Anika couldn't trust her own stars when she got a mail from shivaay after 17 days. She didn't speak and be in any contact with him in these 17 days. She blocked him from everywhere and deleted his contact. Anika stayed away from him as much she could but he always knocked on the door of her dreams. His smile still drives her crazy in her dream but she woke up in an instant when she lost herself in her dream, She wasn't supposed to feel for him again, But heart ever listened to brain and reality. It always yearns for the moment which never happens in real life. And getting back to shivaay, Only possible in dreams, That too, Only in her dreams. But one mail from him made her again so weak for him. 

Hi Anika, 

How are you? I know you are fine. I tried calling you, But I couldn't reach you, So I left with only this option. Don't worry, It's not any threaden or Egoistic mail from your Husband, I mean Ex-Husband. I just want to say sorry to you, I shouldn't have interfered in your life and offered to buy the company where you're working. I just wanted you to be your own boss, I know I sound crazy, But now, I understood my mistake, I shouldn't have underestimated you, You're really talented, Anika. And again Sorry, Hereafter It won't happen. 

And Ani, I heard Naina joined in gymnastic classes and she's excelling it. My good wishes for her better future, I have confidence, You will raise her as a better person which I never capable of. And Take care. Please don't take any decision thinking I am keeping tabs on you. You proved me wrong, Ani. And it will never happen again. Again, Sorry. 

Shivaay. 

She couldn't able to sleep that night, That too, When shivaay taking Naina's name taking interest in what she is doing. She walked towards the balcony and looked at the stars, Tears crossed uncontrollably from her eyes. She knew It was the circumstances that changed him, Especially the dirty game played by her Chachu, Nivansh Trivedi. She tried not to think about it but she couldn't stop herself when everything played in front of her eyes. 

Before 4 Years. 

She approached her grandfather as soon as she comes to know about his plan, Now she got courage, She's not going to get scare anyone. And she never wanted shivaay to suffer for her. But she was stopped by Nivansh Trivedi in the way, Even that didn't stop her, But she was forcefully dragged by him and get locked in a room. She was hell terrified when he did that. 

"Please leave me." - Anika pleased and tried to get off from his grip. But he continued to touch her, She felt like a disgusting insect moving in her body. 

"Darling, How can I leave you? Okay, Tell me, Why you're this much stressed?"- He asked her while squeezing her shoulder. Tears crossed her eyes due to helplessness. 

"I know Shivaay is in trouble that too because of us. And I have a solution for that." - He said while gazing her face, She was trembling to come out from his grip. 

"I know you love him, That's why I am giving this offer to you." - He continued talking. She closed her eyes and her whole was shivering in fear. 

"Leave him, Come back to your house, Your Grandfather just wanted an heir, He won't research the background." - He whispered in her ears, Anika couldn't take his words, Everything has a limit. 

"ENOUGH," - She yelled while stumping her knees in his balls, Unlocked the door, and ran away from him. She was running, Her legs were shivering in fear but she drove back to her house and reached her room, Closed her room, and stumbled on the floor. She finally understood from whom her mom keeps saving her. She disgusted to call herself a trivedi. She wanted to cry out calling her mom. And she badly needs shivaay to hug her and say everything will become alright. But he wasn't available with her over that moment. She threw up uncontrollably, Nothing stayed in her stomach, She had no idea whether it's because of the incident she had gone through or Something else, But when it continued for the consecutive days, She decided to take a test. 

She went to the hospital alone, Not her grandfather's hospital but some other hospital, Which happened to get meet her mom's friend's daughter, Chaitra. They were close when Anika was in India with her mom. But happened to meet her after 17 years in her wedding. She recognized her and also traced out the stress in her face. 

"You're Pregnant, Anika." - She said looking at her with her smiley face, But the smile faded away from her face when she started to sweat uncontrollably when she heard that news. In no moment, She fainted from the chair where she was sitting. Chaitra became so concerned asked her to talk out. She explained her whole situation to her. The only solace she had over that time. 

It broke her even worse when shivaay wasn't ready to take responsibility. She cried out to her, But everyone around her seems happy hearing the news, Especially her grandfather who called her every night to know about her, He also got ready to relax shivaay from the legal accusations, But the process slowed down when he comes to know about the gender of the child when she was three months pregnant. He asked her to abort, Everything blackout from her life. She had no hopes other than the child which was growing inside her. 

She lost her patience when shivaay wasn't ready to look at her when she was eight months pregnant with his child. She got tired of crying and She made her way towards him when he was working in the laptop sitting relaxed in the couch. 

"Shivaay I want to talk to you," - She called him in her frail tone, She was flaunting her 8-month-old bump and it was covered with the thinnest cloth, And she wore her casual track pants when she was standing behind him. 

"I don't have time for the nonsense, Anika. Spare me." - He said and continued working in the laptop. 

"Shivaay, It's high time. Please talk to me, I know I went against you and took the decision of keeping the baby. But it's our baby, Shivaay, How can I even think about aborting it?" - She asked him in a crying tone. He signed and closed the laptop in a sudden, Even that small gesture didn't fail to scare her, She jerked in fear, But composed when he turned to look at her. 

"Okay, tell me, What do you want now?" - He asked her, Tears crossed her eyes but she moved towards him, Took his right palm and place it in her baby bump. 

"I want you, I just want you and this baby. Nothing else." - She said moving close to him and touched his forehead with her forehead. He stayed silent didn't resist anything. 

"I know, This is not the correct time, But It happened shivaay, We both didn't have any control over it. I know everything seems Dark now, But when she comes out and call you Papa, I swear everything will become normal, In fact, Happier." - She said while caressing his cheeks, He reminded stagnated at the same place. She couldn't able to say anything to him, She left alone, Nobody is there with her. She badly wanted him by her side. But he shrugged her off and moved away from that place. 

"Stop this drama, Anika. I know about you all, This baby is nothing but a reason for you stuck with me in this house, In this lavish lifestyle. Please don't pressure yourself using these heavy words."- He said turning around without meeting her eyes. Anika couldn't stop herself from breaking down when she heard those harsh words from him. She wiped off the tears. Only she knew, How much she's suffering.

"I am not doing this to stick with you, How you even think like this about me?" - She asked him. 

"Then prove to me that you're not with me for money." - He asked her, She became slightly confused. But she was ready to prove her love for him. 

"I am ready!" - She said wiping her eyes. He moved towards the cupboard and took the divorce paper and threw it to the table. She was shocked when she saw the divorce papers. 

"Sign and Prove it that you're not with me for money." - He asked her, She felt like someone choking her to death. She felt suffocated. 

"Why are you looking at me like this? Sign it and prove it to me that you're not here for the money." - He asked her. Nodding to him, She took the pen in her hand and arrested it in her right thumb and index. She became so keen to prove it to him not thinking about the bond she signed to her grandfather. 

She stopped when a spark of her future hit her, If she signed it, She will be forced to get married to someone else as she's carrying a girl in her womb. It was clearly mentioned in the bond. She rather die at that spot than marrying someone else in this life. Her eyes blackout when she felt severe pain in her tummy. She reached the floor in the next moment, But she opened her eyes when he reached and her and tried to wake her up, Soon she closed, The next moment, she opened there were bloodstains in his hand and he looked terrified. Then she never intended to open her eyes, Even she could, She just wanted her daughter to be fine, Nothing else. 

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Shivaay's mom believes in superstitions and horoscope a lot, Like her mother. She couldn't be in her peace when her guruji told her about the upcoming disaster. Shivaay tried to ignore a lot, But he finally accepted to be a part in the pooja when he said, It's not only for him but for his family. 

Arush was dressed and sat in om's lap before he arrives, He smiled at him when his blue-grey orbs matched him. Arush quickly shifted his gaze when he smiled at him. He sat before the haven. And the pooja started. He was confused when the pandit ji took only his name and Arush name.

"I think there's a confusion. I have a daughter also. And my wife also a part of the family. Mom, You said it's for family, Why he's taking my name and Arush's name." - Shivaay asked his mom. She was shocked. Others including Omru and Gauri were shocked when he asked to include Naina's and Anika's name to the pooja. 

"But they said, It's the pooja only for you and your son."- Pandit said up to his shock. 

"But my family includes my wife and my first-born, Naina. Why didn't their name included?" - He asked her mom confusingly. Rudy's eyes widened in surprise when he called naina as First-born with so much love. 

"Because she's not here, Right shivaay." - Pinky responded to him. 

"She's not here, It doesn't mean she's not my daughter. If this pooja is not for my daughter and wife, I and Arush also won't be taking part." - Shivaay said. Pinky quickly intimated the Pandit to include Anika and Naina's name. Pandit asked for their Indian Horoscope signs.

"Anika's Horoscope sign is Mesha and Naina's." - He looked at Gauri when he didn't know about her horoscope sign. 

"Thula." - Gauri said in surprise. The pooja ended in a good note, Shivaay widened his arms for Arush when he was in Om's arms. But he refused to come to him. He was disappointed. But he never failed to question her mom about ignoring Naina. 

"I know the reason behind your hate for Anika, But what my daughter did to you? Why you're ignoring her like this?"- He asked her to arrive at her room. She tried to ignore him but he waited for the answer impatiently. 

"I didn't want to say it, But when you insisted, I left with no option, Shivaay." - Pinky said and moved towards her cupboard and brought him the picture. He was shaken to an extent when he saw Anika's chachu, Nivansh Trivedi kissing her and she wined her hands away. The photo was taken from the backward, He couldn't see her face.

"I know, You still love Anika, and it's difficult for you to digest it, So I kept it as a secret for the past five years." - Pinky said. He looked shockingly and gazed at the image. Her hand which wined in the air enough to tell him the other side of the story.

"Who knows, She might not be your gene." - Pinky said taking advantage of his silence. 

"SHUT UP. NOT A WORD." - He yelled.

"I just." - Pinky spoke. 

"IF YOU SPEAK ANY OTHER WORD, I WILL FORGET THAT YOU GAVE BIRTH TO ME." - Shivaay yelled.

"You had gone mad in love." - Pinky spoke when he made his way towards the exit. But the anger formed due to sudden revelation made him so mad, He didn't wait for anyone, He got into the car and reached Trivedi's mansion. 

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