Om and Gauri looked at each other whilst Mira just decided that she was going to listen to this conversation with full interest.

Om: why would you put onion juice in a baby's bottle?

Gauri: onion juice is very good for fever in babies. It helps lower the body temperature to the optimum level. When I was young, I would make onion juice for my brothers. It helped them a lot.

Om: I don't really want my daughter to drink onion juice.

Gauri: trust me, it is really good. I won't make her drink it all at once. I will feed it to her a few times over the day and you will see how her temperature has lowered down.

Om sighed heavily and gave a nod. Ketki sat at the side of the bed and kept Mira on her lap. Mira tugged at the veil. If Mira pulled the veil down, then Om would know that Ketki was Gauri and Gauri couldn't let Om know at the moment her real identity. Gauri kept the bottle in Mira's mouth and within seconds, Mira stopped tugging at the veil and kept her hands on the bottle. She preferred to hold her own bottle thank you very much.

After Mira decided that she had enough of the onion juice, she kept the bottle away from her bottle. Gauri took the bottle and kept it on a side as she picked Mira up and gently patted her back.

Gauri: do you want to sleep again Mira?

Mira: hieeorheor.

She was basically saying no.

Gauri: accha theek hai.

She kept her down on the bed and caressed her cheeks.

Om: how did you know what she was saying?

Gauri: I just know babies, I know what they want to say.

It was really because of her mother instincts.

Om: Mira's mother always knew Mira's blabbers. Gauri used to start a conversation with Mira in normal human language and Mira would reply back in baby talk then just for the sake of it, Gauri would talk again but this time in baby talk. Both mother and daughter just understood each other so well. It was cute but I couldn't understand most of the time what they were on about.

He gave a small chuckle with a smile on his face. Gauri smiled under her veil, did he actually listen to her when she had those conversations with Mira? But she thought that he couldn't stand her very existence? What went on in Omkara Singh Oberoi's head?

Om: I need to sort out some stuff regarding business. You don't mind being left with Mira do you?

Gauri shook her head. Om got up and left the room. Gauri looked at Mira and said: Mira, your daddy is very confusing. I don't get him sometimes.

Mira: hewrio eoirjeiwo.

Gauri: thank you for agreeing with me Mira.

...

Om was in his study, looking through some files but his focus was not on the complicated stuff on the papers. His focus was on what he said to Ketki earlier. Why did he talk about Gauri so fondly to Ketki? Why did he talk about Gauri when he hated her? He hated her a lot. He hated her for her ways and he wanted to forget her then why....why was her memories refusing to leave? Why did her memories want to stay in his mind?

Om kept the files down on the desk and opened the top drawer. After looking through the junk in the drawer, he found the small mirror purse bag and picked it up. He loosened the strings on it and then brought out a beautiful golden anklet with a star charm, a moon charm and a sun charm.

Anika: so this is your favourite anklet?

She asked as she showed Gauri the exact anklet with the star, moon and sun. Gauri nodded with a smile as she held the anklet.

Anika: do these charms represent anything? Like do they have any meaning behind them?

Gauri: ji haan. You see this sun?

Anika nodded.

Gauri: this sun is my mother as she is pure radiance and she is the sun that I can touch, hold and kiss without getting burnt. This star is Mira, a star represents something beautiful, good and positive, for me that is Mira. Then this crescent moon is Omkaraji.

Anika: Om?

Gauri: haan Omkaraji. A moon represents a spiritual connection. I feel this connection with Omkaraji, I don't know if he feels it too but I feel it. Also have you heard the story of the sun and the moon?

Anika shook her head.

Gauri: the sun loved the moon so much that the sun would die every night just to let the moon breathe.

Anika: really?

Gauri: haan so I love Om so much that I am happy to die for him. I will happily give up my life for him like the sun did for the moon.

Anika smiled as the two continued to talk. Unknown to Gauri, Om was hearing this conversation from the door.

Unknown to Gauri, Om had this anklet since when she was leaving, she forgot this anklet. As a result, Om kept it with him. He looked at the moon charm, caressing it with his thumb. Gauri felt this connection with him and maybe he did too. Maybe he was still feeling this connection despite her gone. Gauri also had said that like the sun would die for the moon, she would die for Om...would she really die for him? If she would die for him, then would he die for her? Did he love her that much that he would give up his life for her without any question?

Love, feelings, emotions...why were these things so confusing? How did they possess the power to mess around with your head?

Voice: TEJ! GET OUT!

That was his mother. Was Tej seriously back in this mansion?

Since he was scared for his mother, he kept the anklet on the desk and ran from the room to downstairs where his mother was face to face with his so called father. He saw that the other members of his family were also there. Ketki didn't seem to be there, she was with Mira that means...good, at least Ketki and Mira was spared of witnessing Tej's drama.

Om: welcome back Mr Oberoi. Say what you want to say then leave.

Tej: where is Mira?

Om: why do you want to know?

Tej: because she is my granddaughter.

Om: you don't have the right to call her your granddaughter.

Tej: Omkara, where is Mira? I need to take her.

Om: why?

Tej: so else is going to prepare her for the business world? After all, she is the first born of the new generation making her the heir of the Oberoi Empire.

Om gave an eye roll. Was Tej seriously still hell bent on preparing a six month old baby for the world of business?

Om: why should I give you my daughter in the first place? I don't trust you with her.

Tej: I don't trust you with her. You will just fill her brain with these false dreams. Your mother filled your head with these fake dreams and look! You are a failed artist. It's better for me to raise Mira because then I will make sure that her only focus is business.

Om: Mr Oberoi, are you done talking? Good. Now that you are done talking, kindly leave.

Tej rolled his eyes and said: first tell me where Mira is.

Om: no.

The two men looked at each other dangerously. The other Oberois felt their hearts racing fastly. At that moment, Tej walked past Om and went upstairs. Om and the other Oberois went after Tej. They didn't want him to reach Mira.

Tej was mad...he was looking through every door to see if Mira was there. Finally he found the room Mira was in. He saw the nanny Ketki was with a sleeping Mira. Om came in the room and said: you have seen Mira, now go.

Tej ignored his son and went up to the bed. At that moment, Gauri was scared...she was scared. Lord knows what was cooking up in that man's head.

Rudy: WHAT THE HELL?!

He yelled as Tej picked up the sleeping baby roughly. All of the Oberois kept their hands to their mouths in shock as they saw Mira's head hanging in the air since Tej only held Mira up taking her body but not her head. Mira opened her eyes and started crying loudly, she was shrieking due to the intense pain she was feeling.

Tej started walking away. Gauri ran after Tej, screaming: GIVE HER BACK PLEASE! SHE IS IN PAIN! PLEASE!

Om stopped Tej from walking down the stairs and said: can you not hear her in pain? I knew you were mad but I never thought you was this mad.

Jhanvi: Tej, are you deaf or something?

Tej: MIRA WILL BE RAISED BY ME AND THAT IS FINAL!

Om: NO SHE WON'T MR OBEROI! GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY DAUGHTER!

Dadi: Tej! Let go of her!

Tej wasn't listening to anyone. He was really insane. Gauri couldn't bear seeing her little girl in pain and whilst Om and Tej were engaged in some argument, she went to Tej and took Mira off him despite his firm grip. She held Mira gently, supporting her neck and looked at Tej. The anger was boiling up inside of her. Burning rage hissed through her body like deathly poison, screeching a demanded release in the form of unwanted violence.

Gauri: if you ever touch her again, phir mujhse jada bura koi nahi hoga. Now get out!

Tej looked at the nanny and stomped down the stairs and went out of the mansion. The Oberois were speechless for a minute. It all happened so fast.

Om: Shivay, tell Khanna to enforce stronger security on this mansion.

Shivay: of course Om.

Om: Ketki, let's check on Mira's neck.

Gauri nodded as they headed to Om's room. She carefully kept a crying Mira on the bed.

Gauri: do you have any baby balm?

Om opened one of the drawers and got out a balm that was suited for babies. He gave it to Gauri and Gauri kept Mira on her laps then carefully started to apply the balm on her. At first Mira whimpered in pain.

Gauri: shh, it won't hurt baba. I promise.

Om: see Mira, daddy is here and daddy promises you that this balm won't hurt you.

Gauri gently applied the balm, Mira did whimper when she applied the balm again but soon she stopped whimpering. As she applied the balm, Gauri noticed pain and anger in Om's eyes. She was about to ask him when he spoke...

Om: I will kill Mr Oberoi! Because of him, my daughter is in pain. I will make sure that he will never lay a finger on her ever again or so help me, I will kill him.

Gauri: I don't blame you...if anyone laid a finger on Mira, I would kill them too.

Om: Mira...she looks so much like her mother, she reminds me of her mother. I don't know why but I could never see her mother in pain, even if I was the reason behind it, I still felt bad...seeing Mira in pain is like seeing Gauri in pain, it kills me.

Did it really kill him when she was in pain? He never seemed to really care about her but this Om she was seeing right now, who was he? Who was this Om?

A tear rolled down his eye. Om wiped it and said: I just need to go for a minute.

Gauri nodded as he got up and left. At that moment Rudy came in. Gauri finished applying the balm and kept it to a side.

Rudy: how's Mira?

Gauri in her normal voice: I just applied a balm on her neck, she is not crying anymore. She did whimper at first when I applied the balm.

Rudy: and is Om okay? I saw him leave with teary eyes.

Gauri lifted the veil off her face and said as she stroked Mira's cheeks: Om was saying how seeing Gauri a.k.a me in pain kills me and seeing Mira in pain also kills me.

Rudy: was he really?

Gauri: haan. I'm confused...he always said to me that he hated me, he doesn't want to see my face but when I am Ketki, I see this new side of him, I see this side of him where he talks about me but not in a bad way, in some other way.

Rudy: maybe Om is finally realising how he really feels about you.

Gauri didn't say anything. She looked down at Mira and this time her eyes went teary.

Rudy: Gauri, what happened?

Gauri: why does my daughter always need to suffer?

Rudy didn't say anything. He himself didn't know why Mira was the one who had to suffer.

Gauri: I can't live as her mother, I have to live here as her nanny. Just so my kid can have a mother in her life, I had to disguise myself. I know she wants to see my face all the time and I can't give her that all the time. Mira is only six months old and her so called dadu wants her to be part of business and it seems like he is going to do that hook or crook. My baby's parents aren't even together probably. Everything is messed up in her life.

...

Om saw Shivay alone in his room. He went up to Shivay. Shivay saw him and said: I told Khanna to make sure we have stronger security here.

Om looked at Shivay, tears rimming up and that was when he broke down.

Shivay: Om? Om what happened?

It was always a rare sight to see Om break down and it was a sight no one wanted to see since it was painful. Shivay kept his arm around Om and made him sit on the bed.

Shivay: shhh, rono maat. Om, what happened?

Om: why does my daughter have to suffer now? Mr Oberoi was toxic enough in my childhood. I don't want my daughter to have a toxic grandfather in her life. Seeing her in pain today...I remembered all the times seeing Gauri in pain. I hate her yet I still couldn't bear it when the villagers threw stones at her. I hate her and still I couldn't bear to leave her in Bareilly. I hate her but still when I see her cry, my heart cries. When she was in labour, I thought I was going to die, her every scream was stabbing my heart. Shivay why do I feel bad when she is in pain? Why?

...

Rudy: nothing is messed up in her life. Sure her Dadu is concerning but she has two parents who love her. Om is in denial mode, he is that mode because of Ishana, Riddhima and Tej.

Gauri: who are Ishana and Riddhima?

She heard Jhanvi once mention their names to Dadi but she never really knew who those girls were.

Rudy: they are the reason why Om hates love. Riddhima was with him and tried to make property on his and her name. Ishana was a con girl and tried to make Om fall for her so that she could steal everything of his. He thinks many girls are gold diggers because of those two girls.

Gauri: why didn't you tell me?

Rudy: I don't know...I didn't want to talk about how Om was stabbed in the back. It was too painful seeing him cry for nights.

He kept Mira on his laps and kissed Mira's forehead.

Rudy: you and Mira are the bright lights to his darkness. He is still in denial but I know my brother...if he was talking about you, you have made your place in his life.

...

Shivay: you feel bad because you love her Om.

Om looked at Shivay and said: no Shivay, I don't. I hate her!

Shivay: hate is a powerful word but love is more powerful. You may not know it now but you will soon. Om, please get out of this denial mode. It's not healthy for you. You are killing yourself slowly being in denial mode.

Om wiped his tears. He didn't say anything. Shivay understood he wanted some quiet so he gave Om another hug.

...

Anika was walking along the hallway with a baby bottle full of milk. She was going to give it to Mira since Ketki was with Mira. She went into Om's room and looked at the bed to see....

Anika: Gauri?

Precap: Anika and Gauri talk + Tej's new drama

Hey lovelies. Sorry for another late update. I will stop giving late updates now. I will try to give another update this week.

Do you think Om will get out of denial mode?

Do you think Anika will tell anyone about Ketki's real identity?

Target: 20+ votes and 10+ comments