Next morning:

Standing under the hot water riddhima's mind kept roaming around the traces of dried blood on the floor

Her heart thudded in her rib cage thinking about the possibilities

Stepping out of the shower, she hurriedly put on her dress

Not minding the dress clinging to her wet body, she continued drying her hair when her eyes fell on her mangalsutra that was lying on the counter

Waves of guilt washed over her as she remembered how she had removed it harshly last night and thrown it away

Picking it up, she was about to tie it across her neck when it broke in her hand and its beads scattered all around

Her eyes widened in shock seeing it in bits and pieces

Hurriedly sitting down on the floor, she started collecting the beads hysterically

R: MERA MANGALSUTRA TOOT GAYA

MERA MANGALSUTRA

vansh who heard loud sobs from the washroom immediately rushed inside and was shocked to see riddhima sitting on the floor aggressively collecting something

He immediately rushed towards her

His eyes widened in horror as he saw her eyes red due to constant crying

R: vansh
Mera mangalsutra toot gaya

Riddhima said emotionally while showing him the broken beads

Sitting down infront of her he gently rubbed her tears off her cheek

V: riddhima
Do you have any idea how precious your tears are

R: but my

V: shh relax
I'll help you okay

Riddhima nodded her head like a child and wiped her face with the back of her hand

Collecting all the beads, vansh placed them in a small glass box

V: dont worry
I myself will go to the jeweller shop and get it fixed right now

He was about to walk out but riddhima clenched his hand tightly

R: no
Plz do out
Breaking of mangalsutra is considered very inauspicious
I don't want your life to be at risk

V: riddhima
All this is superstitions

R: no plzz
For me
Ask angre to get it fixed but plz don't leave

V: okay
If you say soo

Calling angre and handling him her mangalsutra, vansh instructed angre to get it fixed as soon as possible

V: happy??

Riddhima simply nodded her head in approval

V: riddhima
I actually wanted to talk to you
Yesterday
You

He couldn't complete his sentence as riddhima's phone rang

R: its Dr sara

V: sure
Take it

Riddhima picked up the call

R: yes dr sara??

S: riddhima
Kabir had been called out of city urgently for some mission by his department

R: so?

S: but anupriya has no clue about it
Rather
She had received a call for ransom of 50 crores

R: WHAT

Vansh looked at her confused

R: what, the patient broke his leg
Thats soo sad

Sara understood that riddhima was not alone

S: god knows whats going on

R: thanks dr sara
I'll talk to you later

As soon as riddhima disconnected the call, a angry anupriya banged inside the room

V: mom
What is this behaviour

A: why the hell am i not able to withdraw money from my account without your consent ??

V: you know mom
I was about to do a big business deal but unfortunately I suffered a loss
So i asked the bank manager to not allow anyone to withdraw money with my consent

A: but vansh
I need money urgently

V: how much do u need

A: 50...50 crore

V: for what??

Anupriya was tongue tied now

A: woh...i had promised a friend of mine that i would help her financially for her mother's treatment

V: which treatment require 50 crore

Vansh asked with a slight frown on his forehead

A: they are really poor
They didn't pay any of the previous hospitals bills so I wanted to help

V: do one thing mom
Give me her account number
I will transfer money to her account

Anupriya was shocked hearing vansh

A: you don't have to
I'll do it myself

V: no mom
She is your friend
Its my responsibility to help her

A: but
I don't want to take money from your account vansh
Just give your consent so that i can withdraw money from my account

V: Okay i can do that
But
You will have to deposit the complete amount back within the next four  days because its bank's policy

A: yaa yaa i'll do that

Picking up his phone, vansh called the manager

Riddhima smirked understanding vansh's plan

R(in mind): smart vansh
First you sent kabir out of city in emergency
And then blackmailed anupriya for ransom
There is no way she would be able to submit the amount back in such a short span

As soon as anupriya rushed out of the room riddhima realised that vansh would now again try to question about yesterday

V: riddhima

R: i have to go down
I have some work with dadi

Saying soo, she immediately fled from there

R(in mind): iam sorry vansh
But I can't share anything with you
Neither my past nor my future
If possible then plz forgive me

Evening:

Vansh was busy checking his files when angre knocked the door and entered inside

A: boss i got the mangalsutra fixed
Here you go

Vansh took it and put it in his pocket

V: thank u soo much angre

A: boss
There are a few things that need to be discussed

V: sure
Have a seat

A: boss actually
Last night someone hacked our security system

V: WHAT
HOW THE HELL THAT CAN HAPPEN ANGRE

A: even i was  shocked boss
But no need to worry
I have put the best hacker on work
They will find out about the hacker real soon

V: did you get my blood test reports??

A: yes boss
Your guess was right
There were sleeping pills in your blood
Even in mine

V: ANUPRIYAA

A: I don't get it boss
Why have you not sent her to the torture room yet

V: because i will play with her just like she played with me and my family
She loves her son alot right
Lets see to what extents she can go for him

A: ahmm, boss
We...we deal in diamonds and gold right

V: is that even a question angre
Obviously

A: woh...actually

V: whats wrong angre

A: yesterday I received a call

V: and

Flashback:

A: hello angre speaking

Man: Salut, c'est Gabriel
(Hi, this is Gabriel)

A: Gabreil qui ?
(Gabreil who?)

G: Mafia française
(French mafia)
Est-ce que l'assistant de M. vansh parle ?
(Is this mr vansh's assistant speaking?)

A: Oui, comment peut-on t'aider ?
(Yes, how can i help you?)

G: Je voulais juste savoir quand mon accord et celui de M. vansh sur la traite des êtres humains serait finalisé ?
( i just wanted to know when my and mr vansh's deal of human trafficking would be finalised?)

A: Avez-vous perdu la tête que le patron ne traite pas de la traite des êtres humains ?
(Have you lost your mind
Boss doesn't deal in human trafficking)

G:  Oui, il le fait, il l'avait fait avec moi tant de fois, même son père avait l'habitude de traiter avec mon père
(Yes he does, he had done it with me soo many times even his father used to deal with my father)

Angre was shocked beyond wits hearing it

A: Peux-tu m'envoyer tous ces documents ?
(Can you send me all those documents)

G: Bien sûr, mais cela prendra un certain temps
(Sure but it will take some time)

A: Merci-toi
(Thank u)

Flashback end:

V: what none sense
I have never trafficked even a single soul neither has dad
Are you sure he is not faking all this crap

A: i got my men to run a background check on him
That was pretty much what he had told
I am still waiting on those documents
I have even instructed my men to start examining the documents as soon as they arrive so that we get to know if those are real or fake

V: if they turn out to be real
It would indicate only one thing angre
Someone from the family had been doing all this under my and dad's nose

A: could it be anupriya??

V: I don't think soo
Her only motive is to make her son the king of this empire
I don't think she would dare to do this
Using my and dad's name and doing human trafficking
Its done by someone very calculative

A: then i can think of only one name

RUDRA RAI SINGHANIA

Night:

Riddhima returned back to their room to see vansh eating watermelon

V: riddhima
Finally you are here
Where were you the whole day
You know na I can't live without seeing your pretty and innocent face

Riddhima's cheeks heated up hearing him

R: are you flirting with me

V: guilty as charged

R: shameless

V: aree what shameless
Apni biwi ko cher raha hoon
Kisi parae ki biwi ko nhi

Acha leave all that
Come have some watermel

He couldn't complete his sentence as he started coughing badly

R: vansh
VANSHHH

Riddhima screamed at top of her lungs as vansh fell down on the floor

Riddhima immediately took his head in her lap and started patting his cheeks

In a state of half unconsciousness, vansh slid his hand to his pocket

Taking  out her mangalsutra, he forwarded it towards her with a smile

A lone tear escaped riddhima's eye seeing it

She knew it

Some thing bad was bound to happen, it was clear since the time her mangalsutra broke

Suddenly a white foam started coming out of his mouth

Riddhima closed her mouth in horror realising he was poisoned

R: ANGREEE
ANGREEE

A: bhabhi
BOSSS

R: angre call the doctor
Someone has poisoned vansh
Hurry up

Riddhima clenched her mangalsutra tightly as the doctor examined vansh

D: i have given him the antidote
But his body is in severe hypothermia
If his body temperature didn't return to normal he may slip into coma

Riddhima stumbled hearing the doctor's words

Angre immediately held her and supported her

R: angre
My vansh

Angre hugged riddhima tightly

A: shhh
Everything will be okay
Your vansh is a fighter
He will emerge even stronger

Immediately wiping his tears, angre said with a dangerous glint in his eyes,

A: You stay with him
While i have a word with all the workers here
Let me see who had the audacity to poison VANSH RAI SINGHANIA's food

Saying soo, angre marched out of the room angrily

With a determined look in her eyes, riddhima walked upto the temple

Lighting a diya she placed it on her hand

R: AJ TAK APKE KISI BHI FAISLE PAR SAWAL NHI KIYA MENE

TAB BHI NHI JAB AP NE...

LEKIN AJ, AJ NHI

AJ APKO JAWAB DENA HE HOGA

KYUN, KYUN DE RHE HAIN USSE ITNI TAKLEEF

KYA BEGARA HAI USS NE APKA

AP ESA NHI KAR SAKTE

AP USSE APNE PASS NHI BULA SAKTE

IJAZAT NHI HAI APKO

APKO VANSH KO THEEK KARNA HE HOGA, ZID HAI MERI

AJ TAK AP PAR APNI JAAN SE BHI ZYADA BHAROSA KIYA HAI

AJ KOI ESA FAISLA MAT KIYA GA KE MAIN YEH SOCHNE PAR MAJBOOR HO JAON KE AP SIRF EK CHALAWA HAIN

Eyes the mangalsutra in her hand, riddhima tied it across her neck

With timid steps she came back to her room to see vansh shivering badly

R: no
Nooo
Noo

Rushing towards the cupboard she brought out extra duvet and placed them over vansh

She even raised the temperature of the heater but nothing seemed to work

Realising that she has only one option left, riddhima slid inside the duvet and hugged vansh tightly

Lifting his kurta a bit, she slipped her head underneath and started massaging his upper torso, trying to give him as much body heat as possible

A little hesitant at first, riddhima slowly slipped her hand inside his trousers and took him in her hands

Pumping him slowly while simultaneously peppering soft kisses on his neck , she felt his body turn warmer and warmer

Plastering her body to his, she kept stroking him until sleep took over her

Next morning:

As the harsh sun rays made their way into the room, vansh scrunched his eyebrows and tried opening his eyes but the severe headache didn't allow him

Lying there still for a few minutes, he allowed his mind to cope up with the pain

Taking deep breath, he once again tried his to open his eyes to see the most beautiful sight infront of him

His sweetheart was sleeping by hugging him tightly almost as if her life was dependent on him

But her beautiful innocent face was stained with tear marks which clearly indicated that she had cried herself to sleep

But why??

What happened last night

I was eating the watermelon and all of a sudden

Ahh, why can't i remember anything further

His eyes widened in shock as he saw her hand resting over his member

How the hell did that happen

He closed his eyes and tried recalling the events of the night

It was then he remembered how he had suddenly collapsed on the floor

How he feeling very cold and suddenly all the cold started replacing with warmth, the warmth from his sweetheart

Caressing her hair, he planted a soft kiss over her forehead

Carefully adjusting her on the bed, vansh walked out of the room to see angre coming there

A: boss
Thank god you are okay

Angre immediately hugged vansh while crying

V: iam fine now angre
WHO DID THIS??

A: I couldn't find out
I investigated each and every servant and member of this house
But none spilled anything

V: who could have placed the poisoned watermelon in my room
Was it for me or riddhima ??

Meanwhile, riddhima opened her eyes to see the other side of the bed empty

She started panicking and was about to shout for angre's help when she saw vansh standing at the door talking to angre

A wave of relied washed over

When suddenly she realised what all  she did last night

R: i came soo close to vansh

It was wrong

But why didn't i feel it wrong

Why was my heart breaking seeing vansh in that condition

Why was i not able to control my tears

Why was my mind body and soul praying for his well being

Why??

Have i

Have i fallen in love

No

Nooo

I don't love vansh

I don't

It was all just

Just

She tried to reason with herself but couldn't

Heart was winning the battle against mind

So guys,

What do u think

Who poisoned vansh??

Was it meant for vansh or riddhima???

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