A week had passed since the couple returned from their enchanting honeymoon, radiating a beautiful glow and smiles that mirrored the joy within their hearts. The elders, witnessing the happiness of their children, were equally delighted. However, Dua's return was marred by illness, marked by bloating and persistent motion sickness. This morning, her persistent nausea prompted her and Choti Chachi to seek the counsel of a doctor.

Arshad, exhausted from a summons to the office by Rayyan Bhaijaan immediately upon their return, felt a twinge of guilt for not spending more time with Dua. Entering their room, he found her resting on the bed, a state she'd been in since their return. After freshening up, he discovered Dua sitting with food before her.

Amused by his wife's blushing demeanor and touched by her concern, Arshad sat across from her. Dua, avoiding his heated gaze, encouraged him to eat,"mujhe apse kuch baat karni hai" her voice meek as she hinted at wanting to share something. Confused, Arshad nodded and began his meal.

(I wanna talk)

Later, as they lay together, Arshad pulled her close, his hands finding their way beneath her kameez. Dua, closing her eyes, gently removed his hand, stating, "Arshad... not today." Pouting, he looked at her, and with a small laugh.she revealed the life-altering news. "Arshad... we are going to be parents," she whispered, hiding her face in his chest. In the dimly lit room, the soft glow of a bedside lamp revealed Arshad's tear-filled eyes. His wife, Dua, sat beside him, her hands nervously clasping each other. As the words lingered in the air, "Arshad, we are going to be parents," a profound realization washed over him.

Unable to contain the overwhelming surge of emotions, Arshad's eyes welled up with tears of pure joy. His breath caught in his throat as he gazed at Dua, his heart swelling with a mix of astonishment and elation. The room seemed to hush, the only sound the gentle cadence of their shared breaths.

Dua, watching her husband's reaction, saw the unspoken happiness in his tearful eyes. His voice trembled as he whispered, "We're going to be parents?" The weight of the moment hung in the air as he absorbed the life-altering news.

In an instant, Arshad enveloped Dua in a tight embrace, his tears escaping freely. The room became a sanctuary for their shared joy, and the profound reality of impending parenthood sank in. Amidst the quiet sobs of happiness, the couple found solace in the newfound chapter of their lives, as the promise of a family unfolded before them.

Their love, now intertwined with the prospect of parenthood, created a moment etched in the tapestry of their shared journey.

The following day, buoyed by the collective joy within their family, Dua and Arshad shared the news, and the immediate response was the generous bestowal of sadka. However, amidst the celebration, Dua's mother, Romaisa Khan, learned of her daughter's pregnancy and swiftly placed a call. As Dua answered, expecting warm greetings, her mother, Romaisa, unleashed a torrent of hurtful words.

"Dua, you were a burden to me," Romaisa uttered in a breath, her words cutting deep. "After being blessed with a daughter, you brought disgrace upon me. I married you into the Khan family for specific reasons, and you seem to forget all my favors after acquiring that husband of yours."

The call abruptly ended, leaving Dua staring into space, grappling with the cruelty of a mother's words. Was she even considered a daughter in Romaisa's eyes? Wiping away tears that betrayed her emotions, Dua found herself revisiting the painful memories, reflecting on the day her mother became the orchestrator of her misfortune.

Tears filled her eyes as she revisited the painful memories. What compounded the anguish was the revelation of the person behind the groom's murder—her own mother, Romaisa. Through inquiries and location scrutiny, they discovered the truck driver involved in the collision was still alive. In a heart-wrenching twist, he promptly disclosed the name of the individual who had orchestrated the groom's demise: Romaisa.

Romaisa, once the cherished only daughter of the Khans, had lived a content life that soured upon marriage. The inability to bear a male heir changed the dynamics, plunging her into a toxic environment where love for her daughter dwindled, ultimately transforming her into a toxic presence herself. The resentment festered, and she began harboring animosity towards Dua.

The revelation of Romaisa's involvement in the sinister plot cast a pall of sadness over Dua's heart. The very person who should have been a source of support and love had become an architect of tragedy. In the shattered remnants of familial bonds, Dua grappled with the profound sorrow of a mother's betrayal and the irreparable loss of trust.

Ali Akbar Khan, ostensibly the happiest man alive, reveled in the prospect of relieving himself of the perceived burden, marrying off his daughter to a man who sought to gain advantages by taking her as his wife.

For Dua, the impending marriage was far from the joyous occasion it should have been; it felt like a transaction. Labeled a burden by her father, she was now to become the izzat of a man who instilled fear in every girl. The groom, expected to arrive, was conspicuously absent, and chaos ensued as news of his demise reached the wedding venue.

Dua's father, in tears, revealed that his son-in-law had been killed. The crowd swelled with commotion, and the police arrived. Amidst the turmoil, Dua's fate took an unexpected turn when her nana abbu decided she should marry Rayyan Bhai, a proposition he vehemently rejected.

Rayyan's refusal left Arshad as the reluctant groom, and Dua, having escaped one oppressive alliance, found herself tethered to another. Though Arshad never acknowledged her, this was now her destiny, her everything.

Tears welled in her eyes as she revisited these memories, but the true heartbreak lay in the revelation of the one responsible for the groom's murder. Investigations unveiled Dua's own mother, Romaisa, driven by resentment and hatred nurtured in a toxic environment where her daughter was never loved. Dua and Arshad's pure connection prompted Dada Jaan to insist they remain husband and wife until rukhsati, while Romaisa and her husband were barred from entering the Khan villa ever again.