A/N:
Hey guys!
I have hints for you about what could have happened two years ago in this chapter.
I thought it's been ages and few of you might not have an exact track of timeline of events. Since this book is a continuation of "The secret Treasure of the Past", I thought I will give you a synopsis of the previous story and character sketch in the new timeline of events. All the characters are from the previous story itself except for the addition of the babies and a couple of other characters. Enough of my jabber let's get to the point.

Please do comment and share your thoughts. It motivates me to write more.

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Synopsis
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Shriya was a junior consultant residing in London along with her roommate Serah who happend to be her best friend and support system. One fine day Shriya encounters Raghav, her childhood sweetheart and the father of her son. She was a teen pregnant and has lost her new born child at the age of sixteen.

Shriya Shetty who was initially a resident of Bangalore first meets Raghav Reddy during her high school. Shriya is supported by her loving parents Vivekananda Shetty and Revathy Shetty. Prakash Shetty and Vaishnavi Shetty are her older siblings.

Being the youngest child, she was the apple of everyone's eye and was pampered. In contrary, Raghav Reddy being the eldest child comes from an estranged family. His father Govardhan Reddy, is a minister who worked for Women & child welfare and his mother Neeranjana Reddy had her own fashion label. His service motto and her goal oriented approach lead to breaking of their marriage.

Raghav's younger brother Laxman Reddy also had to face a problematic childhood due to the chaos. Neeranjana Reddy's brother Drona Reddy and Govardhan Reddy's sister Sharanya Reddy were also divorced due to their siblings. They have two children Avni Reddy and Aadhik Reddy.

  
Shriya meets Raghav in the conference in London and completely breaks down as her past haunts her and she was struggling with her feelings for him which were fresh. She was even more shattered when she learns Raghav is engaged to his cousin Avni Reddy. Life becomes even more complicated when Aadhik proposes Serah for marriage and Shriya's path crosses with Raghav.

During the course of events she meets Arihaan Reddy who is the adopted son of Laxman Reddy and is drawn to the little boy. Shriya confesses her feelings to Raghav who denies her proposal initially but later realizes and goes back to her. Shriya is completely broken by then and attempts to commit suicide but Arihaan Reddy rings her door bell at the right moment and she gives life another chance. 

It happens to be her Birthday and the little boy's toothy grins, cheeky smiles and flubbing words fills warmth in her otherwise cold heart. She was enchanted by this five year old boy who is a stranger but felt very familiar. Raghav realizes his love for Shriya and proposes her but she reveals to him about their child whom she lost. He was aware of her pregnancy but had assumed that she might have aborted the baby due to age and family pressure. Raghav at that time was battling with ADHD and shifted to the U.S.A.

This was the time Shriya's family abandoned her as her sister's wedding was broken due to her pregnancy. Shriya was given an option to terminate her baby and get back to them but she did not want to kill her child. Shriya gave birth to the baby with the help of Sharanya Reddy and Govardhan Reddy. The infant baby boy was pronounced dead minutes after birth.

After knowing the truth Raghav is shattered. He wants to be there for her but she feels otherwise. Raghav breaks his engagement with Avni which infuriates her and during this time she accidentally reveals to Shriya that Arihaan Reddy is her son with Raghav who never died. He was adopted by Govardhan Reddy and later Laxman took him under his wing. Shriya is now exhilarated but she doesn't want to cause a glitch in Serah and Aadhik's wedding and waits to reveal herself to her son.

Surprisingly, it gets revealed to Laxman Reddy during wedding preprations and he is utterly devastated as he is extremely close to the baby boy. He couldn't bring himself to accept that the boy would not be his son anymore. Laxman lectures his father, uncle and brother about being there for a child and being a "father". Raghav also is revealed about his brother's adopted son being his own.

Meanwhile, Shriya's brother pays a visit to her with the help of their schoolmate Sharini. Mysteriously, he leaves that evening after promising to be there for her and never comes back. Eventually, with the help of Avni both Raghav and Shriya reconcile and get married. Shriya was indeed rewarded for her unwavering strength and patience by her child and love.

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Phew! Done with the storyline now let's get to the famjam. I hope you guys remember our previous character sketch. This is more of where these characters stand in the present timeline.

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Characters sketches
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Shriya Shetty and Raghav Reddy:

Well! You guys know them. What can I describe? Circumstances have led to their paths going away from each other. Shriya now works in her family firm Shetty firm and Raghav has joined his father's party office to get insight about taking up his position. Are they happy away from each other? Only time shall answer. While Raghav seems to live for his new love. Shriya found purpose in following her father's footsteps. Raghav's new love is his Tweety. No you are wrong. It is not a mini version  of Sweety. His daughter is rather chirpy and feels like the Tweety bird from Looney tunes. So he named her that.

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Shetty family

Revati and Vivekananda Shetty:

Revathi and Vivekananda Shetty are Shriya Shetty's parents. Unfortunately Vivekananda Shetty lost his life about an year ago. His widow Revathi lives with Shriya in her Bangalore home.

Vaishnavi Shetty:

Elder sister of Shriya and daughter of Revathi and Vivekananda Shetty. Vaishnavi is a part of the Shetty firm. She works at the capacity of being Shriya's personal assistant and helps in managing her dates and schedules. She is married and has a daughter named Sweety in the honor of Shriya. She missed her sister during the days they were separated and named her daughter after her.

Prakash and Sharini Shetty:

Elder brother of Shriya and younger brother of Vaishnavi, Prakash works for the Shetty firm and travels between London and Bangalore to mange work. He is married to Sharini who happens to be Shriya's schoolmate. Sharini Shetty has always idolized Shriya and played a major role in helping her out of depression and revealing about Arihaan being her son. She was also Laxman Reddy's ex-girlfriend. Things turned ugly between Laxman and her and they tore apart.

Sandhya Bharadwaj:

Elder sister of Revathi Shetty, Sandhya Bharadwaj was a dancer by profession. She was involved with the cultural organisations of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. There was a misunderstanding between Neeranjana Reddy and Govardhan Reddy as Neeranjana assumed Arihaan to be the love child if Sandhya Bharadwaj and Govardhan Reddy. Raghav later cleared it which lead to reconciliation of Raghav's parents. She lives in the Shetty villa along with Shriya.

Parashuram:

Parashuram is closely related to a political party, Shetty firm is associated with. He is a king maker and plays a key role in Central politics of South India. He has a key role in the South Federal Party (SFP). After the tragic death of Vivekananda Shetty he is taking care of the family but they are unaware of it.

Aravind Bharadwaj:

He is the current business partner of Shriya. About two years ago, he was charged for money laundering of 4000 crores by a South Indian political party  Dakshina Sanskruti Samithi (DSS). He lived in London for a while. He now lives in Bangalore and is associated with South Federal party (SFP).

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REDDY Family

Govardhan Reddy and Neeranjana Reddy:

After living apart for most of their lives, they have reconciled and are living together in Hyderabad in the majestic Reddy mansion which is spread across five acres of land. Neeranjana has started her brand label in Hyderabad and is successfully running it. Govardhan Reddy who has worked for around 30 years for the Dakshini Sanskruthi Samithi (DSS) party is now retired but is still the legal advisor. He has passed down his legacy to his eldest son Raghav Reddy. However, major decisions always remain his.

Drona Reddy and Sharanya Reddy:

They have decided to stay with their siblings during last years of their lives. Though they haven't sorted their differences they choose to remain cordial for their children and family.

Serah Reddy and Aadhik Reddy:

Married for about three years, the couple live in London looking after the law firm of Raghav and his associates. Their love has always grown and bloomed. The bliss of marriage is more like a silver lining in their perfect life. The only grief in their life is they miss their support system Shriya.

Avni Reddy:

Avni has found love if both parents and couldn't ask for more. She is making up for all the years she has missed with them and yet figuring her life. She has become a social influencer and is traveling. She remains the best friend of Raghav and supports him in need. Raghav sometimes thinks she is still in love with him but she seems clear on her friendship stance.

Laxman Reddy and Sanjana Reddy:

After a bad breakup with Sharini, Lakshman was shattered for a long time. He regretted not listening to his brother Raghav. Raghav always had doubts on Sharini's intentions and Laxman regrets not listening to him. He found love again with Sanjana Shah who was former secretary of Raghav.

Sanjana Shah hails from a Gujrati family and used to work in Raghav's firm as his Personal assistant. She is a reserved girl and Laxman's happiness is her only priority. She is married to Laxman for about three months and everyone in the family loves her. Laxman and Sanjana live in Hyderabad. He is continuing his practice as a Doctor in Hyderabad and Sanjana is a home maker.

Arihaan Reddy:

Shriya and Raghav's son is now studying in fourth standard. He has a packed daily routine which includes his swimming and boxing classes. He has decided not to be naughty anymore as his siblings are already creating enough mess in the house. His favorite time of the day is writing a dairy to his mom describing his daily activity. He prays everyday that his mom should be around for him but never complains to anyone.

Shirav and Reya Reddy:

Reya's favorite color is pink and so Shirav's favorite should also be pink. Shirav doesn't have a say in anything. His duty is to follow his sister's command as she is older than him by two full minutes. Reya is the boss and she likes to command both Arihaan and Shirav. She also takes advantage of being their father's favorite child to the maximum. Her brother Arihaan calls her cookie while her father calls her Tweety. She likes to gossip in her gibberish language, throw everything and blame Shirav, buy new toys everyday and steal Arihaan's things.
Shirav is the quiet child and follows her commands. Reya's favorite hobby is to feed her father food and put him to sleep using her fantastic singing skills which causes dogs and animals to run away. They both mostly love to hang around their Sanjana maasi.

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A/N:
Phew done with it. Last time after the character sketch people commented their favorite character as Arihaan and now I want to know who it is.

Who is your favorite character/s?

What do you guys think about it?

What could have had happened?

Do share your thoughts. Do tell me if I missed anything.

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