Aditi's POV

I rush into Rumya's office, after hearing her urgency to see me. As I walk inside, I notice a lady standing hugging dad... what? Who is she? Why is dad there? And why is he hugging the lady?

I walk towards them silently, feeling a little afraid. As soon as they notice me, they immediately part ways. Dad looks at me, and then he comes closer and hugs me. I am shocked at first, but then I hug him back. It has been 20 years... 4 months and 4 days, since he last hugged me. I missed him... I couldn't stop myself and therefore, I cried. Dad got out of the hug and cupped me. I just stared at him with water running out of my eyes. I got my dad back... he finally accepted me. Soon, the lady comes towards me and dad moves out of his way to let the lady touch me. I move away before she could touch me, and I stare at my dad with questions on my face,

Dad (smiling through his tears) - this is your mother... Aditi... my wife... Kaira...

What? How can this be? My mum is Pankhuri... this isn't my mother. I will not accept some lady to be my mother.

Me (annoyed) - she isn't my mother, my mother is Pankhuri... Singh Oberoi... not Kaira...

Dad (upset) - let me explain...

He starts narrating what happened after mum's death, and I listen to him carefully, I understood his point of view, but still, I felt hurt, that my father has moved on... and married again, without telling anyone. There were so many ways, he could have told me... SO MANY... yet, he didn't... he kept it a secret for two years.

Me (upset) - I just... how can you? (staring at dad with questions) Firstly, you PRETENDED to hate me... then married again without letting anyone know... and now, you are telling me... this. There were so many chances for you to tell me... why didn't you use them? You could have texted me... sent me some note, making sure no one knew... however, you kept quiet... and continued to hate me... do you know how much your words have hurt me? I am traumatised... I felt you were right... I was on the verge of depression, while in uni... but someone saved me... at the right time... just because, I don't say much... doesn't mean it doesn't hurt... You know what hurts even more... having Rumya calling me here... instead of having you guys call me... I just can't...

I storm away from the place, crying... it will be hard for me to digest all this. I need time and the only person who can help me, right now... is Krish. I immediately dialled his number.

On-call

Me (upset) - Hello...

Krish (worried) - What happened? Where are you? Are you okay?

Me (upset) - outside, Rumya's workplace...

Krish (worried) - I am coming... are you fine though?

Me (crying) - come quick, please...

Call ends

Rahul's POV

I walk into Myra's house, but the scene shocks me. There are two elderly people lying on the floor, covered in blood. Myra immediately rushes there while I phone the ambulance.

Myra (shaking her grandparents) - dadi! Daada!

I rushed up to her, to help her but she continues crying, while I hug her to console, but instead of trying to calm down, she becomes hysterical.

Guy (worried) - she is in a state of shock... you need to give her one of those medicines that her grandparents give her... it's somewhere in the drawer... and is called xyz...

I started searching for it in the drawers, and after finding it, I inject it to her and she faints. I go to her grandparents, to check if they're okay, however, they aren't breathing. What will happen to Myra? She has no one except them. I start to think of ways to help her, while the ambulance takes the bodies away to do some checking before we can do anything else. Finally, after thinking a lot, I lift a sleeping Myra to take her to Oberoi mansion.

Shivika's POV

Soon, a call jerks me from my thoughts. I immediately picked it up, not bothering to check the id.

Me - Hello...

Person - Hello, is this Shivika Singh Oberoi?

Me - yes...

Person - My parent's anniversary is in a week, and no preparations have been done yet... Where are you guys?

Me (shocked) - One week? I thought it was a month...

Person - well you thought wrong, are you going to do the work? Or should I hire another company?

Me (worried) - No... we are coming... can you text me the address?

Person - I will, but I am going to be leaving the house for a while but my parents will be there... please don't expose my surprise...do whatever you want... but don't let them know about the wedding and the preparations for it...

The person ends the call, while I stare at the phone with a little anger. No one has ever ordered me... and now, I am getting ordered by a customer, who knows I am Shivika Singh Oberoi, yet I am getting ordered. However, I can't do anything as I have to help mum with the business.

Waiter - Mam, your hot chocolate...

I take the hot chocolate and immediately drink it, forgetting that it's hot, causing my turn to burn. Oh god, where is the water? I scan around to find water, when Shyam throws a water bottle at me, to drink.

Shyam (worried) - why would you drink something hot when you clearly know it is?

Me (upset) - I wasn't thinking straight... thank you... we have to go...

At the house

After paying the driver, we walk into a small house. I mean, it's not small but compared to the Oberoi mansion, it's small. After a few knocks, a waiter opens the door. He poliety brings us in and makes us sit on the sofa.

Me (checking out the house and whispering to Shyam) - since there is a wedding happening, I am assuming everything has to be red...

Shyam (whispering back) - I think so...

Suddenly, someone from behind spooks us. I immediately, jump and run behind Shyam feeling frightened, but when I turn towards the person, I see an elderly couple and Shyam covering his laughter. How dare he laugh? It was funny though.

Eldery lady (smiling) - who are you guys?

Shyam (smiling) - hello Aunty and uncle, we are planning...

As he is about to expose what we are here for, I stop him as I realise that the couple is the ones, we are planning a wedding for.

Me (hooking my arm with Shyam forcefully) - we are getting married... so we were just figuring out where the decorations should be...

Uncle (confused) - But, this is our house... why are you planning your wedding here?

I am about to think of an excuse when a lady walks in and solves our issue.

Lady (smiling) - mumma, papa! Actually, they are my friends, and since they couldn't find a place to host their wedding, I thought to allow them to rent our house for the wedding...

The elderly couple looks confused and then went to talk privately with their daughter, while I try to convince, Shyam to pretend to be a couple in love.

Shaym (annoyed) - why did you lie?

Me (annoyed) - because, remember how mum said, not to tell them about the secret wedding... and looking at the house, they are the couple that will be getting married again.

Shyam (annoyed) - you could have said something else, why this lie?

Me (annoyed) - because, I watch too many romantic movies and that's why that's the first thing that came up... I am sorry...

Shyam (shocked) - You... said... sorry...

I immediately froze realising that I actually apologised. Wow. It wasn't so hard. But, why did I apologise? I normally don't apologise to anyone, so what makes his so special.

Precap - Myra and Rahul's sudden marriage, Ansh's surprise for Arushi and Dhruv's POV

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