(This is to explain how David felt from the beginning."

*David Pov*

"Stop! You can't do anything right now." They held me back before I can take the second step and I fought them with my everything but I couldn't stop anything at all like they said and this time I felt the tears forming in my eyes while I lost energy in my whole body. Why? Why did it end like this?

After that I don't even know what is happening around me. Did I just witness my brother marrying Palak? Why? How could this happen?

"David! What is this about you planning everything? Is it really true?" I can hear Mom questioning me while I just stood there in the living room waiting for Bhai and Palak to come home along with everyone for the answers.

Why did she do it? She replied to my message and accepted for this plan, right? Then why? I closed my eyes, wishing all this to be just a dream. This is not the first time I wished for many things to be just a dream.

"Jasmine? Is something wrong? I will call you later." I said while checking the time and gesturing Satish to calm down who is rushing me to keep my phone away and start the engine to reach the start point.

"Bhai!" I frowned, hearing her crying.

"What happened?" I asked while gesturing Satish to wait as he is ready to pluck my phone away from my hands.

"They got into an accident, Bhai. Grace died and Bhai... Bhai is getting operated." She replied and I sat there in silence hearing all that.

"You are not joking, right?" I asked her in a whisper.

"No! Please come here, Bhai. Mom lost her consciousness too, and... and I am scared." She replied and I felt the phone taken away from my hand.

Suddenly I heard a shout asking me to start moving and I did automatically. I don't know how but I am actually in the middle of the track when it suddenly hit me what Jasmine actually said and I ended up losing my control over the wheel and all I could do was to push myself away from the track instead of hurting others. But I ended up hurting myself, which didn't help my family at all.

I should have controlled the situation and stayed beside my family instead of being another burden. However, we somehow passed the situation, but then I heard from Shruthi how the culprit escaped his punishment and my brother who just got discharged is busy with making sure the culprit doesn't harm our company which he already started.

I didn't want to but somehow went along with her plan to just get close to this girl which could effect the culprit. But I was completely hesitant even when I met her for the first time and found her to be completely professional with the way she started the therapy until I heard her words.

"So, everything is settled now? There will be no more problems? You are completely free?" She asked on the phone while I stood behind her. (Ch1)

It doesn't take a genius to know whom she is talking to making me grip the clutches tightly. How can the family support the wrongdoings of their own like this? And she is actually sighing here in relief.

After that it was difficult to even make her treat me as anything but in a professional way and Satish noticed that I was being too open with her which I shouldn't.

"Did you drop her?" I asked the moment he entered the room.

"Yes! Looks like you enjoyed the chat with her." He commented and didn't say anything else but I know what he is talking about.

What can I do? After that phone call today is the first time I felt a sense of calmness inside when I had a long conversation. It is wrong, right?

I tried my best to just stick to the plan, but her nearness and words just pushed everything in my mind. I wanted to make her stay with me longer and wanted her to hold my hand for another second every day. But then somehow I got more into her views which caused me to just give up my plan completely and not disturb her ever again.

"I never acted near anyone. I just control my emotions or I just feel there is no need to express them and let go of them." She pointed out with a force making me frown hearing that.

"I am sensitive towards that. I hate when people say lies or act near me. So, my solution is to never do that to someone else. That is, I will never lie or act near others." She continued.

"That's why you are that mad at your friends?" I asked, remembering the incident and she nodded.

"Now I talk normally with them. I am just slightly disappointed, but I can't hang on to it at present. If this has happened after a few days, then it would have been something else. You don't understand me, right?" she added and I frowned listening to those words before giving her a nod.

"All I can say is that you just need to never do the things you hate so much and that's the best and first thing you could ever do. If you are not satisfied with just that then start trying to tell the others near you to follow such. If they listen to you then it's for the best and if they do not, at least you tried right." She added and I know that moment I can't hurt a person with such a mindset and I need to follow her advice. (Ch6)

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"What do you mean I need to give up my profession?" I asked him frowning.

Somehow I ended up leaving that place but missing her in return. And adding to that, my brother just dropped the bomb asking me to just give up my career and start working in the company.

I could have ignored his words and I did, but couldn't remove them completely from my mind. He is still my brother and I can't just put his words aside like I do for strangers.

Adding to that was my failure at performing in the races and getting drunk, which somehow led me closer to her again. This time I just know I want to be with her and forget about everything that ever happened.

I just wish that it continued in that way, but then the pressure didn't stop from Bhai or Shruthi. I ended up breaking down before her which I shouldn't have done. Otherwise, she wouldn't have uttered those words, right?

"David! I already told you that I am not close to my family, right?" She suddenly asked and I frowned at her but gave her a nod.

I didn't know why is she suddenly talking about her family now. But I stayed quiet to listen what is she wishing to say.

"But I know that they care for me deeply." She added and I mumbled, "And?" clearing my throat.

"There will always be disturbances between the members of the family, but everyone needs to understand the situation of others which will help them to not have major problems. Even though I already have problems with them, I understand their actions as much as I can." She continued.

"Like... like there was a recent incident like nearly a year back where my brother got into a huge trouble. At that moment I was worried for him and even scared thinking what will happen to him. I got angry at him too, but then when someone told me what actually happened because of which that incident happened, I couldn't help myself but feel bad to think wrong about him. I mean he had his reasons for everything that happened and it felt good that he was able to solve it easily." She explained and I wish she didn't just dragged out that topic right now and I didn't listen to this.

"Was it a huge incident?" I asked, staring at her.

"It was some car accident." She replied, making me frown.

"After seeing many accident cases it is simple for you, right? I remember you saying that in the beginning when we met regarding some huge accident." I mumbled hoping that's why she is talking about my brother's accident in this way because a person lost her life and my brother is living in a wheelchair which can definitely not be a small accident.

"Kind of! But it seems it is the fault of both parties and not his alone. And the fault on his part was because of a very emotional reason. See? Even though he did something wrong there was a reason behind it which made me feel guilty to not think about before and just get angry at him." I don't know what to even think while listening to those words.

How? How can she think like that? That's what her brother is talking to all the shareholders causing my brother to work even harder but even she thinks the same.

"So, there could be a reason for your brother to behave like this too. Just think about it and solve these issues with him." She added, smiling, which I couldn't help but think how much my brother went through all these months because of her brother while here I am whining about leaving my career and thinking only about her. (Ch15)

Somehow that moment the plan started again, which caused me to expose how her senior is with her Dad and made her come to Mumbai as per Shruthi's plan.

I immersed myself completely into work helping him with everything I can pushing my boundaries and at the same time trying to cope up with my own career. I know I ignored her, but I felt scared to be close to her and just confess everything.

I didn't want to let go of the plan every time I see my brother, but I didn't want to let go of her whenever I think about her. Why did I bring myself to all these conflicting emotions? I can't just divide myself with each person, right?

But then I know for sure that all her thoughts wouldn't be what she actually thinks about the incident, right? That is not Palak and I should have known instead of letting my emotions lead me like this. So, deciding to just have a life with her, I ignored everything, including the Shruthi's continuous texts and calls.

However, I let my emotions rule me again by making on the spot plan like this and following it after getting 'OK' signal from Palak. Then why did everything go wrong like this?

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"You will be in a lot of trouble if you continue to cancel the races and commercials. How many days will you get stuck in your room like this?" Satish asked, frowning at me while I just sat silently on the bed with my eyes closed.

"You are not even going to company to use that as an excuse like earlier." He added not stopping his words which I wish he can stop right now.

Going to the company? How can I do that and face my brother after everything that happened? He didn't get married to anyone but my Palak and that too because of my mistakes. How can I enter that place?

"What will you gain by just sitting here like this? They both are leading their lives normally unlike you." I immediately opened my eyes to glare at him for uttering those words.

"What else should I do after hurting her like that? And stop irritating me like this. Just leave my room." Saying that I closed my eyes but his next words made me open them again.

"Your brother asked me to bring you to a place. I don't know where it is but he said he will send the address after you climb the car." I frowned hearing those words.

"Tell him that I am not interested." I waved him off but he just continued.

"He said Palak will be waiting at that place along with him." Hearing those words I immediately got up to get ready but a doubt lingered in my mind.

Why would she wait for me and that too with my brother? But I pushed that away not wishing to make her wait and sat in the car waiting for the message.

"This? Registration office!" I stared at it in silence before gesturing him to start driving.

After that day I tried to talk to her so many times, but she just ignored me at the first second itself and I couldn't utter a single word. On top of that my Mom trying to convey that I shouldn't make my sister-in-law uncomfortable with my actions at all.

Sister-in-law? I am tired of hearing that word. She is my Palak and that will never change no matter what happens or happened.

"He asked me to wait outside." Satish mumbled when we finally reached the place and I gave him a nod before walking into the building after covering my face.

"Bhai?" I asked, reaching a room where only both of them are waiting for me.

"Palak!" I mumbled stepping forward, but she turned towards Bhai saying, "Are you going to tell him?"

"She is pregnant, David. But there are some health issues which could cause harm for both mother and child." He continued to talk but all I could do was to stare at her with a single word stuck in my mind.

Pregnant! Palak is pregnant? I stepped forward to hold her face and she stared at me in surprise with my action but I stared at her with tears in my eyes.

"You are pregnant?" I asked with a smile before placing my hand on her stomach, taking it away from her face while continuing to caress her cheek with my other hand.

"Yes! But you need to step back." She mumbled with her eyes closed and she fisted her hands, not even pushing me away with her own hands.

"Just one chance, Palak." I whispered, pleading her, but she shook her head.

"You are nothing but a stranger to me now. What chance can I give to a stranger?" she asked back opening her eyes.

"We don't have much time, David. We need to finish marriage registration and also the transfer of parental rights completely to Palak from today onwards." I felt that I am not actually hearing Bhai correctly even though he is saying those words.

"What?" I asked, glancing at him and he just repeated the words while I felt Palak pushing me away from her.

"Marriage registration? Parental rights? I am not understanding, Bhai." I mumbled frowning at him while brushing my tears away to stare at him clearly.

"As I said there are problems with her pregnancy and her main wish is for you to give up your parental rights completely right now and not have any trouble over it later." He explained while I turned to glance at her.

I can understand every move she makes now to punish me, but why is Bhai supporting all these. Does he think I deserve this for everything I did?

"You want that?" I asked, staring at her and she nodded without any hesitation.

"If you don't do that then she may completely disappear from our sight." Bhai continued and I closed my eyes wishing he doesn't say anything more.

I want to reduce her stress more than anything and I can do anything for that. But... but I just found out that I am going to be a Dad and I have to give up those rights within a few minutes?

I don't want to give them up, but... I can't make her leave from my sight completely too. I still can't do this when I want to raise our baby together more than anything.

"David!" hearing his voice I immediately shouted, "Wait! Just wait for a minute." I ended up with a pleading tone.

I can't do this! I really can't and I opened my eyes to say the same, but seeing a blank expression covering her face, which was placed by me made me open my mouth saying, "Fine!"

"For marriage registration, two witnesses are enough, right? Why don't you call your driver inside and it will be enough?" hearing her words after I forced myself to sign those papers brought me to my knees even though I am holding myself up while Bhai continued to talk looking at me.

Is this how she felt that day? The disbelief and the pain along with a sense of bereft. Did she also wish to not be standing there at the altar and be at a place where no one is there just like how I am feeling? All I could see was the driver entering the room along with the officer to finish the marriage registration.

**** (Sandhya's visit) ****

At present kneeling on the floor after hearing her sobs just brought me out of the pain I was feeling from that day onwards when we met at the registration office.

Hearing her talk about how scared she felt thinking I will take away the baby from her just like her brother and how she thought she would abort the baby because of the incidents felt like someone is pushing the needles into my body without a break and I can't imagine how she is feeling.

She was just a girl, enjoying her profession and passing each day with a smile on her face, but this is what I brought her to because of my stupidity.

"Is it really true, Bhai?" I can hear Jasmine's voice and Bhai's voice following it while confirming again about her condition while I continued to sit outside her room in which she is resting after Sandhya Di helped her inside before leaving our place.

"David! Say something! Is she really pregnant with your baby?" I felt Mom shaking my shoulders and I lifted my head to find her kneeling before me.

"Yes!" I whispered and she immediately added asking, "Did you really gave up the right over your own kid like she said?"

"Yes!" I repeated my answer while she sat back, staring at me in shock.

"Why? Why did you do all these things? Why?" she shouted frowning and I don't have any answer to her question.

That's the same question I am asking myself every moment from the time we stepped out of the church. Why? Why didn't I stop myself and just married her that moment?

Everything would have been fine if that had happened. I wouldn't be kneeling here and she wouldn't be suffering like this.

"Why are you still sitting here? She is your brother's wife and they even registered their marriage. Get up!" she said after some time when I didn't say anything to her.

"Let him be, Mom." Bhai mumbled from his place, but she shook her head.

"Marriage is not a joke, James. It deserves the respect." She mumbled holding my hand and pulling me up along with Jasmine.

"Don't bother him for today, Mom. It is not simple for him too." Bhai continued while I shrugged their hands off before entering her room.

I sat beside her after pulling a chair over and caressed her face, wishing she didn't feel this hurt anymore. I just wish I can do something which would remove all this hurt.

Until now I was still roaming around in a daze, still not believing whatever happened at the office, but from today onwards I will protect her and take care of her every second no matter who will stop me by talking about my relationship status with her.

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I thought taking care of her like this from far away will be enough. But she wants this? She wants me to take a revenge on her brother?

"Then prove it! Prove it with your actions because even I want my revenge on my brother. Prove it by using the correct means and hit him where it hurts. Prove it by supporting your company and make sure you hit back. I don't want to be the scapegoat for him and bear the consequences while he goes on without realizing his mistake and not get any kind of punishment. Even my Dad needs to realize what he did was wrong by supporting my brother and saving him. Can you prove it?"

Yes! If that's what she want, then I can give my everything to do it and if she wants me to do this just to make Bhai come for therapy even I can do that.

"I want you to arrange all my commercials that I need to do as per contracts to finish within a month, Satish. After that, tell them to cancel my contract from their side if that's what they wish and I will not take any compensation. But don't sign for any new contracts and I will no longer join for races." I said the moment he started driving away from the hospital after we dropped Palak at the hospital instead of letting Bhai using his vehicle.

He didn't say anything after I told him that I will drop Palak everyday and he can just go to work directly. Even Palak didn't say anything except to get in the car without saying another word.

"You are going to give up your career completely because of what she asked?" he asked in a confused tone.

"I don't feel like racing anymore and I am not in a right mindset to sit behind a vehicle for a race. It is best if I retire completely. I don't even have the confidence to ever participate in a race." I replied honestly and he gave a surprised sound.

"After this month, you can work for someone else. I can't drag you with me when you can work with professionals." I added and he stayed silent.

"Fine! Listen to me, at least for this one month." He mumbled driving me towards the company.

I know I am quite behind the work after taking extra break adding with the leave I applied long back as a part for honeymoon. I fisted my hands to ignore everything else except for the work before meeting Bhai to make sure he goes for therapy.

"I can't leave, David. I need to finish this by today and we are already lagging." He commented when I asked him to go to hospital.

"I will finish it." I offered to which he gave a surprised look.

"You don't even know what we are working on and it will just take two hours for me to finish." He mumbled waving me off.

"I will get it ready by tomorrow morning for you to send." I promised taking the file away before gesturing him to leave.

"What happened to you? You suddenly came to work and I heard you didn't even take your lunch break." He asked frowning.

"Just go and finish your therapy without escaping it." I said waiting for him to leave without saying anything else and he finally left the room.

I sat at his place started checking the work from the beginning to understand it and I already heard a few things from him long before about this project which pushed me to start working with the help of his secretary.

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"You didn't come home yesterday?" I opened my eyes to stare at Bhai frowning at me.

"Here!" I mumbled pushing the file along with a pendrive before standing up only to stumble a little.

"If there is any work for you to finish in the evenings, let me know ahead and not let me pull an all nighter." I added before leaving his room to check whether Satish dropped Palak at the hospital like I asked him yesterday night when I requested him to get her from work.

I need to do something about this. After this one month I can't ask him to do all these things, right? Maybe it is better to find a driver for her. Wait! It is better to use the one who takes care of Mom's car.

All these thoughts ran around my mind along with the office work and in return somehow pushed away the thought that I can't call her to be mine anymore.

I freshened up at the office washroom, but had to rush home in the afternoon getting for a schedule to shoot within two hours.

"You look tired within a day." Satish commented while helping me with the attire.

"They will cover it with makeup." I mumbled finishing getting ready before walking towards the artist who is waiting to do the make up.

"You need to slow down a little though." I ignored his comment and took a slight nap during the time she worked on my face, which took longer than generally it does and I guess based on what he said it is possible.

But I will not stop because from this moment I do not wish, but actually will do everything I can in my hands to what she asked for. I should have thought of my commitments before she said those words.

This moment onwards I will not think about how I wish this could have happened or that, but will concentrate on how to achieve everything. That's all I can do for her and I will.

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i know everyone waited for the chapted and i just gave kind of a filler one from the start to now in David's pov but this is for the next part of the story... And the next update will be soon...

The bold is Palak's words and italics is past... the start of this chapter is from church...

And i kind of started a contest asking for reviews of my stories but no one responded... i really thought i will get your help for my next stories for naming the characters... i guess i have to give up...

even though it is a filler one it is kind of needed so i hope u guys can enjoy and the leaps will start from next chapter...

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p.s: James is kind of an important character for this story because just imagine his absence at the church... so much different it would have been for both Palak and David...