hardik's decision

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Even after Praveen spoke, Hardik didn't say anything and didn't even lift his gaze. Then Praveen continued, "Uncle Prafull said something true, there is love for someone else in your heart, but if the person who comes into your life loves you immensely, they will create their own space. And see, his words have proven true. You yourself are proof of this. You had love for Rakhi in your heart, but still, Shivika made her own place in your heart. Why? Because she loves like crazy, and when the person you love breaks your heart, the pain is unbearable. And that girl's pain, which is not visible now, is somehow managing the pain of a broken heart, but nobody knows how."

Hardik looked at Praveen with tearful eyes and asked, "What does love mean to you, Praveen?"

Praveen lifted his face and gazing at the dark sky said, "For me, love is beyond time. So when I fell in love with Shanaya, I gave her only time to trust me. After that, I made her mine. I filled her hair parting and put a mangalsutra of my name around her neck. Although we didn't become one physically, our hearts and souls had already become one. And do you know what love means to you?" Praveen looked at Hardik again, who was waiting for his answer and looking at him.

Praveen said, "For you, love means fear, the fear that whoever you love will move away from you. But the fear of anything is not always true. Life becomes worth living only when we overcome every fear. I had the fear too, that someone would harm Shanaya, so I never brought our relationship out in the open. But when the truth about our relationship came out, we've been at peace with each other since then. Now it's your turn, Hardik. Either overcome your fear or lose Shivika forever."

"But Shivika has already agreed, she's going to be Abhinav's," Hardik said with tearful eyes, to which Praveen smiled and said, "She's going to be, but not yet. And until Shivika's hair parting has vermilion and her neck has a mangalsutra, you still have a chance. Now it's up to you to decide what you want. Whether the mangalsutra and vermilion in her hair parting will be in your name or Abhinav's. Our meeting was meant to make you decide what you'll do, because your decision will determine whether Shivika's mangalsutra and vermilion will be in your name or Abhinav's." Praveen stopped speaking and Hardik stared at him.

Praveen came downstairs and sat down to eat with everyone. Seeing him come alone, everyone's eyes fell on him. Shanaya asked him about Hardik through gestures, to which he blinked.

No one directly asked about Hardik, because they knew he might not come downstairs. After eating and chatting, Bharti and her family left.

When Rishabh entered the room, Anokhi said to him, "Why didn't you say anything, and why did you stop me from speaking? How can Shivika didi marry Abhinav sir when she loves someone else, and Abhinav sir also loves someone else?"

"How do you know about this?" Rishabh asked, narrowing his eyes, to which Anokhi replied, "Ruhi told me that he loved someone else, but his love wasn't fulfilled. But he still has love for that girl in his heart."

"Okay, go to sleep and don't tell anyone else about this," Rishabh said, stroking her hair, to which Anokhi started glaring at him with narrowed eyes.

Rishabh whispered close to her face, "Don't glare like that, or else if my intention changes, then like last night, your sleep might disappear tonight too."

Anokhi's narrowed eyes suddenly widened, and she said, "No, no, there's no need, I'm very sleepy and I'm going to sleep. Let's go, quickly." As Anokhi walked towards the bed, Rishabh said, "You're sleepy, so you go, I'm not."

"As if you don't know that I won't be able to sleep without you. I won't be able to sleep," Anokhi said, pouting, to which Rishabh smiled.

It had only been a short while since he was stroking Anokhi's head, and Anokhi had fallen into a deep sleep. After she fell asleep, Rishabh placed his pillow in her hands and covered her well with a blanket, kissing her forehead before heading to his wardrobe and exiting through a secret door to the basement.

As soon as he arrived, he transformed from Rishabh to Lucifer.

"Where is Hardik?" Rishabh asked, looking at everyone. As soon as he spoke, Hardik entered and said, "I'm here." Saying this, he scattered some papers and photos on the paper table in his hand.

They were some papers and photos, and everyone except Rishabh and Praveen was looking at him with surprised eyes.

"When did you get all this information and from where?" Vikram asked, shocked, looking at the photos.

Those photos were of the same gangster who had raped Rakhi and whom they were all searching for.

"I want to finish this as soon as possible." Hardik didn't answer Vikram's questions and, keeping his hands on the table, while looked at Rishabh.

" If the band is already formed, why delay, let's start the game." Rishabh said with a devilish smile, to which Vikram said, "But Rishabh, how can we go now?"

"We won't, only me Hardik and Rohit will go," Rishabh said to Vikram, to which Vikram, Shivay, and Praveen exclaimed together, "Why can't we go?"

Hardik replied to their question. He looked at Vikram and said, "Someone has to be here, so you'll take care of everyone and your future wife, and Praveen, you can't leave Shanaya alone since she's pregnant. And Shivay," he paused for two moments and then continued, "your dad has arrived, and moreover, your sister's wedding has been fixed, so it's essential for you to stay here too.”

As soon as Hardik finished speaking, Shivay's face turned red with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "You're right, my sister is getting married, and that too to a good guy who will give her love and respect." Saying this, he turned his face away in anger.

He was very angry at Hardik's words. it seem like Hardik was bothered about Shivika's marriage at all. However, the sudden mention of going to Istanbul did raise everyone's eyebrows, except for Praveen. He knew why Hardik was doing this and was smiling at him.

"When do we need to leave?" Rohit asked, to which Rishabh replied, "Today, right now. The sooner we finish this work, the better it will be for everyone." Saying this, Rishabh looked at Hardik. Feeling Rishabh's gaze on him, Hardik hesitated for a moment and then left. Rishabh also got up and told Vikram, Praveen, and Shivay, "Make sure nothing goes wrong here." "Don't worry, sir," Praveen said, to which Rishabh nodded and left.

Rishabh returned to his room. His gaze fell on Anokhi, who was sleeping on the bed. Anokhi's way of sleeping hadn't changed at all. She was still sleeping in the same way, holding the pillow tightly, throwing the blanket on the floor, and sleeping in a crooked position. And her actions still brought a smile to Rishabh's lips.

Rishabh glanced at the clock; it was 2:30 AM. He sat beside Anokhi and kissed her forehead. Even in her sleep, Anokhi placed her head on his lap.

Rishabh stroked her hair and said, "It might take me two to three days to return, so I'm leaving without telling you. If I told you, you'd cry and become weak, and then I wouldn't be able to go. So, Vikram will tell you. After that, you can scold him as much as you want, okay?" Rishabh asked, and Anokhi nodded her head in agreement, still asleep, and murmured "hmm".

Rishabh kissed her forehead again and left. Unaware of all this, unaware of Rishabh's departure, Anokhi continued sleeping.

Praveen told Hardik, "I hope when you return, you'll come back as the Hardik who got lost many years ago."

"Don't worry, this time when I return, everything will be fine, I promise. Just take care of her," Hardik said, putting his hand on Praveen's shoulder, to which Praveen smiled lightly.

Then, in the darkness of the night, Hardik, Rohit, and Rishabh left India for Istanbul to eliminate the monster who had ruined the lives of many innocent people, including a young girl.

The next morning, Vikram, Shivay, and Praveen told everyone in the house that Rishabh, Hardik, and Rohit had gone for some important work.

Everyone understood that the important work was not related to the company but to their mafia world. However, Rohit's departure with them raised suspicions among Sureka and others.

Surekha asked Vikram sternly, "Vikram, tell me the truth, why did Rohit go with them? Has he also joined you in this business?"

Vikram was taken aback by Surekha's question. He looked at Praveen, who turned his face away. Then he looked at Shivay, who also turned his face away before Vikram could. Vikram grabbed Shivay's hand and brought him in front of Surekha, saying, "Here's Rohit's best friend, ask him, he knows." Saying this, Vikram stepped back, and Shivay looked at him with wide eyes. Surekha turned Shivay's face towards her and said, "Why are you looking at him with those big eyes? Answer me, where has your friend gone?"

"He's my friend, not my wife, so I won't know everything about him," Shivay said, making everyone laugh, but Surekha was still looking at him angrily.

Alok put his hand on Shivay's shoulder and said, "How much longer will you hide it? The truth is, Rohit is also a member of your gang."

"I knew he would follow in his brother's footsteps. That's why he would often disappear and say he had to go for company work, but I didn't know he was going with them. What kind of children are these, Papa?" Surekha asked, glaring at the three of them, to which Dada Ji replied, "Now, they're all our own, what can we do? God has sent a slightly defective piece. But don't worry about Rohit, now that he's with Rishabh, nothing will happen to him."

"What do I do? Just hope no one comes with a broken bone, or I'll break their other bone too," Surekha said, leaving.

"One problem is solved, now how do I tell her that her husband, the lord, has disappeared from here in the middle of the night? She might create a scene," Vikram said, putting his hand on his waist, looking worried.

Then his gaze fell on Preeti, who was standing and smiling at his words. Seeing her, a big smile spread across Vikram's lips, and he held her by the shoulders, saying, "Ah, I forgot my wife is her bhabhi maa . I'll handle telling her, and she'll handle calming her down."

"She's not your wife yet, that's still pending," Sanjay said to Vikram, to which Vikram held Preeti's hand and said, "for all of you, but for me, she's my wife already. Let's go, biwi."

As he said this, Vikram started taking Preeti to Rishabh's room upstairs. Everyone was watching them leave, shaking their heads in dismay, while Preeti was following him, hitting her forehead.

When they reached Rishabh's room, just as Vikram was about to knock on the door, Anokhi opened it, and Vikram's hand, meant to knock, landed on Anokhi's forehead instead.

"Bhaiya, what are you doing? Why did you hit me?" Anokhi asked, holding her forehead and looking at Vikram. Vikram quickly caressed her forehead, saying, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't know you would open the door just as I was about to knock."

"How would I know you would hit my forehead just as I was about to open the door?" Anokhi said, pouting, making Vikram and Preeti both smile.

Just then, Anokhi removed Vikram's hand from her forehead and asked him, "Where is Rishabh ji?"

"Your Rishabh ji has gone abroad for some work," Vikram said, sitting comfortably on the sofa.

As soon as Anokhi heard this, she spoke loudly, "What? Gone abroad? Why wasn't I told? Why did he leave without telling me? When did he go? It's already morning! Why did he go at midnight, and who went with him? Why didn't you go, and what work did he go for? Is it company work or your mafia work? Tell me, why aren't you answering my questions?"

Anokhi asked all those questions at once. Vikram got up and put his hand on her mouth, shutting it, saying, "Shut up, how many questions will you ask? Your questions will pierce me like arrows."

Then he looked at Preeti and said, "And what are you standing there smiling for? I brought you here specially so you can explain to her. Now come and explain, I'm leaving. Praveen and I are going to the office anyway, since Rishabh and Rohit are both not here." Saying this, he started to leave but stopped at the door and turned to Anokhi, saying, "And don't call Rishabh, his phone won't be reachable, nor Rohit's or Hardik's." Saying this, he left, and Anokhi looked at Preeti with a pout.

Preeti smiled and fixed Anokhi's disheveled hair, saying, "What's wrong? Why are you pouting?"

Anokhi's hair was disheveled as she had just woken up from sleep. Anokhi pouted again and said sadly, "They've gone for their mafia work, haven't they? He left without telling me and now I won't be able to talk to him. I'm worried about them."

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