Ragini reaches the school and finds Laksh already there. He was holding his ears and was doing sit ups in front of the girls.

"I'm sorry babies, I'll not repeat it again." he says while doing sit ups.

"Plomise?" asks Ishanvi.

"Pakka promise..." says Laksh.

"Aanu, let's folgive Laksh untle, he's saying solly." says Ishanvi to her older twin.

Aanya thinks for a while and then nods. Laksh takes a breath of relief as he takes their bags and holds their hands. He turns around and gets shocked seeing Ragini. He gulps sensing the level of her anger. Ragini didn't say anything but moves towards her car. Laksh sits at the backseat of the car with Aanya and Ishanvi. The three of them keeps talking and laughing at the backseat, all the way to their home. They reaches the house and gets out of the car. Laksh finds Ankit standing outside the house.

"Sir, the work is done." says Ankit.

Laksh nods as he moves inside the house. Ragini takes the girls inside their room and makes them change their clothes. She leaves them in the room to play as she moves to the hall where Laksh was standing.

"Rag..." Laksh tries to speak but Ragini didn't let him.

"This is what you're going to do! This is how you're going to play the role of a father? Mr Laksh Maheshwari, how could you be so careless? You forgot to bring your daughters from their school? I knew you'll never be able to prove yourself a good father. You're still the same careless boy. You just say that you want your daughters in your life and want to take care of them but you can't do it. Everything is just for the name sake..." she stops as Laksh places his hand on her mouth, forcing her to stop speaking.

Ragini was glaring him while Laksh wasn't any better. He was passing daggers at her.

"Just shut up! I didn't forget about my daughters. How can I forget about my only family? I never can. I was ready to pick them up on time but I lost the f*cking key of my car. I didn't remember where I kept it and from the place where your house is, no one can get a taxi. I walked, not walked actually ran to the main road that is at fifteen minutes distance from here and then took a taxi for their school. Did you understand you stupid woman? They are my daughters as well. Just stop thinking that you're the only one who love and care for them. I do it equally. You can't judge my love for them on the basis of this stupid thing. Got that?" he says angrily.

Ragini was trying to speak but his hand on her mouth wasn't letting her. She bites on his hand. Laksh hisses as he takes his hand back.

"That doesn't change the fact that you got late for their school and they were left alone." she says angrily as she stamps her feet angrily and moves to the kitchen.

"She's still the same. Won't let anyone win in any debate." he says rubbing his hand.

Ragini enters inside the kitchen and sits on the counter as she starts drinking a glass of water. She starts making something for the girl to eat when she realises something.

"He was all the day in the house. Did he eat something? He didn't eat breakfast as well." she says as she looks around the kitchen.

Just then Laksh enters inside with Ishanvi in his arms. He fills a glass of water and makes her drink it. He starts leaving but stops listening Ragini's voice.

"Did you eat something?" asks Ragini.

"Uhm... No!" replies Laksh.

"Why?"

"Because I couldn't find anything to eat in the kitchen." he says as he leaves the kitchen.

"Shit! Ragini, how can you be such an idiot? How can you forget to make lunch for him? He's living here then it's obvious that he'll eat here." she says shaking her head.

Laksh was sitting in the hall with the girls and they were playing and laughing. Ragini comes out with a plate of pulao and passes it to Laksh. Laksh looks up at her. He smiles a little as he takes the plate from her and starts eating and was also making the girls eat.

"Aanu Ishu, come now. You've played enough. It's time to do your homework." says Ragini as she gets up from the couch.

"I'll make them do it." says Laksh excitedly.

Ragini nods and Laksh takes the girls to their room. For him, every second with his daughters is special. He wants to spend more and more time with his girls.

***

A few days passed with Laksh living with them. The girls were getting very fond of Laksh and he was enjoying his time with his daughters very much.

Ragini gets up to open the door as someone knocks on it. She finds Arjun and Naina standing at the door. Ragini smiles at them as she calls them inside.

"Where are my little girls?" asks Arjun as he settles down on the couch.

"They're in their room, with Laksh." replies Ragini.

"They're getting along with him very fast." says Naina.

"Even I'm surprised with that." admits Ragini.

"There isn't anything to be surprised. They're his blood. He's their father. We may not see it but the invisible connection between the parents and children is always there. That is what makes their bonding stronger than with others." says Naina.

Ragini nods in agreement with her.

"But I'm worried about what next? What I'm going to do when he'll prove himself a good father and guardian? I can't let him take away my daughters to his city and it'll be very difficult for me to keep them away from him when they'll come to know that he's their father. Already they're getting so used to and fond of him." says Ragini sharing her worry.

"Yes, that's right. It is something that you both need to sort out." says Arjun.

Just then Aanya comes out of her room, running happily. She sits on Arjun's lap.

"My little girl, you forgot me when you got him. This isn't fair." complains Arjun.

"He's mole hanshome na." says Aanya.

Other three were looking at her with open mouths and wide eyes.

"Do you even know what handsome means?" asks Naina as she pinches her little nose.

"I know evelything." says Aanya proudly.

The other three chuckles at her. Just then Ishanvi comes out, jumping.

"Mumma mumma..." she says excitedly.

"What happened? Why are you so excited?" asks Naina as she makes her sit on her lap.

"Mumma, we ale going out fol shopping and dinnel. Get leady fast." says Ishanvi.

"Who said this to you?" asks Ragini confused.

"Laksh untle..." replies Ishanvi.

Laksh also comes out just then.

"What's this?" asks Ragini.

"What? I'm taking my daughters and their mom out for shopping and dinner. Is it wrong?" asks Laksh lifting his eyebrows up.

Ragini was about to say something but was cut off by Naina.

"No, nothing is wrong in that. You should go." says Naina.

She then looks at Ragini and signs her to go with them. Ragini sighs as she gets up and leaves for her room to change.

The four of them gets out of the house after getting ready.

"Ankit, you stay here." says Laksh as he looks at his bodyguard.

"But sir..."

"It's an order." says Laksh.

Ankit nods and Laksh leaves with the three. They reaches a mall.

"What's the need of going there? We can go to any normal store." says Ragini.

Laksh doesn't say anything as he takes out the twins from the car. Ragini shakes her head as they starts moving inside. Laksh was holding Ishanvi while Ragini was holding Aanya. Laksh was wearing a hoodie which was covering half of his face. Ishanvi was playing with his hood and giggling. Laksh was smiling at his daughter. They moves to the kids section.

"Okay, so girls, pick up anything you want." says Laksh as he looks around.

"Laksh, you can't spoil them like this." says Ragini glaring him.

Laksh puts Ishanvi down while Ragini puts Aanya down.

"They're my daughters and they're meant to get spoiled. My daughters gets what they wants." he says as he moves ahead with the girls.

"Now, he'll flaunt about his money." says Ragini gritting her teeth as she follows them.

She finds the girls sitting on a counter and Laksh was keeping different dresses on them and the three of them were choosing whichever they were liking.

"I liked thish colol." says Aanya pointing to a light green colored frock.

Laksh smiles as he keeps it in the clothes they've already chosen. Ragini is left open mouthed as she notices the pile of clothes in front of her.

"Laksh! I know you have too much of money that doesn' mean you'll spoil my daughters like this. Just stop it. Have you gone mad?" asks Ragini gritting her teeth.

"I didn't ask your opinion and say again that they're only your daughters, I'll tell you who they are. They're ours. You just can't keep forgetting that again and again. I don't like it." he says as he gives her a look and then again turns to his daughters.

"And I don't like you." she says angrily.

Laksh rolls his eyes at that.

"More?" asks Laksh to the twins.

"No! I don't like anything else." says Ishanvi looking around.

Laksh chuckles as he puts the girls on the floor.

"Make the bill of all these." he says to the salesman.

Laksh pays the bill and passes some of the shoppers to Ragini. Ragini glares him as she snatches the bags from him. Laksh controls his chuckles as they makes their way to the footwears shop.

"I want high heels..." says Ishanvi as they enters inside the shop.

Ragini and Laksh looks at her with open mouths.

"Bachcha, you're small now. You won't be able to walk in that." says Laksh.

"Okay, but I want high heels when I'll get big. Okay!" says Ishanvi.

Laksh nods as he makes the girls sit on the stools and tells the man to bring all kind of footwears for them. He sits on the floor, in front of them as he starts making them wear different shoes. He keeps putting the ones he likes to a side.

Ragini was shaking her head in disbelief at that. They leaves the shop after buying a number of footwears.

"Now?" asks Laksh.

"I want teddy." says Aanya.

"I want dora." says Ishanvi.

"But you have already two at the house." says Ragini.

"Let's go to the toys shop." says Laksh holding his daughters' hands and moving ahead.

"This man!" says Ragini as she stamps her feet and follows them.

"I'll come back after keeping these shoppers in the car. We can't roam with these many shoppers." says Laksh as he takes one boy from the shop with him and leaves to put the bags in the car.

"Babies, listen to mumma. You don't need toys. You already have enough at home." says Ragini to the twins.

"But mumma..." starts Aanya.

"Please..." says Ragini.

"Okay mumma, we will not take toys." says Ishanvi.

Ragini smiles at her daughter. Just then Laksh comes back.

"So, pick up the ones you like." says Laksh.

"We don't want toys." says Aanya.

"Why? What happened bachcha?" asks Laksh.

He notices them looking at Ragini.

"What you said to them?" asks Laksh to Ragini as he glares her.

"I just said that they have enough toys at home. They don't need more." says Ragini casually.

"Why are you doing this Ragini?" asks Laksh angrily.

"Look Laksh, the thing is simple. I don't want them to get used to of getting everything they demand for. It's not good. It'll spoil them and they'll become stubborn to get what they want." explains Ragini.

"If they'll become stubborn then let them. If they'll demand for the things then let them. Their father is capable enough of fulfilling their every wish or demand. He can do anything to bring them whatever they want. So just stop acting like this." says Laksh as he holds the girls who were looking at the toys pouting and moves more into the shop.

"God! This man is too much. Why he's not understanding a simple thing that I don't want them to get used to of getting everything they wish for because once he'll leave then I won't be able to fulfill all their wishes how much hard I may try. I'm not a billionaire like him." she says sighing.

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