Urmila is sitting alone at the dining table with a dull face. She waited for everyone for an hour now but no one came.
The servant placed her breakfast in front of her. She looked at the fruit salad and French toast but her appetite died now.
Tears formed in her eyes remembering the old time when her whole family used to eat together with little chit chatting and jokes they shared.
She blinked back her tears and looked up but a smile appeared on her seeing Aarav coming inside the dining room.
"Aarav beta, it's good that you come. Come sit I will serve your breakfast," she happily said as her eyes brightened up.
"No need Mom, I am here to take Avni and my breakfast. I was getting late to work," he coldly said, making her smile disappear.
"Malti didi, did you prepare my and Avni breakfast?" he asked, ignoring Urmila's sad face.
"Ji Aarav, Baba, here," Taking the breakfast from her, he was about to go but Urmila stopped him.
"Why are you doing this? I just want my children's well being. Is it a crime?" She asked in a broken voice.
Aarav turn to her and chuckle humorlessly,
"By doing injustice with Bhai, really Mom! I never thought you could be this evil. He did so wrong with Bhai and Bhabhi, so wrong," his hard tone surprised her as look at him with hurtful eyes.
"And it's not a crime but a sin in my eyes. He did so much hard work for this empire to take it to the height of success. I don't deserve this, I am not capable of doing what he did. He is the reason that you are enjoying this lavish and luxurious life. It cost him the crucial year's of his teenage and adulthood when he used to spend his days and nights in the company to take our business out of misery. But you people never appreciate his efforts. No one cares if he eats or not, sleep or not. He called you Choti Ma, right? But tell me Mom, if you have done anything to him for the sake of the title of mother he gave. You want me to rule the Rajvansh Empire right? Okay then from today I am a businessman only, for you," Saying Aarav looked at her blankly and went upstairs.
Urmila stares at where Aarav was standing a few seconds before. A tear fell from her eye.
Anaya, who was standing in the middle of the stairs, looked at her but then sighs sadly before leaving the house. She is also not happy with what her mother's doing. She may not like Preet but she always respects Veer. He is a great brother.
Preet opened the door for Veer and smiled at him but he didn't return her smile as usual. She frowned seeing his emotionless face. He stepped inside gently pushing her aside.
"Veer!?" she calls him softly in a worried tone. But he ignored her call and went upstairs to their room.
"What happened to him? He isn't looking good," she thought and went to the kitchen to prepare a strong coffee for him.
As she entered the room, he came out of the bathroom with a towel around his hips. She bit her lips, feeling her inside hot at his sight.
She looked at his face and now she is getting scared, looking at his blank eyes.
"Veer, Coffee. You seem tired. Are you okay?" she asks worriedly as she places the coffee mug on the table and holds his hands softly.
Veer looked away and pulled his hand from her hold. He walked up to the cupboard and took out his clothes and wore them.
She felt hurt at his sudden ignorance. While her heart beat faster in fear at his sudden change in his behavior.
"Veer, is something-"
"Please leave!" he said loudly, getting irritated with her.
Preet flinched slightly and looked at him. She felt her eyes burning. Taking a long shaky breath, she walked out of the room with a heavy heart.
As soon as she closes the door, her vision turns blurry. She went downstairs, telling herself he must be stressed about work and may need some alone time.
But then she herself knows that no matter how tired and stressed he was, he always smiled at her as soon as he entered the house. There must be something.
Preet glances at the stairs every five minutes to see if he is coming. She prepared their dinner and is now waiting for him to come down.
She stood up after waiting for an hour and started going upstairs to their room.
She slowly opens the room and steps inside to see him sleeping on the arm chairs near the window.
Looking at his dull face, she suddenly felt her heart squeeze in pain.
Her husband who from childhood lives an expensive and lavish life, is working so hard to provide them with a proper meal and fulfill her needs. The stress is clearly visible in his face.
She gently touched his cheek and lightly stroked his skin making him sigh softly. She smiles sadly and lightly brushes his hair back. Suddenly he opened his eyes with a jerk and stared at her with anger in his eyes. She gulped and moved her hand back from his hair.
He looks away from her and tightly fist his hand as he closes his eyes controlling his emotions inside him.
Right now he is really furious and his mind is in a mess. He wanted to talk to her and ask why she did that but he knew he might hurt her in his anger. His brain is not working properly right now. So he tried to ignore her.
Suddenly felt her warm hand over his fisted hand and he saw her sitting near his leg while looking at him in worry and love filled eyes.
"I know something is wrong. You can tell me, Veer," she softly said, pressing her hand on his fist.
He kept muted while looking at her innocent face. Suddenly all the words that Sumitra utters revolve around his head.
"Say something Veer. You are scaring me. Is something happening in the office?" her voice breaks in the middle feeling heaviness in her chest.
"Not now, Preet,"
He whispered, taking his hand from her hold, making tears formed in her eyes.
"Okay, but at least eat something. The dinner is ready. Should I bring-"
"PREET!!" He said loudly, feeling frustrated. Preet gulped down the words looking at him with wide eyes.
"Can't you just leave me in peace!?" He angrily said glaring at her.
"Vee-" he groaned loudly.
"Just shut up!! And please, get out now!!" she looks at him with sorrow filled eyes and walks out of the with tears shining in her eyes.
Veer sighs loudly and rubs his face feeling his head bursting in pain.
Veer wakes up feeling a bright sun ray on his face. She squinted his eyes as sun rays falling directly on his face. He breathed deep as he realized, he slept on the chair while sitting and looked around the room to see it was quiet and empty.
His eyes fell on the bed and noticed it was the same as night with his phone and tie lying on it.
Suddenly the door opens and Preet comes inside holding a hot coffee for him.
He stared at her face. She smiled slightly at him which was clearly fake. His eyes didn't leave her face while she was feeling a little conscious under his burning gaze.
She forward the coffee mug toward him,
"You should have at least talk with me,"
He suddenly said, making her look at him in confusion.
"Huh?" a frown appeared on her forehead not understanding his words.
"I am not getting it, Veer," she whispered and squirmed under his intense gaze.
"Did you not trust me enough to share your feelings with me? I would have understood you if you told me before taking such a big decision," he looked hurt as he said while looking at her.
"What are you saying? Can you please tell me clearly. What have I done that yo-"
"You don't want to be the mother of my child?" he asked, making her shocked. Her body turns still. She gulped hard and looked away from him feeling her chest tighten in pain.
"What is the reason for taking such a step, Preet? May I know?" he asked in his cold tone.
She tightly fist her Saree on her sides feeling a painful lump forming in her throat.
"Why are you silent now, tell me?" his voice turned more hand and loud making heart beat faster.
"At least I deserve the explanation, don't you think? What suddenly makes you take this step and not only that you sign a bloody legal contract stating you don't have a child ever and if you get pregnant then it would be against your consent. Like seriously, Preet? Then what, you would abort our child huh? I can't believe this. This is so horrible," he shouted loudly, making her step back in fear.
She is shocked hearing his words. She didn't know that's what was written in those papers. She didn't read them in panic. Sumitra just told that she can't have Veer's baby but she didn't tell her about other things.
She looked at him, who was looking hurt and angry. She can't tell him about her reason that she signed those papers because she didn't want to lose him. Or he will blame himself for that. She can't see him more broken and hurt then he really is.
So she just stays silent taking his anger.
He glared at her and stood in front of her. Holding her jaw firmly, he looked into her teary eyes feeling more frustrated at himself and her.
"You took such a big step without telling or even informing me!! WHY??" Preet flinched badly and her whole body started shaking like a leaf just by looking at the rage filled eyes of Veer.
"You always want a baby of your own, right? Then why?? Huh..why did you suddenly take such a decision, why...Answer me DAMN ITT!!!" he shouted angrily, holding her forearm tight and shook her fragile form.
In his rage and pain, he didn't even notice her cry and her tears which were flowing like a waterfall.
"V..eer," she again burst into cry, unable to control her tears and the unbearable pain in her chest.
He leaves her with a jerk making her almost stumble on her feet but somehow she balances herself.
"Fine, if this makes you happy then who am I to make a choice for your body, fine, Damn FINE!!" He shouted, hurt and angry by her move and threw the first thing that came in his hand against the wall which was their picture.
Preet covered her mouth with her trembling palm while sobbing looking at his condition. She saw tears in his husband's eyes, for the first time.
She made her Veer cry. She is so cruel to snatch his right to be a father.
"I never want that, veer. No women want that. But I am helpless. I was forced, Veer. Please forgive your Preet,"
She whispers looking at him going away from her. Leaving her all alone with her pain and misery in the room.
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