For some a prologue,

For some an epilogue.

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He stared at her for some time before looking away.

"I know it's something very sensitive to discuss with you but I can't help myself. You ask me to be a part of your life and I can't control myself anymore", she spoke looking at the wall with different emotions in her eyes.

"Shantanu told you about me staying here my whole life", he told her as she nodded. One thing she was clear was that he knew every single thing going on in his home.

"How do you know every single thing going around even when you are not around", she asked with an irritated face making him caress her chubby cheeks.

"When you have so many responsibilities on your shoulders, you need to be aware of everything", he said as she hummed with a pout.

He stared at her face for a second before opening his arms.

"Come here", he said making her frown but she followed holding his hand as he pulled her in his arms making her comfortable in his lap. She turned to look at his face with the same curious look.

"Wait a second", she said suddenly making him raise his eyebrow.

"They said curiosity killed the cat", she spoke looking at him making him frown.

"Nobody is killing you and you are nowhere near to a cat. You are my lioness", he spoke making her sit properly leaning back on the bed rest.

"I know. I love this lioness word as well", she said with a smile closing her eyes. He pulled the thick comforter covering them both properly. It was super cold outside and he didn't want her to get sick.

"Are you going to start?", she asked softly as he took a deep breath looking at the ceiling.

"I didn't think ever in my life, I am going to share this with anyone", he spoke as a sigh escaped his lips with his chin on her shoulder. His breath was fanning her face as she shivered lightly.

"You can trust me", she whispered rubbing his arm but he didn't answer.

"Twenty- seven years ago, my father was the next one to take over the business in the name of Ahlawats. He was my grandfather's favorite in all of his sons. My father was punctual, hardworking, and respectful towards every single person. My father was already 21 at that time when my grandfather started searching for a possible bride for him", he spoke before taking a deep breath. She knew it was getting difficult for him. She held his hand before looking at him. His eyes were closed as if he was living every single thing.

"She entered in his life", he spoke and his breathing became quicker.

"Meghna Chopra, the top model of that time. You must have heard about her", he spoke as she thought for a second before shaking her head.

"I don't have any idea. Maybe my mother would be aware of this", she spoke as he hummed.

"My father met her and I don't know what magic she cast on my father that he fell in so-called love with her. My grandfather came to know about this and asked him to choose between two. Either the luxurious life of the Ahlawat family or a life with Meghna Chopra without the name of Ahlawats", he spoke as she continued listening to him.

"The woman he fall in love with came to know and realized she was not going to get anything from the property if my father choose her which he was going to. She asked him to get married to the woman his father wanted and then divorce her after the property is in his name", he spoke as she frowned. How can somebody be this heartless? She wondered continuing rubbing his arms.

"My grandfather was very well aware of the deal between my father and Meghna. He gave money to a director and made her leave the country for few months in the name of shooting a movie. And at that time, it took nearly an year to make a proper movie", he spoke.

"In mid of this, my father got married to my mother. She was the daughter of one of my grandfather's friends. I don't know what she liked about my father that she fell in love with him at first glance. My father made his mind that he won't touch my mother. He would leave her once his motive is completed but my dadu was more intelligent than him. He started giving him some medicines which made him sexually attracted to my mother. He started spending his time with my mother every night but things got dirty when he took Meghna's name in bed. My mother was heartbroken", he spoke taking a deep breath.

"She decided to leave him the next morning only. There was a big argument between my parents during which my mother slapped my father when he told her the plan he made. She was disgusted at the sight of him", he spoke.

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Flashback

"You were never meant to be a part of my life. It was always Meghna. You think I would be attracted to you. Have you ever seen your face in the mirror?", he screamed at Rajshri.

"You did all this for property", she asked with teary eyes.

"No. I don't need anything but I can't leave my family. If I have to endure your presence for somedays for that, I am ready", he spoke turning his back to her.

She held his elbow pulling him to stare at her.

"Endure my presence", she asked as he didn't even look at her.

"You know what Adhiraaj, you don't deserve my love. You deserve that bitch only. You are so much attracted to outer appearance, right? Then be it. I will ask my father to prepare the divorce papers. I can't endure your presence anymore. I will tell everybody what is going in your mind", she announced running downstairs only to stumble into her mother-in-law.

"What happened Rajshri?", she asked cupping her face.

"Why you did this to me, Ma? If you could have informed me about his love life before I won't have ever married him. Why did you destroy my life?", She cried in her arms without caring about the veil which fall from her head.

"What is going on here?", her father-in-law spoke walking out of his room with the usual emotionless face.

"Why you did this? Papa Ji, did I ever make a difference between you and my own father then why you chose to destroy my life", she cried as Adhiraaj walked downstairs. His father knew immediately what he did,

"What did he say?", he asked looking at his son who was glaring at his wife.

"How disgusted he is looking at my face? How I can never compare the looks of his beloved? How he is going to divorce me once you transfer the property in his name", she spoke bitterly as Adhiraaj took an aggressive step towards her.

"Don't you dare, Adhiraaj? Rajshri, this much stress is not right for a pregnant lady", his mother spoke making him stop and stare at her in shock. She stared back at him with a bitter smile.

"I wanted to tell you the night you destroyed everything. Now, what are you going to tell me? Abort your child", she cried as he felt his throat getting dry hearing her words.

"Take her inside", his father spoke motioning to his mother who nodded but Rajshri pulled her hands from her grip.

"Don't touch me. I have already taken a lot of betrayal from this family. I am not weak that I can't take care of my child myself. I can't endure this man's shadow enough on my kid. I don't want to hate my own kid", she spoke pointing her finger at her husband looking at him who gulped with fear. The fear of not being able to see his child ever.

"Rajshri, this baby is the heir to Ahlawats", his father spoke looking at his daughter-in-law.

"I know and I am not taking away the baby from you all. But please understand I can't stand this man anymore", she spoke looking at her mother-in-law.

"What do you want then?", his father spoke sitting on the sofa waiting for her to continue.

"Papa...", Adhiraaj started only to be stopped by his father.

"You have already embarrassed me enough. I wish you would've died the day you were born at least I wouldn't have to see this day. Go to that money-hungry lover of yours. I wanted you to have a good life with a loyal, caring, and loving wife but you wanted a slut as your wife. Go on. I am not stopping you", he spoke before standing up buttoning up his coat's button.

 "I, Laxman Ahlawat, break all my ties with you today. You are no more connected to me anyhow", his father spoke emotionlessly making Adhiraaj stare at his father in shock. He felt it was even difficult for him to breathe. He never expected his father to take such a decision.

"Rashmi, if you love your son that much go stay with him but don't expect anything from me then. I would be forced to break all my ties with you as well", He told his wife who stared at her son in disgust.

"I am not going to do any such thing. You are right. He doesn't deserve such an innocent soul as a wife. Trust me, Adhiraaj one day you would beg in front of this girl for forgiveness", she spoke as he continued looking down in embarrassment.

"Rajshri, you are going to stay here with us. Adhiraaj, go to Chandigarh, we don't need you here. Get out of my sight right now. But no divorce is happening till the time my grandson or granddaughter would be born. He would be the true heir of all the luxuries and responsibilities of Ahlawat family", Laxman Ahlawat spoke looking at the wall.

"But Papa", Adhiraaj started when his father showed him his palm indicating him to stop.

"The baby is mine", Adhiraaj spoke looking at his mother who looked on the other side.

"You lost all your rights on him, the day you wanted to get separated from me and get together with your lover. And let me tell you one more good news", Rajshri spoke walking to him with a hard glare.

"I would make sure my baby knows what kind of disgusting man his father was who couldn't stay loyal to his own wife and wanted to get back with his slut called lover. I would make sure he would hate even your shadow. You heard me, Adhiraaj, your own child will hate you with every single thing he is having", she spoke looking in his eyes before walking upstairs.

"Get out", his father spoke making him take a deep breath and walking to the door. He took a deep breath before walking to the exit. He stopped for a moment staring at his father before leaving.

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He came out of his thoughts when he heard sobs. He looked down at his wife to find her crying holding his hands tightly.

"Why are you crying?", he asked as she hid her face in his chest.

"How heartless your father could be? How could he say so heartbreaking things to your mother? They slept together still he had the idea of leaving her behind and starting his new life with that other woman", she spoke, her voice shivering at points.

He understood one thing at that point. His mother used to say he was bad at showing emotions but his wife had overflowing emotions which somehow created a balance in his life.

He smiled softly kissing her head.

"I am not going to do any such things to you", he spoke as she cried more hardly.

"I said so many things to your mother that she didn't teach you well when she didn't deserve anything", she spoke in a mere whisper.

"My mother said nearly the same things to my grandmother. That is what I think is called Karma. No parents are responsible for the ill behavior of their kids. I agree that the ambiance of the family does have a lot of effect on the child's behavior but blaming the parents every time is not right", he spoke as she hummed before pulling away. He wiped her tears carefully as she stared at him with red eyes.

"What happened next?", she asked him as he stared in her eyes which looked so innocent at this point. She was crying for the pain his mother endowed and he felt she was the purest soul he could've ever met. 

He thought in his life she would be his wife but he didn't even realize when she became his life, his everything.

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So, here is the update

The story is still incomplete, don't forget to like, share, comment, and follow.

By the way, what do you think was his grandfather's decision right in throwing his own son out? What do you think is going to happen ahead?

And most of everything, She is his life.