Hello friends,
How are you all?

I know I know you all are angry as I am late. But what to do friends. I was busy. But as a penalty I came with a longest khidkitod chapter. Well, it's your right decide na that update is khidkitod or not.... 😅😅

So gussa chodo n enjoy the chapter.

Happy reading..... 😊😊
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Oberoi Mansion,

      Shivaay entered into the mansion and luckily met OmRu in the hall itself. Rudra asked him,

Rudra-"Bhaiya you came? Are you fine?"

Shivaay-"Yeah Rudra."

Om-"Shivaay where were you whole night? In office only na?"

      Om asked teasingly.

S-"Actually Om....."

R-"He was not in the office O, as I called in office n bhaiya was not there."

      Rudra said looking at Shivaay and Om acts like he was shocked.

O-"Then where were you whole night Shivaay? On road?"

      Om asked and Shivaay looked at him angrily.

S-"Om....."

      Before he continues Rudra said,

R-"Why will he stay on road when someone wants Bhaiya to be with them n....."

O-"Someone.....who someone?"

      Om started thinking.

R-"I don't know O, but you know I heard some girl's voice when I called him."

      Rudra said and both Shivaay and Om looked at him shocked.

S-"Ftw...... Rudra what are you saying?"

R-"Truth. O, I am very sure I heard one girl's voice."

O-"girl?Shivaay you were with girl? Really?? How can you Shivaay? Shivaay, when Annika bhabhi gets to know this how she will feel? Shivaay, Annika bhabhi is still your wife and..... "

R-"O, He forgot her now. And she is not his wife. You remember na what Bhaiya said that day. He have nothing to do with Annika bhabhi now. So why will he think about her now. I think bhaiya got new....."

      Rudra stopped as Shivaay shouted,

S-"Shut up Rudra...What are you saying? Are you mad or what? How... How can you able to say this? You very well know how much I love Annika. I can't even think about any other girl than her."

      Shivaay shouted and Om and Rudra looked at each other and smiled.

O-"Ohho..... suna Rudra. What he said?I heard it, right na? No no I think my ears are not working properly."

S-"Om, you too?? Listen....."

      Rudra asked him to stop.

R-"You listen to us first. O, what was that?"

      Rudra asked trying to remember something.

O-"What??"

R-"Haa I remember it now. Something like this, 'There is nothing between us. Rudra chose one of us either me or Annika. We can never be together....' Yahi tha na O?"

      Rudra said and Om smiled.

O-"Yeah I heard this somewhere. Where Rudra? N who said that? The one who is saying now that how much he love her...... Really? No no I think my ears are not working Rudra. I need check-up as soon as possible."

      Om said and Rudra started laughing.

S-"Rudra, Om...... I know what you guys are saying n why? The things which I told you on that auction day and after that were lie. They were not true."

      Shivaay confessed.

R-"Hawww really? But you said that....."

S-"I know you guys never believed me, hai na? So why you are acting now. And yeah it's the truth only. I didn't mean anything from whatever I said to you or Annika that day."

O-"Really Shivaay? Then why you said all those lines? That too in front of Annika bhabhi. Why you did all that with her? Why you broke her heart once again that day? She must be heartbroken after that auction day. You don't even know where she is n what she must be going through now. How can you Shivaay?"

      Om said angrily and Shivaay came to him and held his shoulders.

S-"Om, I know you are angry on me for whatever happened. N you are right too. But listen, don't worry about Annika. She is fine Om. And she is around us. N don't worry I am with her, I will be always beside her, I am always there for her."

      Shivaay said calmly and Om looked at him.

O-"What?? What did you say? You mean you know where is bhabhi? Near us? Means she is in Mumbai?"

S-"Yeah. And I need to tell you both the whole truth."

R-"What truth Bhaiya? N are you serious about what you said? You really mean it na?"

S-"Yeah Rudra. I am very serious about it. Me n Annika..... No we will talk in sometime. I will just come after having shower. You guys wait for me in the kitchen. After that I have to go for office. If today I will go late na then don't know what she will do....."

      Shivaay said looking at his watch. OmRu giggled but hide it from Shivaay.

R-"Who?"

S-"Your favorite Annika bhabhi, who else? I will just come."

      OmRu nodded.

S-"I know you guys must be confused about all the things which I am saying. But I will clear your confusion in some time. I will come soon."

      Shivaay said and left from there. OmRu started laughing.

O-"Confuse hum nhi aap ho Mr. Oberoi. Oh my god Rudy..... It's so funny isn't it? We already knew about it. N now he will tell us being guilty n all."

      Om was laughing loudly thinking about it. Rudra joined him too.

R-"Yeah poor Bhaiya."

O-"Haa bechara Shivaay"

R-"O, Bhaiya khud bata rahe hai hume Annika bhabhi ke bare me. Isn't it surprising?"

O-"Yeah. I think some problem is there."

      Om stopped laughing and said in serious tone.

R-"No no everything is fine between them. Annika bhabhi called me before sometime."

      Om sighed in relief.

O-"Really? Thank god. But then what it is? Why Shivaay wants to tell us about bhabhi now?"

R-"Don't know. But O, tell me one thing. Why you were angry on Bhaiya? We knew whole the truth now na? Then?"

O-"Yeah. But we are still angry on him na? I know he wants bhabhi back in his life and I am happy about it. But still what he did with bhabhi in last one month, was not right na?"

R-"Yeah O, but now everything is fine na... N Bhaiya promised daadi that he will never hurt bhabhi again."

O-"Yeah, n I know he will keep his promise this time. I just wanted to scold him so did that."

R-"Hmm ok. But what do you think why he is telling us about bhabhi now?"

O-"Ummm..... I think now he felt that he is wrong as he hides about bhabhi from both of us."

R-"Hmm may be. Or may be he needs our help. "

O-"Help? Which help?"

R-"Haa dekhna aap. He needs help for something related to Anika bhabhi."

O-"Rudra, kuch bhi....."

R-"No no he needs help. You know na what bhabhi is doing with him from last two days? So I think he needs our help now."

O-"Rudra I don't think so"

R-"No O, He needs....."

      Before he continues Shivaay came there after taking a bath.

S-"You guys are still here? Let's go"

O-"Yeah. Chalo chalein"

      Om said and trio went to the kitchen .

In kitchen,

S-"I now you guys will get angry but please listen to me once."

      Shivaay said in very serious tone. But they both were busy discussing about the breakfast and was teasing Shivaay like always. Shivaay was confused.

S-"What's wrong guys? I am talking with you about the thing which you were asking me from last one month. N now you are not interested in it? You don't want to know about Annika? Where she is? How she is?"

      OmRu were still arguing. Rudra casually said,

R-"We already knew it Bhaiya. So can we please make the breakfast first. I am very hungry"

      Rudra said and Om hits on his back.

R-"Aah O, what's wrong with you why you....."

S-"What did you say Rudra? You guys knew it from before? How?"

      Shivaay asked surprised and Rudra looked at Om.

R-"Woh...woh...woh... Haa you said in hall na, that bhabhi is safe n near you..... I was talking about that only."

      Rudra said while looking at Om.

S-"Oh that..... Yeah she is safe."

      Shivaay said and smiled. Rudra sighed in relief as Shivaay didn't understand what he said.

O-"Ok now tell us Shivaay. What happened?"

       Shivaay took a deep breath and told them each n everything. He was just looking down while telling the whole truth. As he knew they will be angry on him. He finished and then looked at them and saw they were smiling.

      Shivaay was confused. Before he says something OmRu hugged him.

O-"We knew it. Our Shivaay never hates his Annika."

      Shivaay smiled hugging them back.

R-"Yeah that means we are getting our bhabhi back soon."

      Rudra said and broke the hug. Then he started dancing with Om. Here shivaay was confused as why they are not angry with him for whatever he did with Annika, for whatever he said to her. He asked them,

S-"you guys are not angry on me?"

O-"Noo....."

      Om said while dancing.

S-"How? I mean why??"

      Rudra stopped and said,

R-"Look bhaiya himself want us to be angry"

S-"Seriously....I thought you both will get mad by listening all this."

      Shivaay said still not believing that they are talking with him nicely after whole truth revelation. Om came to him and said holding his shoulders,

O-"If you told us this before na, then we definitely must be angry on you. But not now. You are doing what you want n I think Annika bhabhi also doing the right thing."

      Shivaay gets happy and hugs them.

S-"Thank you thank you so much. I was so scared to share this with you. I told this to daadi and Gauri-Bhavya but....."

      Shivaay stopped as he realized what he said and OmRu broke the hug.

O-"What?? They knew about it? From when?? And you didn't tell us? You hide it from us only. Why? You forgot one for all, all for one? "

      Om said faking an anger.

S-"Noo Om. How can I forget about it. I just didn't want you to know because... because I know you loves Annika as much as you loves me, in fact more. You love her more than me. N you both always stood up for her from the beginning itself. N will never allow me to do any such thing so....."

R-"Yeah that toh we are."

      Rudra said and Om nodded. Shivaay remembered why he revealed truth to them now.

S-"Ok leave all this. Guys I need your help"

R-"See O, I told you na he wants some help."

S-"Tumhe kaise pata?"

R-"I knew everything Bhaiya. You know na how intelligent I am."

O-"Yeah yeah we know that. Leave that.....Shivaay what help you need?"

S-"I want you both to find out what she wants."

R-"So what's the need to find out we already know that she....."

      Rudra stopped as Om hits on his head.

O-"Rudra...."

      Om gave an angry glare to Rudra and Shivaay looked at them confused.

S-"You already knows means??"

R-"I mean she loves you na, n we know that..."

      Rudra said covering up. Shivaay listened to him and nodded sadly.

S-"Hmm... I don't know Rudra that she still loves me or not. N I have to find out about that only. Can you help me?"

R-"Ok fine. But for that we have to meet Annika bhabhi na?"

S-"yeah obviously."

O-"You want us to meet her?"

S-"Yeah. What's surprising in this?"

O-"Shivaay, if we meet us, you know na what will happen?"

      Om said and Shivaay was confused. But soon he realized.

S-"Yeah. That also...... No you have to meet her na.....then what to do?..... Yeah do one thing. You guys meet her but please show her that you guys met by mistake. All of a sudden. So that she will not get that I told you for all this, that I told you guys to meet her."

      Om and Rudra looked at each other and nodded thoughtfully.

S-"Ok then. As soon as possible meet her. N ask her what she wants and then inform me about it. Now I have to leave it's already late n she must be waiting for me."

      Shivaay said and OmRu nodded. Shivaay hugged them again.

S-"Thank you for understanding. Bye."

      He broke the hug and left from there but came back after some seconds.

R-"What happened Bhaiya? You are already late na?"

S-"Yeah. I just came to give you guys Annika's address and her new number, as you know she closed that old number."

R-"Why you came back for this Bhaiya. I already have bhabhi's address and number."

      Shivaay looked at them surprised.

S-"How?"

      Om hits his own forehead and came to Rudra.

O-"Rudra, tell na howww???"

      Om said to Rudra who was searching for an answer.

R-"Woh...woh....woh Bhaiya you only told us na... When you were telling about everything related to Annika bhabhi, you told these things too."

      Rudra said in one go and Shivaay looked at him.

S-"Really??"

R-"H..... Haa"

S-"Oh.... May be I forgot about it. Good. You have her number n address na, then please meet her today only. I need to find out the truth soon."

      OmRu nodded and Shivaay left from there, this time finally.

O-"Stupid Rudra....."

R-"Stupid nhi intelligent bolo. See Bhaiya didn't get it. He thought he already told us. See how intelligent I am. Waah Rudy waah."

      He said patting his own back.

O-"Jameen pr aa jao. 3 times...you were about to utter the truth 3 times."

R-"So what?? He didn't get it na... Then it's fine."

O-"Yeah but what if....."

R-"What if ko maaro goli...... First tell me what to do now? Both wants us in their team. So in which team we should play?"

O-"Both"

R-"How?"

O-"Look we will help both of them. But only if it's necessary. Like daadi said they need to find out truth by themselves. They need to fix things which are not right between them. We are just helping hands. They have to do the main thing, right?"

R-"Yeah. Right. Let's go we have to call bhabhi first. Don't know what she will say when she will know what Shivaay said to us."

O-"I know her answer. She will say that don't listen to Shivaay. But still we have to call her. Let's go."

      OmRu left from there.

Shivaay's office,

      Annika ran inside as she was already late. She was looking down at her watch and was walking in high speed so she didn't see Ramona who was in front of her and bumped into her.

Ramona-"Aahhh..... Annika where is your mind these days? Always colliding with me, haa?"

      Ramona asked rubbing her elbow. Annika came out from the shock and looked at Ramona worriedly.

Annika-"I am so sorry mam. Are you hurt? I am sorry mera dhyan kahi aur tha n...... You are alright na?"

      Annika asked worriedly. Ramona smiled a bit.

R-"Yeah yeah. I am fine now. But why you are in so much hurry?"

A-"Woh actually I am ....."

R-"Leave that. Are you fine na? I mean yesterday you was still here in office and after that woh rain and storm...."

A-"Don't worry mam, I am perfectly fine. Actually I am super fine."

      Annika said happily and Ramona looked at her suspiciously.

R-"Why you are so happy? In fact I was about to ask you. Why you are so happy from last 2-3 days. I am seeing you like this for the first time. What's the reason?"

A-"Yeah that is the thing I wanted to talk to you about. But before asking you I got to know everything about it. Still I want some information from you."

      Annika said in one go and Ramona was confused.

R-"What are you talking about? Oh...haa you wanted to ask me something that day na? But you got a phone call and you left. Now tell me."

A-"Ha ha I will tell you. But not now. Already I am late n....."

R-"Aree you don't have to worry about it because Shivaay sir is not here still. N one more good news....."

A-"One second, Shivaay is not here is not a good news for me, ok?"

      Annika said angrily taking her phone in her hands immediately and Ramona widened her eyes looking at Annika's answer and angry face.

R-"What did you say? When did this happen?"

A-"Wait a minute. I am calling him. If he will come late today also na...... I am not going to leave him."

      She said angrily and was about to call Shivaay when Ramona snatched her phone. Annika looked at her confused.

R-"Calm down baby. What I meant is he is not here still. He will come anytime soon."

      Ramona said and Annika sighed in relief.

A-"If it's true then it's fine."

R-"Ok, now care to explain about this exclusive change?"

      Ramona asked raising her eyebrows. Annika smiled widely.

A-"It's related to the thing which I want to talk to you. But not now. First you tell me what's the second....I mean what's the good news?"

R-"I am not getting what you are talking about. N I want to know. But ha next good news is today we don't have any major work to do. So we are free now. We have to do some work in afternoon only. Seeing our next match schedules."

      Ramona said and Annika jumped in happiness.

A-"Woww. That's great."

R-"So you can now tell me"

A-"Yeah fine. But not here. Can we go to canteen?"

R-"Ok fine. But why not here?"

A-"Because it's about Shivaay. And I don't want anyone to listen about us."

R-"Oh ok fine. Let's go."

      Ramona said and left from there with Annika.

      "What's cooking here?" Someone who heard the last part of their conversation, said in shock. And that person was none other than Shivaay.

S-"About us? To Ramona........ Ramona will blabber something. Oh my god, I have to stop her right now."

      Shivaay said and ran behind them.

In office canteen,

      Ramona and Annika came there. Ramona ordered some ice-cream for both of them and they sat on one table in the corner.

      Shivaay was about to enter into the canteen when he got a phone call from Tej.

S-"Yes bade Papa..... Yeah..... But now?....... Ok fine I will give it to you."

      Shivaay cuts the call and looked inside. Ramona and Annika was laughing on something.

S-"Bade Papa wants that file and I have to send him that. It will take only 5 minutes but I just hope Ramona keep her word. And don't tell anything to Annika."

      Shivaay looked at both of them and then left from there.

      Inside, Annika asked Ramona about all the happenings in last month. And also told her that she knew the truth now. Ramona was too shocked to react.

A-"Now I want to know some more details. Jo sirf Shivaay n aapko pata hai."

R-"B...... But how you knew? Shivaay sir told you? But he warned me to not tell you about it. As he don't want you to know anything. So why will he reveal the truth to you?"

      Ramona was confused.

A-"Shivaay didn't tell me anything about it. I just searched for it and at first I was not ready to accept but then I got to know the whole truth."

R-"Woww that's great..... So it means you are confessing to him soon na? That you also loves sir like he....."

A-"Not so soon. Before that I have to clear many things, many insecurities, many issues, many problems between us."

R-"Oh ok. You know Annika you are so lucky. Sir loves you so much. You remember when you fell unconscious on that auction day?"

A-"Yeah....."

R-"You know what, after you went to changing room, sir also came behind you. He was looking at you from the door. And when you fell unconscious he was the one who saved you."

A-"Hai na? And he acted like he didn't care about me"

      Annika said angrily.

R-"Yeah he was the one. He called doctor. And I think you said to him in your unconscious state that you don't want to go far away from him. So he gave that job offer and those rules just because you wanted to stay near him."

      Ramona said and tears formed in Annika's eyes.

R-"You know he was very scared. When doctor said you are weak because of not eating n not taking care of yourself, he cried so much. When I asked him is she your wife, he accepted it on very next second. He didn't want to leave you. But then he asked me to drop you and tell you all those things which I told you that day."

      Annika smiled through her tears.

A-"Yeah.... He loves me so much. I can't even imagine how much."

      She wiped her tears and smiled as Ramona kept her hand on hers.

R-"And he dragged you by holding your hand tightly na? You know what he did? He hurts himself after that. He hits his hand on the windscreen. He gave punishment to himself for giving you pain."

      Ramona said and Annika remembered when she came here Shivaay's hand was bandaged. She smiled sadly.

A-"You know, it's his style. First he gives me pain n then hurts himself more, always he did this. Khudko jyada takleef hoti hai unhe jab woh mujhe takleef dete hai."

      Annika said and again tears started falling from her eyes.

R-"Annika, now you said na everything is fine. Then why you are crying? You know, sir always says that he don't like when you cries."

      Annika wiped her tears and smiled.

A-"Yeah I know that. I told you na he loves me so much that I can't even imagine."

R-"Hmm so toh hai. He loves you so much that he gets scared when something happens to you. You saw that CCTV footage na, so dekha how he was shouting at everyone."

A-"Haa it's his favorite hobby. He hurts me many times. But if any one else tries to do that na, uski Oh My Maata pakki"

      Annika said and laughed with Ramona.

R-"But you guys are made for each other. Thank God you knows the truth now. I hope Shivaay sir also understand it soon. I just want to see you both together. Now you both are separated.....no no you are just not with each other still you loves each other so much, cares for each other. So what will you do when you both are together... I just want to witness that. I want to see you both happy with each other, I want to see your love, your happiness."

      Ramona said and Annika smiled widely.

A-"That will happen soon. In fact very soon. N this time I am not going back n not going away from him too."

      Ramona nodded and before Annika says something Ramona's phone started ringing. She looked at her caller-ID.

R-"Shivaay sir....."

A-"Is he came? Oh bete ki, what if he saw us together? No no no. Mam please don't tell him anything about our this conversation ok? Don't tell him that I knew everything and you told me many things about past. Ok?"

      Annika asked as she was scared now.

R-"Don't worry. You told me the reasons for hiding it from him for some days na? And I am also agree with you. I will not tell anything about it to him. You don't worry."

      Annika nodded and Ramona answered the call and cuts after talking with him for some time.

R-"He came to office and called me to his cabin."

A-"Ok fine. We have to go now. Waise bhi he will search me if he will not find me at my desk."

R-"Yeah let's go"

A-"And....."

R-"And don't tell him anything. I know. You don't worry I am not going to tell him about this conversation. This is our secret. Ok? But I want something in return."

A-"What??"

R-"You have to invite me for dinner after all problem between you and sir gets solved."

      Ramona said and Annika laughed.

A-"I don't even know C of cooking. But don't worry Shivaay is an amazing chef and you will get khidkitod dinner for sure."

      Annika said and Ramona nodded before smiling widely. Her phone started ringing again. It was from Shivaay again.

A-"Now go. Else he will become Angry Singh Oberoi"

R-"Ok bye"

      Ramona said and left from there.

Shivaay's cabin,

R-"Sir you called me?"

S-"What you were doing with Annika in the canteen?"

      Shivaay asked rudely.

R-"Woh..... We went to eat ice cream. As today there is no any work for us so."

S-"What she said to you? About me? About us?"

R-"About you? Nothing."

S-"But I heard, she said she wants to talk to you about me"

R-"H..... Haa. Actually I asked her why she is happy from last two days and why she is behaving very differently."

      Ramona said to change the topic and it worked. Shivaay also wants to know about that.

S-"Yeah. So what she said?"

      Shivaay asked and was eagerly waiting for her answer.

R-"She said because she got her happiness back."

S-"Happiness??"

R-"Haa. So I asked her what happiness? So she just said it's related to you."

S-"Me?"

R-"Yeah"

S-"And?"

R-"And what? I asked her in detail. So she said first you tell me is there something about Shivaay you found suspicious"

S-"Whattttt??"

R-"Yeah. And asked me how you behaved with employees. N told me you are behaving different with her and she is confused about it. So she was asking me is there anything you told me about her"

S-"She is behaving very smart these days. So what you said?"

R-"I said I don't know about anything. I am just doing what is my job, nothing else."

S-"Pakka?"

R-"Ha ha. You said to me na that don't tell her anything. So how can I? I didn't tell her any single thing. "

S-"Ok good."

R-"Can I go now?"

S-"Yeah....Wait a minute, tell me what she said about me."

R-"About you?"

S-"Haa she said na she is happy because of me. So she said the reason?"

R-"N..... No. Haa she said that she has to settle many scores with you?"

S-"Many scores?? About what??"

R-"I don't know. I asked her but she didn't tell. Sir can I go now"

S-"Hmm."

      Shivaay just hummed as he was thinking about her words. Ramona hurriedly left from there. Shivaay started thinking.

S-"Ramona also don't know about it, Sahil also don't know...... How can I able to find out now. Haa OmRu.....OmRu mile yaa nhi abtak..... I have to call them......naah...Annika in office na, how can they able to meet her. They will meet her in the evening na."

      Shivaay said to himself and then sat on his chair. He opened one file but he can't able to concentrate. He closed that file.

S-"I have to find out the truth soon. Till then I can't able to concentrate on anything. I also have to do something to know the truth. But what to do? I have to do something so that Annika will tell me about whatever in her mind. But how is the main question."

      He thought for a while but didn't able to get any idea.

S-"Think Shivaay think"

      He sat their holding his head by his hands. He was thinking about the ways when he remembered something. His eyes shined and he smiled widely.

S-"How can I forget that? I am really a Stupid Singh Oberoi. I was taking help from Sahil, Ramona and OmRu but the one who knows everything is in front of my eyes. When Annika herself wanted to tell me, why I was asking others. Sach me I am a mad."

      Shivaay said and smiled widely. While thinking he remembered the day before yesterday when Annika gave him those flowers and that note. That day she was pleading to him to give her one chance to tell him about everything. She wanted to tell him everything. But that time he refused to listen. He showed his famous Tadi because he thought she will say something like she said that day, when she accused him for everything. So Shivaay just didn't allow her to tell.

      But now thinking about that, he realized that she wanted to talk to him seriously. She tried many times in two days. Even yesterday also she waited for him till late night, then she sat on the road in heavy rain just because she wanted him to listen.

      Shivaay was laughing at himself.

S-"I am really mad"

      He said hitting his forehead.

S-"But koi nhi. Better late than never. I will call her now only and then she will tell me the whole truth. Baat khatam. My confusion will be clear by this."

      Shivaay smiled and called Annika.

      Annika was surprised rather shocked when he called her and asked her to come to his cabin as soon as possible. Before sometime, Ramona came and said that she didn't tell him anything. In fact she gave him some clues so that he can able to think about what she really wants.

      For now, she was shocked as till today morning he was running away from her and now calling her in his cabin?? Impossible..... Then she thought he may be called for some office work. She nodded sadly and went towards his cabin. She thought maybe someone else is in the cabin too as he don't to talk with her alone.

      Confused Annika came to his cabin and knocked. "Come in", came his voice. Annika opened the door slowly and went inside. She was surprised as there was no one in the cabin other than him. Shivaay saw she was looking around with confused expressions.

S-"Ms. Trivedi"

      Shivaay called her and she looked at him.

A-"Y..... Yes sir? You called me?"

      Shivaay looked at her surprised as she called him sir.

S-"Yeah I have some work."

A-"What?"

S-"Come n sit here"

      He said pointing towards the chairs in front of his desk. Annika was still in shock as he was behaving very normally. She came and sat on one chair there.

S-"Ms. Trivedi"

A-"Y..... Yes sir"

      Annika said coming out of her shock.

S-"So tell me now"

      Annika looked at him confused.

A-"What??"

S-"You know what"

      Annika was more confused now.

A-"I don't know"

S-"About....."

A-"Ohh..... About that file? Sir I am sorry for that. I will give it in sometime."

      Saying she was about to get up from the chair when Shivaay said,

S-"No no it's not about any file"

A-"Then?"

S-"The thing you.....you....."

A-"The thing I.....what??"

      Annika asked looking at him. He was looking nervous and Annika was more confused now.

S-"The thing you wanted to talk"

A-"Me???"

S-"Yeah... About you.....no no about me......no no about us"

      Shivaay said stammering as he also don't know what he was saying.

A-"Me...you....us..... I am not getting anything"

      Shivaay was irritated with himself n her too.

S-"You call me Stupid Singh Oberoi but you are the one who is more stupid. You are not getting anything? Really?? From past two days you are torturing me, pleading to me that please listen...please listen. You wanted to talk to me na? For that you did many thing. That bouquet, that note, then that drama in front of Ram uncle, you sat in the rain too. N now asking me what I am talking about..... You are really not getting what I want to say or you are again in your drama queen avtaar?"

      He said in one go angrily. Annika was looking at him without blinking her eyes. Few seconds passed like this. Now Shivaay was frustrated.

S-"I am talking to you"

      He said snapping his fingers in front of her eyes. She was looking at his now red due to anger but cute face. She started laughing loudly. Shivaay was startled by this behavior of her. She was laughing so loudly.

S-"What?? What's there to laugh?"

      He asked angrily. Annika laughed more.

A-"Aww..... Bagadbille ko gussa aa raha hai. So sweet"

      She said still laughing loudly. Shivaay looked at her angrily.

S-"I asked what's there to laugh? And don't want to waste my time. I don't have all the day to listen what you wanted to talk,ok? I just have few minutes. So tell me fast n then you can free to laugh after going back to your desk. Now tell me fast. I am very busy person. Still you requested to listen so I am giving you chance to speak. Now speak up fast."

      He said showing his famous Tadi. Annika got up from her chair and came to his chair, she was still laughing. She kept her hand on his shoulder. Shivaay looked at her confused as she came close to him.

A-"Shivaay you are sooo cute."

      She said pulling his cheeks when he said,

S-"Annika, how many times I have told you. Don't call me cute, ok? I am not cute I am....."

      Shivaay stopped as he realized what he was saying. He stopped and both looked at each other, into each other's eyes, sharing a deep eyelock. Shivaay looked away after some time. Annika smiled and came close to him. She looked at him for few seconds. And then she removed his hands which were on the table and slowly sat on his lap. Shock would be an understatement for Shivaay by her this action. He looked at her and Annika giggled looking at his wide open eyes and mouth.
She closed his mouth by her index finger. Shivaay came in his senses by this and said,

S-"M..... Ms..... Ms. Trivedi?"

      He was about to say it in angry tone but it came as whisper. Annika laughed silently. She looked into his eyes and made him look into hers. When he did so, she held his one hand and made him hold her by her waist and held his other hand, which he himself hurted that day, in her both hands. All this while he was looking at her shocked. He was too shocked to react. She caressed his hand. Some scars are still there.

A-"Abhi bhi pain ho raha?"

      She asked lovingly. He just nodded without his notice. Annika bend down and kissed on his palm soft. Shivaay closed his eyes. She kissed on his palm for few more times slowly and then looked at him. He opened his eyes and looked at her.

A-"Ab nhi hoga. And if you did something like this again na....if you tried to hurt yourself na....
mujhse bura koi nhi hoga"

      She said rather ordered him looking into his eyes. He was just looking at her. She then smiled kept her head on his chest and hugged him tightly. She kissed on his chest and closed her eyes.

A-"You know Shivaay this is heaven for me."

      She said. Her head was on his chest and her one hand on his shoulder and other holding his neck. Involuntarily his other hand also went to her waist and he pulled her close hugging her tightly. Annika smiled by this action of him and tighten her hold on him. Both closed their eyes feeling so calm in each other's embrace. They sat there like that for next few minutes. As if they don't want to move away from each other. Annika opened her eyes after sometime and broke the hug slowly and looked into his eyes. He also opened his eyes and looked at her eyes.

A-"You are so possessive about me hai na?"

      She asked and he gave a questioning look. She made him look at his hands which were on her waist. He looked at his hands which were holding her waist tightly. He looked back into her eyes and saw she was giving mischievous smile. He then realized what he was doing. He turned his gaze and removed his hands freeing himself from her hold. But she made him hold her again.

A-"Don't you dare to move away from me, ok? I am not going to leave you now. Not in next 7 births."

      She said in dangerous voice holding his collor in her fists tightly. He looked at her angry face.

A-"And now about the truth, that day I was requesting you to listen, right? But you n your Tadi....... Didn't listen to me, hai na? And now....."

      She said slowly tracing her fingers on his face. Shivaay was loving this but he kept stern face.

A-"Now I don't want to say all those things."

      She said playing with his blazer.

S-"Why??" Came out from his mouth without his notice.

A-"Because now you want to know it na...that too desperately."

      She said and winked at him. Shivaay again came back in reality.

S-"Ms. Trivedi, this is office"

      He said again showing his Tadi.

A-"So when I said this is sabji mandi?"

      She said casually and chuckled. He glared at her.

A-"Ok if this is office.....if kyaa..... This is office only. So this is office, hai na? So what are doing with your employee right now?"

      She said looking at his hands again which were holding her close to himself. He looked at her bewildered. He again tried to remove his hands but she again made him hold her. Shivaay looked at her and she smiled sweetly. He turned his gaze.

S-"I want to know what you were saying that day. So tell me fast, the whole thing."

      He said in one go as he wants to know before he losses his control. Annika smiled and then hugged him again and kept her head on his chest lazily.

A-"Not in mood to talk. You know, I am feeling very very sleepy. And this place is soooo comfortable."

      She said snuggling more into him. Shivaay closed his eyes. He knew she will do something and he will lose his control then. So he took deep breath controlling his emotions and then sternly broke the hug and removed his hold on her. He made her stand on her feet and he himself stood up. Annika was looking at him angrily all this while.

S-"This is my office Ms. Trivedi. Not your bedroom that you are feeling sleepy. You were doing all that drama because you want to say something na, then say that fast n leave from here. See you were requesting to give you one chance to speak na, hence I am giving you. Now say fast."

      He said in one go folding his hands tried to be rude. Annika looked at him and again laughed. He just looked at her.

A-"Sach me Shivaay you are so so cute. You are afraid to lose, hai na? Koi nhi hota hai, hota hai. Ab kisiki biwi itni khidkitod khubsoorat ho us insaan ka control lose hoga hi."

      She said coming close to him again and he moved backward telling her to stop. She laughed more seeing his condition.

A-"Aww..... My Chuimui Singh Oberoi is blushing."

      And Shivaay looked down, his cheeks turning to red. He tried to keep angry face but one small smile not leaving his face. Annika was looking at his face. She stopped laughing after sometime.

A-"Ok enough now. Now I will not trouble you more."

      She said and he looked up. She just smiled and then moved back. She came to table and drank water from the glass on the table. Shivaay also came there.

S-"Good. Now tell me Ms. Trivedi"

      He said. He was happy as he got his voice back. Annika kept that glass on table and looked at him angrily.

A-"How many times I have told you I am Annika..... Khidkitod Annika. Dare you call me Ms. Trivedi again. I will do something that you.....you...."

S-"That I.....?"

A-"I will tell it afterwards, ok... For now...."

S-"For now tell me the truth. Tell me about what you want to talk to me."

A-"Noooo"

S-"Why??"

A-"Abhi mood nhi hai. I wanted to sleep but you snatched my comfortable place from me na, so I am not telling you now. N you called me Ms. Trivedi na, so I am not going tell you that thing in future also. Cancel for forever."

      She said setting her hairs n Saree properly. Shivaay just looked at her. He again tried,

S-"Ms. Tri....."

      But stopped as he was about to call her Ms. Trivedi again. Annika looked at him and he opened his mouth to say something but closed it again. Annika chuckled but hide it.

A-"What?? Again Ms. Trivedi?? Now toh I am not definitely telling you this. I am going. And I will not come again,fine? Bye."

      She said and turned to go. He looked at her and

S-"Annika....."

       Came from his mouth. Annika turned to him surprisingly. Not because he called her Annika but because of his tone which was pleading one. She looked at him and saw fear in his eyes. When she said 'I am going away' he remembered in the past how she left him and his eyes got teary and he called her name.

      Annika came to him and cupped his face.

A-"What happened Shivaay?"

      She said looking into his eyes. He turned his gaze and nodded in no. Annika smiled.

A-"I will not come means in this cabin Shivaay. I told you na I am not going to leave you now. Not in next 7 births."

      She said lovingly and he looked into her eyes. Both shared a eyelock. Their moment broke as someone knocked on the door. Annika moved away from Shivaay. And he called that person inside. It was one of the staff member, came to give something to Shivaay. Shivaay told him to keep it on table and he did so and left from there.

      Before Annika says something Shivaay said,

S-"Now tell me what you wanted to talk that day. Without any drama tell me clearly."

      Shivaay said and Annika smiled.

A-"Why you want to know haa? That day you were saying ki koi farak nhi padta n all. N now...... Wait a minute, that means now ypu are accepting it ki aapko farak padta hai, hai na?"

      Annika asked and Shivaay looked at his over smart wife in shock.

S-"W..... What? Where did that come from? I am asking you about the thing which you wanted to talk. So tell me that fast, I don't have time."

A-"Accha? So you want to know it at any cost na? Fine. Do one thing, find it by your own then."

S-"Means?"

A-"You want to know na? N i am not going to tell you now and you know why. So find it out by yourself. Let's see you can do it or not."

S-"Are you challanging me?"

A-"Waisa hi samjho. Now find it by your own. I have lots of work given by my Akdu boss. So I am going. N going means going from this cabin not away from you, ok?"

      She winked at him and turned to go. But again came back and moved towards him. He moved back she giggled and moved forward. And soon his back hits on the wall.

A-"I am not telling you anything.....because there is no need to tell now. I want you to know it by your own Shivaay. And I am sure my Shivaay will do it by himself."

Annika said while smiling.

A-"And haa one more thing, I am leaving early today."

      She said.

S-"Why?"

      He asked in sad tone without thinking. She smiled.

A-"I know you want me to be with you all the time, just like me. But I have one important work. So please only for today. Please."

      She said sweetly and then Shivaay remembered that OmRu was about to meet her. So he just nodded.

A-"Good. Now bye. And I will miss you. And aap bhi miss krna mujhe,ok?...else....you know what I will do."

       She said in ordering tone, kissing his both cheeks and left from there. Shivaay stood there so shocked by all her attitude.

S-"Shivaay she is turning the tables. She is too dangerous. I have to do something fast."

      He started thinking about ways again and then he realized that he is falling week infront of her. As he is allowing her to do what she wants.

S-"Yeah I am not saying anything just letting her do what she wants. Not even scolding her for her nonstop drama. So I have to do something now."

       He remembered their initial days when she got scared by his Tadi, she listened to him whenever he behave rude. Then he remembered when she joined this office before one month. He was behaving rudely with her and  she was obeying his every order.

S-"Yeah. That means.. I have to be SSO again..Woh Jhansi ki Rani hai toh mein bhi Tadibaaz SSO hu. I have to be Stone Singh Oberoi again. Then only she will not do any drama, she will follow my orders and then will tell me the truth. Fine then let's do this. It's time to be the SSO again."

     He said doing his famous hair flick.

Oberoi Mansion,

      As soon as Annika entered into the mansion Gauri-Bhavya engulfed her in a tight hug. Annika reciprocate with smile.

R-"This is not fair haa. She is my and O's bhabhi before you two. So move aside"

      Rudra said fake crying and separated Gauri-Bhavya from Annika. And then hugged Annika.

R-"Bhabhi we were waiting for you from so long."

Bhavya-"Rudy, what's this? I know she is your bhabhi first. But she is more close to us. We three are like sisters. Hai na bhabhis?"

        Bhavya asked both Gauri and Annika and they nodded smilingly.

G-"Yeah Rudy Bhaiya, we are more close to Bhojai because we are her sisters. Hai na Bhojai?"

      Gauri asked hugging Annika again.

A-"Yeah of course."

         Annika said and Gauri-Bhavya laughed at Rudra.

R-"This is not fair bhabhi. O, see na......"

      He said in complaining tone and looked at Om who was lost somewhere. Annika looked at him.

A-"Om, what happened? Are you ok?"

      Annika asked coming towards Om. Om came back from his thoughts and looked at others.

O-"Huh??....."

A-"Are you ok? What happened? What are you thinking about?"

O-"N..... Nothing. I was just.....just....just thinking about the task which Shivaay gave."

A-"Task??"

R-"Haa bhabhi. I forgot about that. Shivaay Bhaiya told us everything about you."

      Annika looked at him shocked.

A-"What?? Why??"

R-"Haa he told us everything. N gave us one task."

A-"Which task?"

O-"To ask you about your behavior with him now a days. He want to know why you are behaving like this n how you changed within just two days."

      Annika looked at them surprised and they told her everything which Shivaay said to them. Annika hits her own forehead.

A-"Shivaay bhi na..... He don't able to find out by himself and asking everyone's help. First Sahil, then Ramona mam and now you guys. I want him to find out by himself."

R-"Yeah. That we know bhabhi, but what to do now?"

A-"Don't worry tell him that I refused to tell you anything. Or say that I didn't talk about our past. You just met me and we talked about normal things."

R-"Hmm ok. But will he accept that you didn't tell us everything? He knew that you never hides anything from me n O."

A-"Hmm that's also true. What to do now....... Haa got it"

R-"What??"

A-"Tell him I said it's between me and Shivaay and we both will handle it. You don't have to worry. Just tell him this."

R-"Hmm ok fine. O, you heard it na?"

      Rudra asked Om who was looking disturbed.

A-"Om, you are fine na? Is anything wrong?"

O-"No bhabhi I am fine."

G-"Bhojai, Omkara ji had headache in the afternoon so may be he is silent."

O-"Ha ha right. Because of headache only. Nothing else."

      Om said in one go and Annika nodded still not believing him fully. Before she says something daadi came there.

Daadi-"Annika came and no one informed me about that?"

      Annika and others looked at daadi.

A-"Daadi....."

      Annika came to daadi and took blessings from her and daadi hugs her.

A-"How are you daadi?"

      Annika asked after breaking the hug.

D-"I am fine puttar. Tu Kaisi hai? N Sahil? N hamara mission kaisa jaa raha?"

A-"Everything is good daadi. And about mission, all is well. It's going in the right way. I got to know about many things by my own........ Wait a minute, that reminds me.... I am angry on all of you"

      Annika said fake angrily. All looked at her confused.

G-"Kyu?"

B-"What we did bhabhi?"

R-"Bhabhi what happened?"

A-"You guys lied to me, hai na?"

      All others looked at her confused.

O-"About what bhabhi?"

D-"Annika, why will we do something like this ha? We are not Billu."

A-"Exactly you are not Billuji, still you lied to me."

O-"But what we lied bhabhi?"

A-"About Shivaay's thoughts."

R-"Hein???"

B-"Means???"

A-"You guys told me everything about past right? But you didn't tell me what Shivaay wants. That he wants me back in his life and whatever he is doing with me it's just acting."

      Annika said and all looked at each other.

A-"Look, you all are looking at each other. Means it's true na?"

R-"Woh..... Woh bhabhi....."

A-"What bhabhi haa? Why you didn't tell me?"

      Annika asked angrily. Daadi came to her.

D-"Annika, now you are doing the same thing na? You said to Rudra that now you will not tell Shivaay what you want. You want him to realize by his own,right? So we did the same thing. We thought you also have to realize what Shivaay wants. And see now you know the truth and today you are looking so happy, so good just like our old khidkitod Annika. Because yesterday you got to know na what he wants. And if we have told you this before that would not leave such impact on you. But now see, Billu confessed by himself and you are looking like you have got your life back."

      Daadi said and Annika looked at her for some seconds before hugging her tightly. She broke the hug after sometime and started laughing. All looked at her confused. Rudra came to her.

R-"Bhabhi are you alright? Sadme me toh nhi chali gayi aap??"

      Rudra said and Annika hits on his head.

R-"Aah..... From morning everyone is hitting me like this. Now what I did?"

      He cried. Annika pulled his cheeks.

A-"Aww Rudy you are so adorable. And don't worry you all, I am not angry at all. I was just pulling your legs"

      Annika said and winked looking at others.

B-"Bhabhi, you scared us."

G-"Aur nhi toh kya. We just hide it from you because daadi said you both have to solve your problems by yourselves."

A-"Sorry sorry. Exactly Gauri, I knew that. And I don't want you guys to take tension because of us. We will handle everything. And for this only I didn't tell Shivaay anything now. Now he will search what's the truth and why I left him and main thing why I am doing this. I want our relationship to be very strong. For that he have to share his problems, our problems with me. Sirf pyaar share krne se rishta accha nhi banta, Gam bhi share krna padta hai."

      Annika said and all agreed to her.

D-"Yeah true. And he will realize it soon."

A-"Hmm. Now I am going to meet maa. After that I have to leave"

G-"Bhojai, I made special Aloo-Puri for you and your favorite motichoor ke ladoo"

A-"Really??"

      Gauri nodded. Annika hugged her.

A-"Gauri you are so sweet. I am elder daughter in law of this house but you manages everything better than me. And always you did many things for me. You are truly my sister."

      Gauri smiled hugging her back.

G-"Ok now enough of my praising. You go and meet choti maaji. I will make garma-garam Puris for you and then I will pack tiffin for you and Sahil."

      Annika nodded and Gauri left from there with Bhavya and daadi. Rudra got a phone call so he left. Annika looked at Om who was looking at the floor thinking about something. Annika came to him,

A-"Om, what happened to you? I am noticing you since I came here. You seemed worried about something. What's wrong?"

      Om came back from his thoughts and looked at Annika.

O-"Haa...... No..... Nothing is wrong bhabhi. Just a headache"

A-"Are you sure Om? Because I don't think so"

O-"Bhabhi don't think too much. I am fine and there is nothing to worry about. You go and meet choti maa. Go fast warna Shivaay aa jaayega."

       Om said smilingly. Annika looked at her watch and then nodded. She then went to meet Pinky.

Pinky's room,

      Annika came there and kept the flowers which she brought for Pinky on table. Then she sat beside Pinky and held her hand. She looked at Pinky's face and then started talking with her. She told her everything what happened in office and her house. Annika was so engrossed in talking that she didn't realize others came there. They were looking at Pinky and Annika lovingly without disturbing them. Annika noticed them after sometime and then Bhavya told her that she should leave now as it's time for Shivaay to come home. Annika nodded and decided to leave.

A-"Maa get well soon now, ok? I want to talk to you about many things. So please jaldi thik ho jao. N take care."

      She kissed on Pinky's hand and got up from the bed. She turned but stopped as she felt weight on her hand. She turned and saw Pinky was holding her hand. Annika smiled and was about to remove her hand when Pinky opened her eyes slowly. Annika was happy seeing this, she sat on bed again.

A-"Thank god you opened eyes maa. When Rudy said that you came out of coma na, I wanted to meet you, to see you. But I came here today and you was sleeping. But now you are awake. I am so happy maa."

      Annika said happily holding her hand tightly. Tears formed in her eyes. Pinky looked at Annika and tears formed in her eyes too. All were surprised to see this. Annika wiped her tears. Pinky slowly opened her mouth and tried to talk.

Pinky-"A...... An...... Anni...... Annika......"

      Pinky managed to say this much only that too with so much difficulty. Tears rolled down from Annika's eyes.

A-"Maa....."

       She kissed Pinky's hand.

A-"You...... You...... I just can't believe it. Maa can able to talk now. Shivaay will be very happy when he....."

      She stopped as she felt Pinky's hold on her was tighten than before.

A-"What happened maa?"

      Annika said looking at others. Before anyone says something Khanna came there running.

Khanna-"Mam..... Annika mam, Shivaay sir came."

      Annika asked him to keep watch on Shivaay. And if he came to Oberoi Mansion before she left from there then tell her. So Khanna came to inform this.

A-"What?? Phail gaya raita. What to do now"

O-"Bhabhi don't worry. We will go by back door."

      Annika nodded and looked at Pinkyand then tried to removed her hand from hers. But Pinky held it more tightly.

A-"Maa, Shivaay is here and....."

      When she said Shivaay's name, Pinky held her hand more tightly. Annika was confused about this. But now she don't have time to think about this. Do she tried to remove her hand from Pinky's but Pinky was adamant. She was not letting Annika go.

Precap :-

Promo 1 scene(finally 😂😂😂)

Stone Singh Oberoi turned into Caring Singh Oberoi 😳😳🤔😂😂

Howw??🤔🤔
Any guesses? 😉😉😂😂😂

Next chapter is full of romance, fun and Surprises... 😉☺☺

Excited??

I am so excited 😉😍😍

Ok friends, I want to clear one thing.
May be many of you will think now that why Annika is not telling Shivaay the truth when he asked by himself..... Right?

Then for explanation read last part carefully (Annika-Sahil conversation)

So this is the next part. Please read and give me your suggestions and views. Till then bye. Take care. Stay happy. Stay blessed.