CHAPTER – 19
"Isha... It's been 3 days you have properly eaten... At least try bacha", Abhyansh said, holding a plate of her favorite breakfast.
She couldn't be able to eat much from the day she puked her guts out and it's been 3 days Abhyansh had taken a breath of relief. He was extremely worried about his wife's reduced appetite.
"Ansh... I am not hungry, I had my juice", she said
"Juice is not breakfast, Rani sa", Abhyansh said coldly, his temper returning but he is holding up patiently, practicing even the stupidest exercises Dr. Parthasarathy suggested.
"I know, Rana sa... But I am full, I can't eat this", she said and he dialed Dr. Mrunalini again, for the nth time in the last 3 days.
After having a word with her, he hung up...
"What did she say ?", Isha asked looking at the irritated look on her husband's face.
"She said, it's normal in a pregnancy and you would soon regain your appetite, there's nothing to worry about it until you are taking your basic diet properly", He said, his face looked pissed, so Isha held herself from laughing at his face but he knew her in and out.
"It's not funny Isha", he said glaring at her, she bursted out laughing which pissed him even more.
"Sorry... But I couldn't hold myself", she told him... "When Dr. Mrunalini said it's normal, why are you taking so much stress ?", she asked holding his palm...
"I was delighted when your appetite increased, but now...", he trailed... "Not to forget, you need to eat for 4 people", he said worry marring his forehead.
"And I am taking enough food for 4, I am following the diet according to the nutritionist, it's just that these days my cravings have gone for a toss and so did my appetite", She said and he sighed in worry.
"That's what I am worried about... Why did it happen? Nazar of course (someone might have casted an evil eye) This is why I ask you to have all your meals inside the chamber... Why did you eat your snacks and tea in the hall the other day ?", He questioned her...
"Abhyansh... This is too much, no one was there... Just the family...", she said
"Yeah, family, I often heard your brother teasing about your appetite... What's the need for outsiders when you have a brother like Ranveer Rajput", he said muttering curses at his brother...
"Leave from here if you are gonna sulk like this, bhai was just kidding", Isha defended her brother.
"Kidding ? This is a serious matter... That idiot Rajput, such an a**h*le he is... Bl**dy Rascal...", Abhyansh started cursing when Ranveer barged into their chamber... Isha is about to shout at her husband for his language but seeing Ranveer she stopped...
"Ishu... Tell me any solution... My hiccups aren't stopping, have taken more than a liter of water... ", he said barging in with a half-filled water bottle.
Isha turned to glare at her husband who took a deep breath to control his fury so that he won't end up killing his brother-in-law.
"Stop cursing him", Isha whisper-yelled at her husband, who didn't budge at all, then she narrowed her eyes which showed results.
"Fine", Abhyansh muttered getting up to storm outside. "Need my help Rajput ?", Abhyansh asked Ranveer while walking out.
"Well, I will take your help when I have to stop my breathing as well, not just hiccups", Ranveer answered
"Will be happy to help, always", Abhyansh said grudgingly and stormed out...
"Of course", Ranveer muttered before walking to his sister... "Why is he brooding now ?", he asked his sister settling beside her... Isha just ignored his question lying down and scrolling through her phone.
"When are we going to Rajput palace, there are not many days left for your wedding... Need to look after a lot of arrangements", Isha said
"I know, did you speak to your husband regarding it ?", Ranveer asked
"I did, he wouldn't answer me, and now I am tired", Isha said
"These days, you get tired easily, where is all the food going? If not into energy", Ranveer teased
"This is why he is brooding, he thinks you are casting an evil eye on my appetite, I told him, you tease me for fun yet he is upset, don't do it in front of Rana sa, he gets offended", Isha said
"Who said I am teasing you for fun ?", Ranveer said and there started the sibling rivalry.
" RANA SA... ", Isha screamed for her husband, irritated with her brother's teasings, Abhyansh rushed to their chamber, panic filling his face... He relaxed seeing Isha's face, which looked irritated, not of discomfort during pain.
"Sorry...", she muttered guiltily, looking at her husband's panic-filled face.
"No problem... Tell me, why did you scream ?", he asked softly, settling beside her, holding her palm... Ranveer looked at his brother-in-law in surprise...
"Bhai is irritating me... and I have no comebacks left... So I called you", Isha said and Abhyansh glared at Ranveer.
"If you are done with irritating MY WIFE, go and do some actual work, Is the deck for the investor's meeting, ready ?", Abhyansh asked slipping into his 'BEAST' form.
"It will be, the financial department will send it by evening, I'll review and forward it to you", Ranveer said, understanding his brother-in-law's tough mood.
"Not necessary, you will be handling the presentation anyway... I'll join online if required", Abhyansh said shocking Ranveer.
"That's a week away from now Ranawat... and I'm going on leave from next week... It's my fu**ing marriage", Ranveer said, frustrated with his brother-in-law.
Isha slapped his arm for using unparliamentary language near her.
"Your children aren't 'Abhimanyu' to pick the cuss words right from inside", Ranveer said and Abhyansh glared at his brother-in-law, only then Ranveer realized what he said...
"NEVER... I repeat... NEVER say that... I won't let my children become Abhimanyu...", Abhyansh said, his tone dangerous, his aura started scaring Isha as well. Ranveer knew Abhyansh is possessive of his children and their safety but that just slipped out his tongue which Ranveer regretted.
"I didn't mean it that way, Ranawat... Sorry", Ranveer quickly apologized, Isha who got why her husband was so upset, held his palm and rubbed it with her thumb...
"Doesn't matter Rajput... You would never say that again", Abhyansh stated coldly, Ranveer nodded.
"What about my marriage leaves?", Ranveer asked
"You can take 3 days, for all the functions, on the 4th day, I expect you in the office", Abhyansh said shocking both Isha and Ranveer.
"3 days ? It's my marriage, Ranawat...", Ranveer whined
"I know... Ragini is also joining her work, what would you do sitting at home alone ?", Abhyansh said
"She will be working ?", Ranveer asked and Abhyansh nodded and looked at Isha, and that's when she remembered about the upcoming winter collection launch.They are also launching a new collection specially for bridal wear, and wedding collection...
"Yes, bhai... I forgot about it, there is a launch... actually....", Isha started...
"I don't want to hear... You guys are so bad, and worse is my fiance...", Ranveer said, storming out...
"Get the deck ready...", Abhyansh yelled, Ranveer turned and glared at his brother-in-law before storming out... Isha looked at her brother's retreating figure with pity and her husband didn't like it at all.
"Don't look at him like that... he deserved it...", Abhyansh said
"He didn't... everyone deserved that little break, especially after the wedding", Isha said
"No... You remember, you started working from the next day while I worked even on our wedding day...", Abhyansh reminded her
"Not everyone is like us... boring... anyways, we weren't in good terms back then, to even think of spending time with each other, I was terrified of you and you didn't want to even see my face", Isha said and he narrowed his eyes at her...
"We are not boring, we are just responsible... I agree, we weren't in good terms back then, but did we go for our honeymoon immediately after the terms improved? No, it was after more than two and a half years later, we went somewhere... Our responsibilities didn't let us all this time... When we have millions of people depending on us, we ought to be responsible, and it's not like I'm restricting your brother his personal time... He and Ragini would go when there wouldn't be much work...", Abhyansh said and she sighed, she couldn't argue with her husband... he would throw all the valid points on her face and she would lose the argument which her hormones couldn't handle.
"Fine... I'm sleepy...", Isha said, Abhyansh quickly settled beside her, helped her lay on her back properly with all the cushions for proper support, and finally with his palm on her stomach, and another arm holding her protectively, she dozed off. These days, she only slept when he was around her and held her in his arms.
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A few days passed, Abhyansh and Isha returned from the ER after the scan and checkup. Isha wanted to settle in the hall for some time with the family as she knew everyone wanted to know about the details of her checkup. Isha settled on the sofa her husband recently got made, comfortable for her, Abhyansh helped her settle in there comfortably and was about to leave when she looked at him, asking himsilently to stay. He took a deep breath before settling beside her surprising everyone, it's been decades since he had sat with family like this, he didn't remember ever doing that after his grandfather passed away.
"What did the doctor say? How are the babies ?", Amruta asked
"At least ask how she is... Her well-being comes first", Pratap interjected... His open affection towards his daughter-in-law is still surprising but Isha secretly liked it, her father-in-law's affection and care is good but that doesn't wipe out his mountain of sins... He needs to do redemption and that starts with asking forgiveness from his children, she just hoped that would happen sooner.
"She meant the same... I'm fine and the babies are too...", Isha answered looking at Pratap and then at Amruta.
"Let me know if you crave to eat something, I'll make it for you", Amruta said and Isha smiled...
"Ji(yes) Ma...", Isha answered with a smile.
"Abhyansh... all the arrangements are done, Our kulguru called to confirm about the other things as well... Are you sure ?", Rajmata asked
"Yes... Confirm him at the earliest", Abhyansh said and Isha frowned...
"What are you talking about ?", Isha questioned, Amruta and Pratap too frowned in confusion...
"Don't you worry... Everything is alright", Abhyansh answered knowing his wife's worried face very well.
"Okay, but what arrangements are you guys talking about ?", Isha questioned. Abhyansh ignored her question and she understood he wouldn't tell her so she left the topic, just then Avyan and Ranveer walked inside with their laptop bags carried by the butler. Isha frowned at their unusual practice, usually, they hold their things...
"I'm so damn tired...", Ranveer said, and was about to sit beside Isha when Abhyansh glared at him and showed a faraway couch...
"I wasn't roaming on the roads Ranawat, there aren't any germs... I sanitized my hands as well", Ranveer said showing his palms. Abhyansh rolled his eyes but didn't say a word. Ranveer tried to approach his sister again but Abhyansh glared at him which paralyzed him to his spot.
"How did your checkup go bacha... Everything fine?", Ranveer asked, still sulking for not being able to hug his sister.
"Yes, bhai... Everything is fine", Isha answered
"What about appetite bhabhi ma? Have you asked her, maybe she could prescribe some syrup or tonic to increase your appetite ?", Avyan asked worried
"Avi... she said it's normal, there's a need for tonic or syrup when I wasn't able to eat anything, but in my case, I'm eating enough, taking all the nutrient food that's required, I just don't have cravings these days, which is totally fine", Isha answered her worried brother-in-law calmly.
"Exactly, you should be happy that your bhabhi ma isn't eating all your wealth in the name of food", Ranveer said and 3 pairs of eyes glared at him. The Ranawat siblings' glare was expected but Pratap's came as a surprise. Isha giggled looking at her brother's alarmed face.
"Yeah, yeah, enjoy here, I'll see who will help you in Rajput palace", Ranveer said "By the way, have you spoken to Ranawat and the family ?", Ranveer asked and Isha shook her head... "Ishu yaar... how can you forget such important news ?", Ranveer scolded
"Like this", Isha answered blinking her eyes, earning a glare from her brother, but did it affect her ? Not at all... Ranveer ignored his sister's childish antics and turned to her brother-in-law.
"It's Bhabhosa and bhabho's death anniversary in a week. I want to take Isha to Rajput palace, will drop her here after the ceremony, Vikram and Aryan will reach day after tomorrow, we wanted to reach Rajput palace before that and look after the arrangements", Ranveer said hoping BEAST wouldn't have any objection as that goes without saying, Isha was there the previous year as well and Abhyansh didn't object or tried to stop her, and this year, he shouldn't have any problem, if any he should be more than willing, now that he knew the truth of Amar and Pallavi Rajput.
"No, if you want you can, but Isha won't", Abhyansh said and got up to leave.
Ranveer started questioning but Abhyansh walked away without answering his questions.
"Bhai... Relax, I guess he has some plans for it, that's why he reacted this way", Isha said softly...
"What plan? He should have told me bacha...He does this every...", Ranveer said but Devyani Devi cleared her throat, indicating Abhyansh's presence behind. Ranveer got the hint and shut his ranting.
Abhyansh sat beside Isha, passing her the capsule followed by a glass of water all the time glaring at Ranveer.
"God should give eyes at the back of your head as well, people like you who have no filter to their mouths badly need it", Avyan texted in their WhatsApp group.
"Not eyes, God should give extra power to people near your BEAST of a brother to handle his cruelty", Ranveer replied sulking.
"Stop complaining, when will you grow up ?", It's Pratap's text this time.
"Look who is talking", Ranveer retorted.
"Maintain decorum in the group, what's with these childish fights", Rajmata Devyani devi texted
"Decorum? This is family group Rajmata... Avyan, Isha... Please save me from this strict principal", Ranveer sent.
"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU", Isha sent
"Ishu... Why is your chatting language sounding like your beast of a husband", Ranveer sent
"Do Not Call Me BEAST... My wife doesn't like it, next time I wouldn't just say it, will slice your fingers directly", a text from Isha popped their phones, but everyone choked the juice they were having at the content in the text.
' Amruta Ma exited the group ' notification popped up in Isha's phone. Abhyansh glared at his mother who looked so scared, like a deer caught in headlights.
Everyone who is indulged in their phones now looked horrified, awaiting his reaction. Abhyansh shook his head at his family. They were so into their phones that they didn't bother to notice Isha's phone is in his hands.
"Give my phone back... You have scared them enough...", Isha said, thrusting the water glass in his palm and taking back her phone. She glared at her husband looking at his texts and the notification of Amruta exiting the group. Isha rolled her eyes at her mother-in-law.
After the first day they created the group, Amruta learned how to exit the group and did it multiple times but Isha or Avyan kept adding her, giving her enough courage.
"Today, I won't add you... Your son will do the needed... I guess it's high time you stop getting scared of your own blood", Isha said looking at Amruta and then turned to her husband, who looked at her with a deep sigh as if he was reluctant to have that conversation with his mother, but there's no anger or coldness in him at that though. Isha made him understand why is it so important for him to have this conversation with his mother. She didn't want their children to notice their father's coldness towards their grandmother. There is no need to pass the wounds of the past into their future by telling them all this. If they find the cold air in the family, they would surely will try to find out the reason as well and she knows even her husband doesn't want that. So, they decided to close this for once and all.
Abhyansh gave one final look at his wife before walking to his study.
"Ma go and talk to him", Isha encouraged her mother-in-law.
"W... Will he talk to me ?", Amruta asked with hope.
"Well... I don't know about 'Talk', but he will surely listen to you", Isha said, and that boosted Amruta's confidence, all these years, she just wanted her son to listen to her, which was a distant dream for her, but now it came reality, courtesy her Daughter-in-law. She hugged Isha before walking to her son's study.
"You made the impossible, Possible", Pratap told to Isha and Devyani nodded.
"Learn from your son, give ma a chance to explain, there are many things that you need to know", Isha responded instead.
Pratap thought Amruta loved Chirag for years, in fact to date, according to him, marriage with him was a compromise for her. It was a compromise but only for a year, he needs to know that whatever he saw that day at the temple wasn't true, she didn't call Chirag there, she didn't even know he would be there and he visited there every year to look at her from far, but Pratap thought Amruta met him at the temple every year on her birthday. Isha knew there were a lot of misunderstandings that needed to be addressed and that could only happen when people were ready to listen.
Isha waited for her father-in-law to say something but when he didn't, she got up and walked to her chamber to rest as her back started aching. She knew things would take some time to settle and for now, she just hoped her husband and mother-in-law's conversation go well.
She is happy with the kind of changes that started in the family after the truth is out. Though the improvement is gradual, it's steady and she is glad.
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"Abhyansh...", Amruta called entering inside. This is the first time in decades that Ramlal didn't stop her, otherwise, she was always allowed in only after getting approval from Abhyansh. She knew it was her son who asked Ramlal to allow her, but still, entering his study directly without having to wait even for a second overwhelmed Amruta with happiness.
She waited for him to react or reply to her but when he didn't, she took the clue and directly started with the past before her son could change his mind on hearing her.
She told him, she couldn't tell Pratap about Chirag Or her betrothal due to her promise to her father. She confessed everything to him, though he got to hear it from his wife already, hearing from his mother had a larger impact. Amruta told him how difficult it was for her to hide it but she wasn't given any choice.
"Say something Abhyansh...", she begged after narrating everything.
"No matter your circumstances, you conceived me with Pratap Singh Ranawat, while having Chirag Rathore in your heart, you cannot change the fact even if you want to... The reason your so- called husband couldn't accept me as his son to date, not that I care... But you made my existence a cuss word, how do you want me to deal with that?", he asked her and she just sobbed having no words to answer him. "And your stupidity cost us Advaita and Bhuvan, how did you even think I could forgive you", he added
"I... I thought he(Chirag) was a good man and I didn't want you to commit a sin by killing an innocent... I should have trusted you and your judgment. This is no excuse but...", Amruta trailed before Abhyansh cut her off...
"You are right, there is no excuse for what you did, you ruined me and I wouldn't forgive you ever... Don't keep up your hopes", Abhyansh said coldly...
"I just want you to be my son again... I don't expect you to forgive me, just give my A.. Abhi back... I beg you", Amruta sobbed but it couldn't break the beast's cold resolve. The wounds given by his mother weren't healed, they would never heal.
"So that you can betray him again?", Abhyansh asked sharply, the hatred in his eyes and sharpness in his tone caused her to break down...
"I... I am so sorry... I am sorry... I am dying with this guilt already... I would never be forgiven for my sins... But pl... Abhi...", she hiccupped, loud sobs and sharp breaths followed. Abhyansh realized her condition and took a step forward to help her but before that, she lost consciousness. He lifted her up and laid her on the large couch. He took off her sandals and started rubbing her feet. His mother had a tendency to lose her consciousness when extreme worry or deep emotional agony hits her.
But the frequency of its occurrence is rare, the last time it happened was during his sister's death and then when he announced she was no longer his mother. In all these years, despite her agony and pain, she didn't suffer with this condition as if she knew her elder son wasn't there for her to take care of her and now she gave in to her body as she knew he would take care of her.
After rubbing her feet for some more time, she slowly opened her eyes, he quickly got up and got her some water which she accepted gladly.
"I am fine", she told him, understanding his worry.
'I don't care' the harsh reply was at the tip of his tongue but he bit back as he wouldn't lie no matter the circumstances. The only time he did was for Bhairav.
The truth is he cared for his mother's well-being. Despite her betrayal, he still loved her.
"Abhyansh...", Amruta started but he shook his head, he couldn't deal with this pain anymore, but he wanted to say what he and his wife decided.
"Forgiving you wasn't an option, but yes, we could work on our relationship...", he said, Amruta's eyes widened with surprise...
"I won't ask you to forgive me, this is my punishment, to bear my son's hatred for life, but promise me one thing, think of it as my last wish Abh...Abhi...", Amruta asked, she was scared to call him 'Abhi' but when he didn't interrupt her she was overwhelmed with happiness and continued... "Before I take my last breath, If our relationship doesn't improve to a stage where you could call me 'Ma' again, then after my death, instead of whispering 'Narayana Mantra' in my ear, call me 'Ma', My soul will rest in peace then", She said, his heart ached to hear her, no matter how many complaints he had against his mother, he wasn't ready to lose her to death. Her talking about all these things didn't go well with him, that too the casual smile on her face irked him more. Did his mother really think that he would never call her 'Ma' again before her last breath? Yes, he didn't address her in the past 2 decades, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't do it ever...
" Ma ... Don't talk nonsense... I made myself very clear, You will have to stay alive for decades to come, to bear all my anger, that's your punishment for your betrayal", Abhyansh said coldly, but Amruta's world stuck at that one word. "Now, get up and leave", he said and walked back to his chair, resuming his work, it took Amruta 10 minutes to get out of her reverie of thoughts and happy tears, that's when she got up and left her son's study. She knew things wouldn't turn better so easily, she knew it might take years to get back to the relationship they had back then, but now she decided to wait patiently. Her elder son called her 'Ma' after almost 2 decades, she completely lost hope but it happened, she now doesn't want anything for herself, she just wished happiness for her children and daughters-in-law and the next generation.
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"You are not bluffing me, are you ?", Isha asked for the nth time earning a glare from her husband, Veera sat beside Isha while Sharah was beside Abhyansh but looking at his Rani sa.
"What do you mean by bluffing? Have I ever done that ?", he asked her sharply
"No, but it's hard to believe, but I'm very happy", Isha said, hugging his forearm, unable to control her happiness.
"Yes, but don't expect me to do this regularly...", he said but she looked around ignoring his words... "I'm serious Isha, Don't you dare force me to call her 'Ma' or behave in a certain way", Abhyansh told her strictly but his tone didn't go well with his pet friends, who were now whipped for their 'Rani sa', they growled in protest but with one glare from Abhyansh, they chickened out, and Isha didn't like her husband silencing 'Sharah' and 'Veera'.
"Can anyone force you? With that personality ?", She mocked him...
"Yes, you do, not once but always, so warning you... Now let's go, time for dinner... Sharah, Veera, go inside", Abhyansh said, they reluctantly got up when their queen stood silently instead of protesting her husband's order. They went into their habitats after getting their mandatory hug from their 'Rani sa'. Abhyansh narrowed his eyes at them as they didn't approach him and he understood they were upset with him.
"Really? You made them 'Dramabaaz' just like you...", Abhyansh huffed and walked away, Isha giggled at her husband's pissed face.
"Such a brooding man you are Ansh...", she said following behind.
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Days passed, Isha and Ranveer asked Abhyansh many times what he was planning, but he stayed tight-lipped, and Rajmata too stayed put on his order.
"Sleep early today, no movie... You need to wake up early tomorrow", he said
"So, you are not going to tell me even now ", she tried for one last time...
"You'll know soon, just a few hours...", he said kissing her forehead. She sighed and adjusted herself on his chest intertwining her legs with his.
"You started showing up... Isn't this position uncomfortable to you bacha ?", he asked her softly, she shook her head, kissing his bare chest.
"I want to sleep on you till I can, it would get difficult for me to even turn in the later months, so for now, let me sleep on you", she muttered, nuzzling her head into his neck. He took a sharp intake of breath but controlled his inner beast. He slowly ruffled her hair and soon she fell asleep.
After a few hours, he got up, freshened, and then woke Isha up. After she freshened up, Abhyansh, Isha, and Ranveer reached Rajput Palace early in the morning. Isha walked in to see a hall full of people and she could spot many of her father's loyalists and followers in the bunch. She saw Rajmata, Pratap, Avyan & Amruta, Nandini and her husband, her cousin Anuj, Ragini and her parents, Vikram and Aryan standing there. Aryan rushed to Isha as soon as he spotted her. Vikram pulled him aside and signaled Isha to walk inside.
Abhyansh held Isha's palm calming her nerves. He took her forward and Ranveer followed behind. Everyone greeted her, she was surprised they were here so early in the morning.
They reached the center of the Rajput Palace where the huge portraits of her parents were arranged and garlanded. Isha so wanted to cry but she held her tears. Ragini walked up to Ranveer and held his palm calming his emotions.
"Maharaj... Can we start with the Vidhi (procedure) now ?", The Ranawat Kulguru asked, what surprised Isha was the presence of priests who belonged to the Rajput clan as well, after her parents' and grandmother's death, they were misplaced here and there afraid of Kailash Rajput.
Abhyansh looked at Isha who looked confused at all the arrangements, and Abhyansh signaled the 'Kulguru' to get all the things detailed to Isha which he asked his assistant to do.
The priest explained Isha that they gathered water from 11 sacred rivers, Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Godavari, Narmada, Kaveri, Sindhu, Sarayu, Tapti, Krishna & Brahmaputra to conduct the rituals of Isha's parents. The similar rituals of their 'Tarpana' (Shraad) will be conducted in all the 10 sacred places in the country for them to attain 'Moksha'.
"10 sacred places ?", Isha asked in confusion... It's difficult to cover all those 10 places from north to south, east to west, she didn't understand how her husband managed.
"Yes Rani sa, after we complete the 'Vidhi'(ceremony) here, similar procedures will be conducted in all the Dasha punysthal(10 scared places) namely Gaya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Haridwar, Rameshwaram, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Nashik, Gokarna, and Pushkar", the priest said
He also told Isha that Abhyansh arranged for the remains from the day's ceremony will be sent to be immersed in rivers at all these sacred places completing the rituals as Isha and Ranveer couldn't go to all the places themselves at this point. He also told how the poor Brahmins all over the country are given 3 things in 'daan'(charity) which according to 'Hindu Mythology' helps in attaining peace for the dead souls. Those are Bhoodan(giving away of land), Suvrandaan(Giving away gold), and Go daan(giving away of a cow). All these are conducted for Amar and Pallavi Rajput.
"This moment, you are pregnant, so I have arranged for this, but I promise you, from next year, we'll offer the 'Vidhi' for your parents in all these places personally, one place a year", he said
Isha didn't know how to react... She was overwhelmingly grateful is an understatement. If she thought this was it, then she was in for a big surprise.
After the basic ceremonies, many people went away and only family remained.
"Maharaj... We'll start with the main rituals in half an hour", their kulguru said and Abhyansh nodded.
Abhyansh asked someone to bring juice for Isha, while she looked at 'Kulguru' to know if she was allowed to have. Because, as far as she knew she and her brother were not supposed to have anything till the 'Vidhi' ends, which is later in the evening.
"You can have, Ranisa... As your better half, Maharaj is observing the fast for your parents, so you don't have to", the Kulguru said and Isha looked shocked at the revelation. Her husband is doing all this for her parents? When he still believed her father was the reason for this destruction? She didn't understand him...
"But...", Isha started, but Abhyansh soon cut her off by asking her to have her juice which she did reluctantly. He later whispered in her ear that he also changed the 'Janeyu' this morning, so she didn't have to worry about anything and this came as another shock to her. The men who do 'Karma' of his parents or someone who is equal to his parents like in-laws or Paternal uncle-aunt are supposed to change their 'Janeyu' before sitting for the ceremony. It's a huge thing and Isha didn't expect her husband to do it for her parents but he did.
After half an hour, the ceremony resumed, and Abhyansh along with Isha & her brother completed the rituals and then commenced the 'Daan'. The whole day, Isha couldn't express herself, she was overwhelmingly happy about all the things, for the first time in years, she felt as if her parents might be at peace, as the man who they wanted to learn the truth, not only learned it, but also punished their perpetrators, and conducted their death anniversary rituals wholeheartedly.
"Rani sa...", Abhyansh called her, and only then did she realize she was staring at her husband unconsciously that too in front of everyone.
"Um... Sorry...", she said and resumed the charity proceedings. The weather started changing and the heavy wind started blowing up, Abhyansh asked his men to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, nonetheless, they didn't stop with the charity which made Isha happy, she thought the procedures would be stopped due to all this.
The old Brahmins collected their 'Daan' which consisted of land papers, Gold coins, and cows. Due to the heavy wind, Abhyansh's shawl is getting displaced, but he continued with his distribution which made Isha's eyes welled up, the dedication with which he is serving the poor for her parents to reach a better place has overwhelmed her. For the first time, she is seeing her husband, her Rana sa as a son-in-law to her Ma-Baba (parents).
"DGP, Look after the arrangements for NDMA & NDRF staff properly", Abhyansh ordered coldly to which the DGP and other high cadre officers bowed and left from there. Just then an elderly man wearing a police uniform approached him, he looked like a constable, but Isha observed Abhyansh folding his hands and greeting him with a 'Namaste' which the elder man reciprocated with a bow. A small smile formed on Isha's face, her husband never respected people on their position or wealth or power, he sat at the top of all three of them, what he truly respected in an individual was loyalty, righteousness, and dignity. You just have to be these three to obtain Abhyansh Singh Ranawat's respect, which most of them are unaware of.
Looking at him, she suddenly realized how fortunate she was to have him, well, it wasn't like this was the first time she thought of it but yes, now she was overwhelmed by the feeling, the amount of love he held for her is infinite. She approached him and held his shawl while he continued with the charity.
"Why don't you go inside? I'll finish these and join you?", Abhyansh slowly asked Isha
"No, We'll go inside together", she replied with a small smile.
"The climate is getting worse, Rani sa", he said
"I'll be fine, you are just beside me...", she said and he nodded
Isha tried to hold his shawl in place, she pinned it with the extra pin she had, but still, the wind was too much for the shawl to be held by a pin. She could see his back burn which changed her smile into deep agony.
Her heart screamed at her only one thing and she knew it's time for it. Her husband has suffered enough, but not anymore.
"Rana sa...", she called and he turned to look at her, one look and he knew what was coming... Anticipation and anxiety took over him. " I forgive you ", she finally whispered those words which he wanted to hear right from the beginning, but not for him... This forgiveness is for her peace, if she forgives him, only then could she let go of all those things and live a peaceful life with him. And she understood his emotions looking at the love in his eyes...
Forgiving him wasn't easy for her, not just for what he did to her but for her father mostly, because Abhyansh literally destroyed him and didn't let anyone pay final respect to him, but she understood her husband's pain, what he might have gone through when his sister was being tortured in front of his eyes when his best friend was grievously injured and took last breaths in his arms. She understood his rage, his guilt of being unable to protect them. Her husband's pain is too much and more than anything, the past can't be changed, but it could be forgiven to make the present beautiful. Isha took that step that moment when she saw him going to extreme lengths for her parents. She knew he still had complaints about her father, he was angry and upset with him for some things and she knew he would continue doing so. Yet, he let go of his hatred and did all this for her parents wholeheartedly which swelled her heart in happiness. She forgave him with all her heart, now only love remained for him, no complaints.
But, what about him ? Would he forgive himself? "I forgive you Ansh", she repeated looking into his eyes conveying that it's high time he forgave himself too, for hurting her.
He gives a small smile, ruffled her hair softly, distributing the last set of 'Daan' before walking away. Everyone got happy as for the first time they saw him smiling and openly displaying his affection for their queen but only she knew what that meant. He wouldn't forgive himself no matter what, he loved her so much, too much to let go of the pain of hurting her, that moment she understood he was gonna torture himself with this guilt and regret till his last breath, and that thought itself choked her.
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After that day, neither of them spoke about it, Isha decided to gradually change her husband, heal him, and make him forgive himself, while he didn't want to upset her by reminding her of the things that could hurt her. After doing all those rituals for her parents, it had a positive effect on Isha, her lost appetite returned and Abhyansh was the happiest with that, he prepared everything she craved, if he didn't know how to, he asked his mother to prepare and Amruta gladly obliged.
Abhyansh and Isha descended from their chamber to leave for Rajput Palace. The family asked Isha to take care of her though they knew Abhyansh would do the needful.
It was Ranveer's wedding in a few days and it's taking place in the Rajput palace. Soon after it is the coronation ceremony of Ranveer Rajput as the king of Mewar succeeding his bhabhosa 'Amar Rajput'. The Rajput kulgurus who attended Amar and Pallavi Rajput's death anniversary ceremonies made it clear to the crowd that Amar announced Ranveer Rajput as his successor. They also informed that Amar Rajput mentioned in his will that if his daughter Isha is married before Ranveer's coronation or marriage, then his coronation should be done by his daughter Isha and her lawful husband. That way Amar Rajput gave even higher authority to Isha which only a few of them understood.
Abhyansh and Isha reached Rajput palace, and as soon as they entered, Isha rushed to her brother's chamber as she knew he must be waiting for her. He asked her to reach there earlier as the designer will be arriving for the outfit fitting, Abhyansh shook his head and followed his wife making sure she is safe.
"Very good, why did you come now? Wedding is more than a week away, go back and return on that day", Ranveer taunted.
"Bhai... Sorry, we got late", Isha said, mentally cursing her husband for all the things he did to her that got them late. Unconsciously her hand went to her neck where he gave her a hickey which she had to hide with a lot of difficulty.
"Sorry? Why are you sorry Rani sa? If your brother wants us to come on his wedding day, then it's only right to oblige him", Abhyansh said holding Isha's palm to take her away when Ranveer held her another palm.
"Ishu...", Ranveer pulled his sister gently, "She is my sister", Ranveer claimed
"I know", Abhyansh answered with arrogance which earned him a glare from his brother-in-law but he obviously didn't care.
"Finally! I got to witness this", Reetu said coming out of the closet, followed by Shivam and Aashna.
"What are you doing here ?", Isha asked with surprise, it's been a week since she saw her, Isha hugged Reetu tightly and the other reciprocated.
"Thanks, I need a hug from you badly, it's been so long since I saw you, but was scared of Maharaj", Reetu whispered in Isha's ear making her giggle.
"He wouldn't say a thing", Isha whispered back.
"Why did he need words when he could kill a person with just a glare", Reetu whispered back.
"Sh...", Isha shut her friend up.
"By the way, are these the 'constant fights' you and Ragini complain about?", Reetu asked mentioning the short bicker between Ranveer and Abhyansh just a while ago.
"Hm... Yes, I am fed up of these two", Isha murmured
"Anyone could hear these cute bickerings between the alpha men with pleasure, you and Ragini are so useless, complaining about this too", Reeti whispered.
"You know, it's not a crime to talk after breaking the hug", Ranveer said pulling his sister to himself, separating her from the hug.
Isha rolled her eyes and looked at her husband who looked uncomfortable and upset, so this is the reason her brother pulled her apart. God! He and his jealousy. Well in Abhyansh's defense, he was just concerned for his wife getting crushed in the tight hug.
"You didn't answer?", Isha reminded her question.
"Ragini sent us to help Mr. Rajput in fitting and other necessary changes, after selecting his Sherwani. These are the options we have got, Shivam is here to make any necessary changes required in the design as well", Reetu said, Shivam and Aashna nodded.
"Thanks for coming, guys... Well Ragini better give a comp off to you for working on Sunday", Isha said getting to work, with her designer friends while her husband and brother were involved in their conversation, but all the time Abhyansh's concentration was on his wife, to see if she is over-exerting herself.
"Comp off ? And Ragini ? You know her... That cruel lady said if we have to attend the wedding functions, we should apply for leaves in the portal, no special off for the wedding it seems... Well, the kind lady said she would approve the leaves", Reetu sarcastically said
"And coming back to today, it was a help she asked from her friends, not official work, so no comp off", it was Aashna this time.
"We did get a cruel boss...", Isha said rolling her eyes at Ragini's strictness.
"Well, before calling my spouse a cruel boss, think about yours", Ranveer taunted and Abhyansh gave him a cold look.
"Actually right bhai... I need to think about mine...", she said turning to her husband, "Rana sa... Why are you letting him take 3 days off ? You are damaging your reputation, be cruel", Isha added
Abhyansh looked at Ranveer with a smirk who glared at Isha.
"I am my own boss", Ranveer said
Shivam, Aashna, and Reetu were surprised at how freely Ranveer spoke to Abhyansh without any fear or apprehension.
"That you are, but you can't escape responsibilities", Isha said teasing her brother...
"I want you to attend Wednesday's meeting with Lauren's", Abhyansh declared shocking the Rajput siblings, they were just pulling each other's legs but he took it seriously...
"But I am supposed to rejoin on Thursday", Ranveer whined
"You were...", Abhyansh answered settling on the couch.
"Ishuuu... ", Ranveer glared at his sister for giving cruel ideas to his brother-in-law as if his own cruelty wasn't enough.
"I was joking bhai", Isha said... "We'll talk this later", she added and turned to her friends to complete the job.
Ranveer tried a few but Abhyansh and Isha rejected citing one or the other reason. Isha genuinely didn't like those but Abhyansh was troubling Ranveer which the latter got.
"Um... You can try this, maybe ?", Reetu suggested one more...
"Should I ?", Ranveer asked showing it to Isha and Abhyansh...
"Yes, bhai... You should... It looks good to me, hope it looks the same when you wear it", Isha said and Ranveer narrowed his eyes at her... "What I meant was hope it suits you", Isha said,
Ranveer walked out wearing it...
"No...", Abhyansh said in his cold tone but his dislike for it could be heard... Isha too shook her head and Ranveer huffed as no more were left to try...
Abhyansh made a call to Bhairav who picked up in the next minute...
"Now", he commanded into his phone, Isha frowned in confusion while Ranveer looked at his brother-in-law with suspicion...
Soon Bhairav walked in followed by a few men carrying boxes neatly packed.
"What are these ?", Isha asked...
"Yuvraj Ranveer's wedding outfit and jewelry, Rani sa", Bhairav responded, Ranveer and Isha looked at Abhyansh with shock... Bhairav stayed back while the other men left after dropping the boxes.
"You had the outfit and everything ready? Then why did you make me try all these Ranawat?", Ranveer whined
"The show was good, but you could do better...", Abhyansh replied with arrogance...
"Ranawat...", Ranveer glared at Abhyansh who as usual didn't care.
"Try this...", Abhyansh said in a no-nonsense tone pointing to the bags his men just brought in.
Isha quickly got up to take them out but Abhyansh made her sit down as she was hustling too much. Reetu, Shivam, Aashna, and Bhairav started unpacking things...
"This is...", Shivam started but cut off by Abhaynsh...
"Rajput, try it soon, I don't have much time", Abhyansh said, Shivam looked at him and understood that Abhyansh didn't want him to disclose anything so he stayed silent, but Isha already got the hint.
"What were you saying, Shivam ?", Isha asked
"Me... Nothing, This is fantastic, the Sherwani and the design, everything is perfect", Shivam said, Isha grabbed the box from him and understood what was going on...
Abhyansh signaled her to not say anything but she was unstoppable these days.
"You and Ragini planned this? Rana sa... How could you?", Isha asked her husband, glaring at him.
"How is Ragini involved in this? It's all your husband... He planned all this to waste my energy, and I, like a madman tried all these things which he knew didn't suit me, he had the best outfit with him but he was silent throughout", Ranveer complained...
"Bhai... This is the outfit Ragini got designed for you, I'm sure, Shivam designed it...", Isha said, asking Shivam to tell the truth.
"Um... Ragini gave me the idea and I designed it accordingly, she told me it was for a high-profile client... I really had no idea it was for Mr. Rajput", Shivam confessed, Ranveer and Isha glared at Abhyansh when they heard Ragini's laughter. Abhyansh smirked at Ranveer, who glared at his fiance's face in the video call.
"We were just pulling your leg, now don't be upset, go and try this... Shivam will make the fitting if it's required", she said from the phone speaker, Bhairav was holding...
Isha stomped towards Abhyansh while Ranveer walked towards Bhaiarv and grabbed the phone from him...
"What's the need to spill it out? Now Rajput will whine like a child...", Abhyansh said Isha...
"You teased my brother all this time, made him try all these, and expect me to stay silent", Isha whispered.
"Yes, but I should have known, nothing can be hidden in your stomach, especially with your rushing hormones", Abhyansh teased her and she shook her head at his attempt to flirt with her even now... She could see the desire in his eyes but held his palm keeping him in check. No one could stare into his eyes except for her, so it's okay, but if they looked into those orbs, desire and love for her could be easily seen. Luckily her brother is too busy arguing with his fiance.
"Yeah... After hiding your three children in my stomach, there's no space left, so spitting all the things out", she replied sassily... He would be lying if it didn't turn him on.
"Fine... I'll try it", Ranveer's tone brought the Ranawat couple out of their world. Ranveer took the sherwani and stormed into his closet to try it. Abhyansh smirked enjoying his brother-in-law's pissed face.
"Rana sa...", Isha swatted him, not liking him enjoying her brother's misery.
Shivam, Reetu, and Aashan are having their moment of the day witnessing the Royal bickering which they only heard from Isha or Ragini till now.
Abhyansh later told Isha how Ragini reached out to him for the approval of Ranveer's sherwani designs since he had a lot of knowledge regarding the Royal clothing. He suggested her some changes and when she told him about the outfit trial and how she was planning to send Aashna, Reetu and Shivam to help with the fitting, Abhyansh proposed a different plan.
"After completion, send it to me", Abhyansh said and he could see Ragini's question mark face. "Jewelry and accessories", he added and she understood he wanted the 'Sherwani' to help their Royal jewelry designer get proper fitting jewelry for the outfit she is getting designed.
"And when I called her to check the jewelry if it's okay or she preferred any changes, we decided to prank Rajput", Abhyansh finished telling and at the end, there was a small smile on her face, she was no more upset, looking at her non-socializing husband who hates to converse with humans, bonding with her brother's fiance, and accepting her as a family is enough joyous for her, she could forgive him for all the pranks he played on her brother till now or even more pranks he would be playing in the future since he has a partner in crime to trouble her brother now.
"WOW... Bhai... You look great...", Isha said getting up and walking towards his brother checking the fitting and everything... "Shivam... You did a great job... Thanks a ton...", she thanked her friend who smiled with a nod.
"Ragini bribed me with promotion and fewer field days for this, how could I not do a good job ?", Shivam said
"See, you people call her strict, unnecessarily", Ranveer supported his fiance.
"Bhai... I thought you are angry with her...", Isha reminded him...
"I was... bacha", Ranveer answered, and Isha rolled her eyes at her whipped brother, her heart swelling with happiness for her brother and best friend.
After the fitting, they all had their lunch together in the Rajput palace, and the guests left, while Isha and Abhyansh went to rest for a while before starting with the preparations, the Ranawat family will join after two days, they are also going to help with the preparations as now, all of them accepted Ranveer as their family, including Pratap Singh Ranawat and they wanted to be one big family standing with him to which Ranveer is glad and thankful.
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The wedding was a success, it was a grand event, took place in Rajput Palace, and many dignitaries from across the world marked their attendance, why wouldn't they ? The invitation was from the king & Queen of Ajmer, Mr. and Mrs. BEAST. Also, Ranveer's coronation took place a day after his wedding and no one could miss it as Ranveer Rajput is growing more powerful day by day and they couldn't miss the chance to interact with him or his BEAST of a brother-in-law, for that matter. Abhyansh and Isha coronated Ranveer and Ragini, as per Amar Rajput's will & wish.
Anshi and her family attended it, and though they didn't get much time to spend together, Avyan was happy in her company, though it's just for a few days.
A week passed by but Abhyansh couldn't get that one gesture out of his mind till now. His brother-in-law's sweet gesture towards his wife has been a thorn in his heart for a week now reminding him of his own mistakes and the behavior he showed towards his wife.
Ragini hugged her mother and shed a few drops unable to control her feelings during the 'Vidaai' ceremony... Her mother was her support system, she loved her a lot and she was the reason, she became an established designer today, leaving her is a lot more painful than she imagined.
When she broke the hug, Ranveer wiped her tears kissing her forehead.
"Don't cry love... I have married you today, promising never to hurt you, or never let a tear of agony pass through your eyes, and it's not even a day, you are already making me break it...", he joked and she chuckled, followed by everyone...
"This doesn't count Yuvraj... It's a ritual", Ragini's mother said
"I told you many times, Please call me by my name ma... and yes, it counts... Every tear of hers counts", Ranveer said, Isha looked at her brother and sister-in-law and prayed to keep them this happy always.
"I don't want you to cry on our wedding day, These tears make me a failure... so even if it's a ritual, no... You can't cry, and there is no reason to cry, you aren't leaving your mother, instead, I am added to your family", Ranveer said and Ragini smiled widely, Ragini's mother warded off the evil eye from them.
But this left a deep impact on Abhyansh, Why wasn't he like Ranveer? He remembered how he made his wife cry on their wedding, by not letting her wear her mother's bridal lehenga... By manhandling her, and on their wedding night, he burnt their bed scaring the hell out of her... She might have cried the whole night. His wife was very timid back then... Even imagining the amount of pain her soft heart had borne wrecked his heart...
And it's been a week but he still couldn't get it out of his head.
"Rana sa... It's been one week since their wedding, everyone has given them gifts... Let's give it too", Isha said and Abhyansh nodded, and the wife and husband walked to the hall in Rajput palace. The whole Ranawat family stayed with Ranveer and Ragini to give them a feeling of family at least for a few days, Ragini and Ranveer didn't want to stay alone right after their wedding, they wanted to stay with the family and Pratap wanted to stay there to fulfill Ranveer's wish and if their presence could make him and his wife miss his bhabhosa and bhabho less, then why not ? It's like a small apology to his best friend Amar for not being able to understand him.
Ranveer and Ragini resumed office on the very next day of the coronation, and they haven't been on a vacation yet. Abhyansh did not let his brother-in-law have private time with his wife avenging all the time he had suffered, he kept dumping important work on Ranveer and he couldn't even say a 'No' or assign it to someone else, as Abhyansh strictly said, either Ranveer will handle it or the company will bear losses, nonetheless no one else would do the work, Ranveer so wanted to leave the work and let Abhyansh bear the losses but then again, nothing is his alone, it's all theirs and Ranveer didn't want his sister, Avyan and himself to suffer.
Abhyansh and Isha handed over the gift box to Ranveer and Ragini.
"What's this again ? Maharaj... you already gave me a lot... That's a lot, all this isn't required", Ragini said referring to the sharesworth millions in R Empire that Abhyansh gave Ragini.
"That's not a gift, it's your right and our way of welcoming you into the family, while this is a proper gift", Isha responded and Abhyansh nodded in agreement.
"Open it...", Isha said with a wide grin...
"Let Rajput open it... He has a right to have the first glance at the present", Abhyansh said and Ranveer glared at Abhyansh suspiciously. Looking at the beastly smirk on Abhyansh's face, Ranveer understood that it was extremely bad. He quickly took the gift box and started opening it hiding it from everyone. Ragini and Isha chuckled at his antics, but only Avyan understood that it was Ranveer's fear of Abhyansh's present.
Ranveer opened the box to find legal documents...
"WHAT THE F**K ?", Ranveer screamed startling the whole family. "Ranawat, what the hell is this? and is this your gift ?", Ranveer exclaimed
"What is it ?", Ragini forwarded her hand to see but Ranveer pulled away. Abhyansh just smirked.
"Rana sa? What did you do now ?", Isha asked her husband
"Letting him taste his medicine... Not my fault if your brother is intolerable to surprises", Abhyansh said
"These are termed as 'Shocks' Ranawat", Ranveer said
"You gave me such shocks multiple times Rajput, I'm just returning the favor", Abhyansh said
Isha snatched the box and looked inside, she took out the papers and her eyes widened seeing the the printed text in bold letters on the document... ' DIVORCE AGREEMENT'
"RANA SA... What is this ?", Isha asked her husband angrily... Now everyone stood up, as Isha never talked to him in that tone (in front of them) except for once when Bhairav burnt Avyan's car.
"Sh... Calm down... I just wanted to...", Abhyansh started but she cut him off...
"So you got their divorce papers made just because he did that to you ? They were married just for a week now, it's a bad omen to do something like this, you should know it out of all, how could you do this ?", Isha ranted while everyone cupped their mouths knowing what Abhyansh had done.
"Wait! You tried to get them divorced ?", Ragini asked Ranveer who glared at her...
"Is that important now?", Ranveer asked her
"Yes it is...", Ragini replied sternly...
"Yes, he did...", Abhyansh replied instead and Ragini pinched her nose to control her temper.
"That's long back and he had his reasons... but you did just to avenge it, You got their divorce agreement made on their names, Rana sa....", Isha started again, and due to heavy gasps, she started feeling the pain in her stomach and Abhyansh got worried.
"Calm down... I haven't gotten any agreement made bacha... Relax... It's just a sticker...", Abhyansh said pulling off the sticker of 'Divorce Agreement' on it "See, these are legal documents and registration papers of the winter house we got them in Italy", he added and Isha calmed down having the water her husband gave.
"Sorry...", she mumbled after some time getting embarrassed for shouting at him... Abhyansh nodded, but she understood he was upset, he didn't like anyone raising their tone on him, not even her in front of everyone. He tried to overcome it but couldn't and she too never disrespected him in everyone's presence.
"Here...", Abhyansh handed over the legal papers to Ranveer and Ragini, which they accepted, Ranveer glared at his brother-in-law for the prank. The family sat down and waited for more drama to unfold, thoroughly enjoying the situation.
"Rana sa... I'm really sorry, I got panicked...", she apologized and he nodded with a small smile.
"So, when are you guys leaving ?", Avyan asked Ranveer and Ragini
"As soon as the launch is over...", Ragini replied
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Soon the D-Day arrived, the winter collection was launched successfully, followed by Isha's personal traditional designs, especially wedding outfits. They named it 'Aira's'. It was Isha's dream and she shared it with Abhyansh once, from that day, he started working on it, he collected all the designs made by Isha and made a collection from it with Ragini and team's help, Avyan and Ranveer took care of the investment part while Abhyansh personally handled all the launch preparations and the brand stores across globe with a significant population of the Indian diaspora. Isha too worked on the collection but she thought they were just launching a bridal collection brand for the year and she worked accordingly.
The launch was followed by a dinner, and Abhyansh, Isha, Ragini, Ranveer, and Avyan sat at the table, Reetu, Shivam, and Aashna joined them later.
"When did you plan all this? I mean... the launch was beautiful... I had no idea something like this was coming", Isha praised all of them...
"Well, it was bhai sa's idea... and we all just helped him in implementing it", Avyan said
"Just ? We did most of it, what did he do except for passing orders ?", Ranveer added and Abhyansh just shook his head, his brother-in-law could never hear a single word in favor of him...
"Thank you so much... I exactly wanted you all in the same roles, Avi and bhai in handling the finances and investments, Ragini, myself, and Reetu in designing and Rana sa in Brand positioning, but looks like he handled much more than that... I just thought we were launching another bridal collection like every year but this is awesome...", Isha said, once in a while, her eyes shifting back to her husband for this heartwarming gesture.
AIRA - A stands for Abhyansh, I for Isha, R for Ragini & Ranveer, Reetu and A for Avyan. Well, that's what Isha planned, and considering how she planned for its launch, she thought it would take at least a year for them to build it but her family & friends made it possible in an even shorter span. Her husband cleverly took all her designs, tricked her to work citing it to be for the annual bridal collection and planned all this. They executed it so perfectly without causing any doubt to her... She appreciated her husband's smartness for planning all this and her family and friends' for carrying it our so perfectly.
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After the launch, Ranveer and Ragini left for their honeymoon. Isha asked Avyan to take a break as well and go visit Anshi, but he said he would go after Ranveer returned, and when she reminded him after Ranveer and Ragini returned, he cited work reasons, Isha understood what he was trying to do, so she decided to talk to Avyan on this soon.
"Rana sa... It's been months since I have visited the CD, I'm planning to go with Avyan this weekend to see the operations", Isha said and Abhyansh looked at her with narrowed eyes...
"Are you planning something ?", he asked her
"What would I plan? stop doubting me", Isha said
"Okay, take Rajput and Bhairav as well", Abhyansh replied
"But why? CD's responsibilities completely belong to Avyan right?", Isha tried and Abhyansh huffed
"Avyan and Anshi are fine, let them deal with this, stop interfering", he directly said
"How did you even know I was going to talk to Avyan about this? I haven't even told this to myself, God! How can I save myself from being so predictable to you", she said
"Isha... That's impossible... Anyways, since your purpose isn't there anymore, no need to go to CD", Abhyansh said and Isha sighed
"Not just to talk to Avyan, I genuinely wanted to visit CD, it's been months", She said and he took a deep breath...
"Is it necessary? You will tire yourself bacha", he tried one last time but she remained adamant. "Fine, but Rajput and Bhairav will accompany you and Avyan", Abhyansh said in finality and she knew she couldn't argue on that so she nodded.