Narayan.

Everything is crumbling around me.

Abiram is arrested, Mahesh is hospitalised and already taken to custody, Raghav has surrendered and took all the blame for me and Arjun has completely turned against me.

Arjun was working with the gang and he even helped them to escape.

I made a grave mistake by taking in Arjun. Everything started the moment I took him home with me.

I should have seen it coming, I should have realised that he is dangerous.

The one thing that I never expected was that he will work along with Palace group.

I took my phone out and checked the mail again.

It made my blood boil.

'Emergency Shareholders meeting with Agenda to dismiss the current chairman'

I fisted my hands and gritted my teeth.

How dare they try to sack me from my own company!?

Arjun joined hands with CEO Gangadhar to ruin Surya group!

What is more infuriating is that my wife has turned her back against me at this crucial time and she gave up all her shares to Shweta, who has decided to stay with Arjun which in turn made Arjun the single principal shareholder in my own company, and thus, Granting him the power to impeach me.

All the directors already knows that he is working with Palace group and They all realised that the only way their shares will have value will be by staying with Arjun and Palace group.

My own Family betrayed me.

Arjun can do whatever he can, But he is never going to get the power, Even if I have to step down, I will not let him have a smooth sail.

"Sir, Let's not attend this meeting" Vijay, my bodyguard told me. "I am really afraid that something bad will happen today" He said.

"If I don't face this now, everything I worked for will be in vain" I said. "Whatever Arjun do, I will make sure that he doesn't win this fight" I said confidently.

"They already have the Shareholders with them, It will be impossible to turn around the result"

"Do you know why Surya Group Shareholders are considering Standing with him?" I asked him. "Because they don't know Arjun's real identity, They think they will be safe as long as they stand with him, But if they know that he's my real son, They will be shaken up again, They will have to think twice again before casting the vote to dismiss me, Everyone knows that blood is thicker than Water, Even if Arjun decides to fight me now, They all will be worried about the consequences in the future, They know that I will deal with them"

"I don't understand sir"

"It's simple, Even if Arjun is the single Major Shareholder, He cannot do anything to me if the board of directors stay with me" I said.

"But sir, All the major media people are attending tomorrow's's meeting, We agreed to make it public" He said again. "If something goes wrong-"

"Then I will just use them to my advantage" I said. "Prepare my suit, A plain one, Nothing flashy" I ordered and he nodded.

I refused to open the TV and hear the rubbish they are talking about Surya group.

The news was full of how Mahesh and Abiram held hostages and threatened the police with their life.

Mahesh.

The door opened and in came the least favourite person in my life.

Arjun.

I tried to move, But my hands and feets were already chained to the hospital cot.

I was already handcuffed and treated as a criminal and guarded from the moment I opened my eyes.

"Get out of here" I shouted. "I don't want to see your face, Get out" I screamed.

Not even the police officers who were taking watch moved, It is like they are working for him.

"I am glad that you are alive, Mahesh" Arjun said smugly and I wanted nothing more than to wipe his smile away.

"I wanted to thank you for making everything easier for me, Like usual, You and Abiram just made things simpler for me"

"You bloody rascal, Do you really think that you won this?" I said. "Abiram and I will take all the blame for father, He will take care of you when the time comes" I said.

"No, Mahesh, I will make sure that your Father is locked up for good this time, He cannot escape"

"You are a curse to Surya group, You ungrateful worthless creature, Father adopted you and provided for you but this is how you are repaying him! Ungrateful bastard!"

"Father killed my family and then adopted me" Arjun said angrily. "He splitted my dad's company and started Surya group" He said.

I stared at him.

What..what the hell is he saying?

No...

That's...impossible!

Arjun cannot be-

"Should I be grateful, Mahesh Surya Narayan?" Arjun leaned down to me and the coldness inside his eyes forced me to believe what he just said.

"You...you are a Rajnath!?" I whispered.

Arjun got back up.

"I am going to take everything back from you, Let's see what you or your father can really do to stop me" He said with hatred. "And Mahesh, Don't ever think that this is your end" He said again. "I will not stop with sending you to the jail" He said. "Sincerely pray to the God to give you a death penalty, Mahesh, or you will know what pure hell is" He said.

I stared at the guy, He looked like he has gone completely insane.

"Palace group..." I said slowly, "You...you are the president of...Palace group!" I stated slowly.

The Idea was absurd and terrifying, At the same time, It explain the absence of their chairman all these time.

"Like usual, You are faster than Abiram to catch up on things" Arjun said smugly. "Mahesh Surya Narayan, Everything is over for you"

"I will get out, Arjun-"

I stopped as Arjun's eyes bored into me.

"Mahesh Surya Narayan, There are some people waiting for you in the jail" He said slowly. "Most of them are already aware that you are a womaniser and a rapist" He said. "I don't think you will last long there, Even if you are lucky enough to get out, I assure you, Mahesh, That it will be the last day you will ever see the world because I will not let you go" He said. "So suffer the hell inside or end your life" Arjun said firmly. "There's no way I would allow you or Abiram to mess up our lives again" Arjun said in a final word and walked out of the room.

Fear gripped my insides. I knew what he said is true, I know Arjun is not someone who makes empty threats.

Shahid.

I slowly opened my eyes and saw all of them around me.

It was already too late, I was exhausted,tired and sedated, But I was glad to see them all.

"Shahid"

Trisha gave me a hug, Then came Aditi, Varsha, Karthik and Even Aditya, Who was still having his hands in a sling.

"Getoffme!" I said. "I can'tbreath" I said and Izzy laughed at me.

But everyone just stayed like that, It was soothing and comforting to see them all well.

It's a relief that everyone is out of danger.

"I am glad that we all...pulled through the worst" I said slowly.

Someone cleared his throat and everyone moved.

I turned to see Arjun at the doorway.

"Shahid" Arjun nodded.

"Thank you for sending your men, Thank you for saving my daughter"

"Thank you for helping us, Uncle Arjun" Izzy smiled and Arjun smiled back at her.

"I am glad that Izzy is safe" He bend down to her height and told her, I was surprised at his gentle tone as it was my first time watching him talking in that tone.

He straightened up and looked at me.

"Thank you for the decrypted files" Arjun said, "I will hand it over to the police tomorrow" He said.

"Narayan is still going forward with the Shareholders meeting?" I asked, Surprised.

"Not Narayan, I decided to go forward with it, The sooner this is over, The better" He said, Then turned to Sanju.

"It's late-"

"Arjun, I will just stay here in the hospital with my friends today, Shahid and Aditya is injured" She said. "You will be with Shyam and Karan about tomorrow's meeting anyway" She said.

He nodded.

"Be safe" He said. "Don't let your guard down, Surya group has a lot of influence" He said.

"Don't worry, We all are here" Karthik said. "I assure you that everyone will be safe" He added.

"Then I will take my leave" Arjun nodded.

"I will walk you to the car" Trisha said and all of us laughed. "What? A girl can't walk a guy to the car!?" She turned to us.

"It's already late Sanju, I don't want you to come back here alone, Stay with them" Arjun said.

"What about tomorrow's meeting?" Aditya asked.

"I think it's better for you to be careful, Tomorrow's meeting is at Surya headquarters, Even though most of their men are arrested, We cannot underestimate them"

"But media personals have entry, All the reporters are getting ready for-"

"Sanju" Arjun turned to her. "I know that I can't stop you from attending," He said. "My men will be here to pick you up, you are coming to the Surya headquarters with them," He said.

"Arjun, Dont worry about anything and focus on the meeting," Aditya said. "We want to see him get arrested, We will be there too" he said and everyone except me nodded.

I know I cannot go there in my current condition.

"Arjun is right, be safe, everyone" I said.

*  *  *

Arjun.

I walked into the conference room while flashes were going around.

It looks like the reporters can't let go of this unique chance without asking their questions. Since it's not a press conference, They all know that they cannot interfere or ask any questions from inside the boardroom.

"Sir we heard you wanted to compete against your father for chair Positions?"

"Did Abiram and Mahesh surya Narayan tried to kill you for power?"

Yes, The news about the fight that happened yesterday is already viral.

"Sir, Is it true that you joined hands with Palace group? Are you here as a representative of Palace group today?"

Then came a familiar voice.

"What made you go forward with this Shareholders meeting when both of your brothers are arrested? Do you perhaps wish to convey something by doing this?" Sanju asked me, Trying to fight her way through the other reporters.

I asked her to be careful! We are at Surya headquarters, I cannot help her if one of Narayan's men try to attack her suddenly!

I turned around from the doorway while Karan and others blocked them from entering inside.

"I will answer all of your questions after this meeting" I said. "Thank you" I walked inside.

There were protests.

"This way, As we promised last time, We already arranged your place, Follow me" Karan announced while the door closed behind me.

Trisha.

All the reputed journalists were present and like promised, They had already arranged our places inside, A little away from the main conference table.

I watched as Narayan took his place at the head of the conference table and Arjun directly opposite to him.

Everyone settled down and silence filled the room.

The guy at the podium announced the purpose and type of the meeting.

Narayan Slowly leaned forward and touched the mic infront of him. "I would like to talk a few words before this voting" He said.

Everyone looked confused and unsure at his request.

"I think I deserve at least that after leading this company for twenty years" He said again.

"Er..Sir, I am afraid I can't allow it-"

"Let him" Arjun's voice filled the room with authority and everyone settled down. Arjun leaned back to his seat and watched Narayan.

Narayan nodded slowly. "Thank you, Arjun" He said softly.

Thank you!?

Narayan cleared his throat.

"I am a 68 year old man" He said. "I am abandoned and betrayed by my family and some of the directors in the company" He said. "I started Surya group single handedly and watched it growing slowly" His voice trembled. "I never realised that a day will come like this, where I would be betrayed by my own sons" He wiped his eyes. "As you all already know, Abiram and Mahesh...They already ruined the reputation of Surya group by doing violence and going against me" He said slowly. "And now...my..my youngest son...he wants to dismiss me from the...chair position" He added.

Murmuring started around.

I gritted my teeth.

He is playing the pity card now, He want to manipulate the public!

Now I know why he was behaving completely out of his character.

He is painting Arjun as some sort of villain.

"All...all I have to say is...I don't blame him" He said. "Because...I did him wrong..." He stopped a moment, Sounding too emotional to continue. "I...want to correct this wrong" He said and looked at Arjun, Who looked back at him coldly.

"It's my..mistake that...I..I didn't accept you, I am sorry" He said, then turned to the people around. "He...He is my Son, My ..blood" He said. "Arjun is not just an adopted son, He is my biological son"

The room was too silent as everyone was processing the new information, Then the silence break, Everyone looked shocked and outraged.

Even I was shocked, I never thought he will go to that extent!

He will do anything...anything to get rid of this crisis!

"I...am sorry, Abiram and Mahesh tried to hurt you, Son, I am sorry that you had to go through what you went through yesterday" He said again, Getting too emotional.

Conversation started to fill the room while everyone was talking. Even the directors looked shocked at the revelation.

Just when I thought that his play is over, He did something that made everyone gape.

He moved out of his chair, Walked to Arjun and knelt down in front of him, His head was bowed down and his voice trembling.

"I am sorry, You..you had to grow up in an orphanage, I am..sorry, I didn't..know about your existence, I am..sorry, I didn't...acknowledge you as my real son even when I adopted you..I am sorry..." He kept on saying while everyone was out of the seat and was looking outrageous that Arjun was still seated in his place.

"I...I will..accept this dismissal...wholeheartedly if..if it can put your mind..at ease, forgive...this old man, Son" His voice was thick with emotion. "I will...wait for you to...come back...I will...wait for the day you accept our...relationship"

What we all were watching was a broken old man who has lost everything and his arrogant Son with the heart of a stone.

Reporters were scribbling down furiously and recording everything.

I fisted my hand tightly.

No one saw it when Arjun knelt down in front of him yesterday and begged him to help, Nobody saw his real face when he ordered Abiram to tie his supposed-Real son so that he could deal with him after the meeting, Nobody saw him threatening Arjun that he won't ever see the daylights again.

As for the shareholders who were planning to stay with Arjun, They all are shaken up, They all thought Arjun is an adopted Son, But now that Narayan himself has revealed his "identity" They will need to think twice before voting for him.

A few of Narayan's men were already trying to make him get up from the floor, But he refused to do so.

He was still on his knees, Asking Arjun for forgiveness.

Arjun.

I watched the man in front of me with absolute loathing.

It was not enough that he was ready to get rid of me yesterday, Today he want to show everyone how fragile and helpless he is while turning me to  the villain.

No one can accept it if an old fragile father is kneeling before his son, The public will be outraged by this, Even if I win this meeting, My reputation will be irreversibly compromised.

A ruined reputation equals a failed business.

Narayan is playing his card right.

Fine, I will do this his way.

I got up from my position and People parted as I walked to him.

I reached in front of him.

"Arjun...I wronged you, Only you can forgive this old man" He said.

"That's okay, I will forgive you" I said and leaned down in front of him so that I was staring straight to his eyes. "As long as you bring my family back" I said.

Confusion flashed across his eyes.

"20 years ago, A family was on the way home and they met with a terrible car accident" I started in a clear, steady voice that carried across the now-silent room.

"A psychopath killer who was driving a lorry hit the car twice, Their car was thrown down a cliff and everyone died" I said venomously. "Except for the boy who was thrown out of the car by his dad" I stopped.

Narayan's eyes changed. His breathing changed, Absolute shock was visible in his eyes.

"The boy was in a coma for a long time, But he finally woke up only to discover that his Dad, Mom and little sister is already dead" I said. "The boy was helpless and powerless, He grew up in the orphanage, He was traumatised and alone, He was moved from safe homes to safe homes, Finally a family adopted him" I said. "The same man who killed his family, Adopted him!" I stopped.

Narayan moved away from me, looking shocked, Still refusing to accept it.

"Should I go on?" I whispered.

"Raj...Rajnath! You..."

"So you do remember it?"

"I didn't kill them! I never killed them!" He said. "It was not me-"

"I never said the name of the family, I only said the story, How come you know that I am talking about the Rajnaths?"

"You...you just said the story-"

"But nobody is aware of this story, Everyone thinks that Rajnath family was hit by a drunk lorry driver, How come you think of them when you heard this?" I didn't back down, My eyes bored into his and he looked shaken.

He pushed me back, losing his cool.

He could hardly move me, I got up and looked at him with absolute hatred.

"You said you started surya group single handedly?" I asked him. "No! You started with killing my family, You blackmailed, killed and tortured people to get what you want" I said.

"And I have evidence to prove that" I said. "Don't ever think that you can blame everything on your PA and your Sons, All of them were ready to hide you and protect you, But let me tell you, Surya Narayan, That I will not let you slip away" I said and walked back to my chair.

"Let's continue what we were doing" I ordered and everyone slowly resumed their seats.

"Sir" Karan reached me. "Police is here" He said. "They want to arrest Narayan, Promod's body is found" He said.

"Let them wait" I said coldly and turned to Narayan, Who was now being guided back by Vijay and another guy.

I wanted him to witness this.

I waited till he was back in the place.

Narayan looked at me.

"Let's proceed now" I said.

"There's no need to continue" Narayan said, He looked really Shaken up.

"But you should see for yourself, What you gained after killing all those people" I said. "You destroyed Latest and killed CEO Abraham, You wiped out the entire Dhyani family to acquire their hospital group and later came forward to help their hospital and acquire it-"

"Arjun you-"

"There's more, You came to know about journalist Hariprasad who was investigating your firm and jailed him on false charges, You used your influence on police and politicians to get your way, Later you killed him inside the jail just before he was supposed to be out, You tried to kill Two other officers, ACP Suresh Kumar is still in the hospital" I stopped.

I know I can't say STO Ajith sir's name as he is an undercover officer. "You came to know about the encrypted case files on Surya group and kidnapped Shahid khan's wife to threaten him, You shot him and his wife, You even went as far as kidnapping his 5 year old daughter"

"After all these, When you realized that the victims from the families you destroyed are still alive, you captured them together yesterday and planned to kill them too"

"I don't know what happened yesterday, I am not involve-"

"Deny it all you want, I will hand over the evidence to police today, Surya Narayan, This is it, It's Game over for you" I stopped while he looked speechless.

I turned back to the directors.

"I don't want to waste anyone's time today, Instead of the anonymous way, Let's do a direct voting" I said.

"A direct voting then" The announcer said.

"Those in favour of dismissing the current chairman Surya Narayan from his position, Please raise your hand"

He said.

There were collective movements from around as people raised their hands. I slowly raised up my hand, starting straight at him in the eyes.

"The motion to dismiss the current chairman is passed, unanimously" The announcement came.

The look on Narayan's face was priceless and I am sure that never in his wildest dream would have he thought that he will be sacked out of his own company without any opposition.

As for his directors, They knew that without Palace group's support, The Value of shares with them will be worthless as Surya group has already gone down after the big scandal they caused.

"You...you invested in Surya group...you cheated me! You made me believe that...that I have backup from outside!"

"I rescued a sinking ship, I rescued the company when it was going down"
I said and looked around. "Why else do you think that your directors decided to abandon you? Everyone already knows that Surya group has no more future"

"You are taking over my firm!?" He raised up from his chair.

"That's right, Palace group will acquire Surya group and there will be a shift in the board" I announced.

Few of Narayan's men who decided to betray him at the last moment looked uneasy.

I nodded at Karan. "Ask them to take him back" I said.

Karan opened the door for the Police and they entered inside.

"You...You dared to impeach me and want to make them arrest me from my own firm!?" Narayan no more looked like an old fragile man, He looked possessed and out of his mind.

"Mr. Narayan, A warrant has been issued to take you into custody for interrogation" The police officer said while handcuffing him.

I walked to him and he fixed his eyes on me coldly. "Why?... You called me "Father" for the past 15 years, I treated you as my own son!" he whispered.

"Surya Narayan, The most hateful thing I had to endure was that, Calling you Father, And it's the most ugliest word for me now" I said. "You treated me like a Son!?" I scoffed. "You used me to solve your problems, You never saw me as more than a weapon to use against your enemies" I added. "Surya Narayan, You closed your eyes while Abiram and Mahesh bullied me in the childhood, I couldn't have endured all of that if it was not for the promise I made myself when my family was killed" I stopped.

"Your ex fiancée lost her son and she was in the street at the time CEO Gangadhar found her" I said and His eyes widened. "She hated you and took a promise from him, To get back at you" I said.

"No! She won't-"

"You still think she loved you!?" I asked him with a humorless chuckle. "She cursed you, Narayan, You ruined her life and she cursed you" I said slowly. "Think about it, There was no one in your life who loved you"

Trisha.

Along with the other reporters, I started to follow the Police as they dragged Narayan out of there, Firing question after questions.

Narayan refused to comment and soon he was taken to the elevator and we couldn't follow them anymore.

"Ma'am, Come with me" I heard Karan's voice and turned around. "Sir is waiting for you" He added.

Nitin gave me a smaller hand camera and nodded and I nodded back.

Shweta.

The elevator door opened and I watched as the officers guided my father out.

He stilled as he spotted me and I blinked back my tears and walked near him.

"Shweta" His eyes flashed angrily as he watched me. "Do you know what you just did by supporting Arjun in the board meeting?" He asked me. "Do you know who he really is!?"

"Arjun is the president of Palace group, I am aware of that" I said. "And I know what I did by supporting him, I just saved my mamma and myself from you and your sons" I stopped.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

"You and your sons!? Not only you foolishly lost the company, You are standing up to me now!?"

"You used my Mom to get into power, You married her for your gains and treated her as your ticket to move up your social status" I said. "You killed your own boss; Arjun's family and started Surya group, My mother endured all that, She just endured everything for the sake of me, But I realised that you won't even spare her if the time comes, You threatened me with her life-"

"It was an empty threat, I was just trying to control you when you were helping the gang!"

"Really?" I looked him in the eyes. "Then tell me, Why did you ask them to take care of Arjun if he don't cooperate with your plans? You threatened him that you will kill him if he decided to help the gang!"

"Arjun is a Rajnath-"

"But you were not aware of it, You thought he was your son and you were planning to take care of him when your board meeting is over!" I screamed back. "I knew it then, You will remove everyone off your path, You will not think twice about-"

"When you were kidnapped, I made a deal with them to help you out-"

"Only because you need my mamma!" I said again. "My mamma is a major shareholder and you knew, that the only way she'll stay where you want is by using me!" I said, Tears flow down my eyes despite of I trying to control it. "The moment something bad happened to me, You know that my mamma won't stay in the house!"

"You... you have gone crazy!" He looked at me like he is seeing me for the first time.

"Yes, I am crazy, I will tell you one last thing, My mamma is going to separate from you, We are no longer related to each other, you are just a murderer who has nothing to do with us" I said.

Silence followed my statement.

"Do you think this is the end?" He growled. "I will come out-

"That's enough, Take him away" I heard Arjun's cold voice and the officers started to move again.

Someone took my hand.

"Are you okay?" I heard Trisha. Arjun and Trisha must've followed him out.

I wiped my eyes and nodded.

"Arj..Arjun, See... see that he doesn't get out or he will... come after my mamma" I said.

"Don't worry, Shweta, He will not hurt you or your Mamma" Arjun said. "If your Mamma hadn't helped me and send me out of the family house, I wouldn't have made it till here, I won't forget her kindness, This is my promise to you" He said.

I nodded again, Now feeling more reassured that Arjun has our back.

"Karan, Stay with her" Arjun looked at his side and said. "I still have things to do"

"Me too, Shweta, Take care, I will come back as soon as I cover this" Trisha added.

I smiled slightly.

"I am okay now, You can go ahead" I assured them.

I watched until they were out of sight before turning to Karan.

"You don't have to stay here" I said. "I am okay"

"Arjun sir... Arjun sir want me to stay with you" He said.

"I am all right now" I said again.

He refused to budge.

I sighed.

"I am going back"

"Then I will accompany you back"

"Karan!"

"Arjun sir asked me to-"

"Don't follow me!" I ordered him and walked out.

But of course, He just followed me as if I have not talked and I just decided to ignore him.

There's no point in talking to someone like him anyway...

Aditi.

We were waiting at the entrance of the building, Waiting to watch Narayan in his current state.

Reporters were already held back from entering inside.

"Here comes the great Surya Narayan" I said and all of us moved to the team that was already taking the handcuffed Narayan outside.

Arjun and Trisha was already hurrying to catch up with him.

Aditya, Karthik, Varsha and I reached near him and we blocked his way.

"Who are you?" The officer asked.

"They are my people, Give us five minutes" Arjun said as he reached near.

"Ah..okay sir" Two officers remained and others moved away.

We surrounded him in a semicircle.

"How do you feel, Sir, To be handcuffed and dragged out like a criminal that you are?" Trisha asked mockingly.

"Do you think this is the end?" Narayan looked around each and every one of us. "You don't really know me," He said. "Do you really think that a bunch of youngsters can lock me up for life time!?" He scoffed. "Mark my words, " He looked around. "I will come out and we will see who will have the last laugh" He said.

He really is something, he is challenging us even now!

"Sure, We will be waiting here to meet you when you come out," Karthik said.  

"But next time, We won't be dealing with you legally" Aditya added.

"I thought that you would have learnt a lesson by now, But it seems like you still haven't woken up" Varsha said.

"Old habits die hard" Arjun said slowly. "You will learn the lesson the hard way" He said.

His eyes landed on Arjun.

"This is all because of you!" He said. "Arjun Rajnath, I will not leave you" He said. "And you" His eyes stopped on Trisha. "Don't think that I am not aware of you, You put together a team to fight me, I wont ever forget that"

"Good" She retorted. "I don't want you to forget anything, You should remember all the things you did in the past and spend the rest of your life in the prison" She stopped. "And even if you forget, I will remind you from time to time"

"The only mistake I have ever done was to take you in and trust you" Narayan turned to Arjun.

"People will always look for a chance to steal from you, It's your fault if you cannot protect something" Arjun said. "That's what you told me when you talked about killing my father and taking his business" Arjun looked at him coldly. "I still remember it, Narayan" He added.

Narayan looked at loss for words as he stared at Arjun.

"Take him" Arjun nodded and the officers walked to the police car that was waiting outside, A sea of people and reporters were already surrounding it.

We watched as they fought each other to get a better view, or to ask him a question.

I turned to Trisha, Who was looking almost pained, Then saw Arjun's hand on her and chuckled.

Arjun let her record the arrest and he even allowed her to follow him while all the reporters were held back, But he's holding her back from the chaotic crowd in front of us.

"Arjun-"

"Sanju, Nitin said he will get the footage from outside" Arjun told her firmly. "He also thinks that something bad might happen if you are in a chaotic crowd in front of Surya headquarters" He looked at her, "I don't want that" He added.

"I know, I know" She said and took a deep breath.

Varsha and I looked at each other and smiled.

All of a sudden, I felt myself being pulled and stopped as my back slammed to a hard muscular wall.

"Hey-"

"Aditya" Karthik was holding me to him and I was shocked while everyone was looking at us in shock, "Aditi and I would like to announce that we decided to be together" He said.

This guy! Isn't he supposed to give me a warning!?

Aditya looked at my face that was flaming and he looked amused for a moment.

"My little sister agreed to be with you?" He asked. "well... I guess she did, Because this is my first time watching her blush like this!" He added.

"Aditya, I am only your little sister by two minutes!" I told him as sternly as I could. Then I tried to loosen Karthik's hand from around me, Who held me tightly.

There was a squeal and Varsha hugged me, Then came Trisha and Aditya.

They all were congratulating us and I smiled.

"Congratulations" Arjun nodded, Looking at us.

"Thank you Arjun" Karthik smiled and nodded and I smiled.

Varsha.

I am so happy for Karthik and Aditi, Finally they ended up together...

"I too have a happy news to share" Aditya started and I was startled. "Va-"

"Look, Shahid is alone and waiting, Let's head back now," I said.

"What's the happy news?" Trisha asked and I gave Aditya a warning look.

"Varsha is right, We will talk later" He said and I felt relief coursing through me.

I am still afraid to admit it. I want to accept this fact first, Before sharing it with everyone.

"There's one more thing to settle" Arjun said and we all turned to him.

"We need to replace some directors immediately and it will not be pleasant" His eyes stopped on me. "Especially the hospital groups, We cannot fire all of them overnight and they will put up a strong fight against it"

Surya Narayan.

I stepped out of the car when I reached the Police station and a big crowd was waiting for me.

They were trying to take photos and asking me questions.

How dare they treat me like this-

I stopped in shock, A rotten egg was thrown at me followed by other things.

"He employed a professional killer to kill people!"

"He tried to use small kids to blackmail others!"

"He wiped out a lot of families to get his way! Kill him!"

The shouting started while I was covered in dirt from head to foot.

The police were trying to control the crowd, But they were out numbered.

And suddenly, For the first time in my life, I felt fear creeping down me, The faces of angry people flashed in front of me and their shouts echoed around me.

By the time I was taken inside, I was hurt pretty badly.

"You cannot treat me like this!" I growled at the officers, "Get me my lawyer, Bring him here!" I shouted at them.

"Sir" Someone came inside the interrogation room.

"Lawyer Varun!?" I looked at him. "Where are the others!?"

"No one is coming" Varun said. "The legal team now belongs to Arjun sir"

"Then why are you here!?"

"Arjun sir sent me to deliver a message" He said, Infuriating me. "He said that the only way out is for you to confess to everything, He said that you have no chance to win the trial" Varun told me.

The bastard!

"You cannot win against Arjun sir, You know how meticulous he is" He added.

That's right! Arjun prepared this trap for me, I know that I can't escape even if I give my all, I know him, He would have made it so right that I cannot find any loopholes...

I cannot attend this trial or admit to the crime, I need to get out of the country.

I will use my money, Yea, That's the only way, I will use my hidden money, As long as I get out of the country, I can forge new identity and live, I have already prepared for the worst before attending that Shareholder's meeting.

"I want to meet an old acquaintance of mine" I said slowly.

"That will not be necessary, Narayan" Another voice said and I turned around to see the CEO of Place group; Gangadhar, My rival.

"Gangadhar! Why are you here!?" I asked him darkly.

He nodded to Varun and Varun walked out.

"I wanted to see you in person and ask you some things" Gangadhar took the seat in front of me. "Is this what you achieved after Killing Rajnath sir? You ended up at the most deserving place"

"I see, You are here to rub salt on my wound" I nodded. "don't worry, I am content with my life, You lived your whole life as a guard dog for Rajnath family"

"Then I will let you know another news to be happy with the rest of your life" He said and something in his tone made me wary.

I watched him.

"Your bodyguard Vijay is already in custody, Your illegal fund is seized by the information provided by STO Ajith Roy," He said.

"What!?"

My world trembled for the first time.

That's my only way to the freedom!

"The case files on you is already decrypted and handed over to the police," He said. "Arjun sir made sure that you will rot in the jail for the rest of your life, Narayan" Gangadhar said. "Same goes for your sons"

"No!" I shouted, "you are lying! Vijay will not get caught-"

"You don't have anyone with you, I pity you, Narayan, After everything you did to get to the top, You just fell all the way down" He said. "You should have thought of the consequences of your action before you destroyed all those people"

I sat there, Unable to believe the things he was telling me.

Everything I built up is lost in a moment...

I am forced to wake up and realise another thing;

Arjun and the gang ruined me...

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