Author's pov
At hospital
Shikhar was outside the room when doctor was examining Jinks. His worries and overthinking is getting the best of him. His child is away and his wife is not
Not conscious. His thoughts broke when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see the doctor. Standing up he frantically asked

S:- IS he alright doctor??

D:- (with smile) seems like the little one in him scared his Dada. He's pregnant and stress got him this time.

Hearing this he froze, his mind cannot function well. Again he looked for confirmation and again doctor confirmed this. This time he hugged the doctor who reciprocated it. After this he rushed inside to see his wifey. After a while Ajinkya got consciousness. His first instincts was to find his baby. Before he could say something, Shikhar entered with a smile. Clutching him he asked

A:- Harry kaha hai shiki??
(Where's Harry shiki??)

At this Shikhar just kept his head down. This was clear that they failed to protect him. Shikhar held him and said

S:- see na jaan, God blessed us for taking care of our baby Harry

Jinks looked at him confused, his confused face was too cute to see. He kissed his head and said

S:- God gave us blessing in here (caresses his stomach) this our reward.  You're 3 months pregnant

This made Jinks more emotional, he remember Hardik's words

Flashback
Hardik was sitting on the bed with Jinks who was caressing his hairs. Harry leaned into him and said

H:- bhai u smelling difference today??

Aj:- how different baby? Oh maybe it's because it's your Shiki pa's t-shirt

H:- nahh this is you bit a bit more sweet. It feels like you've a baby in u.

Ajinkya just brushed it off and spent his day with his little baccha. Both this lingered in his mind.

Flashback ends
Ajinkya told this this to Shikhar who hugged him and cried, this was the first time when he cried. Finding comfort in each other's embrace they wished that their baby be happy always.

With Hardik
It was past midnight when Rajveer jolted up from his sleep. His misty eyes looked at his little panda who's trembling in his sleep, mumbling some coherent words. First it was confusing but it became clear and they were like

H:-N-N-NO p-p-ple-a-se s-s-st-op i-i-it h-h-hurts pl-z-z ahhhhhhh d-o-n-t h-h-hurt m-m-me p-p-ple-a-se s-s-st-op a-al-ll t-th-hings i-i-t's h-h-hurti-ing m-m-me. P-p-pa-papa s-s-a-ve m-m-me p-p-ple-a-se ahhhhhhh p-p-ple-a-se s-s-st-op i-i-it h-h-hurts.

This words shook him to core, he cannot believe that his brother is having such kind of nightmares. With his own trembling hands he clutched him close to his heart and gently said

R:- b-b-baby Harry see bhaiya is right here shhhhhh no one will harm u. Baccha open your eyes please. Oh lord what kind of tragedy is this. Shhh baba see no one's here to harm you.

He is trying to calm the latter who's breathing heavily and shivering. Slowly he sang the lullaby which he used to sing when they were young.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away

Slowly he felt that Hardik's breathing are back to normal and he's in deep sleep now. This didn't calm his mind who ran errands of questions. His heart is shattered by seeing his baby like this. What happened in the hostel all these years. He need to dig into the information. After sometime even he felt his eyelids closing, without a 2nd thought he felt asleep but still held his baby close to himself.

Next Morning
Rajveer was the one to wake up early only to find no one on the bed. He panicked as the last night incident played in his mind. He frantically ran towards the door to open it but to his surprise He saw his baby standing in front of the door. Sighing in relief He hugged Hardik, making him confuse.

H:- Bhai sab thik Hai na?? Aap itne daare hue kyu ho??
(Brother is everything okay?? Why are you so scared??)

R:- (hugging him tight) kaha gaya Tha! Dar gaya Tha Mai jab tujhe dekha nhi. Agli baar bata ke Jaana samjha
(Where were u?? I got scared when I didn't see u! Next time tell me and then go Wherever you want. Otherwise I won't talk to u)

H:- (puppy eyes) OK bhaiya hwarry ish sworry. Pwretty pwease

This made him smile, so he ruffle his hair making him (Harry) whine. Then he noticed that latter is wearing his hoodie and pants which are far bigger on him. This made him look more adorable

R:- why are u wearing this outfit??

H:- (looking down) bhaiya I don't have any other dresses and this one was made by Jinks bhai.

Saying this he happily went, Rajveer again took a sigh of relief. This time he picked his phone and gave a call to his man

R:- get me the information of NCA hostel.

??:- Sir we will do our best.

R:- do it fast.

Saying this he cuts the call and then gets ready. His outfit of the day

He came downstairs and saw everyone eating food except his mother father and Hardik. He gave them a look and theyll sat down. Hardik sat beside his bhaiya, rajveer added his favourite uthappa on his plate. But before he could eat, a voice said

??:- how shameless are u? After all u did yet have audacity to sit with us? Mahi I told u before not to get him here, now look at him. He's useless tsk.

This was now enough for Rajveer but Hardik held his hands under the table. He looked with glossy eyes to his brother. This made him even more angry and want to rip apart that bitch.

??:- mama I don't think he's Mahi mamu's child. I mean look at him sitting next to my veer.

Rajveer knew that this daughter of the bitch was obsessed with him but this was too much. As he was about to say something. A sound of slap echoed, it made everyone gasped including his brother. Jayanti couldn't control herself and stood up to slap the daughter who is Nitya. Nitya's head turned towards the other side.

J:- HOW DARE U QUESTION MY SON'S BIRTH? WHO DAUGHTER OF SLUT. ITS YOUR ORIGINS WHICH ARE UNKNOWN NOT MY SON'S. MR SOURAV SINGH DHONI AND MR VIRENDRA SINGH DHONI! I WON'T TOLERATE FURTHER INSULTS ON MY CHILD, THESE ARE CONDITIONS OTHERWISE FORGET THAT WE'RE FAMILY.

Sourav and Viru looked shocked, they knew Swara and Nitya has gone far but this reaction wad quite unexpected. Nitya fake cried and hugged Dino who patted her back. This made his own child feel unwanted. Ashish who was sitting silently said in a cold voice

A:- Enough is enough, Swara if u have any problem with Hardik being here then u can take a leave. You've caused enough troubles already (softly to Jayanti) Di don't ruin your health please and also complete your breakfasts today we all will go for the shopping.

N:- no if this whore (points at hardik) is going then I won't go.

A:- fine then we'll leave within few hours. Hope u behave.

At this statement even Sourav was agreeing. The breakfast was quite but the murmuring of these people were heard. A silent spectator who sat beside Nitya was silently observing, he is Vansh the elder son of swara's and God know who's. He left the dining as everyone did after the breakfast.

After an hour they'll assembled in the living room. Hardik still had the same outfit, seeing him in this swara again mocked

S:- Dino looks like your good for nothing son is going to ruin your reputation again. Look at him feign his innocence.

Dinesh was Fuming in anger, Uday who stood there said

U:- my son doesn't need approval from a whore like u. Atleast he's dressed in something nice unlike your daughter tch like mother like daughter.

Hearing him Dinesh said

D:- Bhaisahab aap aesa kaise bol sakte ho, Swara jiji beti hai Ghar k--------
(Dear brother how can you say this, Swara Didi is the daughter of this family!!)

J:- (sarcastically) Ghar ki beti?? Yeh wohi hi beti Hai jisko laake papa ne galti Kar di Dino. Bhool Gaye lakta tum, yaadh hai na kya Kiya is Ghar ki beti  ne mere saath??
(Daughter of this family?? Isn't she the daughter who father bought and did the biggest mistake in his life?? Did you forget? Really do u remember what this daughter of the family did with me??)

At this Dino was silent, he know that swara is not that innocent as she is portrayed. Seeing him silent Swara knew she lost the match. Hardik throughout the argument had his head down. Rajveer held his hands like a protective brother. He led him out so that he doesn't feel unwanted. Like a gentleman he opened the door and let his baby panda sit. After this he drove towards the boutique.

Uday and Jayanti too left after they did. Ashish glared at swara and scrowled

A:- I knew you were a bad idea, if Jiji goes again. You're dead to me and my family.

Dinesh was about to say something but the latter glared at him. Swara knew if this is the outcome then she'll lose her face. She decided to follow silently.

At the boutique
The boutique was quite lavish, the clothes and everything made Hardik feel out of the place even though he studied fashion designing. He held his brother's arms tight as he felt judging looks from the people. Rajveer glared at them and gave him reassurance. They went inside and sales girl approached them.

S1:- sirs how can I help u today??

R:- we'll be looking for some wedding attending clothes and some expensive daily wears too for him.

Sales girl1 smiles and led them inside. There were bunch of dresses which Hardik was made to try. Everything looked absolutely gorgeous on him. Rajveer was impressed so he decided to buy them all

R:- Pack all of them we'll take them.

H:- b-but b-bhai this is too------

R:- hush little one, this is my chance to spoil u now. Here my card plz swipe this.

Sales girl 1 did as she was told, A smile etched on Harry's face. He knew that his brother is there to spoil him. As they were there Uday and Jayanti too came inside and said

J:- baby did u get something for yourself??

R:- Maa I already brought him clothes so no worries.

U:- not fair beta I'll buy you some clothes too come here, we'll buy better clothes than him.

Before Harry could say no he was again dragged by his Bua and fufa ji. Again he was made to try outfits. Jayanti couldn't help but admire his beauty. She agrees that her good for nothing brother made a serene beauty like him. She chanted mantras and blow them on her baby. The last outfit he wore made him pretty even more so Uday said

U:- baccha keep this on this is pretty

H:- OK fufa ji I'm hungry now can we eat something please.

Ashish who entered the scene was stunned seeing Hardik,  he agrees that this child has surely grown beautiful. Hearing him hungry, he knew that because of that bitch he couldn't eat so he said

A:- jiji Bhaisahab u can go if u want to it'll take time for us.

Hearing him Rajveer happily held his brother's hand and led him out. Uday smiled and did the payment for the rest of the clothes. Jayanti whispered something in his ears and then both went in opposite direction.

AT THE CAFÉ
They entered a cozy CAFÉ which had cute puppies. It was puppy cafe, rajveer planned this as he know how much his Harry loves puppies.

H:- PUPPIES REALLY YAY

as expected, he's squealing like a high schoolgirl. He ran towards the little creatures and hugged them. This was all captured by Rajveer who immediately got his phone. He saw his baby happy after a long time. All those judging people and taunts made him loose his sunshine. Now it's his duty to be with his sunshine as his sunshine protector. Well Rajveee ordered some food for them. Throughout their time he fed his brother who was playing with puppies. It felt as if a human sized puppy is playing with other puppies. They played with the puppies and then they went out. This time Hardik's eyes sparkle as he saw bangles and anklet market. He looked at his brother and said

H:- Bhai plz plz can we go to that market. See there are lot of bangles.

Before he could approve Hardik dragged him there. There were varieties of bangles in every colour. This made Hardik try them all. To be honest everything suited him. The old vendor said Rajveer.

V:- Sir I've been selling bangles for 25 years now but this is the first time I've seen a person on which all bangles suit. In us we consider such hands are goddess's hands. Look at these anklets, this one suited no one but him. You're family is having an angel in disguise.

Rajveer smiled and again as always brought the entire shop bangles and anklets. This time he was rewarded with his baby's hugs and thankyous. Bodyguards who were holding all the things smiled, they've been here and seeing their youngest prince happy made them happy. For Hardik they're ready to die or ready to kill. Hardik wore the black bangles and shining anklets. The jiggle of anklets made him giggle. His giggles were heaven to his brother who wants his baby to always be happy.

R:- aree baccha ab bas chale ab Ghar?? Thakur gaya ho ga na tu
(OK my kiddo stop now, shall we go home?? U must be tired right.)

As they were shopping, a pair of eyes was following them we'll not them but Hardik. The person was captivated by Hardik's beauty. His stone cold heart began to beat rapidly. Those giggles of his and jiggling of the anklets made him go crazy for Hardik. He glanced at his secretary who immediately got Hardik's pic and asks his team for the information.

As Hardik and Rajveer sat inside the car, within moments Harry fall asleep. Assured that he's sleeping Rajveer called someone and said.

R:- Block all the informed of Hardik. There's a bug who's trying to harm my brother.

Saying this he drove home, informed his parents too. As they reached the bodyguards brought everyone inside his room and maids began to assemble them. Rajveer carried his brother to his room and let him sleep.

Again this time a creepy figure lingered over Hardik and said

??:- you're mine and only mine, (caressing his cheeks) soon I'll have u and vanish away.
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See u soon and a happy New year to all. I know I'm late but  hope all your wishes  come true with love. Hope this year heal all your scars and makes you'll healthy wealthy and good. ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘

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Hardik's outfit brought by his lovely family

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Surprise gift of Uday and Jayanti

Bangles

Lastly the anklets