Twins jumped and clinched on him, while he laughed holding them tightly.

"Leave me or else I will not be working here" He slowly whispered pointing at Ayra and both of them stood back.

"How was your holiday Jack?" Ayra said in between typing on her laptop.

"It went well. How were you doing...mam?" Jack asked.

"Good. But the company didn't. You are really important for Malik Industries." Ayra said with a smile whi Jack repriocated.

"So let me cover up my holidays then." Jack said taking out his laptop brought by his assistant, Tracy.

"No. You can have some rest first. Join tomorrow." Ayra said.

"Are we invisible brother?" Shanya asked Shirin, everyone chuckled.

"Tracy, fix the meeting with the Winters tomorrow. Jack will accompany us."Ayra said and Tracy nodded, movig out of the cabin.

"She never let us have any holiday." Tracy murmured, as she moved towards her work desk.

"Alright. Mumma we are going home with Jack. Will that be fine?" Shirin said but stopped when Ayra glared at him.

"He is older than you both." Ayra scolded him.

"Leave it A. I feel old when they call me brother... I will take them home." Jack said and Ayra nodded, giving a goodbye kiss on their cheeks she saw them leaving with Jack.

"Mam. The meeting is going to start." Tracy said from behind, Ayra nodded moving back.

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"So, Mrs. Malik. This deal can be a big profit on both the sides. For Malik Industries as well as for The Smiths." Their assistant gladly said while Ayra was busy reading the Terms and Conditions.

"There is no place for cheating with Ayra, Mr. Smith. I can clearly see the way you have written some terms so small that they can not bee seen clearly." Ayra said closing the file, and the it landed on the table with a thud.

"Make sure no one ever can deal with them." Ayra said to one of their employes as she moved out ignoring the calls of Smiths who were trying to justify themselves.
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"Mumma is trying to change. I don't know why." Shanya said swinging her legs on the boot of the car, having her icecream.

"Yes! She made and ate pancakes. After a whole of 3 years!" Shirin stated as he jumped on next to Shanya.

"Really?" Jack said passing Shirin's icecream to him.

"Yup it was a quite nice Sunday until she took us office." Shanya stated and Jack frowned.

"Why though? I love the office." Jack said and the kids chuckled.

"You love because you work their. But we feel weird when people elder than us bow their heads in front of us. And those gun loaded gaurds...huh" Shanya nodded her head in disappointment.

"It's for the safety kids... You know it's important. Right?" Jack said and they nodded.

"We know, after Papa has gone...she has become more attentive towards EVERYTHING. She has totally forgot to live for herself." Shirin said sadly.

"And that's why we were happy today, when she made something which she liked." Shanya stated, with a glint of happiness in her eyes.

" 3 years...passed like 300 years for all of us." Jack said as all the emotions filled up his minds. He looked at the kids, who too were in deep thoughts of their father. Indeed it was tough, for all of them.

"That day...we learnt the true meaning of happiness. Which money can't buy at any cost." Shanya stated, her voice trembled as she sniffled, Shirin rubbed her arms to keep her calm.

"You both are grown up enough to know what correct and what's wrong. For you and A. Right?" Jack said, both nodded.

"Leave all this. We have to go for basketball." Shirin said.

"No! We talked about movie!" Shanya said.

"No you said a basketball!" Shirin stated.

"You know what. You always arrange things according to you." Shanya said angrily.

"And who was the one to make plans for last Sunday?" Shirin said, Shanya gulped.

"And who was the one to take me with your friends on a club so you can not get scolded alone?" Shanya said.

"Hey! I asked if you wanted to go and you were the one to say yes!" Shirin stated.

"YOU GUYS WENT TO A CLUB!?" Jack shouted in between making Shanya flinch.

"A Badminton Club Jack!" Both of them said together, Jack sighed.

"You guys scared me..." Jack stated.

"Well whatever it was. I am excited." Shanya said.

"For what madam?" Shirin asked.

"We both are not going anywhere. Congratulations. All the best." Shanya said with a tight smile.

Shirin and Jack turned back to see Ayra standing with her hands folded on her chest, tapping her foot.

"Hi A. I was on my way with the kids..." Jack stopped when Ayra gestured showing her palm.

"Let's get home kids. I have something important to tell you both." Ayra said and the kids nodded sitting into the car.

"I have to go out, for a week or so." Ayra stated.

"Nooo" the kids whinned.

"Yes my sweetiepies. You know what this means.." Ayra said, a little sadly.

"Yeah...no school and outings." Shirin said nonchalantly.

"But...where are you going mom?" Shanya asked.

"Singapore" Ayra replied.

"Why can't we come with you, we can't go school, no outings." Shirin stated, Shanya playfully patted his arm.

"Safety issues." Ayra said with a smile.

The kids looked at her surprisingly. Did she really answer their question?

It took like 3 years to her to answer question openly. Shanya's sub conscious mind said.

"So what she is trying to change for us." Shanya murmured slowly, and Shirin looked at her with a 'Why' expression.

"Jack will be with you. Happy?" Ayra asked seeing their moods off.

"ISN'T HE GOING WITH YOU!?" Both of them shouted.

"Silent! No he isn't." Ayra stated.

"I am sorry mom he is. You are not going abroad without him." Shanya said sternly.

"Exactly! We can't let you go alone like that. Take Jack or don't go." Shirin stated.

"Ohk my overprotective kids I will take him. Happy?" Ayra asked and both nodded smilingly.

Arya smiled, and smirked internally. Her Kids were actually pieces of her heart, fragile. Maybe broken too.

"Isn't she becoming more smart?" Shanya whispered in Shirin's ear.

"Yeah. Like we don't know she played with us." Shirin whispered back and both of them giggled slowly.

Ayra smiled confusingly and shrugged off seeing them giggling slowly.

"Little does she know we wanted no Jack as he will surely spill out plans for mom's birthday like last year." Shirin said, Shanya smiled.

"However she is. She is Our Mom."

Both thought, looking out of the window as they moved from the streets.