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"And you were going to tell me this when you were delivering?" She ignored his sarcasm as she continued to wipe her mouth with the tissue. She was sure she didn't drink a sip of alcohol but she wanted to get the smell off her head.

"Come with me." He forwarded his hand to her. She looked at his hand, wondering what more he planned next to put her through. "Gitanjali. Please." She reluctantly gave her hand to him. He supported her to stand and picked her up in his arms.

She was surprised by his action. Moments ago, he was furious and forcing her to drink and now, she is in his arms. He gently laid her on the bed in their room and brought her a dish of pasta and a bowl of fruits.

"I don't want to eat." She was still horrified by what had happened and seeing food offered by him made her remember the traumatic moments.

"Eat. I don't want you weak."

As she ate and calmed down from what had happened few moments back. She realised one thing. To confirm her suspicion, she asked him.

"You knew about it?" She asked referring to her pregnancy. There was no way he would react like this if he didn't know before.

Either he would be extremely angry for keeping from him or very happy and emotional with the news. He would not have been this calm.

He was quiet and later answered, "I know what happens on all the floors of my office building and you think I wouldn't know what's going on in my own home, with my wife?" Answering her question, he took her finished plate to the kitchen.

She couldn't believe this! She followed him to the kitchen. "You knew! And you forced me to drink alcohol? All this so that I could reveal it to you?" She was in disbelief over his act. All the time he was asking if she was missing any information, was him referring to her pregnancy news and not Isha and Rohan.

"Yes." He said and went to the bedroom again and she was on his tail.

"May be, you shouldn't walk so fast. Slow down." He said observing how fast she followed him. She was clumsy enough to fall and he feared that.

"I don't need your advice." She bluntly stated once she sat on the bed. She remembered something so she went to the cupboard, took something and walked to where he sat and stood infront of him.

"I want to throw this on your face but I would never disrespect the most amazing news of my life like this. It was not a secret that I kept from you. I wanted to surprise you! I wanted to surprise you, when you were not busy with engagement, the deal or your business. I wanted to share the happiness with my husband when he had less stress." She handed him the pregnancy test and a cute onesie she brought for the baby. She planned to give him these two things wrapped in a box and record his reaction.

He carefully hold it like it was the most precious thing in the world. In that moment, there was no hint of anger and fury on his face.

"The reasons you tell me are absolute bullshit! I will always have many things on my plate, does that mean you will keep such big news away from me? What if I told you about your own child 3 days later? I would be termed as cruel, then what about you?" Anand asked her with the anger back in his voice.

"May be it is. But my intentions were never to hurt you. The difference is, unlike you, I would have never schemed such a devious plot to get the truth out. I would trust you enough and simply ask. You were wrong, Anand." He is not the raging bull like before. Gita spoke her mind, upset with all the events that had happened.

"And, next time, don't pull my hair. I will make you bald."
She said and covered herself with a blanket. They both knew she was not going to sleep, it was just to avoid him. He thought a drink would do him good for now.

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Isha reached home at 2 in the morning. Her Papa was still awake, waiting for her in the living room. She sighed in relief knowing it's just her Papa and not Daddu.

Her dad was happy seeing Isha safe. And despite the wrong she did, he just hugged her. May be his love and his grandfather's pampering had spoilt his kids to an extent that they only think about themselves.

"Isha, why would you do that? You couldn't talk to me if you had something in your mind?" Papa asked.

"I wanted to teach someone something. I will tell you everything, just give me some time. I am sorry to you, Papa but I am not sorry for what I did." Papa shook his head knowing very well that Isha is as stubborn as Anand is and god forbid, if they ever accept their mistake!

"Beta, you did what you thought is right for you. But do you know the consequences, the brunt others had to bear for your actions? It isn't right, Isha."  He said and wished his children for once, put others before them. "I am talking about Vivek. What was his fault? Do you know how humiliated he felt? And you say you care about Gita...then why would you left her alone to face your brother?"

Isha was angry now. "I swear, if he did something to her, I will punch his face!" She screamed. Why did she not think this before? It was obvious her Bhai can blame Gita for her absence. "She has nothing to do with this, Papa!"

"What's done is done, go to sleep." She hugged her father, regretting about hiding things from him. Him and Gita were the only people in this family who were selfless. She knew she didn't deserve a kind hearted father like him.

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At 8 am in the morning, someone rang Anand and Gita's doorbell like a mad person. They both had an idea who it could be. There was only one person who would take so much liberty at this home.

Their help had opened the door to a fuming Isha who now standing at the breakfast table infront of Anand.

They both looked at each other with anger. It seemed like they were ready to pull each other's hair.

"My day is ruined seeing a pest like you." Anand expressed his displeasure.

"You think I am interested to see you? I want some answers, then hopefully we don't see each other, ever!" Isha pointed her finger at him. Gita had come out, just done with her bath to see Isha spitting venom at Anand.

The moment Isha saw Gita, her eyes softened and her face looked guilty. Gita went and hugged Isha, feeling happy that she was safe.

"I am sorry. Papa told me." She apologised to Gita as they untangle from each other. "I will hit you later." Gita said in fake anger.

Anand shook his head. Even after he blamed Gita and said so much because of Isha, Gita still hugged Isha! Why is she loving towards others but not so much to him?

"You want to talk now or in the study?" Anand asked bluntly as he was having his breakfast.

"Eat. I will let you eat your last meal in peace." Isha said with anger and gained a light hit on her shoulder from Gita for saying such inauspicious things.

"I meant there are many meals he will have, but this is his last in peace." Isha clarified but Gita glared at Isha.

As soon as Anand was done, they both walked to his study when Isha turned around and looked at Gita, "I think you should come too."

"No." Anand was quick to reply.

"Why? Scared that your wife will get to know the truth? Good to see you are scared of your wife, never took you the one to be scared." Isha taunted Anand with a smirk on her face. Gita rolled her eyes thinking of him being scared of her! Not even in her wildest dreams he will be scared of her.

Isha went towards Gita and caught her hand and headed towards Anand's study.

As Anand sat on his boss chair looking as magnificent as ever, Isha fired her questions to him. "Why would you do that? Why would you do that to me? I never expected much from Mom, Dad or Daddu but I always thought my Bhai would protect me and never do me any wrong. Why would you crush my expectations?"

"And I got you the best deal ever! I was keeping your good interests in mind when I thought about the Khanna proposal for you. Don't act like I was going to get all the profits. You were also the part of the profits and if you married him, you could have gotten much more." Anand answered.

"I don't want much more! I wanted my love. Did I ask you to get me married to Vivek? I didn't." She took a deep breath before saying,"Gita is right! The mistake I made was to agree to meet Vivek in the first place on your advice. I should have never met him. But what about you? You are cunning when you do business but why are you manipulative even in relationships? You tried to snatch my love from me." Isha shouted.

Anand raised his brows and tried to control his mocking smile. "Really Isha? Love?" He said in contempt. "For that loser, you were going to kick away millions? Staying with that loser has done a bad job on you brain." Anand said with a serious face. Where was his sister who always wanted the best of luxury brands?

"And staying with Gita has done no effect on your heart. I thought you are changing, you got a  heart but you are the same manipulative person who has no value for others love. I don't care about millions, I have enough. We have enough. And don't call my Rohan a loser. He is better than you and I. He is a good person and I think that's all that should matter when you are looking for a boy for your sister." Gita was tired of their fight. She wanted to lie down and sleep after still being exhausted from yesterday evening. She had no clarity on what they were talking, so she decided to tell Isha to end the riddles.

"Isha? What's happening?" Gita wanted to know the whole truth. She thought when Isha comes back, she would be apologising to Anand for hiding about Rohan and running away to him on the engagement day but here, the picture is different.

"Just answer me : When do you think Bhai came to know about Rohan?"  Isha asked.

"Umm. Yesterday. I told him about Rohan." Gita looked down, feeling little guilty but she had no option, she had to tell the truth.

"The truth is Bhai knew about Rohan for quite some time now. And want to know the cherry on top? Guess who is responsible for Rohan breaking up with me? This person right here!" Isha pointed at Anand.

It was hard for Gita to process so much at once. She had clear disbelief written on her face. "What? How?" These were the only two words she managed to utter.

"Remember when Rohan's dad was in hospital and we didn't get time much time for each other, then I went on the vacation for 3 weeks and when I came back, Rohan broke up with me. This is my Bhai's magic!" She said with a painful smile.

Anand had come to know about Rohan the day he walked in their room to hear Gita's conversation on phone with Isha. He was clever enough to understand this matter needs his attention. He asked his team to dig information on Isha and her whereabouts. He got to know about her affair with Rohan. He thought of sliding it away since Isha had past boyfriends. And why would she say no to Khanna for this loser who was losing money, had no success, no big ambition.

But Anand's grandfather had taught him to be sure of things and not just assume them. He visited Rohan to be sure this guy doesn't cause any hindrance. He was not going to lose making relations worth millions for this loser. Vivek was much better choice for Isha. Anand had a "reality check" talk with Rohan. He was firm when he told him Isha can never be happy with a guy like him for a lifetime. And was he even worth Isha? Never!

It doesn't take much to break people when they are vulnerable. Anand took advantage of the same fact and after making repeated attacks on Rohan's self worth, targeting his sinking professional life, he went ahead and told him that he is with Isha for her money, or so people will always believe. Before visiting Rohan, he had thought he would need to threaten him with his father's treatment but Rohan...huh, he was easy!

"I am not with Isha for her money. I really love her but sorry sir, I can't take attacks on my self worth." Rohan had said to Anand with unshed tears in his eyes.

"Then break up with my sister. Today, it is just me who is saying this. But the world will say crueler things. It's good if you break up with my sister. She will get the life she deserves. With you, her life will only be of struggles. If you love her, I am sure you don't want this for her." Anand said with a smirk, happy that Rohan is so cooperative.

Rohan had thought he was doing the right thing by letting Isha go. Even the day before her engagement when Isha had called him, he restrained himself. But the whole night, he couldn't bear the thought of his Isha with someone else. So, on the day of her engagement, he called her to tell her the truth. He told her that his love for her was always pure but he cannot take attacks on his self worth and questions on his love. At first, it was hard for Isha to believe her brother would do this but then why not? He has done worse before with their mother's husband. And both Isha and Anand got their Daddu's evil brain. He would never let a deal go especially one that establishes his base in a new country.

Isha didn't care what people talk about her so to hurt Anand's ego, there was no better time than to not show up for the engagement at all. Indeed, she was with Rohan and she apologised to him from Anand's side. Rohan apologised to her for not standing up to their love infront of Anand. He was guilty to crumble under Anand's words and not give clarity to Isha.

"Bhai,I am going to marry my Rohan, whether it hurts your ego or not, I don't care. Anyway, the Khanna's can't back away from the deal because they signed it. So, congratulations for your millions!"

"The only people I am sorry to are Papa and Gita. Because of me, she had to deal with your words last night. I am truly sorry Gita." Isha apologised to her, her eyes not meeting Gita's due to her guilt.

Gita was shocked to hear what Anand had done! She walked closer to Anand's seat. "Tell me that she is lying." Gita's eyes were trained on Anand. She had a bank expression on her face, just waiting for her answer.

"Anand, tell me that Isha is lying. Tell me, you didn't do any of this." She was desperate to hear it. Isha held on to Gita's shoulder as she was in shock daze but Gita pushed Isha's hands away.

"You...you are telling the truth?" Isha nodded and a tear left her eye seeing Gita's shock.

"How... how can you do this Anand? You tried to take away your sister's love? All for what? Some amount of money and more success?" Gita had come out of her shocked state gradually, still not being able to process it fully. "I believe it is a sin to tear apart two people who love each other. Are you listening? It is a sin!" She stated sternly. She was in disbelief of her husband's manipulative mind.

"And you wanted me to just fold my hands and watch my sister having an affair with that guy and lose millions? And thank you Isha for humiliating me and our family."

"Anytime Bhai! I will love it when your humiliation will increase tenfold when I marry him." Isha smirked.

"What do you think, Isha? That you both will live happily on your money? I will make sure I snatch that away from you then I will see what true love you have for him. But however annoying you are, you are my sister. It's my duty to show you the mirror. You cannot live the way he lives, Isha." Anand was saying the truth. Since childhood, his sister had the best dresses, designer bags, the most luxurious cars to travel from, that guy was nowhere close. "This love drama is good in movies. It's hard to live a real life." He told Isha. She was great with the business and was extremely smart but she had hardly lived in the real world.

"That's her decision to make, not yours. Let her experience it on her own." Gita interrupted their conversation.

"I was not talking to you." He looked at Gita and continues, "You provoke her to be with the "love of her life." You are also equally responsible for her not kicking that piece of shit out of her life yet. Can you for once come out of your dreamland? Love is not suffice. Stop feeding her your fantasy world." Anand  was very clear on the fact that this lovers drama is not going to last more. He doesn't want his sister to kick out on the proposal of Khanna's for this love story which was going to end soon.

"And you, Isha. End this stupidity soon. It won't end well for that boyfriend of yours." Anand warned her.

"Are you threatening me? Glad Gita gets to see the real you." She knew what Anand said was not wrong about her lifestyle being different. Even though, they both grew up in the same household, he was not spoilt with all the luxury items like Isha. He had to prove himself to Daddu to become the perfect heir and only then he could get the things. But she had this conversation long back with Rohan. They both knew their lifestyle was different but to Isha, Rohan mattered above all. With him, she felt free. The joy that you get when you sit behind a motor cycle on a highway and you spread your arms to feel like you are flying, she gets that feeling with him. She knew he was the person she wants to hold onto.

Gita had no words for Anand's cruel ways. She didn't know what she felt at this moment. She could see these two going back and forth with their argument but couldn't concentrate much on what they said to each other.

"Anand," Gita's word stopped them, "Isha will marry Rohan, if that's what she wants. You won't do anything. It's just sad that you will never know what love feels like."

"I don't take orders from you, Gitanjali." He had no guilt or regret in his eyes for what he had done to his sister. Right now, Gita saw the glimpse of the man he was before marriage. He reeked of authority and his eyes lacked warmth.

"Isha, go home. He is shameless enough to not apologise to you for his deeds. And since, he is not going to apologise, please tell Rohan I am sorry for whatever Anand said." Anand doesn't understand the meaning of life partner but Gita sure did. She belived life partners had an equal share in everything. Whatever good or bad one does, it affects the other's life as well.

"Please please, don't apologise for him. Also, I am once again very sorry for whatever he must have said yesterday to you because of me." She didn't know exactly what went down but her father had told her that Anand blamed Gita for her absence.

"Also, the wedding invite will reach you soon. You have to do everything for me." Isha insisted Gita with a happy smile. This topic sas ofcourse her favourite.

"She won't come." Anand interrupted their conversation.

"She will."

"I will."

Both Gita and Isha responded to him at the same time.

"Gitanjali, there were some things I told you before marriage. Let me remind you, one of them was to support me in any decision I make."

"I hope you support me in all my endeavours and decisions.The day you don't, you can see yourself out of my life, wife."

"Not the wrong ones, Anand." Gita answered back. She wouldn't do any wrong nor would she let him do it in her presence.

"My child won't be a part of these stupid antics." Isha's eyes widened at his words. Did he just say 'his child'? She looked at them and asked Gita, "Are you...are you expecting?"

Gita nodded her head with a small smile. It was impossible for her to not feel happy at the mention of her baby.

Isha wanted to hug them both at this amazing news! But her fight with Anand didn't allow her ego to do so, so she just hugged Gita and congratulated her.

Gita ignored his previous words and said, "We both will be a part of your wedding." Gita said indicating her and the baby.

"Didn't you hear me? You are not going to take my child there." Anand repeated his words, the thing he hates doing.

"I will go. Because, even I don't take orders from you." Gita replied with the same words he had used few moments before. There are no orders between a husband and wife. There are decisions and understanding but he won't get it.

"Isha, get out. I want to talk to my wife."
He saw Isha not moving from her place but his angry eyes did it for him and she hesitantly left them alone.

Anand stood up from his chair and walked to Gita. "I don't appreciate this, wife." He said lowly.

Gita moved a step behind and said,"I don't appreciate a lot of things, either. You should be sorry for all the things you did yesterday. You should be apologising to Isha." She took a deep breath to calm down her breathing. "I will support Isha and Rohan and -"

"Choose." He cut her off. "It's either you support them or you be with me. I want my wife to be loyal to me. I want my wife to always support my decisions. Honestly, this should be easy for you." He knew she loves him and wanted to take advantage of it. Isha had fucked with his respect yesterday by not showing up. He is going to let her marry that loser piece of shit.

"Anand, you are wrong." She repeated. She wanted him to realise how wrong he is."I can't choose. Isha is your sister and also very dear to me. You can't wrong her like this."

"Till tomorrow, I want your decision."

"Or what?" Gita challenged him.

"By now, you should know I play to win and I don't play easy as well. You would lose, my love. I will make sure the lover boy will have a hard time." He said referring to Rohan.

Hearing his words that had no apology in them, and only arrogance and threat, she said, "I made my decision." He was surprised to hear that! Even in small decisions, she takes more time and such a big decision, she took few minutes!

"I told you before, I will support Isha and Rohan." Her words angered him. She claims to love him and she decided to support them and not him, in few minutes.

"That's interesting! My wife is going against me. Are you sure about this decision?" He gave her a chance to think over her decision but she was sure.

He came closer to her and grabbed her waist and took her in his arms, "I wanted us to be a happy family but you are hell bent on ruining my family's reputation by helping my sister marry that guy who is of no match to us. I will really make he suffers."

She put her hands on his chest to get away from him. "I...I don't want to be with you till you don't stop your plotting and scheming." It pained her heart to say those words. "I don't support wrong things, Anand." She was clear on her stand. If she can't stop him, she won't be with him.

He didn't believe the words that left her mouth. Was she really implying she would leave him? Him?!

"Are you saying what I am thinking?" He wanted to confirm if what he heard was right.

"If you don't stop your ways, I will leave this place, Anand. Stop all this." She was not threatening him. She simply wanted him to stop making other people suffer because of his ego.

He kissed her cheeks and left her waist.

"You are free to leave, Gitanjali." He said. He was not an easy person. How did he agree so easily with her when she had hurt him by not supporting him and choosing Isha over him?
"Just remember, if you go, you won't take away my child."

He touched her stomach for the first time since the pregnancy, "This one, it will stay with me and that's final."

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23/5/22

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Also, don't kill me for the chapter!!!

If you want old chapter references, when Anand hears their call, i think it is chap 46 end. The other line where he says he wants his wife loyal to him, is chap 4!

Chap summary - Due to Anand, Rohan broke up with Isha. Isha gets to know this and confronts Anand infront of Gita. Isha says she will marry Rohan and Gita supports her decision. Anand is not happy with this and asks Gita to choose between Isha and Anand. Gita doesn't support Anand's wrong doings and says her decision is to support Isha, which angers Anand and he promises to make Rohan suffer. Gita asks Anand to stop his ways or else she will leave him. Anand says it's okay if you leave me, but you will not take away his child.

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