In the maternity ward

"...Wow!!...she is so small!!!...I mean...are they always this small!!!..." Francis quizzed himself seeing the tiny baby girl making Sara and Edward chuckle. Edward caught hold of Sara's hands who tightened the grip smilingly at his glowing face.

"...I love you..." as she spelled those words Edward knew that for once he had found his soulmate in Sara. Sara rested her head on his shoulder to get a small peck from him which didn't go unnoticed by Abhishek.

He was now rest assured that his baby sister was finally safe with the one destined for her.

For a week Sara was helped immensely by Edward's parent on looking after the new mother and child with their frequent visit and care.

As Edward got busy with the Macintosh file, Abhishek thought to have a one o one with his Indian friend who was ringing from the last week to know about the case.

After two months

Naik Villa

In the Basement

"...what was the hurry?!!...you know I am busy with my wife and newborn!!...you could have called me some other time!!..." As Abhishek low screamed at the poker-faced man in front of him, his PC pinged with the new video being send by his on-call friend who smirked at the facial change of the lawyer.

"...Are you kidding me?!!...no...not when we...Shit!!!...I will kill him!!...no!!...no!!...not anymore!...not when I am this close to get her to safety!...no!!..." he got up pulling his hair at the video of the one person that he had hated his whole life – His Pia's true enemy. The one who tortured her and left her to die in the fire.

It was only after Jhope and Abhishek had taken her out of the fiery cabin, was she able to breathe a new life. A goddamn life given by him – Abhishek Naik.

Now, when everything is good. There will no way that this peace-wrecker would come back again in their life. Not when he is alive.

The video showed the said dealing between the Indian industrialist and the Foreign client on a possible merger. Along with the other videos which showed the one person who had been hidden for long and raised from the ashes to disturb their peace again. 

Abhishek had tried his level best to hide his sweethearts for 6 years. But alas, God has a different plan altogether.

"...Get JHope!!...I want to finish this off!!...no mistakes!!...no mistakes this time!!...." as he whispered clutching the PC screen looking straight into the on-call person's glaring eyes.

Abhishek slumped on the chair murmuring "...you will not disappoint me, boy ...not when I am going to get what I wanted for so long...Pia and her peace...with us!..."

Mumbai

Barve Mansion

"...Bala (Small child in Marathi)?!!...have your milk...Aigaa..." Mrs. Barve ran behind the 3-year-old Ankita who giggled at the huffiness of her grandma.

Priyanka smiled while packing her bag with drinking her coffee.

"...Ma!..." Ankush clumsily walked inside the mansion with Pradeep looking up his glasses at the young kid who was huffing after his badminton practice.

"..." Priyanka caught hold of her hips signalling Ankush to put down his foot from the table.

"...Ah!...you came!...go wash yourself...I will tell the maid to serve your favourite pasta....hm?" Mrs. Barve smiled at the boy who felt bliss after hearing that his favourite pasta was being made.

"...Aai (Mother in Marathi)!...pasta?!!...I told you na!...no maida for him...then?!!.... pfft!!..." grumbling audibly Priyanka was glaring at her mom who shoved away her random complaints and went to the kitchen to heat up the pasta.

Priyanka just gave up on not able to make her mother understand that her kids need nutritious food than flour infused snacks.

But nobody can argue with Mrs. Radhika Barve, not even Mr. Pradeep Barve who was smiling from across the living room noticing the usual morning scenario.

"...Ready?!!..." Akash came towards his wife who was getting angrier as usual. He chuckled and replied "...leave it...you know right...our kids are the only solace for her...after..."

Priyanka halted feeling her tears coming back to her remorseful eyes, wherein she couldn't rescue her baby sister from the devil.

"...Ma!..." Harish came inside with the loads of packages puzzling Akash but not Priyanka who twisted her face and went outside the mansion, ignoring him totally.

Harish scoffed at her attitude but knew the reason behind it.

"...hey...Bhau (brother in Marathi) ...how are you?..." Harish took Akash for a hug making him smile.

Pradeep called his son-in-law inside for a chat and ordered the maid for preparing the snacks for Harish.

After an hour or so.

"...ok...I will leave..." Harish wiped his hands onto the towel and smiled at his Radhika Mom being sad.

He side hugged her replying "...I will come back day after tomorrow...hm?...coz...um...I have some urgent works..."

"...you can stay here for some days, son...I mean we need to look after your weak health...which you didn't inform us...nor anybody...for that matter..." Pradeep complained to Harish who chuckled and replied

"...coz I didn't want to tense you...and regarding staying here?...you know I can't...especially when...um...the...um..."

Harish was not able to make any more excuses as he knew that he missed his favourite people but he couldn't interact with them fully coz of one person or rather the hatred of that specific person.

"...Its ok...maybe next time..." Pradeep caressed Harish's shoulder knowing for a fact that the boy was helpless in front of his stubborn daughter – Priyanka who would warn them from time to time for not interacting with the Joshi family, especially Harish Joshi.

"..." Harish saw the way one of the maid was trying to listen to their conversation from the point of him entering the house.

"...Baba (father in Marathi)?...have you appointed a new maid?..." Harish asked Pradeep who hummed in reply. Harish then moved towards the maid who suddenly became too conscious of the person closing in her.

He was cautious from the time of the arson and suspicious people coming and going out of their life. He knew for one that the enemies would surely attack his weak link.

"..." The maid looked at him with her terrified eyes, gulping her throat and sweating profusely – assuring Harish about her intentions.

"...Wha..." as he was about to inquire with the new maid, she just pushed him with all her might and ran towards the kitchen.

Harish didn't waste time and ran to catch hold of her. As he dodged the falling utensils being thrown at him by the maid, he didn't give up.

Then to his horror, she shoot him with her hidden gun. Harish ducked down on time, and peeped but was shot again.

He then took the big plate from the floor and moved towards the maid who didn't stop her shooting.

As he pushed her with all his might, she fell on the floor. Harish removed the plate from his face and thought to continue his interrogation but to his horror.

The maid started bleeding from her upper self and her lips. He went towards her and saw that she had fallen on the knife stand, most of them piercing her body.

"...Who sent you?.... Speak!!!..." Harish held her head up to make her reveal her master but the maid just smirked replying

"...the eagle has flown and will prick your chick...when...when...least exp...expec..expected..." her breathing increased, making Harish realise that she was in her last breath.

"...stop with the riddles!!...tell me the name!!...come on!!!" he growled at not able to decipher the riddle put forward by the assassin.

"...Ah...Abh...abh..." that was the last syllable that she could spell and her eyes went pale. Harish's mind went to the hidden name which he had forgotten over time, but since it was coming a lot in his and Hardik's daily conversation with Suga. He thought to consider the Sergeant's words for once.

Harish softly placed her dead body on the floor and picked his phone to call Namjoon.

The Barve family were in a shock as they had done a background check on the new maid specifically instructed by Harish. But it seems that the enemy had become more cautious to attack the naïve family.

Joshi Mansion

The control room

"...How can you say that, Namjoon?!!..." Harish blasted at the Chief who pursed his lips at not able to inform the crucial information beforehand to the concerned lover.

"...Namjoon, you knew that we are looking for that bastard for so long...and now you are telling us that he is somewhere in France...huh?...specifically in Paris?" Hardik too was surprised at the way they were kept in the dark by the one people who had helped them from the start.

"...For once!...at least you could have hinted me?!!...I mean Namjoon these people mean a lot to me...especially when they are my Pia's parents...how could you be so careless, huh?" Harish was spurting his anger on the calm Chief who *looked for a window to explain himself but was not getting it.

(*Looked for a window – an opportunity to speak)

"..."

As Harish breathed to get his stress down rubbing his forehead, Namjoon spoke "...I got this info...today morning...and regarding Abhishek?...we didn't tell you coz we wanted to complete our investigation on him...coz giving a blank hope is far more dangerous than giving any hope at all...so...yeah...I made a mistake...but not deliberately...I am also aware that your family is always under the enemy scanner...but Harish...you have to trust me...if not fully...but at least for the sake of our old friendship..."

His words made Harish look up to him with gritted teeth and fiery eyes "...as long as you do your job...I don't mind...*pointing his index finger* but never...and I mean never...give me the 'friendship' tag...I don't believe in that word...*straightening his suit* just send me the details of that bastard...by evening..." and moved out of the room to relax his burning head.

An angry Namjoon glanced over Hardik who shrugged and replied the reason being Jack – Harish's old friend who had betrayed him badly.

Remembering the dreaded investigation on the Sara case, Namjoon nodded and promised to send the details by evening.

"...there was no need to be so rude to him.... he is an officer...and our friend...deny it as much as you want ...but he is...he went out of his way to help us...in the Sara case...have you forgotten it so soon, huh?" Hardik shouted at his elder who was clutching the chair head tearing up on missing his Pia.

"...I have not...that day is etched on me like an itching scar...I cannot get over the fact that I couldn't...I was so stupid to leave her...in the fire...all by herself...how could I be so dumb?!!!....Hardik, I know...that somewhere...anywhere...my Pia is still alive...I don't care what people think of me...but for me...my faith in believing that my love is still out there...unprotected...and I need to shield her...with all my might...I need to, Hardik...I need to...." Saying so Harish once again broke down in front of Hardik who had seen the worst side of his head-strong, cold-hearted brother.

Harish had maintained his new aura only for those who he thought would come to take advantage of his good side. The earlier playful Harish had died in the same fire that consumed his love – as depicted by Hardik.

But Harish didn't give up on the fact that his Pia was alive just not in his vicinity but will be...soon.

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