April 13,2021:
Punjab, India:
Regal Palace Hotel:
7:30PM

Aishwarya was nervous and all the more anxious to go on a date with Prince Her Grandmother had selected for her...Prince Khaled Sohail Khan was his name , the Crown Prince of Khans and the CEO Of SK Group...They are a Royal Family from Pataudi, Haryana....Her Grandmother loved this suitor and instantly said yes ...And Her Grandmother's hope filled gaze makes her even more Anxious because somewhere in her heart Aishwarya knew she didn't want any of this and yet she couldn't deny it because her Grandmother was really rooting for this Union between the Raizadas and the Khans....So with Hundreds of thoughts and insecurities running in her mind Aishwarya decided to give this man a chance and reached the restaurant and the driver dropped her by the door and left...As the man came to the door to welcome her

"Hello, Mr.Khan!" Aishwarya greeted

"Leave the formalities Aishu!! You know you can Call me Khaled!" Khaled said smiling...Aishwarya definitely was not upto it...she didn't understand how he got so comforting so soon..they literally just met yesterday and now he's asking her to call him by his nickname...and extended his hand

"Okay Khaled!" She Said walking with him inside without taking his hand...Khaled was kinda embarrassed but he kept his cool and followed her in maintaining his smile...and helped her settle on the chair comfortably and sat opposite her

They talked, more like Khaled talked to her about his life and all other accomplishments while Aishwarya was only physically present there, mentally she was in a different world, fully lost in someone's memories....She wanted to focus on Mr.Khan's stories but her mind was far too distracted...she wanted to respect the man and give him a fair chance because of her Grandmother's insistence but still something about his poshed and polished mannerisms seemed fake...It was like her mind was constantly comparing him to Rehansh and Reminding her of Rehansh's sweetness even when all Khaled did his best being polite and respectful to her.

She needed to gain control of her heart she said to herself and tried making conversations with Khaled yet her heart wasn't fully consenting to her choices....The Restaurant was empty except for the staff serving them as Khaled had booked the entire hotel for their Dinner Date

"Here's, your drink your highness!" The waitress politely said handing her the drink which she was about to drink when a hand pushed it out and made the glass fall and break into million pieces

"What the-" Khaled's voice was stuck in his throat seeing Kabir standing there glaring at him

"Excuse me who are you and why would push the drink out of my hands?" Aishwarya asked, irritated by his behaviour

"Your highness, I am sorry I had to do this but your drink was spiked by this Fraudster!" Kabir answered as the police came from the kitchen and in their hold was the waiter who spiked the drink

"Yes Madam! Prince Kabir's claims are true...This man posing as Khaled has spiked your drinks with the help of this waiter !"the police informed

"What? What do you mean posing as  Khaled? Is he not- is This-"

"Yeah Miss This guy is not my Brother....This guy is just a man who poses as a body double for my brother Khaled...only for his protection...and he is a fraud...my brother never ever sent you any proposal....He was misusing his position and has fraudulently signed many deals in the name of my brother and our company we have been looking into his matter for days and finally caught him red handed in his deeds! I am sorry for all the harms caused to you by our family!" Kabir apologized... Aishwarya was enraged to say the least as she slapped the guy posing as Khaled...Paused breathing heavily and gave him another tight back handed slap as her anger never subsided

The police dragged the fake Khaled out as Kabir stood there patiently waiting for Aishwarya to say something about the situation because she was sort off freaked out about the situation...He ordered the Waiters to give her some water which she instantly refused...and Kabir understood her dilemma

"I am really sorry Princess Aishwarya...This is a very shocking turn of events...and I deeply apologise for the misconceptions created by this fraud....I want to make it upto you... please let me drive you back to your palace!" Kabir requested but Aishwarya refused that too and dialed her family to send a driver....Shortly Her Naani maa came to the scene and as soon as she understood the situation she began thanking Kabir Relentlessly... Aishwarya was tired of all of this she didn't even wanted to talk to her Nani Maa....On the other hand Shakuntala (Aishwarya's Grandmother) profusely Thanked Kabir as they exchanged contacts to keep in touch for giving testimony against the fraudster in the court then settled in her car telling her Grandmother to give her sometime alone.

Shakuntala Rajvanshi then proceeded to tell the Police to press charges against this con man and never let her Grand daughter's name come in any news channels... absolutely unaware of the person hearing their conversation and texting details to someone

April 14,2021:
Samara, Russia:
Four Seasons Hotel:
Lobby:
10:30AM

Vansh, Rehansh and Arav were watching the Russian news with English Subtitles at the lobby waiting for Shivin , Siya and Arhaan to get ready for the lunch meet...Which Vansh had organised to announce to his siblings how his dynamics with Rufina has changed overnight and how he wants to woo her and pursue a relationship with her in the foreseeable future...He knows there are certain complications due to him being in Mafia and wanted his siblings suggestions of how to work around it and how to subtly drop hints to Rufina about how dangerous his job is, ofcourse without scaring her away from him...He had many things to share with his siblings and all were very much curious  about how much he is excited And serious about this lunch meet...They all wanted to know the what's keeping vansh on his toes except Arhaan who already knew what's up with his brother but was told to keep it a secret from everyone until desired. Soon the trio joined in.

"Fucking Finally... y'all take forever to get ready-" his voice is cut off when he saw Abhimanyu running across the lobby very frantically and behind him are his team members running back out and taking positions at the stairs, the entrance and the restaurant... everything was bizzare and out of context when the news loudly announced

"FINALLY THE LONG WAIT IS OVER, THE SECRET HAS BEEN UNCOVERED ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS RJ, THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE JANOV GROUP. SHE IS SOMEONE, WHO EVERYONE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD WANTED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH, AND IT IS NONE OTHER THAN THE SISTER OF Ms.SERAFINA JASON JANOV ALSO THE CEO AND CO-FOUNDER...HER NAME IS Ms.RUFINA JASON JANOV, SHE IS THE YOUNGER SISTER OF-"

All the TVs in the lobby , Rooms and the Restaurant was Shut off immediately, all at once... Whispers began pouring out as the news was even telecasted in everyone's mobiles ...while silence prevailed among the siblings and all of the them couldn't find words to address their shocks as Vansh just stormed back to his room before anyone could stop him...The security was quickly tightened in and around the Hotel

Rehansh who saw Abhimanyu walking into the lobby marched towards him
"Is it true?" Rehansh Gritted out

"What are you talking about?" Abhimanyu acted clueless

"Oh don't you act clueless...you know what we're talking about!Now Tell us if the news is true? Is Ru-" Arhaan was cut off midway

"Sorry Mr.Raisinghania...its not my place to say anything until there's a clarification from my boss's side or there's Direct orders from her conferring such rights to me!" Abhimanyu calmly explained

"Oh so Serafina hasn't given you any order as of now huh? Or is it Rufina's orders you have been waiting for?" Rehansh questioned

"Sir it's not really my place to-"

"How is it justified? you didn't reveal such sensitive information to any of your clients yourself huh?? What the hell-" Abhimanyu's team called him for an emergency so he had to leave the conversation as it is...Hence all others were in not such a good mood... Rehansh ordered them their foods and told it must be sent to their respective rooms as they all dispersed back to their rooms

Rufina's Room:
8:30PM

Rufina had just taken a bath...and she quickly changed her clothes...There was a knock at the door...she quickly opened it to see a

And She took the card

She smiled reading the message Vansh had sent to her and face palmed herself she almost forgot even he got the news about her identity  and she didn't think about clarifying anything to him yet..it all happened so fast, so suddenly... there's just arguments with everyone all along from the news was telecasted this afternoon... Rufina never thought about revealing her identity ever....and now that it's revealed to everyone without her approval, everyone's been questioning so much about her age, experience, expertise and Qualification to deserve such high position in JANOV GROUP.

"It's such an adorable Teddy!" She mumbled hugging it and kept it on the bed and as she was about to open the box of chocolates Serafina Barged into the room

"When will you ever learn to knock bebe?" She asked

"And when will you ever learn to listen to me!?" Serafina retorted

"Oh come on-"

"Shut up you little shit ...not one more fucking word from you! I have told thousands of time...Belle it's about time you revealed yourself in the business world...it's for your own good and the company's good-"

"Bebe I do listen to you man what are you saying... I simply never wanted to do it...I prefer staying anonymous and doing the job!-"

"Anonymous I understand and doing the job? What job huh? When the fuck did you do your work? You left it all on me and always roamed around and I had to cater to all of your bratty shenanigans...You wanted me to go to India I went to India, You wanted me to come to that Cruise I came and got all the insults.... going to that country almost cost us our lives do you understand?? And when the hell did you listen to my advice huh? It was always me doing your orders no matter however petty they were! I told you not to go to India...did you listen to me! No..you never did...! There's only hurt, disappointment and dangers there...only solace we had in that country is also gone and now going back there is nothing but vain !" Serafina yelled out loudly....

"Stop it bebe...you know what I'll tell this to dadda-" Rufina stopped midway realising what she just blurted out in distress...She wanted to say so many things but whatever Her sister yelled now were all very hurtful and this she kept quiet...her expression unreadable and blank...She was extremely hurt how her sister has treated her now due to the minor inconvenience...She wished she can tell this to her dadda and let him handle Serafina in his way but he's no more...indeed her solace was no more and it is the bitter truth she can't accept yet

The Silence in the room was loud and blaring their ears...The Truth and reality of their situation Hit them the hardest...They had nobody other than themselves for eachother and the person they considered as their solace was not going to be there... Serafina understood her sister is as shocked as herself and she can't just yell around on her as if it's her fault entirely...It's not just the pressure from her investors, Reporters that's bothering her it's the thought that her sister didn't take up on her advice to reveal her identity during her 18th Birthday Party but all she did was Party and drinks and fun....Now the consequences are harsh....While on the other side Rufina didn't understand why Serafina was blasting unnecessarily on everything... how much of a problem she has landed her company in and how much work pressure she has really put on her sister just because she was trying to get out of her alcohol addiction without actually joining the Rehab and just roamed all around the world

Serafina had whole heartedly supported her sister's desire because she wanted her to get rid of the addiction....In all that Rufina forgot she also had to shoulder some re responsibilities whenever she could have gotten a chance but she failed to do so....Both of them had made mistakes on their part but none wanted to say a word so

"Tomorrow get ready by 10am Were going to a Press Meet and you're revealing your identity and Talk with decorum to the media! I have sent you your speech...do rehearse it thoroughly...I want it to be perfect press meet no mishaps...we have many upcoming projects we can't spoil our reputation at this moment so be careful...Good night Belle!" She said and stormed out without another word as Rufina just laid flat on her bed staring at the ceiling... Motivating herself to answer all sorts of questions the media will throw at her...and seeing the media outrage at the moment it's probably going to be difficult plus she has to handle the investors, stakeholders and clients and not to forget the clarification she has to issue to the employees...The fall in their share price is one alarming things she has to address as soon as she can, for now it might seem like it does not pose a immediate threat but in the long run it might crop up into a bigger issue and hurdle in earning profits which is why Press Meet is important....In the morning she went to Serafina's penthouse to get ready as she can suggest more appropriate Clothing for the formal Press conference

April 15,2021:
1:45PM

It was a tiring experience at the press conference and later the travel and everything exhausted her...but this wasn't the end...she had meetings tomorrow with investors and stakeholders...She came to her room and just crashed on her bed...her gaze fell on the teddy bear and she hugged it close to herself and smushed her face against the teddy bear's face when her eyes caught a blinking red light which was way too small to notice with naked eyes...she sat back up frantically and began trying to pluck the teddy's eyes out...and just like she noticed it was indeed a small Recorder that has been recording every moment of hers....she pried a little more and Tore up the insides of the Teddy and low behold there was  the transmitter carefully planted in between cotton stuffing of the Teddy....By now she was furious knowing that Vansh has done this on purpose...She stormed out of her room raging in anger towards Vansh's Room.

She banged on his door as he lazily opened it only to be welcomed by a tight slap as he was stunned by her actions while she was still seething in anger, breathing heavily and continuing to glare at him

"How Dare you!? What the hell do you think you're doing?" Rehansh questioned coming into the scene as he accidentally witnessed his brother being slapped by Rufina...Which infuriated him to no extents yet he controlled his anger and asked her

"Well the question should be directed towards Mr.Vansh Raisinghania here! Not me!" She yelled shoving the devices she collected from the teddy into Rehansh's hand

"You're the Most disgusting and coward man I have ever met! Never show me your stupid face!" throwing the torn up teddy on vansh's face and walked away angrily, as Rehansh's demeanor just screamed he wanted to know what's going on
"Rehan It's a long story I...." vansh trailed off

"You will tell me everything now!" Rehansh calmly said whereas  Vansh was knew he messed up badly seeing the hurt in her face which made his heart clench and the unusual  calmness masking his brother's anger worried him..so he took him to his room to have a talk when

"Heyya Bhai- oh you damaged a teddy bear Vansh bhai!?" Arhaan who had just walked in here exclaimed

"Not him Rufina did!" Rehansh answered

"Vansh you brought a teddy bear for Rufina?." Arhaan asked happily when
Rufina came storming back and threw all of the items vansh gifted onto his face

"I need explanations NOW!" Rehansh said pulling both of them inside Vansh's room as he showed them the recording of the sister's talks yesterday

"See what I'm talking about...Why is Serafina stopping Rufina from going to India?What danger is Serafina talking about? They said the only person they knew in the country is Agasthya but now they're talking about a solace that's gone... Agasthya is alive then who the fuck is dead?? And they mentioned dadda...is there dad in India?" Vansh put his questions forward

"Bhai what nonsense their Parents are dead for the longest time... precisely since Babydoll had turned 17!" Arhaan answered

"I am not talking about the Adoptive parents! I am talking about the real ones...they're in India definitely!" Vansh said with certainty

"They said their only solace is dead now....And that Agasthya is not dead...Means the dadda they're speaking about is dead! So how are we-" Rehansh said

"Only their dadda is dead! Not the mother they didn't mention her anywhere....we need to find their mother to know about who these two actually are! And which is why I was doing-"

"No Shut up... enough of your nonsense! Vansh Raisinghania!!" Rehansh yelled furiously,"kitna giroge tum ? I understand you have trust issues that's why I let you snoop around for a little bit but this? This is inappropriate Ansh do you realise what you're doing to her? You're invading a girl's private space without her permission! You betrayed her trust and You maliciously installed devices in that teddy bear to hear whatever is happening in the room...What if someone did the same to siya or Ishani huh? What will you do? How will they feel? Do you have any sense Ansh?" Rehansh questioned as realisation dawned on Vansh of how wrong he is... Arhaan shook his head

"Bhai! I will tell this to you once! They have had a life even before we even showed up...so quit trying to pry it out when they have not mentioned about it...they have reasons to conceal it...they were practically kids when this company was founded you know how many creeps are all around it's Good if babydoll wanted to keep her sister's identity a secret for security purposes like they told in the press conference...we can't hold this against them... whatever it is about their childhood and past we have no rights on it ..if they are okay to tell us about it they will do it in right time...you can force them...see what you have done in your insecurity and obsession to know their past ...This will only do more damage than good Bhai! Please try to understand that!" Arhaan said

Vansh fell into deep thoughts understanding his insecurities are baseless....He needs to let their relationship to naturally grow and evolve into a stronger one...But for now he has to apologise to her and gain back their friendship...He cursed himself and his stupidity