Veer sighed in frustration and lean tiredly against his chair. Whatever happened in the morning was running in his head. He shouldn't lose his control but he was hurt. Now he couldn't concentrate on his work. He looks at the files on his table while rubbing his forehead feeling his headache increasing.
Suddenly Preet's tearful face came in front of him. She was looking so hurt, all because of him.
But he was frustrated, angry and hurt by her act. He still is. She should at least talk to him for once. He would try to understand her and her feeding. He would never force his decision on her. And contract, like seriously, what was the need to sign a contract. If she doesn't want a kid, he would never force her to have one. He is happy with her. She is enough for him. His happiness lies in her.
He took a deep breath and rubbed his face with palms before getting back to his work.
Sitting on the floor of her and Veer room, she stared at the broken frame while tears were flowing like a waterfall from her eyes. Her lips are trembling badly while looking at their happy faces in the photo.
"Don't hate me, Veer. I was helpless, I am sorry," she whispered in her crying voice.
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and placed the broken photo frame on the table. She stood up taking support of the chair where Veer was sitting.
As she stood she felt her leg hurting badly as she was sitting on the floor for 3 hours.
She mopped the glass pieces from the floor before lying on the bed feeling exhausted.
A single tear again left from the corner of her eyes, she closed her eyes not wanting to cry more. Her eyes were already burning due to non-stop crying.
Urmila was sitting with her mother in the living room when she saw Aarav and Avni coming down holding suitcases.
She stood up and looked at them as suddenly fear arose in her heart.
As they reached the last stair, Avni slowly walk to her and said,
"Mom, we are shifting to company penthouse,"
This shocked Urmila's whole world. She looked at Aarav who was standing far away from her while looking at his phone.
"Why!?" she whispered as her inside squeezing was painful.
"Avni come we are getting late," Aarav called Avni to which she nodded.
"Take care, Mom" she softly said and about to turn but Urmila held her wrist.
"You are not going anywhere, understand. And what is this Aarav? At least think about Avni, she is in her second trimester. She needs us. How will she manage herself and you? Don't be stupid? And what is the need of staying in a penthouse when you have such a big house to live with servants to take care of everything?"
"You don't have to worry Mom. I have arranged everything. After thinking a lot I made this decision. I don't want my Avni to stay in a depressing and bad environment when she is carrying our baby. Avni's mother will be with her in my absence so rest assured," Aarav told her coldly. It hurts Urmila the way he was talking with her.
"Just because of Veer, you started hating your mother, Aarav. Do not do this Aarav, I only have one daughter in law, you can't snatch my right to pamper and fulfill every wish and demand of Avni when she is carrying my grandchild. I love you both," Avni looked down feeling bad looking at her tears but she didn't like how she treated Preet.
"I know you are angry with me but trust me baccha I only want your good. Please don't leave your Mom. How will I live without you and Avni? When you and Avni will have your baby in your hands then you will realize why I do this?" Aarav scoffed at her last sentence and looked into her teary eyes with his angry and hurtful eyes.
"I am not angry with you, Mom. And I will forever be indebted to you for thinking so much for me but you know what you really don't know about your son till now. You gave me the responsibility and burden of this huge empire I never wanted or desired. But still thank you. Now that you want your son to rule the Rajvansh empire, now I am doing this only. I have a very big responsibility on my shoulders, I don't want Veer Bhai's hard work to go in vain so I decided to shift in the company Penthouse. I know you will live without us, you have your mother with you, right Nani?" he said, looking into Sumitra's eyes with hatred, making her look away from his fateful eyes.
"I don't want my wife and baby to live in the house where he would see hatred and jealousy. I and Avni want to keep our child in a loving and happy environment where the family only shares love instead of jealousy, which clearly is lacking in this house," Urmila couldn't believe his always happy and loving son is talking with her in such a tone. I can't tell the pain she is feeling right now.
This is not what she expected. Where did she go wrong?
Urmila looked at him as he held Avni's hand and started leaving the house. She turns to Sumitra with panic.
"Ma! Stop him. He is going. Please ask him to stop," she cried and looked out to see he started his car. She ran toward the entrance while crying.
"Aarav!! Avni!!!" she shouted but they couldn't hear her due the close windows.
"Aarav beta!!" she cried while screaming at him but his car had already passed the huge iron gate when she ran to the porch area.
She felt like she was dying seeing her loving son going away from her. Placing her on her chest she sob starting at the gate from where his car left a few minutes ago.
She turned when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She blink looking at her mother who has a sad face, seeing her miserable condition.
"Ma, you lied to me. Instead of having everything, I lost everything. You seeâ¦my Aarav leaves me alone. I am all alone now. I lost everything, Ma!! " While crying badly at her fate, she fell on the floor, fisting her hand on her chest, feeling unbearable pain there.
Sumitra clenches her fist tightly to see her daughter's condition but instead of feeling guilty, she blames Veer and Preet for everything like always.
Veer entered the house as he opened the door with the spare key he had. As he looked around the silent house before he went upstairs. He frowns, finding the room empty and unknown fear arises inside him. He checks the bathroom and the other two rooms but Preet is nowhere to be found. He felt his heart thudding loudly inside his chest. He again went downstairs and he was about to check the kitchen but suddenly he heard a laughing voice from the garden.
He walked there and the scene in front of him clenched his heart and a sad smile formed on his face.
Preet was standing behind the boundary while Ridhi was peeking standing on her side of her house.
Preet is laughing at something Ridhi was telling her while making funny and dramatic faces. Then Ridhi grins at her, making Preet smile at the cute girl and softly pinch her cheeks.
"You will never have this happiness in your life, Veer," his mind said to him, making his smile fall instantly. He took a deep breath and turned before walking back to their room.
After freshening up he came down to find Preet in the kitchen, cooking. He sat in the living room.
Preet comes out of the kitchen but stops in her tracks looking at Veer sitting on the sofa with a few papers. She didn't know he was home.
She went back to the kitchen and walked to him with a glass of water.
Hearing her anklet sound, Veer looks up from and sees Preet standing in front of his eyes with a glass of water in her hand.
Silently he took the glass and gulped down the water. She looked at his tired face and decided to stay quiet.
"Dinner is ready. Aap freshen up ho jaye," She softly said in a low voice.
"I already shower when you were in the garden," she was surprised to know he was here from that long and she didn't even get to know.
"Should I set the din-" he cut her.
"Hmm," he hummed without looking at her.
She quickly arranged the table of dinner then they had their dinner in complete silence. After dinner, he went inside the kitchen with his plate and washed it. He turned to see Preet looking at him with longing but quickly looked down feeling his blank eyes on her. Now the guilt and this distance between them is killing her.
He took her plate from her hand and started washing her plate making her look at him in a daze and a very tiny smile appeared on her dull face.
Without saying anything, he then went to their room followed by Preet. She saw him on the bed when she entered the room. She gets on the bed and switches off the lights before covering her with a thin duvet, which they shared.
Veer looked at her for a second before he looked at the ceiling and closed his eyes.
Preet is awake not feeling sleepy. She is used to his warmth and now she felt trouble sleeping if she didn't have his arms around her. She is moving around feeling frustrated and sad.
She looks at him to see his eyes covered with his arms as he was sleeping without any worry of the world.
Letting out a huff, she moved closer to him and hugged him after placing his arm on her waist. She sighed in relief feeling better and comfortable with his closeness.
Snuggling her face in her neck, she breathes softly and closes her eyes. This is her place, his embrace.
After she finally went into her dreamland, Veer slowly removed his arm from his eyes and looked at her innocent face.
He gently brushes her hair strand from her face and places his lips on her head before pulling her closer to himself and wrapped his arms protectively around her delicate body. He closed his eyes, finally feeling at peace with her in his embrace.
Meanwhile
Anaya was walking hurriedly on the road. Her face was pale and she was looking horrified. Her feet are moving fast with every step she is taking. She sighs in relief as she reaches the main street. She quickly took a cab. As soon as the cab started moving, she leaned against the seat while breathing heavily and soon tears started flowing down her face.
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