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I know I know I am again late like usual but seriously college is hectic especially with online classes. Now that I have a break. My university have suspended online classes till 17 May. I am back.

Plus I needed a break and won't lie was caught up watching this show that I so loved that i watched it thrice lol!

Also thank you so much for your lovely comments guys. Like seriously the love you pour over the book disregarding my  lethargic and irregular updated is so overwhelming. I was going through the chapters again and trust me every comment kind of are like memory and its like a small journey in itself. Thank you so much and lots of love to you!

I may not always be able to reply them but i always read them and they are seriously the one reason I still write. Wattpad otherwise have turned kind of boring. Feels like I am the only one here!

Next on 540 (doesn't actually make much change. I am way lazy 😭😭)

"You have a what?" Shivaay asked the question, standing up from the couch furious while Rudra wiped his face with a disgusted look as Shivaay spitted the sour juice on his face in shock. What had he done wrong to deserve it?

"Repeat what you just said Priyanka" ordered Shivaay, his voice daring. Annika and Priyanka both gulped. Annika for the first time was facing the possessive brother who isn't at all understanding like her husband.

Priyanka looked at her Dadi, Mom and Choti Maa. She had told them before only but both raised their hand in surrender knowing very well when Shivaay come in his brother form. He doesn't listen to anyone. She didn't have any hope from Rudra knowing very well all he would do is rile Shivaay up more and do the work of ghee in fire.

She then looked at a nervous Annika and muttering a thousand apologies pushed her toward Shivaay making him tumble back on the couch with Annika on top of him "Smell her, kiss her, Eat her. Do whatever you want with her but please calm down."

"Priyanka" Annika looked at Priyanka in disbelief, did she just make her a scape goat for her own purpose?

"Sorry Bhabhi but desperate time call for desperate measures" said Priyanka while Annika was trying to get up from Shivaay but her husband seems like to have taken Priyanka's advice seriously. His hand held her back in her place while his face almost calmed down as if nothing happening.

"Bhai focus. Prinku is just diverging you" Rudra interrupted, pulling Annika away. Priyanka frowned as her plan went off air and Shivaay was back in his form. While Annika literally looked at the scene with gaping mouths. Her husband has a split personality disorder?

"Priyanka, I didn't allow you to have the career of your choice just for you to be manipulated by a random man. I thought you were smarter" yelled Shivaay, his tone giving goosebumps to Annika. She couldn't believe he was the same man who would always be calm and composed and will always be the perfect example of women empowerment. Permission for career? That's so not the perfect Shivaay she knew!

Meanwhile Priyanka was unfazed, she expected this. Shivaay is good always but when his possessive and protective brother side flip. He doesn't give a damn about what's right and wrong.

"I just said I have a boyfriend. He didn't manipulate me or something. I love him" Priyanka stood her ground, sneakily avoiding to say the name of the said boyfriend. It will bring another drama. She first needs to deal with this one.

"You what him?" asked Shivaay in pure disbelief "Do you even know what love is? You are just a kid Priyanka?"

Priyanka sighed, here comes her hypocrite brother.

"You should have been just concentrating on your career. These love dramas are distracting. Men these days are not at all serious about their feelings. They just know how to use girls and their emotions. I thought you were niftier Priyanka. How can you fall in this trap?" continued Shivaay while Annika rubbed her eyes to believe he was the same Shivaay she knew.

"Just like how Annika fell in your trap" gave back Priyanka while Shivaay for a second was caught off guard, she continued "Let me remind you my hypocrite brother. You are a man too. If your feelings can be true. His feelings are true as well" Yet again Priyanka avoided telling the name of 'him'.

"Plus, I am not a kid. I am elder than Annika and she is even married" reminded Priyanka and it just infuriated Shivaay even more as he walked up to her in long strides "Now you will give back answer to your brother for a man you just met?"

Priyanka exhaled in frustration. He was being really impossible now.

"Bhai you are overreacting. It's not like I married and brought him along" snapped back Priyanka now seriously losing her patience. Shivaay huffed at her and did slow fake claps "Sure. I should be thankful of you that you didn't get married and threw a random stranger as my brother-in-law on my face, don't you?"

"Why are you being so difficult now? What do you even want me to do?" asked Priyanka annoyed. She always knew how illogically possessive and protective her eldest brother is but facing it first hand was serious headache.

"I want you to stay away from that man in fact every male specie who aren't family and focus on your career like a girl of your age should" replied back Shivaay, folding his hands across his chest.

"I am 23 bhai. I have completed my studies. I have a career. Now I am allowed and very well eligible to date, marry and settle down" tried Priyanka but Shivaay stubbornly was stuck at his point "You aren't allowed anything such for at least next 20-40 years."

"You got to be kidding me" Priyanka raised her hand in exaggeration, seeing things going so difficult Pinki tried to explain "Shivaay, at least meet him once." Shivaay looked at his mother and she could literally see smoke coming out of his ears "Mom you don't interrupt. Its because of your leniency that both Rudra and Priyanka are spoiled today. You give them too much freedom in the name of being the younger ones."

"I—" Pinki started but then shut her mouth as Jhanvi held her hand knowing there was no winning of this argument from Shivaay. While Rudra looked at the sudden change of argument in disbelief "Why are you pointing at me all of a sudden? I am not the one to say I have a boyfriend."

"First having a boyfriend isn't a crime" said Priyanka, taking a deep breath "Second, Rudra Singh Oberoi" She looked at her youngest elder brother who was just a year elder than her, feeling like to strangle him down at that very moment "Stop riling up bhai and if you would have brought a boyfriend that would have been actually different considering the lady killer image you have."

"The point is Priyanka. I am not allowing this. Either you stay away from the said man yourself or I am going to find a way to keep him away from you and trust me you wouldn't like my method" declared Shivaay stubbornly and Priyanka now almost had tears in her eyes.

"Why you are being so dramatic?" She violently wiped her tears "I had no issue when you scared all the boys who approached me throughout the school and my college life. Fine. You said focus on studies. I did. Now you are being unbearable. I am very much eligible and allowed to take decisions of my life and----" her words stopped as her throat clogged with tears.

"You---" Shivaay walked up to her, cupping her face and wiping her tears "Why are you crying?"

"I am not crying" said Priyanka, pulling her face away.

"I can see you are crying" pointed Shivaay, trying to hold her as she kept pushing his hand away.

"I am not—"

"You are—" he tried to hold her again

"Okay fine I am crying" she pushed his hand away harshly "And that's because of you. For God's sake Its just as simple as me loving a man and wanting to date him. Why can't you just accept it bhai?"

"Why do you need anyone else in your life when you have me and such a large loving family?" countered Shivaay, Priyanka looked at him for a moment expecting him to understand before finally sitting on the couch with a dejected look. It doesn't look like he is going to be convinced and she can't go against him, it's just not in her.

"Shivaay----" tried Annika, feeling sorry for Priyanka. She never knew her always understanding husband can be so difficult as a brother. Shivaay turned toward her with the same stubborn look "Not you too Annika. At least you should side by me."

Not the emotional blackmail!

"But what's wrong in this Shivaay? She loves someone. She is sharing this with you and instead of being happy in her happiness you are behaving like the 90's Bollywood movies heroine's father" countered Annika her voice soft, she can fight with anyone like a tigress but not him. It feels ungrateful to counter his words but she needed to do it for Priyanka.

"First you need to stop watching such movies" pointed Shivaay "and second. It's a temporary infatuation not love. She is just 23. Who fall in love at such a young age?"

"I am just 22" replied back Annika, her voice a bit firm now "I love you. Going by your logic my love isn't true as well and I am having an infatuation toward you?"

"That's not what I---" Shivaay exhaled, rubbing his fingers through his hairs while Annika patiently waited for his counter back. Rudra swiftly went by the side of Priyanka and whispered in a low voice "For the first time she is back answering bhai that to for you. And my brother who always wanted to see Annika in her element doesn't seem to notice this" He chuckled but closed his mouths seeing Priyanka glaring him.

"Okay I am sorry. While I don't appreciate a man in your life. I didn't know you were this serious about him otherwise the least I could have done was not rile up Bhaiya more" apologized Rudra, not liking the dejected look on Priyanka's face and the tears in her eyes.

"I'll think about this apology once Bhai is convinced" replied back Priyanka, crossing her finger. Hoping Annika could convince Shivaay.

"Don't worry Annie will convince Bhaiya. She can be very persuasive. Plus no one can make Bhaiya understand love and relationship better than the girl he loves. Also, Annika being the youngest one in our family just add to your benefit" assured Rudra to which Priyanka gave him a smile as he pulled her in side hug. He might not like the idea of Priyanka dating someone but he also doesn't like the tears in her eyes.

"You are more experienced, mature than Priyanka, Annika. We are married." Shivaay tried to come with a logic when Annika walked up to him, placing her palm on his cheek "Priyanka has completed her studies Shivaay, she is a crime investigative journalist. Her profession itself have made her face the worse possible scenarios. Also, she has told me about the man she loves. He is a good one with a settled reputed career." Annika too avoided telling the name. That drama needs to unfold after this one ends.

"Professional experience can't be compared to personal one" countered back Shivaay, Annika sighed to hold her patience before replying back "Personal experience will only come when you will allow her to face it in the first place. You can't keep her in the safety bubble all her life."

"What if that man hurt her?"

"Then you can go ahead kill him" joked Annika, with a small smile "I am sure being Shivaay Singh Oberoi you can get away with a murder." Shivaay chuckled at that, placing his palm below her chin "Cracking a joke to lighten up the situation? That's so Annika of you!"

"So now will you allow?" asked Annika, leaning into his touch. Shivaay sighed, pulling back a bit. Annika shook her head finally asking him the main thing "What are you scared about Shivaay?"

"Scared?" Shivaay looked down, not matching her eyes "I am not scared, why would I be scared?"

Annika raised an eyebrow, tilting his chin to make him look at her "You are scared! What are you scared about?"

"She will date this man, then marry him. Then leave me and won't be just my sister anymore" he voiced out and a stunned silence followed him. He rubbed his fingers through his hairs sighing "It's stupid but can she just stay as my sister for another decade or two?"

Annika looked at him in pure adoration. The tough, intimidating businessman is scared that his sister will leave him after marriage. She has a brother herself but due to the difference in raising of genders and their age difference she was never this close to him. This bond on the other side was pure aww.

Dadi who was silent till now commented "Oye Khoteya, this is why you are behaving nuts till now? Come-on every girl has to leave her house some or the other day."

"We are the Oberois. We can change this rule can't we Bhaiya?" asked Rudra who now shared Shivaay's fear. He can't even imagine not seeing Priyanka in her room buried in case files and samples all day.

"I am just asking permission for dating you all" Priyanka stood up, her face showing the complete disbelief. She was just asking permission to date a man and here her brothers were behaving like tomorrow is her Vidaai.

Walking up to Shivaay, she gripped his arm. Keeping her head on his shoulder she whispered in a low voice "While he is an honest police officer. I am sure you can bribe him enough to stay with us so that I don't have to leave you. What say?"

"He is a police officer?" asked Shivaay, now finally his face showing a sign of acceptance. Priyanka nodded, still counting in her head before releasing the bomb of the police officer's name "Don't worry Bhai. No matter what. I'll always be your Prinku Pehalwan fine? Though I hate this nickname!"

Shivaay chuckled, kissing her hairline "Fine. What's the name of this guy?"

Priyanka gulped and looked at Annika "Bhabhi tell the name of the guy!"

"Me?" Annika's eyes widened "Why me? He is your boyfriend not mine!"

"Not the correct choice of words Wifey" chided Shivaay, frowning "You can't have a boyfriend. You have a husband!"

"Oh I already hate this guy even more now" muttered Shivaay and Priyanka glared Annika "Bhabhi you just worsen the situation. He is now even jealous of my potential boyfriend just because of your one sentence!"

"I---" Annika looked around at the elder ladies who pretended to not be looking at her. She then looked at Rudra who shrugged off his shoulder. "I didn't mean that" said Annika, but then frowned "Wait a minute. Why am I being blamed? You were the one who told me to tell his name. You can't keep making me the scape goat again and again."

"You told me you will talk to him but you didn't" replied back Priyanka but before the two can continue, Shivaay held Priyanka's arm making her look toward him "What's the name of that man? Why telling his name is an issue?"

"Well hypothetically speaking if this man is someone you are not much fond of. What would you do?" asked Priyanka with a sheepish smile to which Shivaay frowned while Annika muttered under her breath "That's quite an understatement"

"I am already not fond of him. He is dating my sister and my wife almost termed him as her boyfriend" pointed Shivaay to which Annika frowned "I didn't say he is my boyfriend. You are being ridiculous."

"Am I? Didn't you say and I quote 'he is your boyfriend not mine!'" reminded Shivaay and Annika just sighed in exaggeration before walking down to the couch and sitting beside Rudra "He is being unreasonable."

"He is jealous!" replied Rudra with an obvious tone.

"But why? That wasn't even intended" replied back Annika, kicking Rudra's leg who have kept it on the table out of habit.

"He can get jealous of your cloths for being on you" commented Rudra with a chuckle but then his smile fell off seeing Annika frowning "Sorry it sounds way wrong. I really need to get the fact straight that you aren't just my college friend but also my sister-in-law. I can't go around with these cheap puns!"

Annika smiled, before chuckling and holding his arm "I'll always be your best friend first before anything else."

"So I am free to call you names? And abuses too?" asked Rudra, with a raised eyebrow. Annika rolled her eyes "Go ahead. You don't want to test my vocabulary in abuses Rudy!"

"Why are you holding his arm?" Annika exhaled seeing Shivaay pointing at her over holding Rudra's arm before turning back to Priyanka "And you Priyanka. I am tired already. Let's just get over with this. What's the name of this man I am having an intense bubbling hatred for?"

Priyanka gulped fiddling with her fingers while Rudra bend toward Annika and asked "Why is she so nervous about the name? Bhaiya respect the people involved in Army, defense, medical and police a lot!"

"Let's just say he doesn't respect this particular person that much" replied Annika, making eye contact with Priyanka trying to pass her silent support "They have quite bad blood between them."

"Wow. I am not aware of any such incident" commented Rudra, looking at Shivaay who was on verge of now pulling his hairs seeing Priyanka not telling the name of the man. Annika shrugged off "Nobody was aware of except Shivaay, Om and Bade Papa. Priyanka was informed by Ranveer only and she told me and I guess she only informed Dadi, Badi maa and maa."

"Who is Ranveer?" asked Rudra and Annika gave him a dumb look "Priyanka's potential boyfriend which seeing the state of Shivaay doesn't feel like anytime soon!'

"Priyanka What's the name of this person?" asked Shivaay frustrated "I swear you are really testing my patience now. Just tell me the name dammit!"

"Ranveer- Ranveer Singh Randhawa" Priyanka finally dropped the bomb. It took Shivaay a moment to capture it before he asked "Please tell me Priyanka. He is a normal police officer and not the DGP of Mumbai Police."

"I would have said it but than that would be a lie!"

Priyanka muttered, looking down before taking a deep breath and saying in one sentence loud and clear "The Man I love is DGP of Mumbai Police Ranveer Singh Randhawa and I want your permission to date him!"

"You want the permission to date whom?" The loud and angry voice of Tej Singh Oberoi resonated as everyone turned to see him standing by Omkara who was giving Priyanka disappointed stare while Shakti looked almost confused. Is he the only one not aware of what actually going on?

"Great! What a timing Dad" muttered Priyanka, taking a deep breath all set for another drama and more rigorous one. Her Dad accepting a man who wronged his favorite son is as impossible as mixing of oil and water.

"Mom" Priyanka looked at Jhanvi who nodded before walking up to Tej but the man who always shut up with one glare of his wife didn't even acknowledge it and raised a hand "Ranveer Singh Randhawa? Looking by your face its clear you know what he did?"

"Dad. It was an honest mistake. He is guilty and he wants to even apologize to Bhai. He just lacks the courage to face him" replied Priyanka, sharing a look with Annika who went and stood by her side. Convincing the possessive brother is one thing and convincing the father over someone he hates is another thing that to Tej Singh Oberoi.

"I don't give a damn about his bloody guilt" snapped Tej, showing his palm to Jhanvi who tried to speak once again "Do you know how insulting it was for your brother to be dragged to police station, handcuffed in front of his employee. Even when he did nothing?"

"Dad, I know what he did wrong but please at least give him one chance. I was upset over this too but his intentions were never wrong. He was just honestly doing his duty" Priyanka again tried to explain. To make the matter worse even Om doesn't seem to stand by her as he said "Honestly trying to do duty with a biased view regarding the rich? The whole point of right intention collapse when your mind is clouded with prejudice Priyanka. Look I am already not very willing for you to explore relationship and love because you are just a kid and especially not with a man who can't keep his duty and his set of ideals separate. He doesn't consider the rich as someone with a heart. How are we suppose to be assured that his ideals won't be coming in between your relationship?"

"Bhai he is changed trust me" Priyanka almost begged. Shakti meanwhile pulled Annika a little corner and asked in a low whisper "What's going on? I get this much that Priyanka likes someone and want to date him. His name is Ranveer Singh Randhawa and he had once arrested Shivaay which I am not even aware of thanks to my elder brother."

"That's all papa" replied Annika "Ranveer misunderstood Shivaay regarding some project rendering illegal works or something. Under the prejudice and eagerness of exposing a rich person he arrested Shivaay without giving him a chance to explain. Kept Shivaay in prison for almost an hour before Bade Papa and Om cleared it out. Bade Papa almost dismissed him from his position but Shivaay didn't allow it."

"Oho that's why my brother is in his volcano mode today" chuckled Shakti to which Annika looked at him amused; Shakti shook his head keeping an arm around her should replying her unasked question "What? I get it everyone does mistake. Ranveer did one too. Give him a chance of redemption. Plus, I am not as obsessed with Shivaay as Bhaisahab. One scratch on Shivaay can send him riling down the hill. I remember when Shivaay was just a baby, Bhaisahab won't even let him crawl because he thinks his knees would get scraped."

"He really loves him a lot" said Annika with a smile than shook her head as Priyanka and Tej were still arguing.

"He does. He thinks Shivaay was the one who actually made him a father" replied Shakti and chuckled seeing how Tej was stuck to the point that since Ranveer have wronged Shivaay he doesn't deserve even a chance "I am closer to Om though. I love Shivaay but I was too young to completely get the understanding of being a father but with Om somehow it was more visual. Also, our personality matches. Shivaay on the other hand is second copy of Bhaisahab."

Annika smiled, leaning into the fatherly embrace of Shakti "You try once Papa. Ranveer is a good man. I know he did a mistake but I think considering how much he means to Priyanka. He will keep her happy." Annika haven't seen him but she continued with the praises "He is well settled, good looking, earns well, smart also with all that police officer aura—"

"Continue praising him wifey and I will get him transferred from here this very moment" The voice of her jealous husband hit Annika from behind and she jumped, biting her lips while Shakti gave her a sheepish smile before silently escaping to get popcorn and enjoy the drama unfold "Wrong choices of words sunshine. Your husband hates this man even more now!"

Annika turned toward Shivaay who was standing with his hand wrapped around his chest glaring her. She gave him a small smile before walking up to him and wrapping her arms around his chest "I love you" He frowned one more second before sighing and wrapping his arms around her.

"You can convince Bade Papa?" asked Annika but it wasn't a question. It was more of a request. She knew if anyone in this situation can convince Tej Singh Oberoi to give Ranveer a chance it was definitely Shivaay.

"Do I need to?" he asked but he knew he wouldn't be able to refuse her. She rarely asks him for anything. Annika looked into his eyes "Please? Priyanka really love him. Give them a chance like you gave us?"

"Fine! But I still don't like the idea of my baby sister loving a man" groaned Shivaay before walking to Tej leaving behind a smiling Annika. Shivaay pulled Tej in a corner who was still arguing with Priyanka while Annika came by Priyanka's side giving him an assuring smile. After all, 'Shivaay Singh Oberoi can fix anything'.

"Bade Papa I think we should meet him once" started Shivaay while Tej gave him a look like he had grown horns "Are you serious Shivaay? First that piece of shit had the guts to approach Tej Singh Oberoi's daughter plus he had literally dragged you to prison without any fault of yours and without an arrest warrant."

"Shivaay even I don't think it's a good idea" said Om who just joined them "Plus Prinku is just a kid. She doesn't even know what love and relationship is?"

"I know but Annika thinks otherwise" replied Shivaay, looking at his wife with a faint smile who had now pulled Priyanka in a hug "She doesn't ask me for much. While the brother in me wants to just go and shoot that damn Randhawa. I really don't want to disappoint Annika."

"Okay now this is emotional blackmail" Tej rubbed his fingers through his hairs "How am I suppose to turn down both my daughters?" He sighed when his eyes met Annika and she gave him a pleading look "She had never asked me for anything either."

"Be reasonable you all. We can't take this decision under the control of our emotion. Annika Bhabhi is too innocent to understand people like that Randhawa" Om still insisted making sure not to look at Priyanka's teary eyes or even at Annika's pleading eyes. He won't melt like the other two men at all! Not at all!

"Om Please" Om sighed hearing Annika. When did she come here? Dammit!!

"Bhabhi Prinku is just a baby" Om gave another try, not looking at her but the moment Annika held his chin and made him look at her he exhaled in defeat "Fine! But only one chance."

"Yes and just for you" said Tej "This time if I find one mistake I am dismissing him from his position and even Shivaay won't able to save it" he added in a serious voice and Annika hugged him happily "Thank you Bade Papa!"

Tej wrapped his arms around her, planting a fatherly kiss on her hairline "You know I love you right?" Annika nodded and Shivaay smiled at that bond. Annika fits in this family like she was always meant to be here.

"Uh-huh some hugs for your husband too wifey" teased Shivaay to which Tej lightly pushed Annika toward Shivaay with a sneaky remark "Since I am feeling super generous today" He chuckled and then looked at Om "Come-on let's give the news to your stupid sister who in this entire world found Ranveer Singh Randhawa to love!"

The two walked to Priyanka who was sitting on the couch, tapping her feet nervously. Shivaay intertwined his finger with Annika as she leaned her head on his shoulder "Thank you" he intern kissed her hairline and whispered.

"Anything for you wifey"

I personally always wanted such a scene in the show where Priyanka says she love someone and the brothers go all possessive along with Tej. She was the only daughter of the Oberois. It would have been so adorable but they ruined it with Ranveer's twisted character. I could never actually understand that flipping man or what happened to Priyanka and Ranveer in the end? Like they totally disappeared. Didn't come ever. Even in Rudra and Bhavya's wedding?

Again guys I am requesting you to take care of yourself. Today itself four people died due to corona in my Dad's hospital. It was unnerving even for him to see the four dead bodies, two of which were his co-workers. Please please stay safe. Stay Inside and take care of yourself!

Take Care!