Annika entered the dark place...at first she was scared but somehow composed herself and went in....she stumbled quite a few times but kept on walking until her eyes fell on a man weeping by holding a frame in his hands....

Annika wasn't shocked as she knew who he was..

Annika: are u Fine?

The man turned and shock would be an understatement for him...he gasped....

Yes...the man was Tej Singh Oberoi...

Tej: Annika.. how did u reach here? How do u know??? He felt his throat choked up....

Annika smiled through her tears and hugged him....

Annika: my loved ones cannot hide anything from me...I m not that external world which will believe in ur drama...got it...papa...

Tej smiled with tears of joy...and hugged her back...

Tej: sorry beta...but we had to do this otherwise....

Annika came out of the hug and held tej by his chin like a little daughter holding her father....

Annika: papa...u don't need to justify...I know why u both did all this..I know everything....

Another shock for tej...

Tej: but how? We didn't tell this to anyone...

Annika smiled...

She started telling him how she came to know....

Flashback:

Tej: shivaay..roop ran away from mental asylum..they called me now...she is a threat...now what should we do...

Shivaay: bade papa..we have to get her back to the asylum other wise she will harm our family.....

They were talking all this in oberoi headquarters...precisely...in shivaay's cabin...till then tej got a call so he excused himself and went...

Annika came for giving lunch...she entered his cabin...

Shivaay was pleasantly surprised...

Annika gestured through her hands and showed her the Tiffin she had brought...Shivaay smiled seeing her care..

Shivaay (came closer to her): awww..my jaan brought food for her husband...that's so sweet my love..

He kissed her forehead...

Annika: bas bas Mr.cheesy Singh oberoi...chaliye have food..

Shivaay: I don't want this food!

Annika: why? What's wrong?

Shivaay came close and pinned her to the wall...

Shivaay: I want u...he smiled looking at her lips...

Annika blushed: chepade...this is office..stop it..

Shivaay: so what? I m romancing my wife in my office...

Annika: shivaay...come..let's have lunch..

Shivaay: can I eat u??

Annika: shut up shivaay..and come..

She pulled him with her...

Shivaay: kitni unromantic wife mili hai mujhe...spoiling my romance..

Annika rolled her eyes and royally ignored her..

Shivaay: u r ignoring me..wait I will show u...

Saying so he neared her and was about to capture their lips...when tej stormed in breathing heavily...

Tej: shivaay we need to talk

Shivaay gestured Annika through his eyes and she understood and went away finding something fishy...

While tej informed how roop called her and blackmailed him to kill himself or she will kill Annika and omru...also how she demanded shivaay to be arrested in the name of killing tej...

That's why they had no choice than to do this drama...they executed their plan...but shivaay didn't kill tej in real..instead..a statue same like tej was shot...he escaped...however the arrest was real...

The news of shivaay killing tej flashed everywhere and reached to bua..she became happy and tried to run but was traced down by the police and the asylum authorities...

Flashback ends

Tej: so..how did u got to know that i escaped?

Annika: when I felt something fishy and after that this drama..I knew something was wrong.. so on the day of arrest I had a meeting with the oberoi security and khanna told me everything...
Both of u had made a superb story but what u didn't know was shivaay's cabin has cctv cameras with clear audio...so it became more clear...

Tej had his eyes welled up..

Tej: Annika.. I m sorry..we have hurt u but we were helpless...

Annika: it's ok papa...I understand..now don't worry.. we will prove shivaay innocent...ur phone has the recording of bua blackmailing u..I have already sent it to the commissioner..everything will be sorted tomorrow...

Tej smiled: I m so proud of u my princess...I m so lucky to be called as ur father...I love u beta..

Annika had tears in her eyes: I love u too papa...now let's go home...everyone will be so happy seeing u...

Tej smiled and went with her...the drive was silent until tej asked..

Tej: but beta how did u come to know about my whereabouts??

Annika: khanna ji is loyal to me papa..he told me..

Tej and annika smiled...

They reached home.. seeing tej everyone was overjoyed...tears had no bounds...they were smiling after a long time...
Annika and tej told everything and everyone was proud of Annika...

Omru hugged her...

Omru: thanku bhabhi for being the wall in his absence..

Annika: if ur brother is SSO then I m also Mrs.ASSO...she smiled and flicked her hairs like shivaay...

Every one laughed whole heartedly..

Annika silently went to her room...she was looking at shivaay's photo when omru came to their bhabhi...

Om: bhabhi..what's wrong? Why r u crying?

Rudra: did someone say something to u? Something happened? Tell us bhabhi.. u know na bhaiya hates tears in ur eyes...

Annika chuckled..

Annika: u r right Rudy...he hates tears in my eyes but loves to be the reason for them...this time also..he could have told me...shared with me but no..as usual he didn't...he must have thought I don't understand him..I m that bad na not to gain his trust...

Omru were having tears in their eyes listening to her...

Om: bhabhi..he loves u..May be he was to shocked to comprehend anything...he trusts u bhabhi..

Annika: hmm...I know how much he trust me...in this span of our relationship.. he never shared what he felt..what he was going through.. instead in the name of protecting me he has hidden all his miseries....why doesn't he understands...till the time shivaay's heart is beating...nothing can happen to Annika...I know he will protect me but still...he never shared anything...I know i m very less trust worthy for him...

Omru knew she was getting it all wrong but they couldn't explain her..so they made her sleep...kissed her forehead...with crying eyes went away..hoping that everything will be sorted soon!!

Precap- innocence proved!

Here goes another one...hope u enjoy...

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