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Feeling something soft and small on her face, Aaruhi frowned and woke up. As she opens her eyes, her sleeping eyes widen in surprise, finding little Abheer's cute chubby face in front of her eyes.

Abheer giggled and held her face between his tiny palms before placing his mouth on her cheek. Aaruhi smiles and lets out a small giggle, feeling him placing wet kisses on her face.

“My baby…" she lovingly called, holding his tiny figure and hugging him.

“Baabah…bww!!" He babbles cutely, looking at her with a wide grin on his face, making Aaruhi smile.

Taking him, she places his tiny body over her and hugs him tightly with a wide smile on her face.

“Am I dreaming?!" She whispered, smiling at him as he is giggling face with her

“No, you are not…" she turned her head swiftly and saw Aaravi sitting on the couch.

Aaruhi was shocked and happy to see her and sat up on the bed holding Abheer in her lap.

“Aavi, you? How??" She asked to which Aaravi walked to her, sat on the bed infront of her.

“Last night, Bhai called Manyu and.." she paused for a moment seeing Aaruhi's face turn gloomy.

“Didu.." Aaravi softly called, making Aaruhi tear up and look down to hide her face.

Aaravi hugs her quickly, hearing her sniffing and caressing her back gently.

“Why are you crying, Didu? We are with you. We trust you. How dare someone hurt our cute Didu. I won't leave that dog," Aaruhi smiled with tears hearing her.

They pull back after a while.

Wiping her tears, Aaravi smile at her and said,

“Now don't cry. And see I brought this little cartoon for you so you won't feel sad anymore," said she looked at Abheer with a grin and squeezed his chubby cheeks playfully.

Aaruhi chuckled when Abheer poke his little tongue with pout lips.

“See…" Aaravi laughed along with Aaruhi looking at Abheer's face.

"Don't trouble my cutie pie..” Saying Aaruhi making Abheer stand on her lap and kiss his cheeks loudly, earning cute giggles from little boy.

“Didu.." Aaruhi stopped playing with her nephew when Abhimanyu and Ryan walked in.

She looks at Abhi and smiles. But he looked at her eyes which are puffy from all the crying. His heart clenched.

Aaravi take Abheer and stand up from the bed to let both sibling talk and share pain and worry. Abhi was stressed and worried for his sister, who is like a second mother to him. That's why they instantly left for here very early in the morning today. They just arrived here half an hour ago.

Ryan smiles while hugging his sister, he didn't get time to meet her properly since she arrived. Then he kiss Abheer's forehead making him squeal and hide his face in his mother's chest. Ryan chuckled softly at his cuteness.

They look at Abhi sitting in front of Aaruhi who is fidgeting with fingers, trying to act normal.

Aaravi and Ryan share a look of understanding before they make their way outside leaving them alone.

“I am here to take you and Bhai back…" Abhi said softly with a slight smile holding Aaruhi's trembling hands.

Looking up, she smiles lovingly but soon her eyes filled with tears feeling overwhelmed suddenly.

He shifts a little close to her and hugs her making her sob and big fat tears roll down her from her eyes.

“I won't leave that man, Didu. Trust me…He call for his destruction by hurting you," he said angrily, hugging her tightly and placing a few kisses on head, making her cry even more.

"H..he tou…ched m..me, Abhii. He..e took advan..antage of my sta..te after d..rugging me… I hate myself, Bhaiyu… How will I face everyone..after..after staying with an..other man in the same room the wh..whole night..t… what will people s..say…" Aaruhi tightly closed her eyes while sobbing in her brother's arms.

Hearing her crying so badly, Abhi felt his blood boiling in fury. He felt horrible seeing his strong and loving sister crying her heart out in his arms. He never saw her like this, so broken.

“No one will say anything when you haven't done anything wrong. And even if anyone dares to raise their finger on my Didu, I will show them hell. That is my promise to you…You have us, our family then why are you worried about others, huh? Ryan Bhai with you and have faith on you. I can see that in his words and actions. Just leave everything on us. And just be back to my cute smiling Didu,.." Abhi softly said, patting her head gently as he was comforting her.

A weak smile formed on her face, hearing him. Her heart felt peaceful and she calmed down.

She is so blessed to have wonderful people in her life.

Abhi look at her and kiss her forehead,

“You have your brother to fight against the whole world for you…"

She smiles and then kisses his forehead showing her affection for him,

“You are the best brother,..." Abhi smile and said,

"Oh, that I am…” he playfully said in pride, making her chuckle softly.

He relaxed seeing her smile and again hugged lovingly.

“Did you tell everyone about-" she nervously asked.

"I  didn't get time to inform them as we came in a hurry. But they will get to know somehow, you know that. And we can't hide such things from them,” she nodded softly, agreeing with him.

Aaruhi sighs softly. Abhi gently presses her hands silently assuring her.

“Dont stress, Didu.." he softly said. She smile slightly at him.

Trisha entered the kitchen but halted in her way seeing Aaravi and Ryan. She is shocked to see her here.

Aaravi is preparing milk for Abheer whereas Ryan is holding Abheer and playing with him, sitting on the high chair.

Aaravi looks up, feeling a presence and instantly her soft face hardens seeing her.

Trisha gulped slightly and smiled at her but she just ignored her and resumed her work.

“When didn't you come??" She asked in a fake sweet voice making Aaravi roll her eyes internally before looking at her.

Giving her a sweetest smile, she said,

"Just a while ago…to take my Bhai and Bhabhi back with us,”

Trisha's face paled hearing her and she looked at Ryan who is busy with his nephew.

“But why?? I mean they just-" she said looking at Aaravi but couldn't complete not knowing what to say.

“Do you have any problem," Aaravi asked, raising one eyebrow at her with a very fake sweet smile on her face.

“Well, you shouldn't be …anyway it doesn't matter," she mocks her, making Trisha clench her fist on her side.

Ryan looks at his sister and shakes his head internally hiding his smile.

“Bhai, it's done…let go. Di- I mean my beautiful Bhabhi must be waiting," she innocently said looking at Ryan.

Nodding, Ryan rises from the seat, taking Abheer in his arms. They walked out of the kitchen while talking with each other, leaving Trisha in the kitchen, fuming in anger.

Trisha walked inside the room without knocking and saw Samrat sleeping. Her anger rises seeing him sleeping peacefully while she is dying in worry and fear.

“Wake up, you idiot…" she said, shaking him.

Samrat let out a wince and opened his eyes, glaring at the person who disturbed him.

“What the hell?!" He almost shouted at her and sat on the bed.

"Stop looking at me like this…and hear me,” he still glared at her and rolled his eyes.

She wanted to slap him so hard but control and said,

“Aaruhi’s brother and his wife is here. They are here to take Aarhi and Ryan back, " Samrat looks at her with a frown.

"They are here?" He asked to which Trisha nodded, looking worried.

He angrily brushes his hair back while gritting his teeth.

“Do something, I can't let Ryan go now…" she said.

Samrat look at her angrily and said,

"Now forget it,...Abhimanyu is here. He is here with a purpose, I am sure. He is here for me,... ”

Now Trisha gets more scared, hearing him.

“Do something then. You also have power. Your Dad is a politician," He scoffed at her.

"If you forget then let me remind you…his party is in power at present and their family is very powerful and influential. They won't even gulp before clearing our existence from this world if they got to know the truth about our real motive,” Trisha felt her breathing stuck in her throat as his words were scaring her to death.

“But don't worry, we all will go together in this," Samrat said, giving her sweet mocking smile.

“Don't be stupid. They shouldn't know, you won't tell them about me and Dadi hukum…right?" She said then looked at him in suspicion.

Samrat let out a laugh before getting out of the and look at her with blank face,

“Oh trust me…I will. If I couldn’t get Aaruhi then you also won't have your Ryan. You called me here and it was you who gave me that amazing idea and it was you who drug Aaruhi and Ryan. How can I let your hard work go in vain,"

Saying this, he went inside the washroom.

Trisha keeps standing there thinking about his words and gulps in fear.

“I don't know you are coming, Mr. Agnihotri. We would have prepared something special for you," Tejraj said as everyone was present in the living room except for Aaruhi, Aaravi and Samrat.

"There is no need, Mr. Rathore.. Seeing my sister miserable is enough for me. Thanks to you all. Can't even take care of my sister for a few days…” he said, hardly able to hide his anger at Rathore.

Sheetal looked down in shame while Tejraj got tongue tied knowing he failed to take for her in his house.

Trisha looks at Ryan who is sitting but his anger is clear on his face.

“Mr. Rathore, we are going back today.." Ryan said,

Sheetal snapped her head and looked at Ryan with wide eyes.

“Please don't go Ryan. This is your home, son. How could you leave your old grandparents alone," She said, looking at him with hope and pleading with him.

"Mrs. Rathore, whether you accept or not, this is not my home. You are my grandparents, correct but not my family. I can’t and don't even want to stay here. We are here because you requested. If you expect me to stay here at the cost of risking my wife's dignity, her mental health, then it is not happening. She is my first priority before anyone here. I can't take risks with her. She is not safe here. And the man behind everything is your family relation, isn't it. So please let us go now….” he said firmly while looking at Sheetal with no emotion in his eyes for her.

She felt hurt and it clenched her heart seeing him so cold with her. She just wants him in their life and with them.

Tejraj didn't say anything but in these few days with him, he realised that Ryan may never accept them as a family. His heart only goes to Roy's. They are his true family. And he is happy with them which he may never be with them. He is wrong to think that he would eventually accept them.

Even he failed them. He couldn't protect them in his own house. Such a shame. Aaruhi has to face humiliation that too in his house and due to his relative.

Trisha walked away feeling angry and broken. As she reached upstairs, she saw Aaravi going out of the Ryan and Aaruhi's room with crying Abheer towards the open corridor on the other side of the floor.

At the sametime, Samrat comes out from behind the pillar and enters the room where Aaruhi is.

She frowned before an evil smirk formed on her face.

“Let's just finish this chapter…" she murmured to herself.

Samrat's eyes fell on Aaruhi inside the closet as the closet door was open. He clenches his jaw in anger before walking inside.

Hearing footsteps, Aaruhi slightly turns her head but her eyes widen seeing Samrat inside the closet.

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