Everyone looked on confused.

"Aunty, are you OK?" The boy asked her worriedly and wiped her tears with his hands. Akshara was not in a state to say anything.

"Akshara ji", Abhinav came and held her. "Sorry for the trouble caused. She's missing her son. She's actually very attached to him, that's why. Please come inside", Abhinav said but he was shocked as well. He felt like this boy was the elder Abhir but why? These were Samthaan family, a family that they never knew.

"I am sorry", Akshara sobbed as she looked down. "You look just like him", she stuttered.

The boy smiled and pulled her in a hug. "Then you can think of me as your son till we are here", he said and Akshara couldn't help but wrap her arms around him as well.

The Samthaans smiled seeing it. They were so proud of their boy.

Abhinav smiled softly.

Here, Abhir felt weird. "What happened? Play na", Ruhi said. They were playing Ludo. Ruhi looked at Abhir confused as he sat numb.

"Maa", Abhir said loudly and Ruhi realised he's getting emotional. Ruhi had only handled everyone and took the responsibility of the massive family so she pushed the board aside and pulled her brother in a hug.

Scene fixes on Akshara and that boy hugging each other and Abhir missing Akshara and crying.

Akshara smiled seeing that boy.

"C-come inside", she said and they followed. That boy looked at Akshara who was fiddling with fingers and looking down.

He didn't know why...but he also felt attached to her. As if he knew her as well.

"Oh...hey!" Abhira appeared. She was followed by some waiters who had some drinks on the trays. "Please enjoy this welcome drink", Abhira said sweetly. She went and side hugged Akshara, knowing her mother needed it.

They quickly took the drinks and that drank it. "It's amazing, Aunt", That boy said looking at Akshara.

"It's so delicious, mumma"

Abir's voice roamed in her mind. Akshara gulped a harsh breath and smiled at that boy. "I am glad you liked it", she whispered.

"Who is this pretty girl?" A lady from the family asked.

"She...? She is my daughter Abhira and that's my boy, Akash", Akshara said as Akash came wandering too. Akshara pulled him close by her free hand with both her kids standing on her either sides now.

That boy felt like he should have been where Akash was standing. Now, he felt like he was getting too drawn to Akshara. God! He was not his son. She felt, he was but he knew that he wasn't...so what was happening?!

"He's my husband Abhinav as you already know", Akshara said as she smiled at Abhinav.

"Why didn't you remarry, Papa?"

Abhimanyu heard and looked at that side. He saw Abir standing at the door. "Not again, Abir", Abhimanyu said sternly.

"What do you mean by not again?" Abir asked furiously. "I am also hurt by all this, Papa. I don't like seeing you so depressed and alone. I don't like it. Why don't you understand it? My mumma left me and my Papa is depressed. Have both of you ever thought about me? How much it hurts me? I don't like seeing you like this papa", Abir burst out.

Abhimanyu smiled sadly at his son's care. He felt Abir was right at his place. Abir was born when his parents separated. He grew up with someone who was not his father and when his father came, the custody battle started and he got tossed. Then, his parents separated again. 

"Mumma didn't even look back. She is happy with her second husband. She's happy with her child. You should have moved on, too", Abir said slowly.

"You said that you understand her Abir and will wait for her", Abhimanyu replied.

"I lied...ok?!" Abir shouted. "I lied that I won't get angry. Because if she would have known that I don't want her to go away, she would have insisted on taking me and I would have to choose again between my own parents. If not choose, then either you, lost in love, would have given me to her and made me fatherless again or grandma would have done something to keep me with her and separated me from mumma like she did before. Where is my choice here? No where, Papa. No where", Abir said.

"Who said you don't have a mumma?" Aarohi came. "You have me", she said and held Abir's hand.

"I wish my birth giver would have been here too", Abir said bitterly and left. Aarohi sighed and came an assured smile to Abhimanyu that Ruhi will handle Abir.

Abir went out angrily.

He stormed into Ruhi's room who was busy doing her work. She knew immediately what happened and rushed to hug her brother who broke down in her arms. 

"Everything is alright, hmm?" She said and Abir nodded.

Here, Armaan and Rohit were sitting in Rohit's room. "Will this work, bhai?" Rohit asked worriedly. Armaan chuckled.

"Don't you trust your brother?" Armaan asked.

"I trust you bhai", Rohit smiled. "By the way, when are we going to meet Badi maa?" Rohit asked. He called Armaan's mom as Badi maa.

Armaan's smile almost fell but he still fake smiled and gulped. "Soon", he said in almost a whisper. Rohit immediately knew what happened and sadly looked at Armaan who was trying to hide his unshed tears.

Here, Ruhi smiled as she made Abir laugh finally.

"Ruhi! Abir!" Ahaan came shouting as if he had run some marathon as both looked at him shocked.

"What happened?" Abir asked, concerned as he went forward to see his brother and patted his back as Ahaan kept panting due to so much of running.

Ruhi brought watter and Ahaan took it, gulping it down  quickly.

"Someone...Someone is at house and she's saying that Abhi Papa is their father", Ahaan said.

"What?! The Hell!" Ruhi and Abir shouted together.

"Poppy?"

"Papa?"

Ruhi and Abir, respectively, said further.