Hola people,

This update is dedicated to VivaciousScribbles. Wish you a belated happy birthday Reeti!😍

I know we are super late to update this and you know the reason!😄🤣

Hope you like it.

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As soon as Shipra was out of the room, she was stopped by curious Sudhir who had no clue what was happening inside Priya's room.

"Shipra, what happened to Priya? Is she okay?" Sudhir asked.

"Sudhir, please don't ask me anything. I will speak to you tomorrow." Shipra skipped answering him. Sudhir could see the anger in Shipra's face.

"Why are you so angry all of sudden? Let me talk to Priya at least." Sudhir said heading towards Priya's room.

"Sudhir, please stop, I told you already that we will speak about this tomorrow." Shipra stopped him from going to Priya's room.

The next morning,

Seeing Shipra in still foul mood, Sudhir and Ayesha were clueless.

"Shipra, tell me what happened now." asked Sudhir.

"Maa, what's the matter?" Ayesha asked puzzled.

Sudhir and Ayesha were looking expectantly at Shipra. Glancing at both of them for a brief second, Shipra got up from her seat and went straight into Priya's room without answering them.

Sudhir and Ayesha followed her to the room but Shipra was quick enough to lock the door from inside. Sudhir and Ayesha look at each other perplexed.

Priya was sitting at the corner of the room hugging her knees. She raised her head watching her mother striding towards her with the same furious face.

Her red puffy eyes were clearly showing that she was crying the whole night. Priya stood up on her feet as her mother stood in front of her with arms crossed across her chest.

"Priya, tell me who that man is." Shipra asked Priya with a cold tone.

Priya gulped a lump and gazed at the floor.

"I am asking you something, don't test my patience anymore. I will kill you Priya if you will not open your mouth." asked Shipra in a shrill voice but no response from Priya.

Shipra moved close to Priya, holding her by shoulders.

"Did anyone raped you?" Shipra's voice cracked as she could not even think about something like this happening to her daughter even in the darkest dreams.

Priya looked up at her mother and nodded her head negatively.

"Then tell me who the reason behind your pregnancy is." Shipra shook her vigorously, gritting her teeth.

"Listen Priya, I will not let you go until you tell me the name of that person. Why are you hiding it now, you did not feel ashamed while doing it, then why are you not disclosing the name?" Shipra pushed her away.

"It's not like what you are thinking maa." Priya's voice was merely audible.

"Priya, are you going to tell me or not?" Shipra's temper was rising per each second.

Priya covered her mouth as she was feeling nauseated and went to the washroom to throw up again.

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Boiling in the heat of the anger, Shipra came out of the room angrily locking Priya's door. Sudhir and Ayesha were right there but Shipra walked past them and sat on the dining chair.

"Maa? What's happening?" Ayesha called. Shipra did not answer.

"Enough of this Shipra. Why did you lock Priya's room and why are you not telling us what's wrong with you two?" Sudhir uttered impatiently.

Sudhir held Shipra's wrist to make her look at him as he stood next to her seat.

Her eyes were filled with anger and sadness.

"Is Priya doing fine? Give me the keys, I have to talk to Priya right now." Sudhir asked.

"I am not giving you the keys. From now onwards, she will stay in her room only." said Shipra with a loud voice.

"Why? What did Priya do? Let me talk to Priya. You have been acting very weird since last night." asked Sudhir squinting his brows while Ayesha listened to the conversation silently.

"I am acting weird, really? Do you want to see me dancing with joy when I get to know that my unmarried and ever so thoughtful daughter has become pregnant?" Shipra uttered in a single breath.

This shocking news has hit Sudhir too badly and he could not believe his own ears. Ayesha gasped sharply hearing her mother's words.

"What are you saying? Don't joke about such things Shipra. Priya cannot do anything like this." Sudhir said strongly.

"Even I could not believe this but trust me your favorite daughter herself admitted that she is pregnant." Shipra told him.

Sudhir held his chest out of pain and dropped in the chair. Ayesha came to his side holding him.

"Papa are you Ok?" asked Ayesha worriedly.

"This can't happen. Priya would never do that. My daughter will never do such a thing. I trust her completely." said Sudhir clearly not ready to accept the fact.

"That is why Sudhi. You trust her too much. Now see what she has done." Said Shipra heart-broken.

Sudhir was breaking inside completely as he could not digest the fact.

"No, my daughter will never do that. I trust her. She looked worried and stressed for the last few weeks but she never told us anything. There must be something bothering her. We need to find the truth." Sudhir said.

"I want to talk to her" said Sudhir as he gets up slowly.

"Papa" said Ayesha, looking at him worriedly.

"Ayesha, stay here." said Sudhir as he headed towards Priya's room.

"Sudhi, No. You are not going to ask her anything. You need to take rest. She is not uttering anything, I will talk to her again." Shipra said, stopping Sudhir.

"Shipra I want to talk to her right now, move aside" said Sudhir strictly.

"No, Sudhi you can't go. I'll find out the truth." Shipra said again.

"Shipra move aside, please. I need to know the truth too but I still believe in my Priya, she won't do anything like that." Sudhir said with a hope.

Shipra did not say anything this time letting Sudhir enter Priya's room.

Priya's heart skipped a beat when she heard the room's door unlocked. Tears started streaming down her already tear stained face as soon as she saw her father walking inside the room. She wiped her tears and got up from her place.

"Sit down, beta" said Sudhir and Priya did as told. He then sat on the bed opposite to her.

Priya couldn't face her father so she put her head down. She knew before that she had to face this situation when she was agreeing to Ram's condition but the reality hit differently and way beyond her imagination.

"Tell me the truth Priya. I know my daughter will never do such things." Said Sudhir looking at Priya but she didn't look back at him.

Tears welled up in her eyes again but Priya controlled herself.

"Priya what happened? I know there is something that you are hiding from the past few days. I can see it in your eyes." Sudhir told her with a miserable face.

Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that she would face the situation something like this.

"Priya look at me dear." He said holding her hands in his. Priya couldn't control her emotions anymore and hugged Sudhir crying bitterly. Sudhir hugged back, caressing her head.

After a while they broke the hug. Priya stopped crying and looked at Sudhir.

"Papa, I didn't do anything wrong...." said Priya, making eye-contact with Sudhir.

"I know that you cannot do anything wrong so tell me what happened clearly." Sudhir assured her.

Priya told everything to her father about how she was trapped by Ram into this whole thing after arranging money for Sudhir's operation.

Sudhir was stunned by the revelation.

"How could Ram do this?" Sudhir amused after what he heard.

Priya nodded in affirmation.

"Why Priya? Why did you accept his ridiculous contract? And why did you hide such a big thing from us?" asked Sudhir, narrowing his eyes.

Priya looked down, unable to answer.

"Why didn't you tell me before taking such a drastic step? You saved my life keeping your life at stake. We could have done something else. You should have let me die rather than taking this step." Said Sudhir with an aching heart.

"Please don't say like that Papa. I tried every possible way to not to take Mr Kapoor's favor but I failed miserably and I can't leave you dying papa." Priya started sobbing.

Sudhir put his hand on her head feeling depressed about the situation.

"I couldn't protect my family. You are carrying all this burden because of me. I am sorry." said Sudhir, still sobbing.

"No papa, don't say such things. You gave me everything that I need. You gave me good values and because of that I am able to stand on my feet today." Said Priya with a smile.

"You will not bear all these things anymore. Abort this child right away." Sudhir said in a determined tone.

"No papa, what are you saying? How could you say this?" Priya was shocked.

"What is the fault of this child in this?" asked Priya holding her stomach possessively.

"You don't need to bother about this child. It's completely okay even if you abort this child, no need to feel guilty about this Priya." Sudhir said strongly.

"No papa, I can't abort the baby growing inside me. I cannot let anything happen to the baby, moreover I have given my word to Mr. Kapoor and even signed the contract. I won't be able to back off now." Priya said firmly.

"Priya, your life will be ruined if you deliver this baby." Sudhir is trying to make Priya understand.

"It does not bother me anymore." said Priya plainly.

"Tell me one thing, would you be able to give your child to Mr. Kapoor and stay away from that child?" asked Sudhir.

Silence prevailed in the room as Priya found his words hard to digest.

"I know that it would not be easy but I have to. There is no other way to do it, please understand." Priya shook her head sideways helplessly, controlling herself not to break down.

"Neither we can understand nor we can allow you to go ahead with the pregnancy. Your mother will not accept this." Sudhir said.

"No Papa, promise me, you will not tell anything to maa for sometime." Priya pleaded.

"No Priya, she also has the right to know all this, she is your mother" Sudhir said.

"I understand papa but she will not agree to this. I promised Mr. Kapoor that I will not share it with anybody. Please papa, I will take any punishment she will give me but don't say anything to maa. I need some time, please." Priya pleaded.

Priya somehow convinced her father to not reveal anything to Shipra as of now.

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On the other side,

Ram was pissed off as Priya did not answer his call since yesterday. He called again but her phone was switched off.

"I told Priya to not switch off her phone and ignore my calls. Why does she do the opposite of what I say all the time?" Ram said to himself marching in his room.

"I have to go to her place right now."

He went to Priya's house without wasting a minute on wondering why Priya was ignoring him. He reached Priya's apartment within 45 minutes.

He rang the bell taking a deep breath. After a while, Shipra opened the door.

"Mr. Ram!" exclaimed Shipra.

"Good morning Aunty, actually I was passing by so I thought to meet you people and moreover yesterday Priya was not doing well, so thought to meet Priya personally." Ram hesitated while saying this.

Shipra flashed a tight smile when he mentioned Priya.

"Good to see you here. Please sit, I'll call Priya." Said Shipra.

"Where is Sudhir ji?" Ram asked.

Shipra turned and said "He went out to buy groceries along with Ayesha. He will be coming in a while." Shipra added. Ram nodded with a gentle smile.

Shipra unlocked the Priya's door "Look Priya, Mr Kapoor has come to meet you, I don't want our house issues to come in front of other people so behave accordingly." Shipra warned her.

Hearing Ram's name, Priya's blood boiled with anger. She was completely pissed off with his audacity to come home directly when she could not pick up his call.

"How can someone be so self-centered all the time?" Priya felt disgusted.

"Wash your face and come out quickly." Shipra said sternly.

Shipra came back to the hall and offered Ram with tea and breakfast. Shipra was a bit worried that Ram might come to know about Priya. She can't let her house confidential matters come out.

After some time Priya came out unwillingly on her mother's insistence. She wanted to send Ram back as soon as possible before Sudhir came back home. Priya knew that Sudhir would lose his temper when he saw Ram.

As soon as Shipra moved away from them, Ram noticed Priya's state and wondered what's wrong with her.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to come to my home? I don't want to see you here, please leave right now." Said Priya in a low yet angry tone.

Ram's concerned face turned into an outraged one. He got up from his place and moved towards Priya.

"How many times do I have to tell you that never ignore my calls?" said Ram glaring at Priya.

"I don't want to talk with you and that is why I switched my mobile off. Why don't you understand?" Priya snapped at him.

"How dare you to talk to me like this? Let me tell you this clearly, I am just bothered about my baby." Ram narrowed his eyes in anger.

"Look Mr. Kapoor, I know how to take care of the baby and if there is any problem, I will consult the doctor. You don't need to worry about it. Yes, I have a contract with you but you can't force me for everything." Priya told him clearly.

Ram held her elbow and looked into her eyes.

"This baby is mine and it is my responsibility to take care of you until the baby comes in my hands. If you forget then let me remind you, you agreed to all my conditions. You have agreed to stay with me till delivery and I will make sure that there would be no deviation from this contract." Ram replied, gritting his teeth.

Priya removed her hand from his grip.

"One more thing, you will not tell me what I should do or not do. I will come here whenever I want and if you keep your mobile off or ignore my calls, I will come and take you from here immediately. This is the last warning, do you get it?" Ram warned her in a low tone. Ram left from there without waiting for her to answer.

Priya sat down on the sofa disgusted with her own life. Ram was leaving no stone unturned to make her life as hell.