"Mam, ASR will skin me alive if he come to know this" Aman said in a soft whisper. Anjali raised her eyes from the file.

"You're saying this from past twenty minutes Aman, don't you think you should change the phrase"

"I don't know what sin I did in my previous birth to get this type of treatment from this siblings" He muttered under his breath.

"So this is why chotte didn't hand him over the police"

Her bare whisper caught his attention. He looked at her, who  fixated her eyes on the file. He peeped in from his place. The name Avinash Malik was written opposite to prime manipulator.

"No mam. ASR doesn't know his involvement. PI submitted the report just a while. I was going to give him a call, but you called. Without solid proofs, there are more chances Shyam gets bail so ASR ordered us to keep him in our custody until our PI collects evidence against him. And... your chachu purposely sent Shyam into your lives. He is not only greed for money but also... had his eyes set on your... mother. Well, from the start he's against your father and mother's marriage. But your father was adamant on marrying your mother. Your father and dadi knows this fact, so they sent him abroad. For years they kept him there. But at one point your chachu confided that he forgot your mother and was ready to move on. Trusting him they allowed him to roam around sheesha Mahal. But the truth was altogether. His like turned into obsession and it increased by years. Slowly he started to corrupt your father's perfect life. He made your father a drug addict so that your mother will leave him and he can have his chance with her. Once your father fully into all bad habits he took next step.. he made your father to cheat on your mother. It continued for years which we don't have track of records. We couldn't gather few things but we suspect your mother comes to know about your chacha deeds on your marriage day and they both have fight which leads to open all your father deeds which he did under the influence of his brother. Further digging into this, we found that your mother shot herself to save her dignity from Avinash Malik.

Avinash Malik quench on your mother died along with her body. But his ego didn't. His anger directed to your mother. He vowed himself to destroy she love the most, that's you and ASR. So he thrown you both out from sheesha Mahal and kept his sources following you. He wanted to see you both suffer in turn your mother soul will cry without peace. But then Raizada's entry in your lives did startled him. He devised a plan to destroy... you first, since you're at perfect age for marriage he sent Shyam in your lives. He was aware of ASR rise. He was waiting for the perfect time to strike. He wanted to see you both broken beyond repair. The more happiness, the more pain it'll gives when it crushes down. That's what he wanted.  Everything was perfect until Khushi Gupta entry. ASR and Shyam both fell for her. Avinash Malik was happy. All the loose ends tied. Plan made. But that's when qualms started between Avinash Malik and Shyam. Avinash Malik only aim was to break you both but Shyam has other plans. His eyes turned towards Khushi and ASR wealth. Without Avinash Malik knowledge he planned to kill you and he tried few times... And then you know this time ASR come in between and his truth was out...."

Aman finished regretfully seeing the non-stop tears from Anjali.

"Please don't cry mam. You both are safe now. Avinash Malik died yesterday"

"What?"

"He died in accident while coming here to stop Aakash sir wedding"

Anjali gasped in shock. Her whole world feels like a maze. All these years they kept some unknown lady for her mother suicide but in reality it was her father's brother. He was the sole reason for all the mishap happened in their lives. She closed her eyes in tired. Yesterday her life was so perfect like a fairy tale, but today the truth was glaring at her face. All these years they're living in an illusion.

"Mam we've to dispose Shyam. He's shouting, yelling from night"

Anjali opened her eyes in determination. Enough is enough. Everything has to end one end. Today she'll end it.

"Mam we'll submit this divorce papers in court once you sign it"

"How did you get his signature?" Anjali exclaimed in surprise. She remembered saying him to prepare divorce papers but didn't expect him to get his sign.

Aman gave a wicked smile "Mam, it's a small matter. We've handwriting experts who would do the job perfectly. Even Shyam Manohar Jha couldn't do anything but accept it's his signature"

Anjali realised why Arnav always look out for Aman for every single matter. She knows this was cheating to say precise. Shyam didn't signed and he never will, but they all would be away from his clutches. Not only she her baby needs to keep away from all this.

"I need to see him"

"But mam..."

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"So your game is over Mr. Jha"

Shyam gritted his teeth in helplessness. He thought Avinash Malik would bail him out.

"Tsk... Tsk... Tsk... Poor Mr. Jha..."

"Don't fly high Raanisahiba. Wounded lion will never let you in piece"

"First save yourself from rats Mr. Jha. After that we can look for lion"

Shyam narrowed his brows and next moment he fathomed her words as many rats crawled towards him from a small hole.

"What the hell?"

The door closed leaving him with the rats biting every flesh out of him.

"Wow, I am impressed. I thought You're soft hearted"

"I was. That's why he used me and tried to use khushiji. Think what would have happened if Khushi didn't found about his marital status. I was fool to believe him but khushiji... She doesn't deserve that. Before he decays hand over him to the police or roll him down from cliff. I don't care, I want my family happiness. When my child touch this ground she/he shouldn't have her/his father"

"Yes mam" Aman saluted.

Anjali let out a soft laugh.

"I wonder how ASR doesn't smell your visit" He asked arranging the files.

"He's in Romeo mode" Winked she.

"I was expecting this way before" He winked in return.

"But apart from jokes, I am going to tell this new side of yours to ASR. He would be shocked and I was desperate to see a shocked ASR who was fond of giving shocks to everyone" He joked easing the atmospheric.

"NoOo... Don't tell this truth to him. Tell anything but don't dare to reveal the truth. He was still shaken by mamma's death. If he knows this then... I don't know how'll he take it. Produce all Shyam fraudulent but don't you dare let about Avinash truth. Let the truth dead along with him"

"But mam..."

"Let me be ASR for sometime aman" She patted his cheek with sisterly affection. Aman nodded and vowed himself to protect his boss family no matter what.

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She step down from the car. Her ears are adorned with simple stud, her hairs tied in a pony tail. The arms in which bangles occupied earlier was now adorned with stylish bracelet. Designer sarees long forgotton, she wore a stylish kurta with matching culottes.

She limped towards the entrance and pushed open the door. Leaving the naive, sensitive lady behind, she step inside the mansion with head held high.

Her eyes instantly captured the sight of Manorama throwing tantrums at Payal. Her eyes blazed with anger. She determined to teach her mami a lesson. Daughter-in-law is also a daughter to someone, sister to someone. With that Anjali Singh Raizada step ahead to her next mission.

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