Aarav is looking at restless Veer who is standing beside the door. His eyes are fixed on the door as if that is the only thing can see.
He never sees Veer like this. The Veer he knew was cold, reserved, and emotionless, totally opposite of what he was seeing right now.
Aarav smiled lightly, feeling happy for his brother for having a kind, loving, and caring woman like Preet in his brother's life. Finally, he has a person he truly deserves and silently prays for his and Preet's happy life.
He stands beside him and notices he is lost somewhere.
"Bhabhi will be fine, Bhai," he said, looking at him.
Veer snapped his head and looked at him then stared at the closed doors where his wife is.
"I know. After all, where would she go without me, right?" In the end, a loving smile appeared on his lips which actually broke Aarav's heart, seeing so much love in his eyes.
After 2 dreadful hours, finally, the door opened, making Veer stand straight and walk to the doctor.
"My wifeâ¦" the doctor removes his mask and sighs looking at him. Veer stares at him hopefully but feels uneasy seeing the doctor's expression.
"We stopped the bleeding and by god grace the object didn't harm any vital organ of her. However, due to excessive bleeding, her condition is critical. We can't say anything right now," Veer's heart dropped in fear, fear of losing his only anchor who held him.
"We will shift her in the ICU for now. You can see her," saying the doctor walked away from there, leaving him devastated.
Aarav gets worried, looking at his emotionless expression.
"Bhai, please sit down. Bhabhi will be fine, I know," Aarav made him sit on the chair and squat in front of him.
Veer looks at him and soon his vision blurs due to tears in his eyes before falling down his face.
It's like his whole world shook just at the thought of something bad happening to her. He will die if she also leaves him. He can't take it if one more person leaves him alone.
He is still mourning his parents and Dadu's absence in his life. Now he couldn't take any more pain.
He will shatter beyond repair with her.
"She is mad at me. I shouted at her a few days ago, Aarav. I didn't even talk to her in anger. Now she is taking revenge for troubling her. But it's enough na. Ask her to not do this. I will apologize to her. Just ask her to open her eyes," he said desperately while looking at Aarav with tear-filled eyes.
Aarav looks at his broken brother and hugs him tightly, now able to see him like this. He always saw him as a hard and strong man. He hates this condition.
"Bhai, please don't cry. Stay strong for Bhabhi. She needs you the most. Have faith in god. She will be alright. Control yourself, Bhai," Aarab said, pulling back from the hug.
Veer then realizes Aarav is right. He can't fall weak when his Preet needs him.
Veer nodded slowly and wiped his face.
"Excuse me, sir, are you with Mrs. Preet Rajvansh?" a nurse came to them and asked.
Veer stood up in worry. Aarav also stood beside him.
"Yes, I am her husband," Veer said, preventing his voice from breaking.
"The patient shifted in the ICU. You can meet her. But please be careful," Veer nodded impatiently.
The nurse went away from there. Aarav placed his hand on Veer's shoulder and nodded his head.
"Go meet her. I am in Anaya's room," Aarav said, seeing Veer still in his place.
Aarav also left. Veer closed his eyes, taking a deep breath and gathering the courage to face her.
Urmila is caressing sleeping Anaya's head lovingly while silently crying looking at her state.
"Sorry, my bachcha for going through so much pain. Mom is so sorry," She whispered and kissed her head which was wrapped with a white bandage.
She looks up and Aarav comes inside. He looks at her then Anaya as his gaze softens.
He went to the side of the bed and placed a light kiss on Anaya's forehead.
"Aarav beta, please come back. I don't feel good in that lonely house. And now how will I manage Anaya? She needs love and care from us," Aarav looked at her with a blank face.
"Anaya is coming with me as soon as she gets discharged. If you are really worried for her then you should be knowing what is going on in her life. And she won't be here in his condition. But you were busy hating Bhai and Bhabhi and plotting against them with your mother. And still, she has the guts to lie on everyone's face about Anaya's spoiled and careless behavior. I know how you can be so blind to see her evil motive. I, Avni, and our baby will not be stepping into that house as long as that woman is there. Mom, please open your eyes before everything slips out of control. You won't get anything like this, Mom. Money, property, and palaces are nothing in front of the family and love," Aarav said to her, making her cry. She looked down, feeling an ache in her heart.
Seeing her quiet, Aarav sighed deeply and went out of the room.
Looking at the pale and serene face of his wife, Veer holds the door tightly. The face he loves to admire is now hidden behind an oxygen mask, covering half of the face. And the deep red mark of slap made her chubby glowing cheek turn swollen now.
He felt like dying every second imagining the pain, his innocent wife had to go through. But the soft beeping sound from the machine is giving him the needed peace and assuring his heart that she is here with him.
He slowly walks near her bed and stands beside it. His longing gaze is fixed on her closed eyes, thinking she will open her eyes feeling his presence.
But when she didn't he fell on the floor on his knees and held her cold and soft hand between his giving her the warmth of his love.
"Open your eyes, Jaan. See your Veer is here. You know I never cry this but look you made me," he said and closed his eyes feeling them burning with tears.
He took her hand and placed a few kisses on her hand.
"I am not angry now for hiding about contract. I won't scold you and give you a cold shoulder, I promise. Just look at me and see how sorry I am. I don't want anything⦠just you. I am happy and content with you. I don't want a child. We will always stay together. Only you and me," he said with a sad smile and watery eyes as he softly brushed his fingers through her hair.
"I love you, Preet. I know you always wanted to hear this but never said it. You finally clean-bowled your husband and made him fall in love with you. I will love you forever and every day with every beat of my heart. I will love you a millionth time more than you love me. I know it's hard but I will. My soul, heart, and mind everything belongs to you. Nothing is mine, now. I surrender myself to you. I am craving to look into these beautiful eyes of yours and confess my love," he lovingly whispered gazing his thumb on her red cheek.
"I am waiting, love. But don't torture me too much," saying he kissed her fingers and then interlaced their fingers together.
Anaya is looking at Aarav is silently sobbing after telling the truth. How her lust-hungry boyfriend tried to force himself on her and when she opposed, he hit her and touched her along with his friend. But somehow she managed to escape from them and she met Preet in the market. And that everything turned worse as Preet unknowingly involved in the whole fiasco just to save her.
Aarav rubbed his face and felt his throat choking thinking what would have happened to both of them if the police officer hadn't come there on time.
He again looked at Anaya and caressed her head when she started choking due to crying.
"I will make sure that those monsters will get the worst punishment. I promise. Don't cry now. You are not well,"Â he softly said. She looks at him feeling ashamed of herself and responsible for Preet's condition.
"How is Bhabhi? Is she okay, Bhai?" she asked between her cries.
"She will be okay?" Aarav just said that as he doesn't want to stress her when she is not in good condition.
Urmila is sitting on the other side beside Anaya's bed and crying feeling pain seeing her daughter's miserable state.
But then suddenly she remembered Naina. She doesn't want to imagine the pain she must have felt after that horrible incident. She went through the worst pain that no girl or woman wanted to go through.
And then the taunts and fake accusations her mother and sister threw at her. But she never complained or said to her about them.
Urmila felt shiver as sudden feeling of remorseful and horrible on herself and her mother and sister for doing so wrong to her when she was nothing but an innocent and kind soul.
Maybe that's her daughter had to face this to make her realize her shameful and inhuman doings. Now Karma is hitting back on her for her greed and stupidity.
"Anaya, you are coming with me to live with me and Avni. You will be good, there. And also I can't leave you again," He said gaining Urmila's attention on him.
She look at him and silently pleading him, not to do this, with her teary eyes. While Anaya nodded and hugged him.
Aarav looked at her then turned his gaze at Anaya and caressed her head.
Veer comes out of the ICU to wash his face while nurse is checking on Preet. As he closed the door gently behind him and turned but his steps halted seeing Urmila sitting out the Preet's room.
Urmila stood when he stopped and stared at her with a straight face. She hesitantly and slowly walk to him and stand in front of him.
"How is Preet?" she asked feeling nervous under his gaze.
"Still unconscious," he state and about to turn but stop when Urmila stop him.
"Veer, â¦I wanted to talk something with you," she said looking at her hand then glanced at his frown face.
"Aarav left the Rajvansh Villa after you and Preet. Please make him understand and ask him to come back. He only listens to you. You can make him agree. I am begging you, Veer. He and Anaya are leaving me. I will die without my children," she crying holding his hand.
"I did everything for them. But if they go away from me thenâ¦Veer you call me Choti Ma, then for the sake of that name. My whole World revolve around them. When you and Preet will become parent then you will understand my feeling. When you hold you child's little, you promise to give everything you little soul deserve. You forget everything only the happiness of your children matters to you. For their little innocent smile, you are ready to go to any extent. I did the same, Veer. I am blind in my Aarav and Anaya's love. They are my life. Please, a mother is begging in front of you. If you want I will beg felling on your feet.. " she was about to fell near his when he stepped back in shock and stopped her holding her shoulders .
He looked at her crying hastily while joining her hands. He leave her shoulders and move back.
"What are doing?!" he said still in shock at her act.
"I am no one to you now, I think you forget this. Please leave me and my wife alone. We are longer a part of that family. We won't interfere in your family matters so please stay away from us. I and Aarav are emotionally attached with each and it maybe stay like this. But except Aarav and Avni, we have no relation with you guys. Please let us live in peace. And you yourself said that, don't you? And one last thing, Mrs. Rajvansh, you are talking about child and mother and their love, right? Then let me remind you, you and mother, without any remorse, snatch that happiness and blessing from our life, forever. Thanks to your cruelty," while taking about baby his eyes filled with angry tears.
He started walking away from her leaving her in shock and pain. She couldn't believe her ears and her whole body went numb.
What!?
Snatching happiness?!
She thought then her eyes widened. She gasp and cover her mouth with her palm and shake her head slowly, fearing what she is thinking shouldn't be true.
"No, Ma! She can'tâ¦," she mutters in shock and disbelief.
"Why Ma?!" she started crying silently, covering her mouth.
Veer entered inside the Preet's room where his stubborn wife is still in deep sleep. She forgets her husband has been waiting for her for 9 hours now.
He saw the nurse dressing her wound. So he stand a little away from them. Her tummy area is visible to him with is badly injured. He noticed a deep stab on the side of her stomach making his heart stop imaging the pain she must felt.
"Sir, can you please help a little," the nurse ask as she is struggling while wrapping the bandage around her waist.
He walk near her and stand there.
"Can you please hold it here, I will quickly wrap the bandage," he gently press his palm over the wounded area after she put medicine and cover it with cotton.
She wrap the bandage and knot stick the end with a tape. She thank him to which he just nodded and sat beside Preet on the stool.
He silently sat here holding her hand. The nurse while changed the drip and injected medicine through her vein.
He caressed her hand which has an IV drip connected to her. He carefully placed a kiss there. He felt hurt looking at her fragile body connected with various wires.
"I have give her a painkiller. Please call us immediately if there is any problem," Veer nodded at her and was grateful for their help.
Now he left alone in the silent room. He smile weakly staring at Preet's peaceful looking face and admire her like always.
"If you are stubborn then I am no then you. After all I am Preet Rajvansh's husband, Jaan," he whispered while loving stroking her cheek and kissed the side of her head.
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