I know, you must have been shocked to hear Nandini's confession, but I think, you don't know if you remember or not, when Manik and Nandini were together in that wooden house, she told him about her childhood. After the parents' death, how she left her home, village and all his friends, and then Manik's scandle.

She is still the same nine-year-old girl who is still looking for her lost childhood Doing this, six and nine years of her age were the very important phases of her life, at the age of six she lost her parents, and then at the age of nine, Manik snatched her innocence. She had to face a lot of difficulties while the ages of growing up and playing, amidst all this, life made her more mature than her age.

Maybe today she is more mature than her age, but still she wants her old days, her childhood back. In her hometown, she spent six years with friends, schools, and parents, after which she had no beautiful memory, and the rest Manik ruined it.

You are bashing me, calling me Ekta Kapoor, but tell me, what is wrong with this, it is practically not possible if she wants her childhood back, but why don't you understand her feelings? Why are you thinking only according to Manik's point of view? Why not Nandini?

If seriously he loves her, wants her happiness and wants to be with her, then he must give back her childhood. How? He needs to find the solution, if you have a way, please share.

Her pain is much more than his,  molesting the child is not an accidental or small thing for the child,  it affects the mind and heart of the child, if you do not know the word, ask that victim, what is it? How does he / she suffer?

Nandini is still living with him, this is a big deal for her. Today she is looking at both his sides in one man. She has a bitter past, and also has some good memories with him, he gave her pain in the past, and in the present he can do anything for her happiness. It's weird, confusing I know. But it's happening, but don't you think she said that, it's not that she doesn't try to love him and forgive him, she does that, and I think as a girl she did it the right thing. How can she forgive him and fall for him. This is impossible in practical life, in stories, serials and films it is possible.

And let me make one thing clear to you, she had liked that person before Manik molest her. So that is why she does not want to go back to that person, she told you this in the previous chapter. If you forget that our society does not accept such a girl, from afar they can express sympathy, but when it comes to love and acceptance, no one does it. This society always looks at her with disgust, like she has done everything, only her fault in it.

Nandini is a good-hearted, self-respecting girl, but she knew that this society does not give her a chance to live her life with respect, they will kill her with harsh words, and above all, she is alone, orphaned, she is helpless . Perhaps she could have won this battle, if she had a family with her, she knew that, no one would raise voice for her, so she accepted it.

Over time he understood his crime, but the damage was already done. She reluctantly chosed this dark life for her, it was not easy for her, but to protect herself from society's threats,their filthy eyes and humiliation, she entered this dark world. At least nobody here asked her anything, nobody raised questioned on her character, nobody is judging her. Her hidden secret world is cruel and more darkened, but it protects her from white-collar people.

Whatever he is today, even though he has made mistakes in the past, but today, he is doing everything possible to keep her happy, he knew that he could not give back to her old life, but make it better. Nobody knows what will happen in the future, but now he does not want her to remember him as a bad crown prince. He is doing all this not only in love but also in guilt. She is well aware of it and she is fine with it. That is why she accepted his every addiction, his dark world.

Love it is a very complicated word, we all know it, and by chance she likes someone, then she is not a criminal in this, it is natural, before Manik, he conquered that place, Manik could also win that place, he also had chance, but because of his bad deeds he could not make that place in Nandini's heart at that time, what a little girl wants at that time, only love, toys, chocolate, mother's lap, father's caress, and friends. At that time he could not give it all. He wanted her to feel that feeling, but there was no need for her, nor was the time right, she considered him a superhero, but instead of all this, he was crushing her, the image of her superhero he was ruining.  He was beast for her.

Nandini  has seen both his sides, his dark side is much darker than bright, and the bright one is beyond anyone's imagination. She is not in a confused state, she experienced with both of his sides. And at the end of the day, she comes to the conclusion, his bright side and his dark world, much better than outside the world. (Why is it better? Drop it in the comments section, I'll add your thoughts in the next chapter)

Back to the story

Shish Mehal

Manik and Kabir, both were sipping their Visky on their royal bar counter.

" Well, how's your life?" Kabir looked at him.

" It's good. " Manik takes another sip.

" Are you still single or dating with someone?" He was curiously looking at him.

" Single." Manik chuckled.

" Leave it, so what next? Reports are come, congratulation. Finally you and Bhabhisa will become parents. " Immediately Manik changed the topic.

" Thank You, and you will become Bade Tausa ( Bade Papa/ Uncle)." Kabir smiled.

" What? Hey, I don't want to be Bade Tausa and all, he/she will call me by my name, Manik. Am I look like aged person? " He rolled his eyes.

Kabir laughed.

" But on a serious note , we are going abroad for next treatment, last time when we had been in US, that time also, the Doctor had suggested the same thing, but because of our family, we dropped that plan, but now we have only the last chance, and for Vartika I don't want to miss this, it's been a long two years later she smiled wholeheartedly, and I don't want to again loose her smile. " Kabir.

Manik was admiring his happy face.

" I am glad, you takes stand for your wife, for her rights, Bhabhisa is very lucky to have you." Manik said genuinely.

" No, Let me correct you, I am the luckiest guy, to have her. She will get anyone, but for me she is the only one. I can't imagine my life without her." He smiled brightly, his eyes were shining.

Manik was lost in his own thoughts.

" Manik, please move on, don't drag her with you, this Palace is a cage, I had made my own wife's life hell, just because of this, this place is not for us, I have Vartika, that is why I survived. If you want to see her alive then you will leave her. Here we can't fight with our own family, because we love them, I think you have experienced this in this three months. You were missing them. We would just pray to God, that in next birth don't born us in the royal family, give us simple life, like a normal people. " He put his hand on his shoulder.

Manik jerked his hand.

" I have already moved on, it's you, who is still not moved on me. " He replied rudely and left from there,

" M.. Manik ." He called him, but he ignored his words.

" I hope this time he is not lying. B.. But who is she? " He POV.

His phone ringing.

" Don't try to do again any conspiracy on me, this time If I'll get a single clue, your secretary and that detective will be dead, and this time I will cut there grives. Then don't blame me, for this, and you know very well, I can do this, so don't instigate me, just focus on your personal life, and stop poking your nose in my life, let her live peacefully, I don't want because of me or you she fall in any trouble. So shut your mouth, and don't interfere in my life." Manik's messages popped on his phone.

Kabir with disappointed face, read that message.

" Fine" He muttered.

" I hope, he will be fine." He said in worried tone.

In Manik's room

He forcefully closed the door, he was fuming in anger.

" How could he said that to me, to moved on, I can't do this. He has no clue that, what Nandini for me. Whatever it is, I can't leave her. He can compromised with life, but I won't, I love her, every night I sleep in a different room, It's not easy for me, only I know how I controlled my inside beast, who is always ready to eat her alive, I am denying that I will not change for anyone, but I changed, for her, and this is enough for me, if anybody could tell me, to leave her, and move on, then yeh humse nahi hoga. Kabir har Koi aapki tarah lucky nahi hota, and I don't want to be that lucky person, I am happy just the way I am, Nandini is only mine. " He was continuously blabbering, he was sweating, shivering.

He was like a mad one, searching something in his room, his gaze fall on the wine glass,  he broked it, and pierced that pieces inside his left hand. Blood drops were falling on the floor, when he looked that, he smiled,  He take a deep breath, he feels better. Few min., later he calmed down, immediately he cleaned the messed, and apply medicine on it, and bandaid that cut. He eat his medicines wear again new full sleeves shirt.

All this was very common for him, he was used to of this attacks. He was feeling good, when he hurt himself like this, many times Aman, Nandini and Rosy Aunty was the witnessed of his horrible actions, they scared, specially when he smiled on his own wounds and blood.

One of this reason, Nandini didn't want to leave him, as a good hearted human being, she can't see anyone hurt, on his place would anyone be there, she will do the same thing with that person. She was look after him, as his Nurse and his drug.  She doesn't know what she is, what she has done, through her actions. He always used to tell her-- " Nandini I am already a man person, don't make me more mad "

But unknowingly she was doing this, she was not dumb, but innocent with golden heart. And on this more and more he was falling . And this was harmful and toxic for him. But he had no care about it.

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At College

" Nandini It's final, you are coming with us. " Nidhi announced.

" N.. No. Please I can't come with you, next month we will have our exams, we should focus on it." Nnadini was trying to explain them.

" Oh God, Yeh phirse shuru ho gai, Babes chill, we are going for just two days, in remaining days if you will again closed yourself in that liabrary, no one will say any word to you, but please spend some quality time with us. It's been a long two years for our friendship, but we had not even spended some girl's night out with each other and my Mom also missing you, she want to meet you. I promised her, this time on her birthday I'll bring you with me. " Sara made puppy face.

" She is right, we are bored with all hostel girls, we want our time, only we three, we will enjoy full night. Please" Nidhi was looking at her with sad face.

Nandini looked her friends's innocent faces, she melt.

" B.. But W.. Warden, what w.. would I say in hostel?" Nandini.

" It's all upto you, make any excuse, your Warden hates us, she will not give us permission to take you away, so please do something, and come with us." Sara hold her hand.

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At Penthouse

" I.. I s..said yes, b.. but how will I go? Y.. Yuvaraj, w.. woh nahi manenge. " Nandini

" Should I called him? What if he will get angry? " She kept her phone aside.

" B.. But I promise them, I don't want to break their hearts. Vaisebhi I denied them all the time, if again this time I'll do the same thing, they felt bad. " She said.

With a shivering hand, she dialed his number, but she cut it off. 2-3 times, she did the same thing.

" N.. No, I can't do this." She scared.

At night

After feeding Tuffy, she entered in her room. But she saw Sara and Nidhi's missed calls on her phone.

" What would I do? I can't even say no to them" She said with sad face.

Her hands were trembling, but she again dailed his number.

After 4-5 rings he picked up the call.

" H.. Hello" Manik was in sleepy tone.

" S.. Sorry, to d.. disturbed you, did you s.. sleep?" She was stammering.

" Haa, bas woh aankh lag gai thi, First time you have called me, what happened a.. anything serious?" He get up and rested his head on the headboard.

" A.. Are y.. you f.. fine? Had y.. your m.. me.. medicines?" She asked.

" I am good, and I had my medicines too, don't worry, I am following your timetable here properly. " He was looking at his band aid hand.

" O... Ok. G.. Good ni.. night" She was about to cut the call.

" Hey wait, Nandini d.. do y.. you want to say something? " Manik asked.

" N.. No. Nothing at all." She replied.

" Accha. Then why do your heartbeats and breath has become faster?" He bit his lower lip.

She was shocked. How would he know, she keep her hand on her heart.

" Stop keeping your hand on your heart, and don't think that how would I know? I know because I know you very well, her just a single breath can tell me your how are you? You are lying or not. So stop irritating me more, and answer." He said in cold tone.

She well known of his temper.

" W.. Woh, m.. my f.. fr.. friends S.. Sara and N.. Nidhi w.. wa.. want to take me on there pl.. place. If y.. you al.. allow me, c.. can I g.. go? " She hesitated.

He was silently hearing her.

" Why?" He asked in cold tone.

She gulped in fear.

" S.. Sara want to bring me at her h.. home, f.. for her Mother's birthday, her M.. Mother I..  is c.. calling me. " She answerd.

" What o.. on her mother's birthday? Is she is a five year kid, that you will go there, on her birthday party. " He found something fishy.

She scared, and understood that he will not allow her to go anywhere.

" O.. Ok. I.. I will sa.. say to her, that I a.. am not c.. coming " She immediately replied, as she didn't want make him more angry.

" Good." He bit his lower lip.

And he disconnect the call.

With a sad face, she looked at the phone.

" Sara will mad at me." Nandini.

She was doing her study, again her phone rings.

But before she could answer the call, otherside she heard a husky voice.

" D.. Do you want to go there?" Manik

She was shocked.

" Y.. Yuvraj, n.. no, I.. I have my study, almost three days will be waste there. I.. I don't w... want to go." She lied.

" Aap jaa sakti hai." Without any expression he replied.

With widened her eyes, she heard him.

" But the bodyguards will always behind you, without them, you are not allowed to go anywhere." He said strictly.

She gasped.

" Y.. Yu.. Yuvaraj s.. seriously I don't want to go there, it's ok." She was denying.

" Nandini, relax, you can go, but with some conditions." He was trying to controlled his anger.

" B.. But Y.. Yuvaraj, somebody will come to know, then? Please don't do this. First y.. you said no, and now." She doesn't like his idea. But she can't do this.

" I can go, b.. but please allow me without bo.. bodyguards, I.. I p.. promise you, I'll take care of myself, Sara and Nidhi are with me,
t.. there is no need to worry about anything. Please understand." Nandini was trying to convinced him.

" Oh really, those stupid girls, who are always lost in their own lands, do you really think that, they will protect you, if you don't want to go there with them, if you are feeling bore in home, then we will go somewere, but I don't believe on this girls." Manik's temper was increasing.

She recognised it.

" B.. But d.. do you believe on me? Don't you?" She tried last time, as she didn't want to make her friends upset because of her.

After hearing her this statement, he was dumbstruck.

" I can blindly trust on you, b.. but I don't trust on them." Manik.

" Pl.. Please for me." Nandini.

He takes a deep breath, presses his lips together, he doesn't want to allow her, but he knew that he can't always keep her in a cage like this, he can't tie her to him all the time Is, she also has his own desires, her life, she needs her own space. It was difficult for him to take such a decision, but he wanted to believe on her words. He was afraid of this world, after that incident (goons and his accident) he was not ready to leave her alone, she needed him, she might not say he needed him, but he knew was how much he needed her. They both depended on each other, but the thing was, one was expressing and the other  one was not. But Nandini was his responsibility, he could not bear a scratch on her.

" Fine, but everyday you have to called me, informed me about your whereabouts, if my phone would be out of coverage, then informed Shera ( His personal Trustworthy Bodyguard after Aman ). Understood." He asked in a strict tone.

" O.. Ok. T.. Thank You Yuvaraj, I'll take care of myself." She smiled little.

" Good." Manik

" Yuvaraj, c.. can I ask you s.. something?" Nandini hesitate.

" Hmm." He was drinking his wine.

" Aap khush ho na?" She asked slowly.

He looked at his wound.

" Yes, Nandini, I am so happy here. Everything is fine here, Kabir and Bhabisa are not going anywhere, she is going to be a mother soon, her report is positive, everyone is happy here." He smiled.

" And Y.. You?" She whispered.

She was waiting for his answer.

" Me too. Dadasaheb and Dadisaheb forgive me. They have no objection to my music. Everything has sorted." He said truly but the half-truth said. What his grandmother wants from him, he does not share with her.

" I knew it, I told you, if you will talk to them once, they will forgive me, they are your family, they can't be mad at you for a long time.

" Hmm." He smiled on her innocent confession.

Nandini was telling him, Tuffy's and her college stories, which was his out of the box. But still he was patiently listening, he just wanted to listen her melodious sweet voice.

" Nandini, I am coming at Mumbai right now." He suddenly answered and gets up.

" No, please don't. " She replied immediately.

He stopped right there.

" I can't live without you, for just a second. Here it's been a long 15 days, I am far away from you, I am coming." He fisted his hand and trying to controlled his urge.

" Yuvaraj, this is your home, please stay there for more few days, your family, your parents needs you. " Nandini

" I know, but after that, you will have to pay for me with extra interest, and don't take this casually, I am warning you. " He said in serious tone.

She gulped in fear, her throat has become dry, she started sweating.

" Stop being afraid, if your throat starts to dry then drink some cold water and switch on AC, but mark my words." He warned her.

" Ok.. G.. Good night." She immediately disconnected the phone, her heart was beating fastly.

He smirked with evil but a noughty smiled on his face.

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Manik was standing outside his parents room.

With a great difficulty he knocked the door.

" Maasa" Manik.

His mother opened the door with a bright smile.

" Manik" She hugged his son and he hugged her back.

" I really miss you Mannu." She cried.

He didn't say anything, only tightened his hugged. It had been a long 15 days, but they did not have a normal conversation with each other like mother and son. Madhavi was trying but again there was some awkwardness between them, and the second reason was his father, he was not happy with Manik's decision. He also loves Kabir, but he was thinking that, he went against his family, for his stupid music career. He cannot tolerate this.

They broke their hugged.

" Maasa, please forgive me, unknowingly I hurt you and Babasa. I am sorry. " He hold her hand.

" Manik, I am your mother, I was not angry on you, I was only stucking between Father and Son. I can't choose anyone." She wiped his tears.

" Where is Babasa? " He was moving his gaze in whole room, but as usual again he was seeing only his mother, and his father was again not here with her.

" M.. Manik leave him, I want to talk with you.." She was trying to cover up things.

" M.. Maasa, Babasa is ..." He stopped in middle, but fuming in anger.

" Manik he has lot of work, he has many resposibilities on his shoulder, don't take him wrong, he is out of town for some important work." She was looking here and there, but her courage had lost completely, she doesn't want to look at him, as he knew the truth.

" Maasa, how could you do this to yourself, that man is everyday hurting you, but still you are hiding his crimes, and proving in front of your own son that he is innocent. Like seriously." He was boiling in anger.

" It's nothing is like this, Please leave this topic, I want only my son, I am so happy for you Manik, let him do whatever he want, please don't spoil your mood" She hold his face.

" No" He jerked her hand.

" Maasa, how could you tolerate him, he is cheating on you, in front of your own eyes, how could you bear all this? He is betraying you, why don't you understand this? He has 27 year old son, he is the Maharana of this royal estate, but he has no shame, still he is doing his disgusting things. Itne saalo se I had sealed my mouth only for you, but this time I won't. I can't see you suffering like this, which crime you doesn't did, but still bearing anyone's punishment, no Maasa, this is wrong. Why are you silent? Yeh aapke saath naainsaafi ( Injustice ) ho rahi hain. He will get his deeds punishment ." Manik.

" You can't do this, I was quite, only for you, I know he is betraying me, he don't love me, but he gave me you, the world's best gift, you my son, Manik. My Manik, aap hi ko toh dekhkar humne yeh dard bhari zindagi gujaari hain. Even though I was not happy in my married life, but you had borned, my all pains within a second, flew away, you brought with you happiness, a ray of hope, you have given me the reason to live life, I have no any hopes from him, but I know my son is not like him, he is a gem, he has a golden heart, he is like me. Manik let him do whatever he want, he will not changed, I have you, that is enough for me. I don't want to loose you again. " A faded smiled on her face.

Inside she was very hurt, a broken women, longing for her husband's love, It's been a long twenty Eight years of their marriage, but her husband had never fall for her, in family's pressure he got married with that 17 year old girl, but from heart he did not accept her as his wife, she was became the Queen  of Shish Mehal, but his wife never ever. For his father she was a burden, only responsibility and Queen of his empire. He had no feelings for her. Outside their bedroom, they are happy couple, Husband and Wife, parents of Manik, King and the Queen of Sisodiya dynasty, but inside they are strangers.

" You are doing so wrong with yourself, it's your right Maasa, he can't do this with you, you have to fight for your rights. Give him his deeds punishment, he deserved this." He fisted his hand tightly.

" Manik, I am tired of fighting for myself now, I tried so hard, he did not come back to me, he does not love me, it is a reality, it is difficult but I have accepted it. For the world we are husband and wife, but when he finds out that I am pregnant with his child, he got very angry, it was a mistake for him, in that drunken state, what he did, he didn't even remember , but this was my only good memory with him. He cheated, but he loves you , I've seen that love for you in his eyes, I want nothing from him, I should have only a soft corner for his blood inside his heart, he doesn't hate you . And that's enough for me. " A faded smile appeared  on her face.

He was feeling bad on his mother's misery. Inside her heart she stored many pains, but always smile for his son, she is bearing all this only for his son. He was feeling like, he is the culprit of her tears.

" I am sorry Maasa." He hugged his mother.

" Manik why do you say sorry ?  You have not done anything wrong, God had sended you, in my life, you filled coloured in my colourless life, I am very thankful to God and you. I have you, I don't need anyone." She was moving her hand on his back.

" This, worthless man, he can't be my father. He never deserved us." Fire was splitting in his dark eyes.

" Ranasa, be careful." Both Manik and Madhvi turned their faces.

Manik was looking at that person in a disgusting way, his blood was boiling, he was ready to punch him, but his Mother hold his hand, and signed him that don't do this.

Raj ( His father ) was entering in his room, he was fumbling, due to the effect of alcohol, his secretary was trying to hold him, but as he was not in that state, to stand steadily.

Madhavi was feeling ashamed, in front of her son, his father was behaving like this, she was looking down in shame.

" Maharanisa, this" His secretary passed her his phone and left from there.

She hold Raj's shoulder, and take him towards the bed, she make lay down, removed his shoes, and carefully tucked him in quilt. She was moving her hand on his hairs, to make him sleep, few min., later he fall asleep, He was feeling pity on his mother's fate, his heart was bleeding.

The smell of alcohol and ladies perfume was coming from him, he does not want to stand there for a few more seconds, otherwise he himself did not know what he would do.

He left from there, Madhavi was looking at his retreating figure, her eyes became moist.

She was looking outside the window, today her son was hurt. In his own life, he was facing many problems, he needed some peace, that's why he came to his parents, but here also he got disappointment. In this golden Palace, no one was happy, everyone was fighting  thier own battle, someone succeeded, and someone was still in empty handed, everyone was struggling,

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" Stop." Manik called someone from behind.

" Hukoom. " That person baw down in front of him.

" I need her address . " He ordered and ready to beat him black and blue.

He was shocked.

" What ad.. address Hukoom? " He was scared, and looking here and their.

" Open your dirty mouth, and split " He greeted his teeth in an anger.

" Hukoom, what are you t.. talking about, I.. I don't get it?" He was ready to run.

But Manik hold his hand tightly.

" If you want your family to alive, then you will split everything. If you have any doubts on my liabilities then called your wife. " Manik was threatening him.

He was sweating badly, in a shivering hand, he dialed her number, but her phone was switched off, he called on his son's number, but he was not also reachable. Manik smirked.

" H.. Hukoomsa, please leave my family, they have no any fault in this." He was begging.

But Manik knew that how clever and cunning man he is. He was the secretary cum personal bodyguard of his father. Gautam Singh was very trustworthy person, he was loyal to his work. His father's all secrets has locked in his custody. He knew each and everything of his father, he was not easy, Manik knew that, but this time he can do anything for his mother, he can kill anyone. Gautam Singh was well-known about his cruel nature. If he tells him, then he can do this too.

" I want only truth, if I found any fishy, then forget your family. I can do this, so don't underestimate me, after them I'll also dig your grave right here. So stop showing your loyalty towards this Palace and my father, first save your family. I don't like smart people, I  crushed them right there. " Manik was evily looking at him.

" I.. I'll tell you everything, but p.. please leave my family, they are innocent." He joined his both hands in front of him.

" First you, open your mouth." Manik

" N.. Not here." Gautam Singh said.

" Don't show me your smartness." Manik.

" H.. Hukoom, if you want to know everything, then you will have to come with me, somewhere. " He requested.

Manik put the gun on his head- " Let's go." Manik.

Gautam Singh stopped the car in front of a house. Manik gets confused seeing that house.

" You will get answers to all your questions here. I have a small request for you, your father loves you very much. So please don't take any wrong step in an anger. " He said politely.

Manik's blood was boiling, he wanted to kill that person right there, who has hurted his mother.

" Her name is R.. Re.. Revati Singh, she is a school teacher, your fat.. father and she has been together for the last 30 years. They love each other. But Maharana was against this marriage, I think you know why, he forcefully married your father to your mother, but still he continued his relationship with Revati. You may hurt Yuvraj, but your birth was an accidental, every night Rajmata used to mix mixed pills in his drink, every night Maharanisa used to dressed up like Revati, and the rest of the story, I have no need to tell you. The Maharaja and Rajmata did all this only for the heir, your mother was against it, she wanted to leave your father,  she tried to commit suicide, but Rajmata saved her, because they are both thinking Were that, only Maharanisa will handle your father and it is true, that poor lady is still bearing everything, when your father found that his own family has betrayed him, he got very angry, but again, the Maharaja throws his emotional card at him, and he stops. " telling him.

The gun falls from Manik's hands on the seat of the car, he was very shocked, it was as if someone had pulled the land under his feet. He was lifelessly listening his every word.

" But after that incident, your parents' relationship has not remained the same, for the world they are spouses, but the reality is that they are  your parents only. Till the date, they are living inside the room as a stranger, your father hates your mother, because she cheated, but the reality is we all know who the cheater is. Maharani is a very kind and good hearted woman, she is silent only for you, she does not want to hurt you by showing you her pathetic position, she did not get the love of Maharana. It was a big thing for her, that your father accepted you wholeheartedly, it was not your fault in what happened, so never get angry at you. He loves you. There was tension between them, but never let this thing come in front of you, they behaved like a happy parents in front of you. He was very careful about this. " He said.

Manik felt disgusted, how bad his own father is, since childhood he thought that, his parents are the best couple and parents in the world, but today every secret had been revealed, everything was lie, when he first found the that woman with his father, he thought, it was just for fun, as it was common in Royal, she thought that her father would never betray her mother and his mother also convinced him that this is nothing like this , It is a part of their lifestyle. But at that time he himself was not in this sense, because he was busy in destroying someone's innocence.

In an anger he was moving his fingers inside the hair, he did not want to admit that his own father was cheating on his mother, and above all, they both lived a false life with each other. They were just pretending and he didn't understand it. In fact everyone knew this, but no one said anything, His mother alone was facing everything, and her father was enjoying in someone's arms. Everyone let her suffer, but no one suggested her to leave him or fight for her rights, everyone is selfish. Everyone had their own benefits.

" B.. But what about my mother, why did suffered Maasa lonely? " Manik was broked down.

But he was smart enough to hide his emotions.

" Get out." He ordered.

" Do you still want to talk to that lady? " He asked.

" I will teach her, the most important important lesson of life." He greeted his teeth in anger.

Manik comes out of the car, but this time Gautam did not say anything, because in loyalty , he made many mistakes, today his master's son wants justice for his mother, and he is not doing any wrong. He knew that, his master was wrong, he is a cheater, he needs punishment for his evil deeds.

He was about to opened the gate, but one guard, stopped him.

" Hukoomsa please go ahead." Gautam Singh ordered that guard.

Manik was looking at the bungalow, well tight security, CCTV cameras at every corner, beautiful garden area, foutains, two Dobermian dogs were there, everything looked royal.

The guard went in and informed her. He entered in the living room, were each every thing was screaming his father's name, everything according to his taste, and yes Revati was also involved.

" Oh they have made for their secret world here. " He said sarcastically.

" But I'll destroy their dream world." He said in determined tone.

" Welcome." Someone.

Manik fisted his  hand in an anger and turned towards that voice.

There was a woman standing in front of him, she was about 40+, but well maintained, modern beautiful lady. Her well-maintained figure was not showing her real age. Manik looked at her disgustingly from top to bottom. His mother's face come in front him. A few hours ago, he felt the same fragrance here also which was coming from his father's clothes. His nose was getting red in an anger.

" You must have framed my father by showing all this." He pointed his finger on her, his anger was raising at the pick, he was trying to controlled himself.

She smiled and rolled her eyes.

" I was wrong, but I think, you don't even know your father Manik. " She smiled fakely.

" Don't call me by my name, you." Manik was about say abusive words to her.

" Well, calm down Manik, I am not surprised from your actions, Raj is right, you are actually his shadow, same attitude, same face, same height, same eyes and" But he cut her off.

" My heart is not like my father, like him, I can't go so law. I hate him." He was bitting his lips.

" Again, you are wrong here, you and your father are the same. " She said in an attitude.

" You were not surprised to see me here? Jhatka nahi laga tumhe?" Manik asked sarcastically.

" Yes I was. Twenty-seven years later someone has come to my door from Shish Mehal. Last time your grandfather came here to beg me for his son's life. " She was looking straight into his eyes.

" But here I have not come to beg you, here I have come to take your breath away. " Manik hold her throat, she scared.

He pinned her near the wall, and tightly clutched her throat.

" Manik, you can't do this, y.. your father will die, if you w.. will have given me a si.. s.. single scr.. scratch." She can't say anything properly but still smiling.

" I don't care for him, with you, he too will die by my hands. So don't worry about it, you can celebrate your honeymoon in hell. " Her throat was chocking.

She forcefully pushed him, and ran towards the upstairs, Manik ran behind her to cought her, she was about to closed the door, but he put his hand on the door and entered inside it, she take the vase but he snatched from her.

Suddenly his gaze fall on the big photo frame, were Raj and Revti's picture hanged, they were looking very happy together He was keenly observing that picture. And the vase fall from his hand.

Revti was coughing.

" Y.. Yes, t.. this smile, I never saw on his face, when he was with my mother. What kind of magic have you cast on my father that he is still attracted to you? " Manik looked at that picture and remembering his mother's sad face.

" It's not magic, it's love." She smiled.

" No, you are lying, you are with my father, only for money. You are a gold digger, like my father, how many men have you trapped with your beauty? You are just a school teacher, then for you how's that possible to live a life  like a royal Queen. I am sure in your payment you can't afford this kind of expensive luxury. You are a selfish lady, a b####, s###, you need only money, love is such a pure word, it doesn't suit on your dirty tongue. " Manik moved his face.

" Oh So, the Yuvaraj Manik Singh is well-known about the term of lov, interesting." She surprised.

He rolled his eyes.

" How evil you are! You are also a women, despite being a woman, you broke the house of other woman, while doing so, you did not feel any shame, how did your heart allow you to do this? " He said.

" I am again surprised, Heart also throb inside the palace, I thought that after Raj, the walls of the Shish Mehal would have become lifeless. These walls must have stopped listening to the heartbeat.  But no, still It's beating. I am amazed" She looked at him with wide eyes.

" In such sugar-coated talks, you have very smartly trapped my father." He looked at that picture.

" Your father is not a five year old kid, who will trapped in anyone's talk, then you are highly mistaken, he came to me, not me." She little  raised her voice.

" Yeah, definitely, you are a very smart lady, you know very well that, how to trap rich people in your net. " He look disgustingly.

" Whatever, you can think as you wish. " Revti

Manik's eyes were moving around the room, Raj's clothes were layed on the bed, some wine bottles and glasses.

" If you really love him. " Manik

She cringed her eyebrows.

" If you really love him, then didn't you try to stop his drinking habit? Or you are the one who made him groggy ( Drunker ) ?" He was fuming.

" Drink is his choice, and I think, as a son you will understand one thing better, once he likes something, no human in the world can do anything. He will die, but he will not stop liking this thing, maybe it is dangerous for him, but he cannot leave it. " Revti

" Disgusting." He smiled sarcastically.

" Wine is just a need, but I am his drug,  I am the only medicine for each of his illnesses." She whispered slowly.

" You" But she stopped him in middle.

" If you don't believe on me, ask Rana Vikram Singh ( His Grandfather ), he will tell you, more better than me." She smirked.

Manik looked down in an ashamed, he recalled Gautam Singh's word, how his grandparents had trapped his father for the heir.

"  Rana Vikram Singh and Rani Gayatri Devi did not care for the feelings of their son and daughter-in-law, they wanted a next heir to the Sisodia dynasty, and they would do anything, and I think you have experienced it. Your mother was against it, but under the pressure of her in-laws, she supported them. And as a result they succeeded, you were born, they got the next heir, but their luck is very bad, you refused and reluctantly Kabir became Maharana. " She was telling him the reality, and truth is always hurt.

Manik was looking here and there, he had no courage to looked at her.

" See, for whom he ( Rana Vikram Singh ) did all this, he ( Manik ) cheated at the end of the story, he just walked out. What kind of irony is this? You royal people are so dumb, don't you? Ranaji  got trick to his own tricks. They are still empty handed. His son is still with me, and grandson is far away from his own family, he is detached. Poor old man." She cried fakely.

He did no say anything, as knew that, his own coin is fake, his own family had messed everything, for their greedy benefits.

" Didn't you get angry when you came to know that he was going to be a father?" Manik

" I was very upset, very angry at him, but when I sat down, I realized that he had done nothing intentionally. He would never cheat me, I trusted him. " In her voice that pain was clearly visible.

" A.. And Babasa?" His all stength was losing right there.

"When he came to me, and told me about the pregnancy, you know what he said, this is our child, he did not say his and Madhaviji's child. Because you know why he told me, even though all of that happened inadvertently, but in that moment he was only imagining me, sorry but it would hurt you, but he said that, at that point he would only Was loving me, but never saw the image of his wife in me. He was sure for that, for your father at that time, it wasn't your mother at that place, but I was for him. Raj only loves me, and till the last breath he will only love me. You can't change his opinion for me. Your grandfather played the trump card and present your mother as Revati, but in returned he lost his son. " Revti's every word was piercing cutter on his heart.

" In biological term you are not our son, but in love I think you are our..." But he cut her in middle.

" Just shut the f####, just shut your f#### mouth, I have my mother, and I am only her son, l don't want this kind of disgusting lady as my mother. My mother is the purest lady in the earth, she is clean like water, I accepted that you both love each other, but between all this my mother is innocent, she had no any fault, she stucked in this dirty royal politcs. Your mistake is not forgivable. Everyday my mother is dying with thousands of deaths. You both are wrong. You can't feel her pain." His heart was bleeding for his miserable mother.

" Before marriage, whatever was between you two is acceptable, but the way you both played with my mother's feelings after marrige, both of you considered her silence to be her weakness, playing with her life, both of them having fun with each other, on the other hand my mother was only silently crying in a dark corner, which is not acceptable. Even after getting married, my mother is living the life of an abandoned woman, no one is interested in talking about her pain, and here you are proudly saying, that he only loves you, Again, in my view, it has no value. You are a character less women, including my father, I feel ashamed of myself, such a person is my father, you are considered wrong, Miss Revati Singh, but I am only my mother's son. There is no relationship between us, not even enemy, I think the enemy should also be on the same level, only at that time the fight will be on the same level. You and I have no match, I am very happy that I am not your son, otherwise I am like you, you have no standards, no character, no respect in society. Today you have broken three lives with you, both of you, my mother and me too."  Manik pointed his finger on her.

"You get my father's love, but you don't get the love of your child, you're not a mother, and you don't even get your own family. You have no idea what family means. One day you will regret, when you have nothing, maybe you will have Mrs. Raj Singh, but after him there will be no one for you, you will always feel alone with him too. My mother is with me, her family, she can share her feelings with me. However she did all this under pressure from her in-laws, which was not in her principle. But still she has them, they are her mother and father, in the past they may have done all this for their benefits, but in Sheesh Mehal, she is the most respected lady after my Grandmother, not only because she is the wife and Daughter-In-Law of this Palace, but she has a  pure kind heart, nobody hates her, everyone in front of her Bending with due respect, she did not get  Raj Singh's love, but she earned love in every corner of Sheesh Mehal. She earned everything from her honesty and love, she did not take anything from anyone but only gave." He smiled little as he was remembering his mother's face.

" Listen you." Revti

"My mother gave you her husband to you as alms ( Bheekh). Just remember this, we are the royal family and we have a habit of charity, giving some Dakshina, some donation to the poor people, so think about it. Because you are worth it. If she wanted, she could have ordered to kill you, no one says anything. But she did not do this, because she did not want a woman to spew mud on another woman, she does not want to insult you in front of the world. She did all this for me only, she knew what it would affect me, when I knew it. I would hate my father, and I would lose my family because of it, she was scared of all this. It was very important for me to grow in the shadow of family. She knew this. She did not want to take away my childhood from me, nor did she want me to live without parents. For a child, parents are the most important thing, and she wanted to give me everything that was in her capacity. " Manik was feeling proud on his mother but hurts from inside.

Revti was crushing in shame.

"If you both love each other, why didn't you run away before marriage, why did you destroy my mother's life? What was my mother's mistake? My mother sobbed in the corner alone, fighting alone, smile fakely in front the world, hide her all pains,  not for any royal family, but for me, for her son's future. You both are the criminal of her, you will get your every deeds punishment, You will get a curse of this innocent pure woman. Till the last breath you will regret, you will beg, but no one will listen your plead, because no one was listned her plead when my mother used to cry whole day and night. But this time, my mother will not cry anymore. She will not bear anything without her any mistake. This time you will cry." Manik said in determined tone and left from there.

" Nooooooooo." She screamed.

At morning

Raj was getting ready in his room.

The glass fell from Madhavi's hand by mistake. Raj Singh looked at her.

" Sorry." She immediately bend down and was about to touch that glass broken pieces.

" Are you blind?" Raj shouted and raised his hand on her.

" Raj." Rajmata hold his hand.

He jerkly left her hand.

" Yeh aapki aakhir galti hogi, agali baar hum humare hi aulaad ( Child ) ke hath katne me jarasi bhi der ( Wait) nahi karenge.  Agali baar Dulhan par hath uthane se pehle sochiyega jaroor. Aap jayein, aapke bohot khas log aapka intazaar( wait) kar rahe honge. " She said rudely.

He angrily left from there. Madhavi smiled weakly, Rajmata gave her warm smile and put her hand head for blessing.

" Hume maaf kar digiyein" Rajmata Pov.

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" Babasa." Manik called Raj from behind.

" Manik." He smiled.

" Babasa I want to talk to you, it's been a long while, we didn't share anything, let's talk." Manik said with a broad smile on his lips.

" Today, you are looking so happy Manik, what's happening?" He kept his hand on his shoulder.

" You will also glad, when  you will come to know." Manik

" What? Really? Are you going to marry?" Raj

" No, not really, but I have a surprised for you. I'll so happy if you will come with me." Manik

" Umm.. M.. Manik." Raj was looking here and there.

" Why? What happened? Anything serious? More than your son kuch aur bhi important ho sakta hai aapke liye." Manik raised his eyebrows.

" N.. No, b.. but I have a important meeting, I am g.. getting late, I am sorry " Raj excused.

He was looking here and there and trying to hide his tensed face.

" Revti where are you?" He POV.

" Babasa, I'll not take more your precious time, I want only few min., of yours." Manik requested and before Raj could say anything  he dragged him with him and locked them their private room.

" Sit." Manik

His father was silently sat. But he was not interested, because already his mind was stucked on other side.

" I want to ask you something."He smiled.

Raj was confusingly looking at him.

" What date did you get married?" Manik throw the first bouncer on him.

He was completely baffled of his bouncer.

" M.. Manik w.. what are you t.. talking? " Raj was stammering.

" What? I am just asking you a simple question. It's just a date Babasa, you should remember it." Manik

"W.. Woh, It's been a many years, so I d.. don't remember." He was trying to give him excuse.

" Well, ok, Next question, What is Maasa's favourite colour?" Manik

Again he said nothing.

" Which is Maasa's favourite food?" Manik.

" He was sweating, it was like he is going to expose.

" On which side of the bed does Maasa sleep? Or I could say, you two never slept in bed together?" He clenched his jaw tightly.

Raj's legs were fumbling, he was fighting with his own fingers .

" Manik what a.. are y. you ta.. talking?" Raj scared.

Manik constantly started bombarding questions on him, but he was sitting numb on his place. Inside Manik was breaking from inside. In 28 years, the man had not known even a small thing about his mother, how strange and painful it was. He now realized that under what circumstances his mother is living with this shameful person.

" Last question ." Manik said in cold tone.

" Have you ever seen my mother crying alone, or ever smiling openly?" His pain was visible in his voice.

" Manik enough, stop all this, what is these nonsense? I have a lot of jobs to do, I don't like to waste my time on such stupid things." He gets up from the chair.

" Sit." Manik said and forwarded some papers in front of him.

After seeing this, Raj was shocked. With an shocking eyes he was looking at him.

" Sign on this divorce papers." He kept the pen on the paper.

" What nonsense? If I am unable to answer some questions, would you ask your parents to take divorce ? Are you mad? What kind of joke is that? " Raj gets angry on him.

" Oh really I am joking? Then what you have done with my mother? You have made her life a joke. So stop playing drama, your game is over, I want to free my mother from this namesake relationship." Manik

" Manik, don't forget that I am your father. Don't cross your limit." He raised his voice.

" You  crossed the every limit with that woman Revti. I am feeling so shameful, that you are my father." Manik.

" Manik." He raised his hand but stopped.

" You losed this right too, with this. You are not my father, hume aapka beta ( Son ) mat kahiyein, you don't deserve me and my mother. What duties have you performed as a father till date? Do you even know, Have you ever taught me cycling, or sometimes bandaged my injury, when I used to fall ill, did you sit near my bed all night? Whenever I used to do some mischief in childhood, did you ever scold me, or pulled my ears? Whenever there was a parents meeting in school, have you ever come at that time? Have you ever scolded me for getting less marks? At the time when I needed you most, you were not with me, I had to tell you something, when In was in London. ( Here, he wanted to tell him about Nandini) But always you were busy warming the bed with that lady." His eyes became moist.

" Manik." He roared .

" Don't take my name, You have no right to take my name which my mother has given. Instead of you, Uday Kakosa and Prithvi Kakosa always played my father's role and fullfilled every resposibility. My grandparents and all my brothers were always there for me. You were not in this picture. So stop calling yourself my father.  " Manik shouted.

Raj Singh's face was looking terrible, his own son was exposing his real identity.

" Only by giving expensive cars, or just by throwing money does the father's duty not be fulfilled. The way Uday  Kakosa and Prithvi Kakosa have done all the duties of being a father, you tell me, have you ever done the duty of being a father till date? Have you ever asked me how I am, whether I am alive or not,  do I love someone? After so many months I have come back home, even once you have lovingly placed your hand on my head or once hugged me? Uday and Prithvi Kakosa are not like you. Always tried to find you in them, but my mother always said that, you are the best father in the world, but she was giving me false hopes, she did not tell me anything bad about you, always took your side and tried to covered you. She was covering your every mistake and you took advantage of her helplessness. " Manik

In a thud Raj sat again on the chair.

" It is said that the son follows in the footsteps of the father, I have seen you drunk since childhood. See today, I am following your footsteps, you have not fulfilled the duty of being a father, this is a big lie, today I have become like you. Alcoholic, drugist irresponsible and useless. I have always longed for your love, like my mother is suffering everyday. You cannot feel the pain of both of us. You have to make a father for this, just no man can be a father, you have to fulfill every duty of being a father, in which you have failed 100%. I am your son only by blood and biologically, but remember one thing, I am not like you, nor do I want to be like you. " He was telling everything from bottom of the soul, his soul hurts the most.

Tears were rolling down from Raj's eyes.

" We both do not need you. We both have enough for each other. Free my mother from every bond, let her live her life, let her breathe without any burden. Her pain is unbearable and now she will not cry for you nor wait for you. It is time to move on, I really want to punish you for all your crimes but in return my mother will be sad, she loves you but you never realized it. It's ok, Anyway, we both have a habit of living without you. One thing would remain guiltful throughout life, that she found husband and Son are exactly alike. Both gave her only pain and tears.  In fact we both don't deserve her. " Manik said in guilt.

Raj looked up but again looked down in shame.

" I don't want to waste your more time, your girlfriend is must be waiting for you, it's just a formality, so please sign on it." Manik tightly pressed his lips together as he did not want to broke in front of him.

Long update, but I think It's necessary to clear everything, I did not want to waste more two chapters on it.

1:- All mysteries are revealed one by one and every mystery is terrible than the other. But this truth of Raj and Madhavi was very frightening. Will Raj go back to his love again by giving divorce to Madhavi?

2:- What changes will happen in Manik's life when he comes to know that his father and his story are exactly the same.

3:- Will he again follow in his father's footsteps or move forward like Kabir? Or will choose a new path beyond these two?

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