(Riya wakes up as the sunrays fall on her face through the window. She then feels some weight on one side, and a smile comes to her face as she witnesses Manik sleeping peacefully, with his face near her neck and his even breaths fanning on her neck. She then looks down and chuckles as he has fisted her top on her chest in his hand tightly like a kid.)

(She then checks the time, and it's 07:30 AM already, which means she just has an hour to get ready. She carefully shifts Manik to the bed without disturbing his sleep and goes to get ready. After that, she goes to the kitchen to pack a lunch for herself. She is in the kitchen when Neyonika comes there.)

Neyonika- I can't believe this. How can you both be such attention seekers?

Riya (confused)- Aap aise kyu bol rahi hai? What attention seeking?

[Riya (confused)- Why are you speaking like this? What attention seeking?]

Neyonika- The stunt you guys played because of that firecracker thing. It was just a tiny firecracker. What would have happened at the most?

Riya- Tha to chota hi Mom but mere bohot paas tha. Aur agar mere itne paas phat jaata to chot lag sakti thi mujhe. Yaa meri dress ko aag lag sakti thi. Isiliye tab vo attention seeking wala stunt hua.

[Riya- That firecracker was small but very close to me. And if it exploded so close to me, I could have been hurt. Or my dress could have caught fire. That's why then that attention-seeking stunt happened.]

Neyonika- You are such a player, Riya.

Riya- Why are you...

(Just then, Cabir enters the scene as he sees Neyonika talking to Riya, and he knows his mother well, so he jumps into the conversation.)

Cabir- Wow, Bhabhi. Are you a player? Well vo to aapko dekh ke bhi lagta hai. You are so fit and healthy. Konsa game khelte the aap?

[Cabir- Wow, Bhabhi. Are you a player? Well, even looking at you feels it. You are so fit and healthy. Which game did you play?]

(And here, Neyonika fumes in anger while Riya takes a sigh looking at her.)

Neyonika- Tum yahan kya kar rahe ho Cabir?

[Neyonika- What are you doing here, Cabir?]

Cabir- Manik Bhai ne kaha hai mujh se. Ki humesha Bhabhi ka dhyaan rakhna. Vahi kar raha hoon Mom.

[Cabir- Manik bro has told me. To always take care of my sister-in-law. That's what I am doing, Mom.]

(Riya looks at Cabir, entirely shocked, but Neyonika looks on at him with an angry expression on her face.)

Neyonika- Itna pyaar kabhi ghar ke baaki logon se bhi kar liya karo Cabir. Vo to tumhe pyaar ke badle pyaar de bhi denge. Apne Bhai se kya expect karte ho tum? Pata nahi hai tumhe kitna selfish hai vo.

[Neyonika- Do you ever love the rest of the family members so much, Cabir? They will even give you love in exchange for love. What do you expect from your brother? Don't you know how selfish he is?]

Riya- How can you talk about your own son like that? He is your son too. What has he done that you are calling him selfish?

Neyonika- Usse hi puchna. Zyaada acha explain kar dega tumhe. Kya kya kiya tha usne aur kya anjaam hua tha uska.

[Neyonika- Just ask him. He will explain it to you better. What did he do and what resulted from it.]

(Saying this, Neyonika leaves from there while Riya is standing dumbstruck. She is shocked after listening to Neyonika talk about her son like that.)

Cabir- Don't stress bhabhi. Bhai aise nahi hai jaisa Mom ne bola abhi.

[Cabir- Don't stress bhabhi. Bro is not like what Mom said now.]

Riya- I know Cabir. But why does she hate him so much? And even your dad, too. What has happened that they hate him so much? He is their own blood. Then why?

Cabir- Whatever happened in bro's life occurred because of them. And they did all this just for their so-called social image. I still remember how much he changed everything that happened. You know bhabhi, he had such an aura during his college life. Everyone was a fan of his. He was good at all co-curricular activities. He was the caption of his college's football team. And he was great at cricket, too. And even he wanted to pursue...

(Just then, a servant comes there.)

Servant- Mam, Manik sir is calling for you.

Riya- Yes, I am coming. Cabir, I am so sorry about our conversation...

Cabir- Relax, bhabhi, and he should actually be the one telling you everything. It's his story.

Riya- Yes, you are right.

(Riya then goes to their room and finds Manik on the balcony. She takes a deep breath and goes to him with a smile.)

Riya- Good morning Manik.

Manik (with a small smile)- Good morning.

Riya- What? Why are you in such a sad mood in the morning?

(He then looks in the front at the scenery from the balcony and answers her.)

Manik- Whatever happened last night... Because of that.

(He looks at her plainly, and she takes a sigh.)

Manik- You would want to know everything now, right?

Riya- I don't, Manik. I am not questioning you about anything.

Manik- Why?

Riya- Huh?

Manik- Why are you not questioning? Why don't you want to know more about what happened and why I had that nightmare?

Riya (sighing)- I know you are not ready to share anything now. Because I know we both need some more time to get that comfortable with each other to share anything and everything with each other without hesitation.

(He gives her a small smile, and she smiles back at him.)

Manik- You are right. And when we both know that we have not shared it with anyone else before. That makes it more difficult.

Riya- I can totally understand what you are feeling, Manik. But I believe we should not think of all this right now. Let's just support each other through anything that happens. And when the right time comes, everything will be known. So it's good to wait for that right time.

Manik (smiling)- Yes. And also, I wanted to apologize to you. I didn't know what I was doing last night, and I asked you if I could hug you and... I seriously didn't want to make you feel awkward, but... It just happened. I don't know how to explain this, but...

Riya- You don't have to explain anything, Manik. It is absolutely fine. And I am not judging you for anything. It's okay. And I trust you enough for all this. Relax.

Manik- You trust me?

Riya- Yes. I trust you, Manik.

(He holds her hand and takes a sigh of relief.)

Manik- Thank you. Thank you so much for trusting me.

Riya- It is absolutely fine, Manik. I am okay with hugging me or venting out your feelings in front of me whenever you want to. I have no issues with that.

(He just smiles at her, and she to reverts it back.)

Riya- But for now, get ready. You will get late for office.

Manik- Hmm. I will.

(She then goes to the room and starts packing her stuff as she has to leave for the hospital too. On the other side, he remembers what Ashwin did to harm Riya during Diwali and calls someone.)

Person- Yes, sir.

Manik- Ek kaam hai tumhare liye.

[Manik- There is a job for you.]

Person- Yes, sir, ho jayega.

[Person- Yes, sir, it will be done.]

(He later tells the person what to do and cuts the call, smirking evilly.)

Manik- Here it goes, Mr Ashwin Dixit.

(The Dixits are having breakfast when they hear a blast sound from outside. They all rush out and are shocked to see their costliest 2 cars on fire.)

Ashwin- What the hell! Do something. Guards.

(Ashwin takes the fire extinguisher and tries calming the fire but cannot. The guards bring buckets full of water and throw them on the cars, but it is of no use now as both vehicles are entirely on fire. Ashwin holds his head and sits back on the chair, watching the cars burn to ashes.)

Aryaman- Oh God! Ye sab kaise ho gaya. (to the guards) Tum log kahan the jab aag lagni shuru huyi? Kya kar rahe the tab?

[Aryaman- Oh God! How did all this happen? (to the guards) Where were you guys when the fire started? What were you doing then?]

Guard- Sir hum to bahar duty kar rahe the. Tabhi andar se dhamake ki awaaz aayi to hum andar dekhne aaye. Hume bhi aapke saath hi pata chala sab.

[Guard- Sir, we were doing duty outside. Then when the sound of an explosion came from inside, we came to see inside. We also came to know all along with you.]

Harshad- Ye apne aap nahi ho sakta. Zarur kisi rival ka kaam hai. Chodunga nahi main kisi ko.

[Harshad- This cannot happen by itself. It's definitely the work of a rival. I will not leave anyone.]

Anita- Jis ne bhi ye kiya hai usse jaldi dhundo aur usse iski sazaa do. Do something, Ashwin.

[Anita- Find out who did this sooner and punish him. Do something, Ashwin.]

(Just then, Ashwin's phone rings, and it's Manik. He angrily picks up the call, but before he can say something, Manik speaks up.)

Manik- So kaisa laga Diwali gift sasur ji?

[Manik- How did you like the Diwali gift, father-in-law?]

(And at that point, Ashwin understands everything.)

Ashwin (angrily)- Manik Malhotra! How dare you?

Manik (roaring in anger)- How dare you, Ashwin Dixit! Himmat kaise huyi meri biwi ko nuksaan pohonchane ki.

[Manik (roaring in anger)- How dare you, Ashwin Dixit! How dare you harm my wife.]

Ashwin- Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho tum? Kya kiya maine?

[Ashwin- What the hell are you saying? What did I do?]

(Aryaman takes the phone from Ashwin and puts it on speaker.)

Manik- Tujhe kya laga tha ki tu kuch bhi karega aur mujhe pata nahi chalega? I know jo accident Diwali party mein hua vo teri vajhe se hua.

[Manik- Did you think you would do something and I wouldn't come to know about it? I know the accident at the Diwali party occurred because of you.]

Aryaman- Ye kya tareeka hai mere Dad se baat karne ka Manik?

[Aryaman- What is this ​​way to talk to my dad, Manik?]

Manik- Jaise tumhare Dad ke kaam hai naa Mr. Aryaman Dixit, jo respect unko mil rahi hai naa vo ye bhi deserve nahi karte hain.

[Manik- By seeing the actions of your Dad Aryaman Dixit, the respect that he is getting, he does not even deserve this.]

Harshad- Manik...

Manik- Listen mere paas itna free time nahi hai ki main tum logon ko samjhata rahu. Mujhe bas ye pata karna tha ki tumhe ye Diwali gift pasand aaya yaa nahi jo mujhe pata chal gaya hai. That's enough for me.

[Manik- Listen, I do not have enough free time that I should explain anything to you guys. I just wanted to know whether you liked this Diwali gift or not, which I have come to know. That's enough for me.]

Aryaman- Tum ye sab uss Riya...

[Aryaman- You are doing all this because of Riya...]

Manik- Don't you dare bring my wife to all this Aryaman. She has nothing to do with all this.

Aryaman- Of course. Humare saath kuch bura ho aur vo involved naa ho aisa kabhi ho hi nahi sakta.

[Aryaman- Of course. Something terrible happens to us, and she is not involved. It can never happen.]

Manik (frustrated)- Yaar tumhari behen neurosurgeon hai. Par usne tumhara ilaaj kyu nahi kiya abhi tak? Acha discount bhi mil jaata. How can you be so dumb, Aryaman?

[Manik (frustrated)- Man, your sister is a neurosurgeon. But why hasn't she treated you yet? You would have got a good discount too. How can you be so dumb, Aryaman?]

Aryaman- You...

Ashwin- Let it be Aryaman. He is just provoking you. Cut the call.

Aryaman- But Dad...

Manik- Arey he is right, Aryaman. He knows ki uss ki galti hai tabhi he is asking you to stop. Apne Dad ki baat nahi manoge?

[Manik- Hey, he is right, Aryaman. He knows it is his mistake. That's why he is asking you to stop. Won't you listen to your dad?]

(Ashwin takes the phone from Aryaman and cuts the call. He then goes inside angrily, and Manik is smirking on the other side.)