CHAPTER – 5.2
After she asked Avyan to go inside, Isha contemplated about the decision, she couldn't do anything against her husband... she couldn't hurt him at all. But she is stuck, she didn't know what to do. She sighed and dialed his number.
"Rani sa...", Abhyansh greeted her anticipating her to voice out her concern, as he knew she is in some problem. He already knew Avyan is at Anshi's place and now she is there too...
He knew there is something off with this girl Anshi, as his brother looked distressed on the day he visited that girl's place many days ago. But he didn't want to probe into the matter as he knew his brother is mature enough to handle things. He only took interest in details related to Avyan's safety and security. Rest all he left on his brother to handle, as much as he want to go soft on his brother and teach him everything in a slower pace, he couldn't do that, the world is too cruel and god forbid if something happened to him(Abhyansh), the world would eat his family up, so Abhyansh always tried to make his brother strong making him tackle as many tough situations as possible at the same time protecting him from behind.
He purposely avoids deep details of Avyan's struggles as if he gets to know, the urge to help him gets alive which he couldn't encourage so he left him on his own. He did the same that day when he saw him in distress, he wanted to know the reason for his pain but he stopped his urge. He let his brother deal with it.
"Rana sa...", she took a deep breath...
"Are you at that girl's place ? Natasha Khanna's friend ?", Abhyansh asked, the bitterness clearly evident in his tone, no matter what, he couldn't forget the fact that the girl is beside Natasha when she was insulting his wife, and raised her hand on her, and more than that, she was her friend, he couldn't forget it ever.
"How do you know ?", Isha asked, her eyes wide in shock. She has imagined that the security might have told him, he knew she would imagine the same but he would never lie to her. He would always be truthful to her no matter what.
"I have a tracker, you really think I could be at peace without knowing your whereabouts, when I'm this far ?", he said and for a second she is mad at him but the very next second, she understood his fears. He is worried for her safety... "Are you mad at me ?", he asked
"I understand... Okay now listen... I'll tell you everything later, don't ask me why we are here", she said and bit her tongue how she said 'we'. He chuckled at her silence, he knew she must be cursing her tongue for slipping.
"It's okay, I already know about Avyan being there... Don't curse my poor and innocent wife's delicious tongue", he teased her and she blushed but pulled a straight face within a second...
"Rana sa... stop teasing me and listen to me", she started
"What if I don't ? I love your blush", he said, he knew she might be blushing now.
"Stop it if you don't want your security personnel and men in black seeing your Rani sa blushing, which is only for your eyes", she said and he instantly fumed... She very well knew how to use his possessiveness against him.
"I'll pluck their eyes out... Where are you ?", he asked, his tone, seriousness underlying in it, he knew his men wouldn't dare to look at their queen except for her feet, but still his wife's words caused his blood to boil...
"Relax... They all consider me their mother, never lifted their eyes in front of me... sh... calm down and don't worry, I'm not facing them, they can't see me neither hear me Ansh...", she said softly...
"What do you want to say ?", he asked calming down with her soft tone and that 'Ansh'did help.
"I'm stuck between my own personal interests and my actual duty and responsibility, I know what I had to do at the same time I don't... Both things seem right to me, but how can that be possible Rana sa ? Only one thing will be right and the other should be wrong, hai na ?(right ?)", Isha asked and her question is so innocent yet so in-depth... He understood his wife is in deep dilemma.
"Not necessarily... Things are not always black and white, there is grey as well. Similarly sometimes, right or wrong depends on the perception of how you see things and, at the same time how you perceive things. Do whatever your heart says is right, don't think about anything else... Whatever it is, I'm with you my Rani sa... Now stop stressing so much and go... I'll call you at night, I want my bacha to tell me everything", he said and she hummed softly before hanging up...
His words showed her a path, but at the same time, the way he said 'Whatever it is, I'm with you' squeezed her heart. He didn't even ask a single question, but supported her. She sighed deeply, praying to God, that her husband wouldn't kill her for what she was going to do...
Isha finished narrating the whole thing to Ranveer, of course skipping their romantic conversation as that would cause heart attack to her brother.
"So he knew that you are outside Anshi's place, but didn't ask you what's the issue ?", Ranveer asked, Isha nodded. Even Ranveer didn't understand how to tackle the issue now.
"Bhai... What should I do ? Rana sa asked me to detail him everything on phone tonight", Isha said
"Don't... There is a chance he might get very furious. It would be better if things like this were communicated directly. Do one thing, ask him to wrap up his work early and come home, anyways he needs to go back in a while... He would finish the rest of his work then", Ranveer said and Isha nodded at her brother.
"Thank god, I decided to keep this news in the family...", Isha said. Only Anshi's family and Ranawat's family knew about it. She politely told Anshi's parents not to disclose the news until official engagement for various reasons and they understood her. Isha while informing her family kept the information minimal, she also knew there is no way the news could leak to her husband via their family as no one except herself and Avyan talks to him. Avyan only talks about work and she wouldn't tell him. So there is no chance of news reaching her husband, so she is safe till he returns, but even thinking about his reaction after knowing the truth made her shiver.
"Hm... For once your brain worked, I'm proud of you", Ranveer teased his sister...
"Bhai... let's be serious now...", Isha said and just then they were informed of Amruta's visit... Both the brother and sister walked to the outer side cabin of Abhyansh's study.
"Ma...", Isha said wearing a confident smile on her face but Ranveer understood she is a nervous heck inside.
"Isha... What's all this beta ? Why did you take this decision in such a hurry? And who is the girl, tell me this at least ?", Amruta asked
"Ma... Ma... calm down... sit here and have some water...", Isha made Amruta sit on the sofa and gave her some water which she accepted... "Ma... don't you trust me ?", Isha asked calmly
"Of course, I trust you beta... And when it comes to Avyan, I know you'll be extra cautious, but still this is too big of a shock to just let it go...", Amruta said
"I understand ma, but please give me some time, I'll let you know all the details soon...", Isha requested
"Okay, Isha... I trust you beta... I just hope Avyan and you are not doing anything forcefully", Amruta expressed her worry
"No ma... Avyan is very happy with this decision, trust me", Isha said
"What about you ? Are you happy ?", Amruta asked and Isha nodded. "Does Abhyansh know about it ?", Amruta asked further...
"Ma... I'll answer all your questions, but not now...", Isha tried to avoid it but Amruta got the truth...
"So, I was right, Abhyansh doesn't know and you are not happy with the decision you took", Amruta asked, Isha avoided looking at her mother-in-law and she sighed. "Okay, I won't bother you anymore, I just hope Abhyansh won't get mad at you", Amruta said and left from there igniting the fear in Isha again...
"I'm now scared of Ranawat's reaction Ishu... His fury is destructive", Ranveer said
"I'm more worried about seeing him in pain more than in anger...", Isha said and Ranveer sighed. "I just hope his fury is directed only towards me, and not Avyan...", Isha prayed
"Ishu... That's not possible unless..", Ranveer started and Isha nodded
"Unless I hid what exactly happened at Anshi's place and that's my intention... Rana sa wouldn't know what exactly happened there, he would only know that this decision is mine and not Avyan's", Isha said and Ranveer's eyes widened
"Isha... that's literally a suicide mission...", Ranveer said sternly to his crazy sister...
"Bhai... Don't say such words, it sounds funny... I don't know why but I'm very confident that Rana sa would listen to me and also understand me", Isha said
"That's the first stage of illusion, I hope you get yourself treated before your this illness becomes fatal", Ranveer said and walked away, Isha sighed deeply before getting back to her responsibilities.
The whole day Isha and Avyan didn't speak to each other. One is guilty while the other is mad and concerned at the same time. At night, Isha cooked Avyan's favorite food as she observed he didn't have his breakfast or lunch properly. After dinner she returned to her chamber which screamed her husband's presence. Who is she kidding, every place in the palace reminded her of him. Even the kitchen, though he was never present there, everyday when she prepared food there, all her thoughts roamed around her husband as she had to always be conscious of what she makes as he is tantrum king when it comes to food. But these days, she missed that feeling more. The fact that now she doesn't have to consider her husband's preferences while cooking food is in itself making her miss her husband even more.
The chamber and the things around them made her remember every moment she spent with him. She sighed heavily, walked to the closet to get changed. She wore his shirt and her pants as her clothes refused to give her any peace and only her husband's scent could provide her that solace.
She video called him as she couldn't talk to him from morning. Abhyansh picked her call in a half ring.
"Finally! Found some time for your husband?", Abhyansh said
"Some time ? All my time is for my husband, my Rana sa", she said looking at him with all the love she has for him.
"Will you do something for me", he asked, his tone turning husky. She nodded waiting for him to say it. "Go inside the closet, and stand in front of the mirror", he commanded and she frowned but did nonetheless. "Now switch your camera", he said asking her to flip to back camera and her eyes widened realizing what he wanted.
She understood that he thought she is wearing only his shirt.
"I am so gonna disappoint you", she said flipping the camera, seeing her wearing her pants below his shirt, he groaned making her giggle.
"Give a break to your pervert brain at least when you are away", she said and his mouth opened widely at his wife's audacity to call him a pervert. She laughed at his expression. "I love you Ansh...", she said suddenly missing him even more. She felt as if kissing him seeing his expressions...
She could say anything to him and get away with it, her husband loved her so much to let everything pass and that fluttered her heart. She would never take his love for granted, she promised herself.
"Shut up, First you call me a pervert and then you say 'I love you' ", he said faking anger, she chuckled at his attempts to sound angry. "Don't giggle... You are not supposed to call your husband 'pervert' though that's how my thoughts are right now, seeing you in my shirt", he said, his tone getting heavier at the end making her blush.
"Rana sa... stay put", she said flipping her camera, exiting the closet, and settling on their bed. Abhyansh groaned at her move
"I was looking at you... Why did you flip the camera Rani sa ?", Abhyansh complained
"You can look at me now as well", she said and he glared at her...
"I want a wide angle...", he said, now it's her turn to open her mouth widely at his comment. She understood the unsaid meaning underlying his sentence.
"Rana sa... If you won't stop, I'll hang up", she threatened him...
"Fine... I was missing you in my arms, so just thought to calm myself by flirting with you, but no... you are such a mood spoiler", he complained making her giggle.
"Don't act cute... It gets difficult for me, You are not the only one craving...", she said and he smirked and was about to comment something flirty but she interrupted him... "Tell me something... Are you eating well ?", Isha asked and Abhyansh sighed deeply... He can't lie and he can't tell the truth either...
"Can we talk something else ?", He asked and She glared at him...
"Rana sa... The irritation on your face is quite visible which appears only when you won't have a proper meal...", she said, he is trying very hard to conceal his mood so that his wife wouldn't worry but she knows, like always, she knows... A small smile formed on his lips... "Now tell me, why aren't you eating properly ?",
"The food is tasteless...", he answered, displeasure visible on his face...
"Okay, but I prepared everything needed for a proper meal Rana sa... They just have to cut vegetables and cook... I called them and instructed the procedure and set the menu as well... Then what went wrong ?", she asked him... Even before her husband's plane landed in Europe, she called the chefs and instructed them on the necessary things to prepare a proper meal for her husband. From then on, she coordinated with them for every meal, so she didn't understand what was the problem that her husband hadn't had one proper meal till now.
"They (The chefs) are a bunch of idiots...", he said and Isha rolled her eyes... She knew, it's not their fault as well, her husband is a tantrum king, he wouldn't eat even if his food is cooked for a second more than what was required... "Don't roll your eyes, what would I do if they cooked bad food ?", he said
"Okay... I get it... I'm sure they are a bunch of idiots, but you are not right ? Now go to the kitchen, I'll instruct you, prepare accordingly...", Isha said
"I'm not hungry", Abhyansh said quickly... he is not in the mood to cook and definitely not with his wife supervising him on a video call. He knew she is very careful while cooking food for him, and she would scold him even if he committed a small mishap and he wasn't ready for that.
"I'll be very patient, trust me, I won't shout at you or scold you... please go to the kitchen... I can't see you like this... You know how I feel knowing you hadn't had one proper meal in 3 days ?", she said, her eyes filled...
"Isha... Sh... calm down bacha... I'm fine...", Abhyansh said but her expression didn't change... "Okay... instruct me, I'll make a meal under my Rani sa's supervision... but before that, give me 5 minutes, let me clear the place first", he said and Isha giggled thinking how conscious he is about his image... He glared at her and that stifled her laugh. He picked up the intercom, asking his security head to instruct all the staff to disperse to their quarters...
His mansion there didn't have a separate kitchen in his room, and he didn't want his staff to see the mighty and ruthless Beast cooking for himself, and getting reprimanded from his wife...
He entered the kitchen, just for safety, he wore his ear pods so that his wife's colorful scolding stayed only till his ears. Isha instructed him and made him cook breakfast and then they moved to lunch. Abhyansh sighed as he knew his wife wouldn't give up.
"Show me the portion exactly, so that I can tell you how much salt to put, even a single granule of extra salt and you wouldn't even touch it, so show me properly", Isha asked her husband...
"Now is it visible clearly ?", he asked sighing for the nth time... His wife is bossing him around too much, not that he isn't enjoying it but he is worried about her sleep, it might be midnight there and she is on phone call with him for the past few hours...
"Yes", she said and then guided him with the procedure and finally he is done with lunch as well... "Now coming to dinner...", she started
"That's it Isha... enough now... I'll save some from lunch for dinner and make Roti(a variety of indian bread) at night", he said and she laughed...
"That's what I was about to say... why are you so irritated... relax... Now go take a bath again, you are sweating profusely with all the hard work you just did... I'll be on hold till you are back", she said
"Sleep bacha... it's so late there...", he said
"No, I'm not getting any sleep until I see you eating content...", she said and he sighed deeply, he knew even if he forced her to hang up and sleep, she is not getting a wink, so he let her, he quickly took bath in 5 minutes and arranged his meal, all this while Isha on video call, he connected her call to the big LED screen in his room, the set up gave the vibe as if she is with him though he still terribly missed her physical presence.
"How is it ?", she asked as soon as he took his first morsel...
"Hm... Edible, better than what those idiots cooked, but not even close to what you make", he said and she glared at him...
"Were you able to eat it without throwing tantrums or not ?", she asked and he sighed but nodded at her... "Good... Now eat...", she said and after he is done with his breakfast, she hung up and had some sleep, while he got some work done. During his lunch, his wife again called him at his usual lunchtime... and he understood she is maintaining a clock according to his time as well.
"I'm just about to have my lunch...", he said softly into the phone while his men muffled the painful screams of his enemies whom he enjoyed torturing...
"Yeah... whatever you are doing, stop it right away and go to the room, ask someone to arrange your lunch in your room, I'm video calling you in 5 minutes", she said and hung up... he smiled to himself at his wife's care...
"Arrange lunch in my room... 4 Minutes", he ordered and his efficient staff finished in 3 minutes. He moved his palm in a horizontal manner that meant 'Break for you as well' and his men tied the men they were torturing and started leaving for their lunch break while the men who were tied kept screaming, begging Abhyansh to kill them, he simply walked away with a smirk on his face.
His wife called him exactly after 5 minutes, and she smiled seeing him ready to have his lunch... He started eating, she sighed in relief seeing him filling his stomach.
"Have more, if you want to...", she said when she saw him closing the lid of the hot packs, she knew he wants to have more...
"I'm full, I'm saving the rest for dinner", he said
"Oho... Rana sa is going to have leftovers for the first time in his life huh... very nice", she teased him but inward, her heart was breaking at the sight. What's the use of all his wealth if he can't have a single meal properly ?
"Isha...", he groaned in irritation
"Okay okay, sorry... have more, I'll guide you during dinner, you can cook it fresh...", she said
"I can't cook again", he said and she smiled at him shaking her head...
"Don't be so lazy na Rana sa... please... Okay... I'll let you flirt with me while preparing dinner... I won't stop you...", she said and he smirked
"As much as your offer is tempting me, I can't take it, I don't have time bacha", he said and Isha nodded in understanding... She missed him more than anything, all she wanted to do is prepare all his favorites and feed him herself.
"I miss you so much Rana sa...", Isha said at last, she avoided saying it to him till now as she didn't want to worry him...
"Bacha... Just tell me what do you want, I'll do as you say... Just don't think about anything, tell me what you feel... if you want me to come back, all you have to do is ask...", he said
"How early can you come here if I ask ?", she asked
"I'll be there before breakfast tomorrow", he said and she frowned in confusion... he would be able to make it there really that soon ? "That's how much time it takes me if I start my journey now Isha", he clarified looking at her confused face, her eyes widened in surprise... She knew he had gone on very important work yet he is ready to travel back if she wanted it...
"What I meant was how long will it take to finish your important work and come back? Bhai was saying you would need to go back again soon", she asked him and he nodded... "Okay then, wrap up your critical things which needed your immediate attention for now and come back...", she said, her eyes welling up...
"Okay, will do...", he said and she smiled widely, her tears slipping down... "Don't ever cry when I'm away, unable to wipe your tears or taking you in my arms makes me go through hell... I haven't felt so helpless ever as I'm feeling right now...", he said, his face turning stone...
"Who said you can't wipe my tears ?", she said, took his shirt and wiped her tears with his shirt sleeves...
"Don't wash that shirt till I come... I want to wear it", he said. He wanted to wear the shirt that wiped her tears in his absence, he never had a favorite clothing of his but from now on, that is his favorite shirt, the shirt that offered peace to his wife and consoled her when he wasn't able to. she smiled at the love dripping in his eyes for her...
"I'll be waiting for you Rana sa... Come soon", she said and he nodded...
"Now will you tell me what was all that call about ?", he asked indicating her phone call when she was at Anshi's place... He was waiting for her to tell him herself but when she didn't bring it by herself, he brought it up. "Why were you and Avyan at that girl's place ?", he asked and he noticed how she visibly shivered, there was fear in her eyes... "Isha... tell me bacha... I will handle anything until it doesn't concern you and the family's safety, scratch that, I'll handle even that, you just have to tell me...", Abhyansh said
"It's not about the family's safety... everything is fine that way, don't worry.... but if I tell you now, you will get mad...", she said
"Okay... I might but I'll try to hear you... come on, now tell me", he tried softly... consequently thinking to ask Bhairav to get all the details regarding the issue but his wife's words paused his actions.
"I'll tell you everything but not now, come here first... and I know you have a lot of resources, but don't try to know it by yourself... I want to tell you...", she said
"How can I leave it just like that Isha ? I can't take risk with your safety", he said raking his hair in irritation...
"We are fine, you can talk to bhai and confirm if you don't trust me... Bhai knows...", she said and he huffed
"It's not about trust... I do trust you but...", he started
"I know Ansh... you think I'm not aware of some dangers lurking, so why don't you confirm with bhai, if you feel there is something related to that, you can carry on with your investigation, I won't stop you", she said and he nodded.
They talked for some time before hanging up, he immediately dialed his brother-in-law and gave him an earful before asking about the issue, after he confirmed that it was nothing related to their security, Abhyansh sighed calming down deciding to wait for his wife to disclose whatever the matter is.
"Ranawat... I'll hang up now...", Ranveer said softly as he knew if he didn't escape now, he couldn't later as his beast of a brother-in-law would start his lecture.
"Not so soon Rajput...", Abhyansh said and Ranveer cursed his fate. "Why ?", Abhyansh asked, Ranveer understood that he is asking about why he manipulated Avyan's and Isha's location details when they went to Anshi's place.
"I don't know what you are talking about Ranawat", Ranveer tried escaping, he knew there is no way out but he didn't want to give up.
"You know", Abhyansh said and Ranveer sighed
"Ranawat... I have loads of work, I don't know how you manage all this stuff along with your regular office and your other work so well, but I can't... I'm just looking after the security arrangements and I don't have time for anything else", Ranveer said, trying to butter his brother-in-law, all he uttered were facts but he normally wouldn't like to praise the BEAST but this time he had to.
"This isn't gonna help you Rajput... either you spill the beans or I know how to make you", he said and Ranveer has no option left now, he knew his brother-in-law's ways are deadly...
"I didn't want you to find out about their visit to Anshi's place... Isha and Avyan don't want you to, I was just helping them", he said and Abhyansh hummed.
He didn't know what to say... He didn't like his wife hiding things from him, he knew she hid because she was afraid of his reaction and that's understandable... he can't control his anger sometimes, it's not in his hands...
"There is a reason I have handed you the security responsibilities, you know better about my enemies than Isha, you are supposed to inform me of every little detail about their whereabouts beyond their BAU (business as usual). How can you be so stupid Rajput ?", Abhyansh gave his brother-in-law an earful, whereas Ranveer is stupefied to hear his brother-in-law speak so much in one go for the first time...
"Unusually... I liked you talking more Ranawat... It's like music to my ears", Ranveer said and Abhyansh sighed to control his fury, he so wanted to kill his brother-in-law with his bare hands...
"Rajput... You are bl**dy flirting with me, when I'm talking about some very important things...", Abhyansh said in fury...
"Sorry...", Ranveer said trying to calm the BEAST... "I'll try to take care next time... you can relax... I won't do it again", Ranveer said
"You better not, or else I won't think a second before beheading you", he said hanging up, Ranveer sighed at his brother-in-law's words, well they weren't just words, it was a threat and a very serious one. Ranveer knew he couldn't mess with his brother-in-law on this, and if he threatened in such sort, Ranveer instantly understood that the security concern for the family was high.
After dinner, Isha was sitting in the hall of their chamber when her brother came there...
"Ishu... you didn't sleep ?", Ranveer asked
"I wouldn't be calling you here to look at me sleeping right ?", Isha answered, she called him to continue their discussion which was left incomplete the previous afternoon. But before that, she wanted to taunt her brother to her heart's content for hiding things from her.
"Bacha... Don't speak to me in that manner, I don't like it, I feel as if I'm talking to someone I don't know", Ranveer said
"I'm hurt, I am angry... I want to know why you ignored me all those days ? You can't imagine what I went through bhai", she said, Ranveer sat beside her taking her into his arms, she put her head on his shoulder controlling her emotions...
"I told you right ? I didn't ignore you purposely... I was busy", he said
"What were you busy with bhai ? that you didn't even get some time to talk to your sister or tell her the truth ?", she asked and he sighed deeply...
After a lot of attempts, finally, Nandini Rana opened her mouth, all for what ? to talk in puzzles... but still Ranveer tried to decode it. And by her words, he understood that someone framed his bhabhosa(paternal uncle/bade papa/ Amar Rajput). Then the revealing happened when he secretly installed mikes in their rooms, he knew he was invading their privacy and that's the lowest he could fall but he didn't have an option, he was scared of his sister's life and how the truth would affect her. And the uncertainty of the truth and the unwillingness among people to talk about it forced him to take that step. He felt very guilty of doing that but he honestly didn't have a choice.
"Mom... Ranveer has been constantly asking you for the truth... I think it's time we tell him", Anuj said
"After that ? Get killed by Abhyansh Singh Ranawat ? I'm not afraid of dying Anuj, you know it, but I'm living for a promise, the promise I gave to your aunt, my sister... I have to make sure the truth reaches Abhyansh... I cannot die before that...", Nandini said and Ranveer isn't surprised as he knew it.
"Mom... What is it ? You told me almost everything about your life but not this... Why mom ?", Anuj asked
"I can't tell it to anyone Anuj... Abhyansh has the right to this truth more than anyone... until then, I have to protect this truth", Nandini said
"I never saw you speaking so highly of Maharaj Abhyansh Singh Ranawat before... I thought you didn't like him", Anuj asked
"I didn't and I still don't... because of him, my sister and brother-in-law didn't have a peaceful death, even a minute before dying, she was begging me to convey this truth to him... She didn't want him to blame her or her husband for whatever happened but Abhyansh Singh Ranawat never gave the chance to them... Even their death was because of their constant efforts to convey the truth to him", Nandini said and this shook Ranveer.
But that was just Nandini's assumption, seeing her sister getting desperate, she assumed they might have tried to communicate the truth many times to Abhyansh but that wasn't the case, that was the first time when they decided to visit Abhyansh and tell him the truth but on their way they met with the accident. Amar Rajput died by the time Nandini and her husband reached there but Pallavi was still alive...
"Pl... tell ... truth.... Abhy...Abhya...nsh.... and Am...Amru...ta.... ka...kail....kail...", were her last words... Nandini remembered her last words and sobbed. She only concentrated on the first of the gibberish words and to date she didn't understand that her sister was also trying to tell her something about Kailash Rajput.
Nandini already knew that the Ranawat Princess Advaita was dead and Abhyansh Singh Ranawat blamed her brother-in-law(Amar Rajput) for it but she also knew what actually happened. Her sister told her when she called her the last time and now Pallavi gave the responsibility of taking the truth to Abhyansh to her (Nandini) before taking her final breath.
"Ma... Sh... calm down, it's okay", Anuj consoled his mother while Nandini shed tears for her late sister.
"I would never forgive Abhyansh Singh Ranawat... If he had listened to me years ago when I went to tell him the truth, my sister and brother-in-law might have rested in peace... But that man denied them peace till today, I cannot imagine what would happen to Isha once she gets to know the truth", Nandini said wiping her tears...
"Mom... I think we shouldn't get into all this, Isha loves her husband a lot, so does Maharaj... we can't destroy their present with their past", Anuj said
"So ? You suggest I hide this forever and deny the responsibility my sister gave me ?", Nandini asked her son furiously...
"No, mom, you are getting me wrong... what I mean is we should only let Maharaj know about the truth, no need to involve Isha in all this", Anuj said
"She has the right to know about her parents and what they had gone through... and I would tell her that", Nandini said
"Mom... No... You can't do that, and at the end of the day, Amar uncle wasn't completely innocent, so I don't think you blaming Mr. Ranawat is right", Anuj said and Nandini glared at her son... "I know you love Maasi (Pallavi) too much and want Isha to know her parents' struggles but it would be unfair on Isha, she has gone through a lot to have the peace she is having now in her marriage, you can't be snatching it", Anuj said
"Leave Anuj... I'm not in a state to think anything properly", Nandini said, Anuj nodded and left from there...
Ranveer held his hair in worry for his sister... The uncertainty and agonizing curiosity for truth only intensified after hearing that conversation... But, after that day, they didn't talk about it.
"Will you tell me now", Isha said, taking his palm and putting it on her head taking a swear on her...
"You are crazy Ishu", he said snatching his hand away...
"I might be... Out with the truth", she asked him
"I was trying to get the truth about the past from your aunt Ishu", Ranveer said
"And ?", she asked with anticipation
"No luck", he said not completely lying to her, he didn't completely know the truth so he wasn't lying.
She nodded sighing deeply...