What's Wrong?!

However, from the looks of Old Madam Pratap, someone in the Pratap family was definitely pregnant.

If Isha was really pregnant, Kareena couldn't ignore it.

Isha had already given birth to Abhay and Gungun. It was a big hurdle for a woman to give birth. As a woman, Kareena could understand the hardships.

With that in mind, she called Isha.

Isha was eating an apple while reading the script. After the official announcement of her participation in the movie, the entire script was quickly sent to her. Isha was thinking about her scenes.

When she picked up the phone, Kareena said, "Isha, has the diagnosis been confirmed?"

"What diagnosis?"

"About the child. You're pregnant, aren't you?" Kareena asked bluntly.

Isha was so shocked that she almost choked on an apple. "I'm pregnant?"

Hearing her tone, Kareena was a little uncertain. "Isn't it?"

"Where did you hear that? I'm not planning on having another baby, and I certainly am not pregnant."

As she spoke, Isha's phone was taken away. She turned around and saw that Shivam had returned. He must have heard what Isha said as soon as he returned. His eyebrows were furrowed as he was frowning.

He took the phone and said to Kareena, "Isha won't have another child. It's tough for a woman to get pregnant and deliver children. I'm sure you know this well, don't you?"

Isha lay on the bed with her face in her hands and looked at Shivam. The way he said such words was so charming.

Kareena knew that Shivam had misunderstood and thought she was looking for Isha to ask her to give birth to another child. She said, "That's not what I meant. I overheard your grandmother consulting the family doctor about pregnancy, so I thought that Isha was pregnant. That's why I called her."

Shivam's brows relaxed, and his expression wasn't as tense. He said calmly, "It's not Isha."

"That's good. With Abhay and Gungun, what's there to be dissatisfied about?" Kareena said.

"Okay." Shivam nodded and hung up.

Still holding her face in her hands and smiling, she sat up when he looked at her. "What did Mom say?"

"She said Grandma was looking for the family doctor and talking about pregnancy. That's why she called. She has no intention of asking you to give birth again."

"That's good." Isha was relieved.

Shivam looked relieved and gentle. He reached out and stroked her hair. "We already have two sons. No matter what the family says, as long as we don't want to, no one can force us to have children."

When facing Isha, he was gentle. His coldness was directed at those who were hostile to Isha.

Isha tilted her head and said, "But why did Grandma consult the doctor about pregnancy for no reason? Could it be that Rudra's girlfriend is pregnant?"

"He has to have a girlfriend for that to happen," Shivam said mercilessly.

Isha burst out laughing.

It was too cruel, but it was really too funny. She couldn't help it.

Rudra's ears burned as he sneezed. Who was thinking of him?

After laughing, Isha remembered. "If Tapas Pratap has a girlfriend, it must be Tapas Pratap. No wonder Grandma wanted to give him her shares the last time. It turns out that his girlfriend has a child. In that case, everything makes sense."

Shivam also remembered. "You have a point. It should be him."

Isha nodded vigorously. "That's probably why Grandma didn't dare to tell Mom. That's why Mom guessed that I was pregnant."

After thinking this through, Isha felt sorry for Kareena.

To some older people, heirs were more important than anything else. Naturally, they were also more important than daughters-in-law without any blood ties.

Therefore, Old Madam Pratap would acknowledge Tinki and Tapas Pratap. On account of Tapas Pratap's child, she would also leave the shares to him.

This kind of thinking was understandable, but it was really easy to be disappointed.

Shivam saw the change in Isha's expression and could almost read her thoughts. He reached out and pulled her into his arms. "We can't control other people's thoughts, but we can live the lives we want."

Isha nodded gently. "Yes."

Tapas Pratap's official girlfriend was Shipra, so the person who was pregnant must be Shipra.

At the thought of this innocent child being used as a pawn to fight for the family fortune before it was even born, Isha pitied this child.

......

The next day, when Isha attended an event, Shivani also appeared.

When Shivani saw Isha, her eyes were filled with arrogance.

Isha saw that she had been driven here in a super-luxury car. It looked like Shivani had also hooked up with someone.

Shivani walked past Isha. She was dressed meticulously with a pair of exquisite flat heels.

Jio said, "I don't know what she's so proud of. Shipra didn't even bring her along when she filmed commercials and TV shows. She really thinks of herself as a famous artist. If it weren't for her deception back then, who would have given her those resources?"

"Is Shipra still shooting advertisements?"

"Yes, when I went to help Sister Meera deliver the information yesterday, I saw her hanging on a wire," Jio said.

Isha thought of Tapas Pratap. Since Shipra was already pregnant, she should stay at home to recuperate. After all, she was Tapas Pratap's biggest chess piece.

However, not only did Shipra not rest, but she even hung on wires?

Was she taking the pregnancy so lightly?

"What other activities does she have recently?"

Jio quickly scrolled through her phone. She said, "She'll be filming for a sports variety show and a movie. It's a martial arts movie. It's very exciting. It's the work of a big director known for his martial arts movies. Everyone said that the movie this time will be very popular."

Isha was a little puzzled. Shipra was pregnant. Even if she didn't rest now, she should be working less. However, she had accepted a sports variety show and a martial arts movie?

Could it be that she had looked for a surrogate?

Originally, Shipra's matter had nothing to do with Isha. If it were any other time, Isha would not have bothered.

But it was different now. Tapas Pratap's family had bullied her husband. Isha would not sit by and do nothing.

She suddenly recalled that Shivani was wearing flat shoes just now. With Shivani's usual style, she would never wear flat shoes on such an occasion. Shivani usually dolled herself up no matter the occasion.

Could it be that the pregnant one was Shivani and not Shipra?

If this was true, Isha really wanted to say from the bottom of her heart, 'This circle is so messy!'

Isha was about to go on stage when the makeup artist came over to help her with her makeup.

She put aside her thoughts for a moment.

Jio said, "I'll get you something to drink."

Usually, before going on stage, Isha would drink a little water to wet her throat so that she could answer various questions from the host and reporters.

She got her makeup done while waiting for Jio to return.

But when she was done, Jio was still not back.

She took out her phone and called Jio. "Jio, where are you?"

"I-I'll be right back." Jio sounded different from usual.

Isha frowned slightly. Soon, Jio came back with a glass of water, but her eyes were red.

Isha raised an eyebrow at her. "What happened?"

"Um, when I went backstage, I met my friend. She's doing logistics here. When I was accompanying her, she gave Shivani a cup of coffee. Shivani threw the coffee in her face, and it scalded her. I wanted to find some medicine, but Shivani refused to let my friend go. She even pressed her head down to make her apologize. Now, my friend needs to apply medicine to her facial injuries. What should I do..." Jio sounded especially aggrieved. "We didn't know that Shivani didn't drink coffee. According to previous arrangements, she's always given coffee."

Isha was furious. "What's wrong with her?! Where's your friend?"

"She's still with Shivani," Jio said with a crying face.

"Let's go. I'll take a look."

"Forget it, Isha. You still have an event later. There's no need to provoke Shivani. Besides, she's now with Tea Media. She has someone backing her up. The relevant units in this event are all supporting her. I'll go find a friend to help first." Jio was afraid that her matter would cause trouble for Isha.

Isha didn't want to talk to Shivani today, but who knew that Shivani was getting more and more arrogant?

She said, "I'll just take a quick look. Am I no longer your friend?"

Seeing that Isha had already strode over, Jio had no choice but to follow her. The word 'friend' almost made her cry.

Shivani's status was far inferior to Isha's, but she got the largest and most luxurious dressing room. At this moment, the supervisor was apologizing to her and saying things to flatter her. Beside him stood a timid girl. She must be Jio's friend.

Shivani had a proud expression and looked like she couldn't be bothered.

Previously, in the entertainment industry, she had always maintained her generous and kind reputation. She had suppressed herself for so long that she almost went crazy.

Coupled with the fact that she now had nothing to do with Pratap Group, she could not be bothered to change her negative image anymore. She simply let herself go and ordered people around. No matter what the supervisor said, she did not relent.

Ever since she was pregnant with this child, Tapas Pratap started treating her like a treasure. If not for the fact that the organizer of this event was related to Tapas Pratap, she would not even want to come to this event and would just rest at home.

However, she could get money by participating in this event and avoid Shipra's eyes and ears. She had no reason to refuse.

Tapas Pratap arranged for someone to pick her up and accompany her. The level of hospitality she enjoyed here was of the highest standard. It was extremely luxurious, which resulted in Shivani's arrogant attitude.

She was pregnant now. According to the doctor's advice, she had to minimize her coffee intake for the sake of the baby's health. Who knew that the staff member who delivered the drinks would bring a cup of Americano to her? Was she trying to kill her?

"Get out. You're annoying." Shivani waved her hand and couldn't be bothered to listen to the supervisor's chatter.

"Miss Shivani, you have to forgive our work mistakes before we dare to go out. Please be magnanimous..."

Shivani glanced at the girl standing nearby and said, "Forgive? Where do I start? Do I have to pay for every mistake you guys make?"

When Shivani was at DiXi Media Company, she was suppressed by Isha. When she was with TEA Media, she was suppressed by Shipra. Fortunately, Tapas Pratap was not an abstinent man. She finally had a chance to be with Tapas Pratap, unlike when she was at DiXi Media Company where she waited for a few years without getting a chance.

And she was so lucky to have Tapas Pratap's child.

Initially, she was worried that Tapas Pratap would not want this child. Unexpectedly, with just a little probing, Tapas Pratap happily accepted this child. Not only did he obey her, but he also promised her that he would give her and her son wealth.

Immediately after, Tapas Pratap gave her a luxurious car and mansion. He promised to give her a status in the future.

However, Shipra could not know about all this for the time being.

Shipra understood that the Shipra's family was big and powerful. Shipra and Tapas Pratap were well-matched in terms of social status. As for her, she was still a little lacking, so she could only endure it for now and wait for Tapas Pratap to settle his relationship with Shipra.

However, she also found it difficult to calm down. Why did she have to give in just because her family background was inferior?

It was hard to calm down. She vented all her anger on the people around her.

At this moment, she was still angry. The supervisor wanted her to forgive them? Hmph, how could that be possible?

The supervisor waved at the girl. "Lili, why don't you come over and apologize to Miss Shivani?"

Lili shuffled her feet. She was indignant and scared. She didn't dare go forward. She seemed to be cowering.

At that moment, the dressing room door opened.

The supervisor and Shivani looked toward the door at the same time.

Isha appeared at the door with her usual bright smile. "I didn't expect you to really be here, Shivani."

Shivani asked, "What are you doing here?"

"No matter what, we're colleagues. It shouldn't be a problem to visit you, right?" Isha walked straight to Lili. Jio hurriedly ran over and held Lili's hand.

Lili's face was scalded by the coffee earlier, but Shivani had dragged her away and she had yet to apply the medicine. Now, she looked like she had blisters. It was really unbearable to watch.

Shivani ignored Isha and said nothing.

Isha said, "By the way, I wanted to ask you what my friend did wrong that you're still holding her hostage and refusing to let her leave."

Seeing that Isha was about to stand up for Lili, Shivani said, "Can't you see the situation? As long as she apologizes, I'll let her leave. But she refuses to apologize."

Actually, Lili had already apologized at the beginning, but Shivani still refused to let go. Now, Lili was just angry and afraid. Hence, she had long stopped apologizing.

Isha said calmly, "Then what did Lili do wrong?"

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