Manvi's POV

I was in my eighth month of pregnancy, I saw the newspaper headlines. "ASP Aarav Malhotra exposes ministers" I felt proud of his achievements. I realized, my desire to have more ruined the beautiful relationship I had with him. 

I got up from the couch and moved to the bedroom. I looked around and his dirty clothes were lying on the bed. I picked them up and placed them into the laundry. I opened the wardrobe and hanged his jacket. I found something lying under the cloth. I pulled it out and opened it. It was the diamond necklace which he had gifted me during our honeymoon to Paris. 

I remembered when we had 5 hours before our flight back home. I had been looking around and my eyes feel on the necklace "Wow It's so beautiful" I touched the glass. 

Aarav came to me with shopping bags and said "Manvi there is no space in the bags where will I keep all this?" 

I glared at him "in your suitcase.. you just have a few pairs of clothes!" I replied

Aarav sighed deeply "baby! I will be need to pay extra for all this let's go we have flight to catch"

I made an innocent face and he narrowed his eyes "What??" 

"one last thing" I said with pleading eyes. 

Aarav rolled his eyes at the necklace and denied "I will buy for you at our wedding anniversary" 

I made a face "but that's in a year I want it now" I said stubbornly.

"baby I am a police officer not Neil Ambani let's go" He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the streets. 

"That won't be even there after a year! just one diamond necklace" I tried to convince him. We reached the airport and he held my hand. 

I looked into his eyes and he smiled "I promise I will get you that and does that matter more  than my love?" he asked in such loving tone that it melted my anger.

A smile curved up my lips "no.." 

Then, on our first month anniversary. He took me out on a special dinner date. I saw a gift wrapped on the table. I picked it up and opened it, my eyes became wide as it was the same necklace which I saw in Paris. 

Aarav smiled "I told you I will get it"

I hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek "You are the best but how??" 

"It doesn't matter your happiness matters to me" Aarav replied.

"Aarav tell me how?" I glared at him. 

Aarav sighed deeply "It's on installment Manvi.. that jeweller is my friend's relative so I requested him" he informed me. 

"I am sorry" I apologized. Aarav grabbed my hand tightly "don't be" 

I came out trance of my thoughts and a tear escaped down my eyes. I checked the bill and the last installment he settled a few weeks ago. "Manvi you were just an idiot! he knew he can't afford it but he got it for you! that branded dress when he returned after the mission.. I just messed up everything" I was in guilt for hurting him so much. I realized I had been the most clumsy person, making bad decisions of my life but he accepted me the way I was. He never stopped caring for me, even if I was angry at him for not giving me priority and spending time in work. He apologized despite knowing he wasn't wrong. 

I failed to understand him and others took advantage of our arguments and ruined our marriage. I heard the door unlocking sound, I closed the wardrobe and moved out of the bedroom. He returned home with a bleeding forehead. I got conscious, I walked to him and asked "Aarav this?" 

Aarav touched and his hand turned red within few seconds "nothing just fight with some criminals!"

"It's bleeding Aarav come sit down" I grabbed his hand and pulled him to the couch. I got the first aid kit and opened it. He snatched it from my hand and began to do it himself. 

He struggled, I sat down and snatched the cotton from his hand. He glared at me and I shot back the same with my eyes. I forwarded my hand but he grabbed it with his hand. I glanced at him and he said "when we were together you never showed this care Manvi, you only complained fought with me.. why did you break our marriage? why you cheated me? Why?" 

A tear escaped down my eyes hearing his words. I jerked his hand off and cleaned his wound. My eyes were fixed on him "I will hear everything Aarav, you can shout at me, scold me but don't punish yourself.. I want to see you happy" 

Aarav sighed deeply, he picked up the newspaper and reads the headlines. A painful smile curves up his lips "My duty snatched someone whom I loved wholeheartedly. My trust was broken twice. That sight of seeing my wife in other arm still doesn't let me sleep and you want me to be happy?" 

He laughed at his own faith. The only woman he loved betrayed him.

"Tere faisle hi fasle badhane waale they warna tujhse zyda qareeb tha kaun mere 💔 meri mohabbat ki hadh azamayi hi nahi tune warna jaan jaati khwaishon se zyda saath zaroori hai" he said in pain and I couldn't heal him.

I turned his face towards me and cupped his face "I am sorry Aarav, I failed as a wife.. cheating you was my choice even if Sameer and Alisha planned it but I choose that route. I don't even know this child is yours or his? I.." I closed my eyes as I felt shameful of my act. 

"I have forgiven you Manvi but I am sorry I might not be love you again" He said with a heavy heart. I smiled a bit hearing his words, his forgiveness is enough for me to live with. 

Suddenly, I began to feel the pain. I placed my hand on my belly as seconds passed the pain began to increase. "Aah" a painful sigh escaped my mouth. 

Third Person POV

Aarav stared at her and panicked "Manvi what happened?" he asked

"It's time.." she said with water brimming down her eyes. Aarav lifted her up in his arms and she placed her arms around his neck. He takes her out of the flat, the lady constable followed them. 

Aarav places her into the jeep and the lady constable sits beside her. Aarav drove off towards the hospital, he hears her scream and glanced at her through the rear mirror. "Manvi just 10 minutes we will be in hospital soon" 

He turns on her police siren so that everyone gives him the way. He reaches the hospital and quickly takes her out of the jeep. He carries her into the hospital and places her to the stretcher. "Doctor Riddhima!" he said to the receptionist. 

She calls doctor Riddhima and within 3 minutes she was at the corridor. She checks Manvi and asked the nurse to prepare the OT. She looked at Aarav "please fulfill the formalities" 

Manvi had grabbed his hand tightly, the stretcher moved towards the OT and she looked at him with a hope not to leave her. She wanted him to be inside the OT with her, Aarav lets go of his hand not giving her any false hope that they can be together again. Manvi forgets her pain and looks at him emotionally. She is taken into the OT and Aarav waits outside. 

He receives a phone call from Shinde, he picks it up "Yes Shinde"

"Sir that mafia we have located them" Shinde informed. 

Aarav looked at the OT, and said "I am coming" he turned towards the lady constable. 

"I will be back soon.. anything just ring me" Aarav said as he cannot neglect his duty. She nodded and Aarav heads towards the exit. The nurse came to him and asked him to sign the form. 

Aarav eyed at it and it was the details for the birth certificate of the child. He filled the required and stopped at the father's name. 

He remembered everything that happened in past. 

"Aarav just throw her out! she is carrying an illegitimate child" 

"Yes, I love Sameer"

"I want to kill this child" 

"I don't love you anymore" 

"Divorce granted" 

Aarav left that filled empty and passed the form to her. 

"She is divorced with her husband! so don't put father's name mother is enough" He said and rushed out of the hospital. She went back to nurse room and kept the form to the side. 

Manvi was inside the labour room, she couldn't bear this painful process. Riddima motivated her and finally after 4 hours of efforts the baby cry was heard into the OT. Manvi shuts her eyes for a minute, she looked at the baby and a smile curved up her lips. Riddima brought the just born closer to her and she kissed baby's forehead lightly. 

Manvi was shifted to normal room, she glanced at the cradle and adored the baby. She sat up straight and nurse passed the baby into her arms. The lady constable entered inside and Manvi questioned about Aarav. 

"emergency he will be back soon" she informed her. 

Manvi shook her head affirmatively. "will you ask the doctor when can I get discharge?" Manvi asked

She nodded and went out of the room. The little one had grabbed her finger with her tiny hand. Tears of happiness brimmed down her eyes. 

Aarav and his team arrest the criminals after long shootout. Shinde sat inside the jeep and drove off towards the hospital. Within half an hour they reached hospital, Aarav leads straight towards the labour room but found it empty. The nurse informed him that she is in room no 401. Aarav thanked her and went to the room. He saw the constable searching for someone. 

"Gaitri what happened?" he questioned

She turned and gets tensed "Sir Manvi madam.. is  gone" 

"what?" he asked in state of shock.

She informed him that she went to ask the doctor about her discharge but when she returned only the baby was inside the room. Aarav instructed Shinde to search for her as she might not have gone far. Aarav moves into the room and finds the baby crying into the cradle. 

He rushed and glanced at the innocent baby. He carried into his arms and instantly tears came into his eyes. He was astonished at Manvi's impulsive behavior of leaving the child abandoned. He sees the form which he had filled before leaving. He picked it up and she had stroked her name from mother's column and wrote his name on the father's column. 

There was a folded letter kept on the bed on top of it was the necklace which he had brought for her. 

He picked it up and began to read it. 

"Aarav, you always wanted to have a baby girl. God fulfilled your wish and you are carrying her in your arms" Aarav glanced at the girl for a second and then again read the letter "Yes, she is your baby Aarav. I conceived her when you returned and I decided to end my relationship with Sameer but after that Sameer played his trick and we got separated. I don't need any DNA to prove that this baby is yours. She has your eyes and that innocent smile. Throughout these months I realised my real happiness wasn't these expensive gifts but you being with me. The emptiness I felt in my life when you went for mission was because I loved you so much that I couldn't bear you getting away from my sight for this long time. You always understood me but I failed as a wife. You were a perfect husband but I lost you because of my sin. I am sorry Aarav, you forgive me but I won't be able to forgive myself for giving you pain. I won't be able to face my daughter for what I had done with you. Don't try to find me Aarav because you can't love me like earlier and I can't bear your displeasure towards me whole life. I gave you the happiness that you deserve" 

Aarav had tears in his eyes reading it. She knew that this baby is mine yet she didn't reveal anything to him. Riddhima entered the room and looked at him with a smile. "Aarav, here is the DNA reports. Manvi was in hospital that day for DNA test" she informed him. 

Aarav gets shocked knowing it. She was actually in hospital when he came to search for her at Sameer's house. Riddhima informed him that she was really scared as Sameer had warned her that he will kill the baby if she speaks anything. 

"Aarav her decision is right, you thought baby is Sameer's yet took her home with her and never showed any hatred towards the child instead you stopped her from killing herself" Riddhima said and caressed the girl's forehead. 

"You will raise her well" she said and left from there. 

Aarav emotionally hugs his daughter and smiled "My Khushi" 

Aarav moves out of the hospital and heads straight towards Karan and Nandini's house. He rings the doorbell and Nandini opens the door. 

A smile curved up her lips seeing him but then she noticed the child in his hand. Before Nandini could speak anything, Aarav passed her the letter. She reads it and is left shocked with it. 

"Aarav are you sure she is your daughter?" She asked as she can't trust her daughter. 

Aarav nodded in yes "Yes Maa.."

He gives her the reports and informs her "This is the DNA report and it's 99% match and even if she wasn't mine I would had still accepted her" 

Karan glanced at him and smiled "Manvi made a right choice by loving you in college Aarav but she couldn't handle the relationship take care son and we are always there for you"

Aarav nodded in yes. 

5 Years Later

Aarav had been taking a bath, here Khushi hides his uniform in between her clothes and giggled "dadda can't go" 

Aarav stepped out of the bathroom in his towel. He looked at the bed but his uniform was missing. He hits his forehead as his daughter started her antics again. "Princess, I will get late please get my uniform" He called her loud. 

Khushi didn't reply, Aarav went inside her room and saw her getting ready for school. Aarav bends down to her level and buttons up her shirt. Khushi made an innocent face "What happened Dadda?" 

"Where is my uniform?" he asked

"I don't know" she replied innocently.

Aarav gave her a look "Khushi.. dadda will get late" he said

Khushi crossed her arms and looked away. Aarav just sighed deeply "What do you want from dadda?" he asked understanding her trick. 

"I want to go with you to police station" she demanded

"no" He refused.

Khushi sits down on the bed making a frown face "then I will not give you your uniform" 

"You have school" Aarav argued with her. 

"Dadda.." she made a sad face. Aarav melts seeing it, he agrees to take her to the police station. Khushi chuckled and gives his uniform. 

Aarav gets ready, Khushi comes with his batch and he bends down to her level again. She pins it and felt proud of him. He adored her as she resembled so much like her mother. "Dadda don't get hurt, Khushi will cry" she said as she had seen him returning home with injuries. 

Aarav kissed her forehead "Dadda will not let you cry! let's go" she grabbed his hand and they walked out of the house. 

Aarav had bought the car just for Khushi but she refused. She wants to go on his bike, Aarav smiled and makes her sit on the bike. He drove off towards the police station. Khushi enjoys the bike ride with him "brum brum.." she pretends that she is riding it. 

Aarav stops the bike in front of police station and places Khushi down on the road. She runs into the police station fearlessly like him. 

"kids wants to go to picnic but my daughter wants to see my police station!" he smiled at his daughter's silly demands. 

Aarav entered inside and saw Khushi introducing herself to everyone. Shinde places her on the table and she smiled "oh Shinde uncle, you helped dadda rescue mumma" 

Shinde was surprised that little kid is aware of everything. "Yes" he said. 

Aarav glanced at her "Khushi it's time to go to school, Shinde uncle will drop you" 

Khushi nodded in yes, Shinde lifted her up in his arms and takes her out of the police station. Khushi forgets her water bottle. Aarav picks it and commences outside. "Khushi.."

Shinde turned and Aarav places Khushi's water bottle into the bag. "Khushi your mumma.."

"Dadda you are the best. Khushi loves you but also don't hate mumma" She said

"If Khushi wants dadda can find your mumma" Aarav spoke as he doesn't want to keep her away from her mother. 

"No Khushi only wants dadda! Mumma hurt dadda but Khushi will never hurt dadda" she said meaningfully. Aarav kissed her forehead, he doesn't want her to hate her mother so he told her what she could understand at this age. Khushi waves him bye and she goes to school. 

She looked behind and runs to him. Aarav gets on his knees and she kisses his cheek "Dadda I am proud of you you are the besht" she praised her father.

He was overwhelmed hearing her words. He places fatherly kiss on her forehead and tapped her cheek lightly "dadda loves you"

He gets a call and Khushi smiled "dadda no hurting" she warns him

He saluted her "yes boss" everyone laughed at this cuteness between the two. Khushi heads to her school with Shinde while Aarav heads to crime scene. He finally had his happiness with him his little princess whose love is pure and where there will be no betrayal. He didn't forced Manvi but it was her decision to leave Khushi with him. He doesn't know about her whereabouts, she will return or not but as a father he made sure his daughter is aware of reality. 

..................... THE END .....................

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