was almost fine, but if she suffered or experienced any symptoms of panic attack now, that would be bad, so the old man panicked.
"Not for Rani sa...", Abhyansh started, clearing his throat, god! this is so difficult... "For me, I want to take some help, for anger...", he trailed
"Anger management ?", Dr. Parthasarathy asked hesitantly, he noticed Abhyansh's unwillingness to talk about it, so he was afraid he would blast at him if he asked any further questions...
"No, Anger-bearing sessions, if something like that exists...", Abhyansh started, explaining how he needed some patience to bear his wife's anger, well, he didn't exactly word it like that but the old man got the gist, he so wanted to laugh at the king but he was scared of who would take care of his daughter, grandchildren and son-in-law if he died so he controlled his urge.
"Sure Maharaj... Your men are taking care of everything, I have nothing to do, all day, I sit with my daughter in the hospital, maybe I could take some sessions online... Please let me know whenever you are available, we can start", Dr. Parthasarathy said and after discussing the suitable time, he hung up. Dr. Parthasarathy chuckled knowing what made the king seek 'anger-bearing sessions', as he would like to term it.
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The following day, Isha and Abhyansh got the scan and Isha thanked god as everything was fine, in fact perfect.
"So ? When are we leaving ?", Isha asked her husband, while walking towards their chamber from the ER wing of the palace.
"Rani sa... Give me some time, the doctor has just confirmed you are fine, let me think for some time", he said and she glared at him...
"The doctor not just confirmed I'm fine, she also told us that it's okay to travel, in fact this is the best time to travel, as I would start gaining weight earlier than other women because of multiple pregnancies, and it would get difficult for me to roam then... Rana sa, just stop playing your games now and finalize our trip soon... I am going out with bhai", she said, walking ahead of him...
"Rani sa...", Abhyansh caught her wrist... "Walk slowly... What's so hurry ?", he asked and just then, he spotted his brother-in-law coming their way, Abhyansh groaned in irritation... Isha hid her smile, her husband's expressions are the funniest when he sees her brother... It's like he would like to be anywhere except in front of Ranveer.
"Ranawat...", Ranveer greeted, Abhyansh curtly nodded, if not for his wife's presence, he wouldn't have done even that. "Bacha... let's go", Ranveer said and Isha nodded
"Take care of her Rajput... Rani sa, keep yourself hydrated, it's very hot outside", Abhyansh cautioned his brother-in-law and wife. Isha rolled her eyes while Ranveer fought the urge to do so.
"Ranawat... I agree, it's hot outside, but where will she get exposed to heat ? The queen will sit in the airconditioned car directly from your basement and steps down in your den parking... Yeah... the heat in the parking lot might cause your wife a heatstroke", Ranveer said with sarcasm...
"Not her, but you would be a victim of heatstroke soon if you...", Abhyansh trailed but he didn't have to complete his words, his brother-in-law is smart enough to get his warning...
"Bacha... we should leave", Ranveer said and took Isha with him... Isha walked away with her brother, waving at her husband, who sighed deeply at the crazy Rajput siblings. He called his trusted men to go with them as he didn't trust his wife and her childish antics to take care of herself anymore. He already asked Bhairav to stay in the den, if Neil tends to exceed his limits, Abhyansh gave clear orders to cut his tongue right away.
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Ranveer entered the den and as planned there was only Neil Singhania there, but his condition shocked and disgusted Ranveer. His one hand was burnt, while there were bandages on his other palm, and by the type of it, he understood that his fingers were cut, and for Isha's sake, he was kept in a better condition with bandages and all. But still, it looked as if he was going through literal hell, and looking at him suffering so much caused sick pleasure to Ranveer.
"Tsk Tsk Tsk... My heart is aching badly looking at your condition, Uncle Neil... Remember, this was what we used to call you, when you were my bhabhosa's friend, um... sorry, best friend", Ranveer said entering in...
Neil looked at Ranveer and his eyes showed how bad of a shape he was in, all the tortures of Abhyansh and his men snatched the leftover pride and courage in him, he looked as if he was ready to do anything to get death, it's like he was living every second wishing for death...
"Ran...Veer... Please... kill me", Neil Singhania begged, confirming Ranveer's thoughts.
"I will... I promise... but what would I get in return ? You see, I should get some reward for daring to go against my brother-in-law's orders and facing his wrath", Ranveer said
"Anything... Anything", he said desperately... Hope arose in him, for death. With the cut wounds on his face, the saliva dripping from his mouth, the man looked terrible, not even a single trance of once upon a millionaire or someone belonging to one of the biggest royal families in India and abroad.
"Yuvraj... Just to caution you, anything out of place, Maharaj would be here in the next minute...", Bhairav cautioned, and just with those words, Neil's hope flew away.
"Bhairav, please go out", Ranveer requested
"Sorry Yuvraj, Hukum asked me to stay here", Bhairav said sternly, folding his hands...
"It's my order Bhairav... go out", Isha's voice boomed in the den...
"Rani sa...", Bhairav bowed... He was about to say something but Isha repeated her words making Bhairav leave from there... "You will not say a word to Rana sa about this", Isha ordered, Bhairav nodded and left from there... Abhyansh wasn't in favor of Isha meeting Neil Singhania at this time, when she was pregnant, but Isha was adamant. Abhyansh didn't want to let that evil man's eyes fall on his unborn, but for that, he couldn't stop his wife from fulfilling her responsibility as a child to her parents, well that was her argument and Abhyansh had to agree to her demands before the argument turned into a fight, but he told Bhairav would stay all the time. But, then Isha and Ranveer feared Neil wouldn't speak the truth if Bhairav was there, so they planned this drama, to make Neil believe in them, Isha made Bhairav leave but he was made to watch everything happening there as Abhyansh didn't want to leave Isha unarmed but the Rajput siblings were unaware of his presence.
"Tha... Thank you... Thank you...", Neil moved forward to touch Isha's feet in gratitude but she took a step back, Ranveer placed a sword on Neil's chest stopping him...
Looking at his horrible condition and terrible state, anyone can imagine the kind of treatment he was subjected to... Isha smirked at it, otherwise, how dare he plot her husband's killing ?
Isha sat on one chair while Ranveer took the other one. The siblings were in the outer room of the den as the pungent smell inside could cause discomfort to Isha, so Abhyansh asked Bhairav to bring Neil to the outhouse of the den which was clean.
"Neil... I have a proposition for you... I know you want death, I would give you that, but in return, I need information, I want to unveil the mystery around the plotting of all the royal families against the Ranawats and who were all involved in it", Ranveer said
"I...I will tell you everything...", Neil said and started narrating everything, but it was similar to what Abhyansh and Bhairav said.
When he finished narrating, Ranveer kicked him on his face. It was clear he was lying, his condition didn't let him remember the story they all formed and he fumbled many times, got confused making Ranveer and Isha's doubts strong.
"You take us to be fools ? Bas***d... One final chance... Tell the truth or else the torture will be doubled but you won't get death, not even in the next 20 years", Ranveer warned...
"The truth... You are right... Finally, someone is smarter than The BEAST... Yes... the truth the BEAST believes wasn't the truth...", he said, Isha's eyes widened and her heartbeat quickened.
"You mean My baba wasn't involved in it", Isha asked
"I love this despair on your faces...", Neil said and laughed... Looking at them, Neil understood that they got to know the truth from Abhyansh but they didn't believe it, their faces told him how important the truth was for them, his hope doubled and he understood for truth, the Rajput siblings would go to any extent and Neil for once got a hope for life.
"Don't test my patience Singhania", Ranveer said fisting his palms...
"Yes, but your baba wasn't completely innocent... Maybe he wasn't involved in plotting Ranawat downfall, but he was definitely involved in the death of their princess...", Neil said
"Careful with your words Neil Singhania... One lie against my baba, I'll make sure your cries will be heard till my palace", Isha warned
"This is the truth... Nothing you do will change it... well, your grandmother would have confirmed it now if her own son didn't kill her...", Neil said, Isha was shocked hearing it. She looked at her brother but seeing Ranveer's reaction as if he already knew it, shocked her even more...
"Bhai ?", Isha spoke, her heart crumbled piece by piece but she didn't want to show her weak self to her enemy...
"We will talk later Ishu", Ranveer said and Isha with difficulty, handled herself.
"For today, this is it, if you want to know more, lower my torture or I won't open my mouth", Neil played, he knew they didn't have any option other than surrendering to his demands as he was the only one with the knowledge of actual truth that's alive, or at least that's what the Rajput siblings thought.
"I'll come back soon Singhania... And that day will be the day you die", Ranveer said, indirectly saying he would soon make him spit all the truth. He knew handling Isha was more important now.
Ranveer took Isha back home and settled in the guest chamber i.e Ranveer's chamber in Ranawat Palace, he told her the truth about how Kailash killed their grandmother Sanghvi Devi. Isha sat there lifeless hearing the past. On Isha's insistence, Ranveer also told him why he killed his mother.
"It's not your fault Ishu... It's that ba***rd's... Kailash Rajput is the man I hate the most... Trust me, I will make him suffer 100X of what he did to our dadi sa, to you... I regret having him as my father... I regret sharing his blood...", Ranveer said, the fury visible in his eyes, Tears flew from Isha's eyes, the truth broke her, and Ranveer consoled his sister.
"Don't know these revelations would break me one day... When Rana sa said the past isn't kind, I expected the worst but not in a million years, I expected all this... What's happening bhai ? Kaku sa killed dadi sa, Rana sa thinks baba killed his sister so cruelly and plotted for the downfall of Ranawats... I don't know what to think of anymore... I still can't get to terms with how he could kill his own mother bhai ? Didn't his hands shiver even once ? That man... No wonder I had nightmares about him", Isha muttered
"What ?", Ranveer asked, Isha shook her head... Ranveer was already bubbling in fire, now the truth about her nightmares would cause more distress to him, but she would tell him soon. Earlier she thought her brother couldn't handle the truth of her nightmares but clearly she underestimated him, he already knew how cruel his father could get and he was dealing with it bravely, so dealing with her nightmares shouldn't be a problem ? And Then Isha remembered how Dr. Parthasarathy asked why she thought it to be a nightmare, and if it was having so bad effect on her, there were high chances of it being a reality, she dispersed those arguments then, but now as much as she thought about it, those arguments made sense.
"Bh...Bhai...", Isha shivered even at the thought of that... Could it be possible her uncle could have killed her parents... it wasn't her nightmare but actually happened ?
"Ishu... bacha... what's wrong... ?", Ranveer hugged Isha trying to give her strength but nothing could improve her situation...
"Bhai... Bhai... during p...papa's first birthday after they passed away, w...what happened to me ?", Isha fumbled...
"Ishu... What's wrong bacha ?", Ranveer now panicked... "I'll call Ranawat and the doctor...", Ranveer said but Isha stopped him.
"I'm fine bhai... Tell me...", Isha asked him still shivering...
"I wasn't staying in the palace those days, I suspected bhabhosa and bhabho's accident wasn't an accident, so I was getting it investigated with the police, No one came to pay their last respects to them, and the way things changed so quickly after their death, Kailash Rajput adapting to handling throne so perfectly, doing all the dirty things as if he was planning for this since many months, caused a lot of suspicions, and I returned after a week only to see you unconscious on the bed...", Ranveer said and his words shocked Isha more...
Sanghvi Devi found Isha in that state, she knew Kailash Rajput choked Isha and slapped her. But, Kailash blackmailed her about Isha's safety if she let this matter out... From then on she started preparing for war against her own son, she was plotting her own son's killing, Sanghvi Devi was getting an army ready without his knowledge, she knew he would destroy Isha and Ranveer's life if he was left open, she thought of ending him, and by then both she and Ranveer suspected Kailash behind Amar and Pallavi's accident and after what happened to Isha that day in the study, Sanghvi Devi killed the leftover love for her younger son and decided to kill him soon, but before that she was bedridden by none other than Kailash Rajput and soon was poisoned to death.
"You suspected mumma - baba were killed ?", Isha asked and Ranveer nodded... "You suspected kaku sa's hand in it ?", Isha asked and Ranveer nodded making Isha hit her forehead making her tears slip away.
How cruel can fate get ? Her brother all these years suspected his father in her parents' murder, and here she is hiding the reason behind her nightmares to save her brother from distress ? What the hell was she thinking ? And why didn't he tell her all this ? If he did, she would have shared the reason for her nightmares much before, and maybe that could give any clue ? What if it wasn't a nightmare and a harsh reality ?
Without Isha's knowledge, she started sobbing badly...
"Ishu... bacha... what's wrong ? You are scaring me...", Ranveer panicked...
"Why ? Why didn't you tell me before bhai... I was such a stupid...", Isha screamed holding Ranveer's collar... She was so angry, if her brother had told this truth, or at least shared his feelings with her, on how he suspected his father, she would have openly discussed her nightmares with him, she wouldn't have suffered all those panic attacks, and she wouldn't have suffered her brother and worried him all these years as well.
"Ishu...", Ranveer was now confused...
"Bhai... That man was the reason for my nightmares... I... All these years I thought it was a nightmare but now....", Isha trailed... "He choked me, and said he killed my baba the same way...", Isha said and Ranveer's eyes widened...
The postmortem reports of his uncle and aunt went missing and they were never found, so the case was eventually closed. All those made sense now...
"Bacha... detail me... tell me everything...", Ranveer asked and Isha detailed everything to her brother shocking him... She also told him how Dr. Parthasarathy felt that this could have happened in real and not just her nightmare.
"God! Ishu... my father... he killed bhabhosa and bhabho.... No doubt about it...", Ranveer whispered...
"Ho..How are you so sure bhai ?", Isha fumbled...
"Bhabhosa... his neck.... I doubted suspicious activities, I assumed all these fowl plays around the postmortem, so I clicked pictures of their bodies and showed them to my friend who was a forensic expert, by the faint marks, he said there was a huge chance bhabhosa might have died due to pharynx blockage, and choking could cause it", Ranveer said and Isha cupped her mouth in shock.
"He killed my ma-baba... they were killed, they were murdered... why ? bhai...", Isha fumbled, tears slipped from her eyes, and soon the faint tears were converted into full-blown sobs... Ranveer hugged her tightly controlling his own tears... The pain is just too much to bear... the truth has become unbearable now...
She didn't know how to handle it anymore neither did he... This was just too much... What is the truth ? Why were her parents blamed ? If they were killed by her uncle, then he might be the mastermind behind it ? Her head started spinning with all these thoughts...
"Bhai... Don'...Don't say anything to Rana sa...", she whispered and Ranveer nodded... She slowly lost consciousness and Ranveer panicked...
He carried her to the ER in the palace, Abhyansh who got to know about Isha fainting, rushed there.
"Isha...", he rushed to her...
"She is fine Ranawat... She needs some rest, that's all, doctor said she would gain consciousness soon...", Ranveer said softly... The worry and dread are visible in Abhyansh's eyes and he wanted to calm his brother-in-law's worries but that proved to be costly.
"It's all your fault... What's the need to take her there ?", Abhyansh lunged at Ranveer...
"I did for her peace of mind, and you don't have the right to blame me...", Ranveer fought back
The brothers-in-law's catfight continued for a while after which both the beasts calmed down and thought of a solution to create a happy environment for Isha. After much discussion, Abhyansh decided to take his wife on vacation.
After she woke up, and when Abhyansh wasn't there, Ranveer asked Isha not to think about these things and only concentrate on her husband and her unborn. He promised her that he would find out about the truth and get ready with all the evidence that would prove her father's innocence. Isha trusted her brother and agreed to go abroad with her husband. She avoided thinking about the things that are disturbing her as it could affect her kids negatively.
The next day, after making all the security arrangements, Abhyansh and Isha left for Germany.
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Bhairav kept remembering the conversation he heard that day. Why would Neil Singhania say something like that ? Just to get killed by Ranveer and get away from this torture ? But why was his tone filled with conviction ? And how did Neil Singhania know that Kailash killed his mother ? Soon after Amar and Pallavi's death, Neil Singhania was captured but he escaped and Abhyansh let him go as he wasn't directly responsible for the damage. He went underground and became untraceable, he only came out after Abhyansh married Isha. Then how did he know how Kailash killed his mother ? Because that incident took months after he went underground.
For the first time in years, Bhairav felt the pillars of the truth they knew shake... What if there's more to it ? Abhyansh for sure saw Amar Rajput that day, but he was severely injured that day, in fact that was the most fatal attack that ever happened to him, it took him months to get back to his previous self, and there was a point when doctors even told that surviving was difficult for Abhyansh. Maybe he got confused ? or did someone deliberately make him think like that ?
Ranveer kept visiting Neil Singhania bowing to his every demand and slowly, he started unveiling the truth. Bhairav tried to be a part of the discussion but Ranveer always made sure to talk with Neil in isolation.
Ranveer kept reminiscing about what he got to know in the past few days.
"Do you know who was the mastermind behind all this ?", Neil asked and Ranveer looked on...
"Your father... Kailash Rajput ", Neil said shocking Ranveer.
"But he took up matters after bhabhosa's death", Ranveer questioned
"That's how he fooled everyone. No one knows his involvement because he never trusted anyone... Whatever he did, he did it hidden... He was the one who instigated other royal families, but not directly, he never got involved all by himself... He used his brother's name, in fact, I was also fooled by his act for years, I thought it was Amar who was planning all this but it was pure luck I got to know the real face of Kailash otherwise no one except for him and Madan would have known the truth", Neil said confusing Ranveer...
Everyone thought Kailash eyed his brother's throne after his brother's death. Someone who knew him closely like his mother, son, wife, and his followers thought he started eyeing his brother's position since a few months and killed him for it. But the actual truth was Kailash always had an eye on everything that belonged to his elder brother. That started with the position of a king, the power and wealth he had, the intellectual with which he created wealth, their father's confidence, their mother's love, everything, and the most possessed thing was his wife, Pallavi Rajput. Kailash wanted Pallavi as his wife but Amar got married to her. It was he who saw Pallavi and sent his parents to ask for her hand. Their parents asked for Pallavi and her sister Nandini for their sons, Pallavi for Kailash, and Nandini for Amar. But, both Pallavi and her parents chose Amar for Pallavi, and Nandini already had a fiance as she was already engaged into Chauhans by then.
Amar's father wasn't willing for this marriage as it was Kailash who liked Pallavi but Sanghvi Devi convinced him, as she thought Pallavi would be perfect for Amar. Amar's father told her the marriage will happen only if Kailash agreed, seeing his father giving him a choice for the first time, Kailash wanted to prove himself as a good son, so he unwillingly agreed. Amar married Pallavi and Kailash tried to look at Pallavi as his sister-in-law but couldn't. But, he never tried to misbehave with her or even looked at her wrongly as he knew his brother might love him a lot, but if he had even the slightest idea of his thoughts, he would skin him alive. It was his pure luck that Amar didn't know it was Kailash who saw Pallavi and asked his father to go and ask for her hand, Amar thought it was his father's idea.
Kailash always wanted the power, but he had to act otherwise. All around the royal families knew how uninterested Kailash Rajput was in business or the royal palaces and properties. He acted shameful in asking for money from his brother, and Amar understood it would be shameful for his brother to ask from him, even after he got married and had a son, so Amar used to transfer some amount to his account every month and he also signed blank checks for his brother and kept in his study in a secured place, which is known only by Kailash Rajput. None knew about this except for Kailash and Amar.
Two facts unknown to everyone about Kailash Rajput were he was an impressionist and a Calligrapher. He was ambidextrous and could exactly copy anyone's handwriting and imitate their voice within a few hours of practice. And that's how he created a fake image for his brother Amar Rajput. Leaving Amar's extreme loyalties like Chirag, he used to write letters to everyone posing to be Amar Rajput and also used to talk to them in the phone. That's how he instigated all the royal families against Ranawats.
Kailash chose Ranawats to destroy his brother because Ranawats are the most powerful royal family, their ancestors created a wealth equal to none, if Kailash managed to destroy them using his brother's name, he would be able to reap the benefits easily. His first step was to plot Udai Singh Ranawat's killing, because until and unless the old man was alive, he couldn't play his game as Udai Singh Ranawat is known as the most shrewd and clever man, none can outsmart him, so Kailash killed him brutally.
He now knew Ranawat family was weakened, as it was a great shock to Rajmata Devyani Devi who was known as a strong queen, and their only son Pratap Singh Ranawat could be easily manipulated. Amar till then dealt with Udai, but after his death, he had to deal with Pratap for all the business activities between the two empires, Amar quickly realized how everyone around them was using Pratap, so he started protecting him, and soon they became very good friends.
Behind the scenes, Kailash kept writing letters and speaking on phone to other royal families posing to be Amar and kept instigating them against Ranawats and how they could acquire all their properties since Pratap wasn't capable enough to handle the huge wealth and properties. Amar's closeness to Pratap only strengthened the royal family's beliefs, they thought Amar was purposely getting close to Pratap to deceive him.
They then understood how Amar was acting to be a good human being by doing good for the people and acting like a kind king, to avoid any suspicions. Kailash always wrote in his letters never to talk about their plots face to face. And all these things made them believe how cunning Amar Rajput actually was. None doubted Kailash ever as he always stayed away from all these things.
When Kailash got to know about Udai Singh Ranawat's eldest grandson Abhyansh Singh Ranawat who the old man trusted to be his successor, decided to kill him, but he got to know he was sent to boarding school, so he got Avyan kidnapped making Abhyansh come to rescue him, Kailash and his trusted men tried their level best to kill Abhyansh then but failed.
Chirag was Amar's best friend during his college days, and through him, Chirag started visiting Ranawat palace for Amruta, and in the form of Chirag, Kailsh got his next pawn, Kailash indirectly passed information about Pratap's whereabouts to the other royal members and suggested they attack him. Amar and Pratap's friendship saw a rift, as Amar advised Devyani Devi to control Pratap and his expenses as other royals were taking advantage of Pratap, and this didn't sit well with Pratap, so he started maintaining some distance from Amar, due to which Amar didn't know about Pratap's whereabouts, making him unable to protect him from the accident.
During this time, Amar got to know about Chirag and Amruta's betrothal,he kicked Chirag out and cut all ties with him.He wanted to ask forgiveness from Pratap but Amruta told him and Pallavi that Pratap didn't know that the man was Chirag and begged them not to tell anything to Pratap. For Amruta's sake the Rajput couple stayed silent.
While, Kailash paid the driver with one of the blank checks Amar signed, and after Chirag was kicked out, Kailash took him in, and made him believe that Amar was the one who caused Pratap's accident. Kailash acted shocked when a fellow royal came and told them how Amar Rajput planned and plotted Ranawat's destruction. Chirag vowed to protect Amruta and her family. Kailash gave him the idea of Isha's betrothal to Chirag's cousin's son.
Chirag approached Amar and asked for forgiveness from him, though Amar didn't forgive him, he started being cordial with him. Chirag proposed Isha's betrothal with his nephew but Amar rejected it. He said after getting old enough, his daughter would choose her partner herself. Chirag nodded and went back, after gifting Isha the Rathore clan bangles as a gift. Amar and Pallavi were unaware of the bangle's history. They didn't know that those bangles were only given to the future daughter-in-law of the Rathore clan.
"Veer... Isha wants to talk to you", Ragini's voice interrupted his thoughts...
"Ha bache...", Ranveer said and the brother and sister spoke with each other and hung up after a while hearing his brother-in-law's groans and irritated sighs.
'You shouldn't have done that bhabhosa... Ishu wouldn't forgive you neither will I... Why did you do it bhabhosa ?' Ranveer questioned Amar in his head...
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