Chapter-62 |•|

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I was rejected

Author's POV

"Did I behave wrong with Mr Suresh Vatsalya?" Asked Abhi caressing Sitaara's hair with his left hand as she placed her head on his chest. She lifted her face and kissed his forehead.

"I know you didn't do it to hurt him, it was a painful outburst, Mani. Not an insulting outburst. And...uncle deserve this for ruining a woman's life who chose him over everything and left her family for him. But...you shouldn't hold a grudge anymore. He is regretting it for years. His love for my atha(aunt) is true, it is clearly seen in him. Everyone deserves a second chance, even he does deserve" said Sitaara.

"I need time" whispered Abhi.

"Sure!! Take your time" said Sitaara smiling hugging him tightly.

"It feels like dream. In your arms again. After 4 whole months, Mani. I really missed you" she whispered crying making his shirt wet.

"Am sorry, Love. I won't leave you again" he whispered. She cried more.

"You know...I..I cried. Ev..ery da..y. Eve..r.y d..ay. I pra..ye..d for you to be..co...me n..or..mal ag..ain. I hate you. So m..uch. I h..ate you ve.ry m..uch" she cried clutching his shirt. Sitting up she slapped him continuously.

"Why? Why did you leave me? That day you accused me of cheating on you, then came back again when you came to know I was pregnant, then you promised me to come back and just like that you went away. Why? Why, Mani? You always torture me. You like to put me in pain right? She cried palming her face. He pulled her to him with his left hand. She cried in his neck, he too cried along with her.

"Am sorry. For everything. I didn't mean to hurt you by doubting you. I know how pure your and Viraj's bond was" he cried hugging her tightly with his left hand.

"Someone is trying to break us and I was blackmailed to leave you or else the person would have harmed us. I know you wouldn't leave me if I say this or just ask you to leave. You prioritise your self-respect over everything and won't bear a word against Viraj that's why I provoked you throwing allegations at you and Viraj, but you chose to live with me" he said looking at the ceiling.

"Who is that? Who wants to break us? When we were in Mumbai, I was about to tell you about Viraj but I got a threatening message to not reveal you anything or else our company details will be leaked off and will kill you like Viraj was killed, will kill both our families, that's why I hid it from you. At Goa, after knowing your disorder, I decided not to say anything to you because I didn't want you to build a fear in you, Mani. Everything was going right and you accused me, then, the accident happened" said Sitaara.

"And you didn't bother to tell that you were getting threatening calls and messages," said Abhi.

"For us and our families, I needed to," she said. He remained silent.

"Did I do wrong?" She asked lifting her face. He looked at her.

"No, You didn't do wrong. We both did it for us. Because we were packed" he said smiling.

"I love you, Abhimanyu" she whispered.

"Love you too, Sitaara" he whispered and they sealed their love with a passionate kiss and dozed off in each other's arms.

****

"Naman" called Abhi after his breakfast. Naman came to him.

"Contact a best interior designer. I want to change completely from the room into the new one. And... just beside my room, it should be my kids' room" said Abhi as he remember Sitaara asking him to change interiors on the first day of their marriage. He looked at Sitaara who was smiling placing her hand on her baby bump.

"Get the file I asked you earlier and I want to rejoin our company again within a week" he added.

"You are not-"

"Sitaara, no objections in this, please. It's only my limbs are weak, not my brain. I promise I won't take the stress. I will attend office for only 5-6 hours a day" he said cutting off Sitaara.

"And, as the actual CEO is back, you are getting down from work but will gonna remain as a board member. You don't need to attend any meetings. I won't allow you. Dare you deny me, you won't be able to even take my name again" he said coldly knowing how obstinate Sitaara can be. She nodded gulping and within seconds tears started flowing down and the whole mansion was echoed with her sobs.

"Sweetheart, why are you crying? Please don't cry. I was just hard on you as you won't be obeying me at a single word" he said motioning his wheelchair to her.

"No, don't come near me. You always scold me. Every time you try to dominate me. Make me get scared of you. I hate you" she cried hugging Sakshi.

"Baby, I didn't want to dominate you. My aura and voice are like that. I just want you to be safe. Now, am here, I don't want you to take the stress anymore" he said holding the hem of her frock. She looked at him wiping her nose with the hem of Sakshi's saree and smiled at him.

"Your voice is not dominating. It is sexy, make my knees go weak" she said biting her lips drawing his attention. He smirked.

"Sexy?" He asked huskily. She nodded blushing. Everyone chuckled.

"I love you," he said and eyed at her baby bump. "I love our babies too". She smiled and kissed his cheeks.

"I love you too," she said.

"Pregnant hormones started" muttered Aarya. Others nodded agreeing to her and chuckled.

***

"Anna" called Naman coming inside Abhi's study. Sitaara was sitting on the couch eating fruits, sulking as Abhi forced her to eat sitting in front of him.

Abhi lifted his face from the file he is reading and nodded with a cold face at Naman. Sitaara shook her head at her husband's behaviour.

"Interior designer is here. He wants to take down your preferences and would like to start his work from tomorrow" said Naman. Abhi nodded and looked at Sitaara.

"Now, go and sleep. If I see you anywhere other than the bedroom on our bed, I will surely make you scared of me. Go now" he said to Sitaara.

"You are bad, very bad. In just one day you are torturing me a lot. Use that tone again, I will shave your head making you look like a baldie. Grumpy old grandpa!! Idiot!!" She yelled at him and left the room. He chuckled.

"Take the lift. Don't get down using stairs" he yelled following her out. She looked at him turning back and glared. He smiled and sent a flying kiss. She pretended to catch it and threw it on the floor, stamping over it. Looking at him she smirked and he placed his left hand on his heart conveying that he is hurt. She giggled and walked to the lift while he went to their official room which is empty currently as the couple are staying on the ground floor in the guest room. They didn't want Sitaara to repeat the same thing again falling off the stairs and it would be easy for the couple as they are in sensitive conditions.

"He is Param, the best and most demanded interior designer in the city," said Naman pointing at a man. Abhi smirked and nodded his head.

"Abhimanyu Chowdary," said Abhi looking at the man sharply.

"Param," said the man. Abhi gave him a sharp look and motioned his wheelchair to his desk. Extending his left to the drawer, he punched the password. Naman looked at him and smirked giving a nod, in a swift, he locked Param's hands behind his back. Giving a kick on the back of his knees, Naman made Param sit on his knees and pulled his head back by his hair.

"How much?" asked Abhi pulling out the pistol from his drawer and motioning his chair to Param.

"What?" Asked Param and cried in pain when Naman pulled his hair more.

"Don't fucking act and lie on my fucking face. Tell me how much that bastard Vikram has given you to kill me?" Asked Abhi coldly and pointed the gun at Param's forehead.

"Please don't kill me. I didn't want to kill you, sir. He captured my family and blackmailed me. He kidnapped my sister. I didn't have an option" cried Param. Abhi looked at Naman and he gave the phone to Abhi after ringing some number.

"Vinay, take them to Anish, he will get a home for them," said Abhi in the call.

"Done, sir" said Vinay and hung the call.

"Call Rishi," said Abhi. Naman nodded and rang to Rishi.

"Rishi, I want you to know where Vikram hid Param's sister and let policemen know about it. But don't let Vikram's name come out" said Abhi.

"Abhi this is the best chance-"

"Yes, best chance to sit in jail enjoying with meals on perfect time, then, releasing him and letting him do the same mistake, isn't it? Just look into my orders, Rishi. I know what am doing and what I have to do, I will crush that fucking bastard under my fucking feet until he will be paying off all the sins, you get that? Get done with the work" said Abhi and hung the call.

He looked at Param and smirked leaning back.

"So, how did you plan to kill me?" He asked.

"Sir, I will abort it. Please don't kill me. And, I guess you saved my family too. Please, am sorry, leave me" cried Param.

"I asked you something, Param. I don't like it when people dodge my questions" said Abhi.

"Methylene chloride. Mixing it in paints" said Param panting in fear.

"Good! Actually, till now I have seen it only in movies but now, am experiencing it and I feel how great I am to become someone's target" said Abhi with a chuckle.

"Do the interiors of my room and you shouldn't make Vikram doubt on you about the abortion of the plan. Your family is safe and your sister is gonna be safe too. Don't worry" said Abhi.

"Thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank you a lot" said Param smiling with tears. Abhi smirked.

"Remember, now your family is under my care, if something happens to me, your family will be facing the consequences. So, think about your family and take the correct step" said Abhi moving his wheelchair to the drawer and placing the revolver in it.

"I remember sir. I won't do such things" said Param standing on his feet as Naman left him. Abhi looked at him and nodded.

"Takedown my preference" saying this Abhi told him everything according to Sitaara's taste and Param noted down everything clearly.

"Don't touch the cupboard in the study and get done with the rest of the things" said Abhi and drank some water. Param nodded.

"Ask the driver to drop him at his place" saying this Abhi went inside the study. Naman followed him after sending out Param.

Abhi opened his secret room door and strolled inside.

"Woah!! Beautiful anna! This many pictures of Vadhina" said Naman looking around at the pictures on the wall. Abhi smiled.

"This? She wore a school uniform. How do you have hers? But why is it from the back? Why not from the front?" Asked Naman looking at Sitaara's 8th-grade pic in which she was in school uniform.

"Secret admirer of Sitaara," said Abhi smiling.

"Secret admirer? You? You did that? I never expected!!" Said Naman with shocked at the new information. Abhi chuckled at his expressions.

"You knew her before?" Asked Naman.

"Well, I know her before but I never got a chance to see her face. I know this sounds foolish -not seeing her face but was a secret admirer and also saw her from behind- but this is true. I don't know why I couldn't see her face ever. She was so close yet looking at her face was never a thing that happened until my woman turned 24" said Abhi.

"It was the first time I saw her when she fell in my arms at our company," said Abhi. Naman smiled.

"Sorry, but a small doubt, you were in love with your ex-girlfriend-"

"Yes, I was. But, Naman, at that time I didn't realise I love Sitaara" said Abhi cutting off. Naman smiled.

Abhi opened his locker and took out a bracelet and ring. Turning to Naman he showed it. Naman took it in his hands and caressed it.

"I was rejected," said Abhi. Naman looked up confused.

"I sent these to Sitaara, don't know why, but I felt. I wanted her as mine. I felt her close. I wanted her attention. As a token of our friendship, I sent these to her with Disha. I guess Disha didn't remember as she was 3rd grade" said Abhi and chuckled.

"She threw them in dustbin without even glancing at them once," said Abhi and gave another watch.

"Watch? You bought it for Vadhina(sil)?" Asked Naman.

"No. It was hers. She lost it and cried a lot as Sid gave it to her on Rakshabandhan. After finding it, I sent it to her with a little boy again. She threw it away in the playground because she felt me as a creep and she jumped all over on this watch" said Abhi.

''Feisty since then" he added.

"To be honest, you were creepy, anna," said Naman laughing.

"I needed to. I can't break Aarya's and Sitaara's friendship because I was attracted to her. Few may get along but few can't sit well with it. Sitaara was unpredictable and I couldn't risk their friendship" he said smiling.

He turned back to the locker and a voice startled him making a box fall down.

"Abhi anna" called Riaan loudly getting inside.

"Woah!! What's all this? A secret room, photos, many lockers, it's like a bank rather than a room" said Riaan chuckling.

"Am sorry if I broke into your room. It was opened, so I came inside" said Riaan and turned to Abhi. Riaan's eyes widened and soon filled with tears seeing the box in Abhi's lap.

"How did you get this box? Why the fuck is with you?" Shouted Riaan running to him and holding the box in his hands as tears started running down from his eyes.

"Is that yours?" Asked Abhi.

"Viraj Sehgal's. Evidence. Oh my god! The evidence is here, I just can't believe it. Every fucking evidence are in this box which we collected for 3 years and it took me 3 years to find where it is" said Riaan crying.

"Am not understanding" said Abhi and Naman.

"Vikram's end is in this box. Once we open this box, his chapter closes" said Riaan.

"How did you get this?" Asked Riaan.

Flashback

It was after Samhith's mother died. Abhi was driving aimlessly crying his heart out even when his tears are blurring the view and he reached the mumbai outskirts unknowingly. He wanted to go back but he wasn't really ready to face the cruelty his life throwing upon him. He wasn't ready to get welcomed by his hometown where the persons who he considered as his family aren't anymore, his best friend who is more like a brother to him, his best friend's parents, whom he bonded well with, more than with Sakshi and Aman isn't anymore.

A loud sob escape his mouth and he left the steering and cupped his mouth. It was pitch dark and the only light which was emitting is from his car headlights paving the path for him between woods.

And.... there a man who brought his sunshine into his life enveloping dark in his life forever came in front of his car. Abhi looked up and saw the man, he immediately held the steering changing the direction along with gears but it was too late, the man was hit with his car. Abhi got down hurriedly and ran to the man who was half-conscious, filled with blood and many bruises all over his body. And a bag was swung on his shoulder.

"Shit!! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" He cussed moving to man.

"Shit, am sorry. Let me take you to hospital" he said kneeling beside the man.

"Sir...sir... You aren't responsible for my condition but there is someone" he said with ragged breaths.

"It's okay, let me take you hospital. Just stay awake, don't close your eyes" said Abhi and stood up and was about take him in his arms, the man stopped Abhi.

"No, am a doc...a doctor. I know my condition, I may not survive more than 20 minutes or I may die in 20 seconds too, sir. Please I have a request, a responsibility to get done with before I leave this world" said the man and took a deep breath.

"Vir..ra..am Vir...ra..j" he said. Abhi nodded and he understood only 'Vir'.

"Tell me Vir, I'll help you," said Abhi wiping his tears.

"Sir, am getting married tomorrow to my girlfriend, we have both been in love for 15 years. Her childhood...ahhh" Viraj cried in pain.

"Please, let me take you to the hospital. I'll try my level best to save you" cried Abhi trying to stop Viraj's wounds which are bleeding profusely.

"No, just do this for me, sir. Please, the mafia is behind me, they are trying to kill me, I have huge evidence of the mafia which I ahh...maa..was about to submit tomorrow but am dying now. So, you do this on behalf of me to get justice ma..ahh...pumpkin...for many innocents who are lost their lives and to save many innocents who are gonna lose their lives" he said groaning in pain after his every word.

"My girlfriend's best friend who is obsessed with her is the mafia, second commander. He killed my father to scare me and to make me leave her. He killed her friends, people who proposed to her and now me. I have evidence with me. Here in this bag and this'' he took out a secret camera he inserted in his shirt button. '' take this"

"My girlfriend, my pumpkin, loves me to death. Tell her I love her very much. Ask her to not moan over my death. I want her to be herself and lead her life happily. Ask her to get married to some nice guy and have a happy life" he side and cried in pain holding his stomach.

"Name? Her address? Please one detail about her?" Asked Abhi.

"Pumpkin, my pumpkin, I love you baby. Sir, please give this bag to her. Ask her not to believe that bastard. Or give everything to my friend... Rio Australia... know everything about the evidence. He will do something please" cried Viraj.

"I'll do it. But please tell me your girl-"

"Ask my girlfriend to take care of my family. They don't have anyone now. My father is killed, am gonna die, my siblings are still students, mom is a heart patient. It's my foolishness to request her to take care of my family, she will. Sir, now leave. Please. They might be searching for me. They will come here anytime sooner when they discover I escaped. Now, you are my only hope. Please, go sir" cried Viraj.

"Okay! But let's go together. I will give you to your family and will submit the evidence" said Abhi.

"No!! If am with you, they will kill you too and you are my hope to get justice now. I know you will bring justice, Abhimanyu Chowdary, the one who secretly helps many needy for food, shelter, medical care, education and some justice too. I know you. Please go, sir. You can't risk many lives for my life and yours too. A person like you should live and help many, also bring justice" said Viraj.

"And...letters, I have written letters and few recordings for my girlfriend about my feelings, give them to her. Say to her I love her. Get married. Not to cry for me. Move on from me" cried Viraj.

"Vir, please come with me. I have security and I would be safe if they attac-"

Just then they saw distant lights, Viraj panicked.

"They are here. Go, please go. Keep the bag with me and take away the box in it, also the secret camera recorder" said Viraj standing on his feet.

"Please... come with me. I will save you" cried Abhi.

"Go!! Please, to save many people. Don't think about me, brother. Fucking go away before they kill both of us and also the evidence yelled Viraj slapping Abhi.

Abhi nodded crying and picked up the box, recorder and ran to his car.

"Say her I love her" Viraj yelled running hopping. Abhi wiped his tears and sat in the car. Changing to reverse gear, he pulled back the car and drove away. That's when Aahil Kashyap attacked him and Vinay saved him.

Flashback ends.

"I tried, I tried to save him. He was adamant to let him go" cried Abhi.

"He is Viraj... Sitaara's boyfriend....her Raj. Vikram is the one who killed him and Vikram is the second commander of Mafia" cried Riaan hugging the box shivering.

"Viraj? As in my cousin? Viraj Sehgal?" Asked Abhi. Riaan nodded. Abhi ran his fingers in his hair.

"You remember that guy, Chandran? The one we met at Mumbai?" Asked Riaan. They nodded.

"Chadran friend proposed Sitaara, Vikram killed him very badly and framed it as an accident. He loved Sitaara since childhood but Sitaara was always fierce and would never let boy come near her, this made him backoff. He never expected Sitaara to fall for Viraj, when she did, this made him obsessed over her. And same happened in your case, he thought she would never fall for anyone after Viraj's death but she fell for you again. This built his obsession ten folds as he felt she never cared his feelings which made him to get you into accident" said Riaan with tears

"He knew I love Disha and he want to blackmail me with her to get evidences. He ordered his men to rape Disha kidnapping her" cried Riaan.

"That fucking bastard" growled Abhi.

"And to save her from thing which is caused by me, I had to marry her and take her away. To hide her I needed some reason to tell your family and also I couldn't open up Vikram's deeds. So I married her going against her consent but...but I will win her heart and will never leave her. I will treat her as my queen, this is my promise, Abhi anna and Naman anna. You can trust me with your sister" he said and sat on floor in indian style. Abhi and Naman nodded with a smile.

"Vikram, my bestfriend" Riaan mumbled and a sob escaped from his mouth.

"He is my bestfriend and so I am to him, that's why he always shares even his criminal deeds to me. I can't believe my bestfriend turned into a beast. He was never like this, my friend who used to stand for us when we are in trouble became trouble in our lives now, became a man we want to get rid off forever" he cried. Abhi motioned his chair to Riaan and kept his hand on Riaan's shoulder.

"Police will lock him up in prison. He will be sentenced with death once I put up all the evidences. My bestfriend though he is a monster now, is gonna die" cried Riaan. Abhi had tears in his eyes as he can understand the pain of loosing a bestfriend.

"When we wanted get justice, we should never let our heart work. Turn it into cold, Rio. Let's bring justice to innocent lives. Being a citizens of the country we need to put Vikram's deeds before law orelse this would lead to country's destruction" said Abhi. Riaan nodded wiping his tears.

"I tried to open it, Riaan. It was highly secured, I went to many technicians but no one could open it. That camera Viraj gave me has a pin which we couldn't unlock. Only if I showed it to Sitaara back then, she would be happy. I searched for you in Australia but you are Riaan Sharma whereas I tried to get your information with Rio. I tried to get list of Mumbai doctors whereas he was working in Delhi and was about to shift back to Mumbai soon. I tried many fucking ways I could but no avail" said Abhi. Riaan smiled.

"I know the password" said Riaan.

"You know?" Asked Abhi and Naman.

"I was the one who made it, as it have mafia details, I made sure it can't break, cannot be opened easily" said Riaan.

He carefully opened the box revealing many pendrives, letters, mangalsutra, few pictures of Viraj's and Situ's.

"Can I your have a laptop?" Asked Riaan. Abhi nodded. Naman immediately brought it to him.

"Every file in it has minimum 4-5 passwords to view the file. I know the passwords as we both did it together" said Riaan opening a file connecting the pendrive to laptop.

The scence infront of them literally shattered the ground under their feet.

"SIDDHANTH DEV SHETTY!!!!" The trio shouted in shock as Sid was pointing his gun at Viraj's head.

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Was the chapter good?

Sitaara and Abhimanyu's cute moments. You guys are gonna witness more and more in further chapters.

Param! A pawn of Vikram! But can he ever win over Abhimanyu Chowdary?

Till now, it was only said that Abhimanyu is good at avenging the revenge but, hereafter, you folks gonna witness how strong our male lead is!

So, little Abhi and little Situ had their bittersweet, hide and seek moments in their childhood.

So, you people got to know how Viraj met Abhi, how the box of evidence is with him how Abhi tried his level best in opening it but is Siddhanth Dev Shetty the killer? Is that why Sid ignores talking about Viraj's death? If you people remember, Siddhanth was in Mumbai and reached Sitaara on time when Viraj was dead, how could he be there?

Did he kill Viraj? Is Vikram is our culprit or Siddhanth?

That's gonna be the final mystery and revelation. Excited? Thrilled?

Dropdown your views, dearies.

Surya.