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Third Person POV

The sunrays hit his eyes and he turned to hide his face in the pillow. Before he could fall back into slumber, he felt two hands his shoulders and then he felt them go lower and suddenly he jumped with tickling all over his stomach.

He heard a sweet laugh that gave him energy. "Hehehehehe" he heard the laugh again while the small fingers continued to assault his stomach. He twisted and turned and finally felt the harsh floor touch his bum.

"Hahahahha look mumma.. look look" he saw his daughter mention to her mom who had just come out of the washroom. "Look look at daddy" she giggle again and her pigtails bounced. Vivaan got up and rubbed his bum.

He stared at the two most important girls in his life and then the unthinkable happened. Along with their daughter, even Misha started giggling loudly.

"Good job Vaani... mera bacha uhmm" Misha took her daughter in her arms. The two high five each other and Misha wet kissed her cheeks.

"Eww mummy....no wet wet" Vaani pouted while rubbing her cheek.

Vivaan hadn't expected Misha to laugh. It was the first time he was hearing Misha laugh since the last three years. If she laughs at his embarrassment then he wanted to be embarrassed often. He scratched the back of his neck thinking about her sweet laugh and walked towards the wardrobe to take out his clothes and get ready.

When he was doing so, he heard shushed laughs and murmurs from the two girls in the room. He turned to see them stealing glances at him and laughing. Clearly his fall form the couch to the floor was very entertaining for him. He let it go and walked inside the washroom for a bath.

Misha and Vaani were getting ready when they heard Vivaan scream from inside the washroom and that made them giggle even louder. Soon the washroom door opened, and Vivaan came out in just a towel around himself protecting his private parts. He had soap all over his body.

"Ahhhhh... Misha .. Misha help help... oh God..ahh" he rubbed his eyes and the soap sting even more. "Misha there is no water coming in the tap ... and what is this thing.. this is not soap why is it itching so much ?? ahh oh god no" he started itching his upper body.

The two girls laughed there hearts out seeing him jumping like a monkey all across the room but none made any effort to help him.

Vivaan saw them both smirking and realized that this attack was preplanned.

After minutes of torture, Misha finally decided to help him and took him to the guest room for a shower as he couldn't see while the plumber fixed the shower pipe that she had deliberately torn.

After having a heartly breakfast, Vivaan and Misha drove to the office together.

"Vivaan drop me here" Misha told him to drop her two blocks away from the office.

"But why?" he was confused

"I don't want anyone in the office to know about any kind of relationship between us.. so " and without saying a word she got out of the car and started walking.

Vivaan wanted to stop her but he decided that he had no right to make her do anything specially after all that he had done to her. He knew that something about his brother's accident did not add up because no matter what he believed earlier, now after knowing Misha for so long, his heart cannot accept the fact that she was a murderer. He reached the office parking and soon started his day at work.

Misha was having lunch with her team (Sanya, Sachin, Dhruv, Megha) and boss (Mr.Kapoor) in the office cafeteria.

"Sanya you need to make sure to be here when we are presenting for the Thaparia project. We are going to need your designing skills" Mr.Kapoor said sternly.

"Yes sir" Sanya replied

Mr. Kapoor said "So everyone we are here to celebrate the huge success of the last project  together and the first project with Misha , so congratulations. Officialy, welcome to the team Misha" he raised a toast and she gladly accepted everyone's smile and greeting.

"Sir we will be right back" Sanya got up along with Misha to get their food from the counter.

"so whats going on between you and uhm.. our boss" Sanya asked Misha looking like the gossip master that she is.

"Me and Mr.Kapoor?? nothing at all , why you ask" Misha was confused by Sanya's question

"Well not you and Mr. Kapoor... but you and Mr.Vivaan Vadhera" she nugded Misha's shoulder in a playful manner.

Misha chocked at her drink while hearing Sanya's suggested meaning.

"..urggh.. urgh.. nothing .. there is nothing between us" Misha dodged it.

They grabbed their food and walked back to the table with everyone else.

"Dude either you are lying or clearly you didn't notice the way he was looking at you in the department meeting today... I swear every single person in the room noticed it. It was like Mr.Vivaan had eyes only for you... the girls were so hot and jealous" she winked at Misha.

But Misha decided to say nothing further as they had reached their table.

While finishing her day she got a text from Vivaan

Vivaan- Come to the Sachdev Mansion when you are done

Misha wasn't sure why but was like- okay sure, I will reach by 6:30pm

While taking the cab, she thought about what Vivaan had told her two days ago, that he will tell everyone the truth about what he did with her. Maybe that's why he is calling there! she thought. But then her brain scolded saying, no way Vivaan would tell everyone the truth so soon.

And in no time, she was standing outside her chachu's house. She walked in to see the entire Sachdev and Vadhera family sitting in the living room but Vivaan was no where to be see. She a deja vu seeing everyone there and remembered the day when they all blamed her and his mother even slapped her in front of everyone. She felt tears cloud her eyes but decided to stay strong and stepped further into the living room.

After waiting for half an hour, everyone heard Vivaan's voice.

"So every one is finally here" she heard Vivaan's voice booming in the hallway. Everyone looked up to see him walking in.

Something was different about his walk. He looked more ..more.. calmer  and not so confident. There was a certain humility in this steps as he walked towards the two families. He took a deep breath while he scanned the entire room.

"What is it Vivaan why have you called us all here?" Misha's chachu looked at Vivaan.

"Uncle... There is something I need to tell you all. Please everyone have a seat" he said with a calm tone but only he knew the turmoil and anxiety he was facing within. His hands were sweating, his heart beat was beating faster than usual, and his pupils were dialted.

"Vivaan what is this drama .. just tell us already" Avi spoke becoming impatient at Vivaan's calm and slow attitude. This is the Vivaan he knows.

"Avi .. please you should have a seat.. i need to tell you all something very very important " he signalled everyone to have a seat again.

He scanned the room again and his eyes met a pair of brown eyes looking back at him in confusion and uncertainty. He kept staring at her and soon Misha understood by his behaviour what he was going to say. Her breath hitched thinking is he really going to tell them all everything? she knew from his eyes that the answer to that question was yes but still a part of her could not believe it.

Someone like him, a monster like him would never tell the truth to everyone. Has he really changed? that question kept running in her mind driving her crazy. With hesitant steps, she sat toward the edge of the big sofa.

She looked towards her hands in her lap as her fingers were frightening together. Somehow, an unknown anxiety, pain, nervousness was clouding her. She heard Vivaan speak. She could hear his voice but not understand anything. But then she heard loud gasps and angry curses being thrown at him. She kept her head low and small tears started flowing down her cheeks.

When her grand mothers hand touched her shoulder in an assuring way.... she knew ... she knew that he had started to tell them what he did to her.

"At that time I was controlled by my anger. I am truly ashamed of how I manipulated Misha into having a relation with me. I .. I forc...forced her then, she only did it to protect the family business. I made her sign a contract and then ...I forced her again to marry me." Vivaan looked down as he couldn't meet the eyes of a single person in the room.

Misha could feel a wave of negative energy in the room. SHe looked up to see her family. Chachu and Avi bhaiya looked like they were ready to kill.

" Nothing can ever justify my actions but .. but I did have a reason for my insanity.... I wanted to take revenge on Misha because I found out and witnessed evidence that suggested that Misha was the one responsible for her parents and my brother's death. She was my friend, I loved her but I felt that she used me to get away from the murder by friending me. I was devastated and all I could see was my dad's paralysis and my brother's death. I wanted to take revenge on her for being a murderer. But after a long time I realized that maybe I was .. wrong. Somebody so pure hearted like her could never kill someone. But by the time I realized my love and trust for her, I had already destroyed her and hurt her beyong repair. " Vivaan looked down in shame and guilt again. Vivaan asked someone to come forward and Misha's cousin , Aditya came forward.

Everyone was surprised to see him there. "I hired Adi as a private inestigator to dig deeper and this is what we found" Vivaan showed  forward few pictures at the living room table.

Misha snapped her eyes at him hearing his words... he thought I killed his brother AND my parents too! She was in utter shock and trauma thinking about his words. But then she looked at the evidence he put forward on the table.

Her photo as truck driver who did the accident

Her video doing a drug deal

Her name and description given by the mechanic who tampered with her parent's car...

and there was even more incriminating evidence against her.

Looking at these, even she could not prove that she didn't do it. There were videos of her but they could be morphed

Vivaan sensed her confusion and said " This drug dealing video was not morphed. I was there myself witnessing it with my own eyes"

Everyone was in shock

"I know this is not justifying my actions ... I ..." before Vivaan could complete, he was thrown backwards by punches.

"You f"cking bastard!" Avi was mad ... he could not think straight. He kept throwing punches at Vivaan

" I was not the best brother to Misha when I believed everyone and blamed her but Hell this time I never blaming her again. You bastard... who gave you the right to do that to my sister" Avi bhaiya kept punching Vivaan until Vivaan fell down on the floor. Avi kept kicking his stomach but Vivaan was not even defending himself.

Misha wanted the truth to be out and she wanted Vivaan punished but seeing him being beaten to almost death .. she could not take it. She looked around to see that Nobody tried to stop Avi. Even Vivaan's mother sat shocked and crying at the couch.

Seeing nobody stop Avi, Misha ran towards them. She held her brothers arm "Bhaiya stop .. bhaiya.. stop... " she pulled him hard and stopped him. Thats when she realized that her cheeks were wet. No matter how much detested him, she could not stand him being hurt this way... she cursed her heart but she just couldn't take it.

"Avi bhaiya please stop... there is more that you all should know" Adi came forward and helped Vivaan get up. Vivaan was bleeding at his nose and he had bruised all over his face. He slowly walked towards

"What more Adi?" Misha's chachu and grandmother asked at the same time.

Adi looked at Vivaan asking for approval and after he made Vivaan sit down he started talking.

"Vivaan is right, those pics and videos are not morphed but the person in those is not Misha but her twin sister" Everyone gasped loudly

"Twin sister? " Misha asked Adi very confused by everything that was happening.

" yes twin sister"

"I told you maa ji, we should have never hid this from Misha" Misha's chachu came forward and put his hand on top of Misha's head lovingly. Misha please don't hate us... just know that we all always loved you. I know that we blamed you wrongfully but we knew the wrong facts that day... if it was Avi or priya in place of you then also we would have scolded them similarly like we did you. You are truly part of our family beta" his eyes started getting numb

"Chachu I am getting very confused, please tell me clearly"

"Beta ... my brother and bhabhi tried for many years but could not conceive but one day they met your birth mother. That poor lady was dying and she wanted someone to take care of her daughters and save them from her husband who was a criminal. That day she handed you over to my brother and took her last breath. My brother and bhabhi fell in love with you, you were just 1 year old. So they adopted you and soon you became a very integral part of our family. But they could never find your twin sister." Misha's chachu completed and Misha was beyond shock

She started shaking hearing this. Her parents were not really her parents.. this was too much to take in

She looked at the hand on her shoulder and saw her dadi standing there. Without thinking, she hugged her dadi and started crying.

Vivaan's heart broke seeing Misha cry like this. He wished there was a better way to tell her about her adoption but he couldn't find a better one. If he could, then he would never tell her about the adoption but the accident's truth made it evident to reveal about her adoption to everyone. He wished he could hug her but right now he couldn't.

Avi stood there shocked, he didn't know anything about this but his heart clenched looking at his sister crying  yes she was still his sister, nothing could change his feelings towards her. Love was thicker than blood.

He also walked towards her and hugged her "Misha... no .. don't cry.. you are my strong sister.. shh...."

"But bhaiya my entire life is a lie.... I am not ...not your family"

"Enough Misha... you are and always will be our family. We all are not perfect but we all really love you"

After consoling her,everyone turned towards Vivaan.

Vivaan's mother also apologized to Misha.

She walked up to her son and slapped him across his beaten face and he didn't complain. He knew he deserved all the hateful eyes, words and slaps after the crime he had committed.

" Misha ... please forgive me beta... i got blinded by my son's love ... I am so sorry for blaming you beta" his mother spoke with love and guilt

"No mom .. please .. don't say sorry to me... being a mother I can understand what you are saying"

Afterwhat seemed like forever, everyone was trying to console each other and absorb all this new knowledge.

Vivaan looked at Adi and told him to continue

Adi spoke trying to break the wave "There is more. Misha's blood sisters name is Shalini, she along with her father decided to take over the Sachdev business when they found out about Misha's whereabouts. After their death, everything would come to Misha and then they would get rid of Misha and take over the money and properties. But before theycould act further, they got arrested for another crime and got put into jail. Currently, they are still in Jail" Adi breathed a sigh after telling the entire story.

The family along with Misha and Vivaan had to absorb a lot of new information and facts.

But the biggest one seemed to be what would happen between Misha and Vivaan.

He looked up hearing Misha's chachu's voice "Mr.Vivaan Vadhera, you are a bastard, a retarded person who deserves no mercy! I will make sure that you get punished for your crimes against my daughter" his voice boomed in anger. And everyone knew, that he was trying his best to not beat the shit out of Vivaan. Vivaan stood with his fact bent down, he couldn't stand up for himself. His actions in the past took away his right to justify himself. He knew what he did was wrong.

Vivaan remembered her words from a few nights ago saying that she wants to give them a chance for Vaani's sake.

He looked at her when her chachu asked her to move back in with them and leave Vivaan.

He knew that even though she had said that 'she will give them a chance for the sake of their daughter', he didn't expect her to stand true to her words. He couldn't expect anything from her, he had no right. But what he heard next made him feel like maybe... just maybe... he could have a chance at life again ... for real this time.....

Misha took a lot of courage to speak her heart out "Chachu please forgive me... Vivaan hurt me, he betrayed me and my love for him, and I hated him for that. But I can never forget that he is Vaani's father. Everyone deserves one chance, don't they?" she looked at her family and some of them nodded hesitantly  "Well I want to give our marriage that one more chance.. just one chance for Vaani's sake.. she deserves to be loved by both her parents in a normal family setting!"

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Hello Readers

So wow that was a long long chapter for me to right. I was debating if I should make it two parts or not but then decided that two parts would ruin the flow. Its probably the longest chapter I have ever written in this book.

Please let me know what you all think about how things played out, do you all still hate Vivaan or her family .... your comments mean a lot

Also sorry I could not reply to all comments but I read them so thank you so much :)

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- Lovestruck420