Nani and Mami entered their house with Anjali who looked so broken and so did Akash for humiliating Payal.

Buaji's words kept on ringing in his head and Payal tears made him even more miserable.

"Akash?" Anjali called out as he was moving to his room and he turned and looked at her with a frown. "Nani told me about Payal....... I think you must take your right even if it's by force. "

"Anjali..... Enough." Nani yelled making her flinch. "Haven't you had enough destroying this family!....... He degraded Payal and no woman should have to face such humiliation especially a good and honest woman like Payal. " Mami nodded supporting Nani which shocked Anjali and Akash. "Madhumatiji us right....... You don't deserve her and Aman deserve her more and so does my great grandchild....... So you better stay away from her because seeing how Aman is protective of her, he won't hesitate to put you in your place. "

Nani finished and walked out with Mami following her.

"You will let Aman take your place in your child's and wife's life....... You are such a coward if you allow this and they will laugh at you for it because they are already rejoicing in our downfall and if you let them win then you are doomed. " Anjali said and stood up and limped away.

She turned and smirked evilly knowing she her plan has worked.

"Poor Akash...... You have fallen in my trap....... I know you taking away the child from Payal will break that family and that will be my revenge against them because if they hadn't come into our lives, I would have still been the queen and all of you will always obey me. " Anjali thought and walked away leaving Akash lost in thought.

Three Weeks Later.
Gupta House.

Payal was sitting in the lounge of their new apartment bought as a gift from Arnav to Payal for making him an uncle.

Buaji, Garima and Shashi who was having tea with Payal looked at their daughter lost in thought.

"Payaliya? " Buaji called out breaking her reverie and she hummed in response. "Where are you lost?....... You know you are not supposed to stress yourself in your condition. " Buaji said softly and paused but her face immediately etched in anger surprising everyone. "Don't tell you still thinking about that fools words and stressing over him...... Hey Nandkishore are you still in love with him. " Buaji exclaimed in fear taking Payal by surprise.

"No buaji........ I don't love him anymore and to tell you the truth I don't think I really did. " Payal revealed shocking them. "The last few weeks made me realize I really didn't love Akash like I thought I did....... My marriage just broke and the humiliation we went through didn't get out off my system and when Akash started pursuing me, I thought he was my way out of the accusing eyes of society as a rejected woman...... I know it's wrong but something good did come out of it. " Payal explained and caressed her eight and half months belly.

Garima and Buaji sighed and Shashi was glad he was right about Payal's insistence to marry Akash.

"But that's not what's bothering you right? " Garima asked and Payal nodded.

"I feel so bad hiding Khushi's pregnancy from Arnav........ He has been so good to us and I don't understand why she has still not told him and had forbade us and Aman to tell him....... Aman found where Khushi and Preeto left to but Arnav doesn't want to know and I know he is afraid Khushi might get angry if he breaks her promise but seeing him so sad all the time breaks my heart and I know if he wasn't a workaholic then he would have probably fallen into severe depression....... I want to tell him. " Payal confessed and Shashi moved his electric wheelchair closer to Payal and shook his head.

"Shashi is absolutely right....... You can't tell him...... This has to be Khushi's decision." Garima said and Madhumati nodded in support of her. "Her whole life, we had imposed our decision and wants on her....... It time we respect her decisions and stop treating her like a child because she has is not."

"Your mother is absolutely right...... We with the exception of your father have disappointed and hurt her a lot. " Garima and Payal looked down in guilt knowing she is right. "So now it's time to support her whether we agree with her decision or not...... So please respect her decision. " Buaji said and Payal nodded and she smiled at her niece.

"Hey Nandkishore...... It's getting late and we haven't bought the groceries. "

Madhumati and Garima stood up and Garima grabbed her purse and bid goodbye to the father and daughter and rushed out into their car and were drove out by the driver.

Payal smiled at her father but it dropped hearing a smashing sound of what sound like a glass fallen to the floor.

Payal looked at her father and stood up.

She was moving towards the direction of the sound when she stopped and her breath hitched seeing the person in front of her and it was none other than Akash.

"How did you get pass the bodyguards?...... It doesn't matter am calling them. " Payal said and Akash rushed up to her and grabbed her and covered her mouth.

"Please Payal I want to talk to you and you have to come with me now. " Payal demanded and Shashi moved her wheelchair closer to them but Akash kicked him off sending him to the floor with his head hitting the floor so hard he immediately lost consciousness.

Payal cried out but Akash's hand covering her mouth muffled the sound.

He took out a  handkerchief and covered Payal's mouth and nose and after a few seconds of struggling, she lost unconsciousness and he lifted her and moved out of the house undetected.

After nearly two hours of shopping, Garima and Madhumati arrived at the house at the same time as Aman.

Both ladies smiled seeing him and invited him in but the scene in front of them after opening the door shocked them.

Aman and Garima rushed up to Shashi as Garima shaked him begging him to wake up as Aman checked his pulse.

"He is alive. " Aman exclaimed agitated as he fished out his phone from his pocket and called the ambulance.

Immediately he was done Madhumati run up to them in tears.

"Payal is missing. " She cried out as the bodyguards entered hearing the commotion.

Aman marched up to one of them and grabbed his collar making the man shiver in fear.

"You were supposed to be guarding them and you failed....... " Aman yelled out and shoved him. "Bring me the CCTV footage now. "

He rushed and brought the CCTV footage and they were all shocked seeing Akash kidnapping Payal.

"He is going to hurt her. " Garima cried out.

"No he won't because I will find out where he is soon? " Aman assured them as the ambulance drove into the building.

Aman convinced the women to go with Shashi and promised to find Payal.

Aman watched as the ambulance rushed out of the building heading to the hospital.

He took out his phone and pressed an app on his phone and immediately saw a red point on it.

"Got you Akash. "

Aman rushed to his car and drove out of there heading to the location on his phone.

Outskirts of Delhi.

Payal woke up only to be tied down to an operation bed and she started panicking yelling for help.

Akash immediately entered and rushed up to him with a smile on his face but Payal shuddered seeing the evil glint in his eyes.

"Please let me go Akash. " Payal begged.

"I will only if you come with me far away from her and Aman...... I know you and him are dating because he is always around you and going out on dates with you. " Akash said shocking Payal.

"Have you been stalking us? " Payal asked in shock.

"No I haven't...... I have been looking after you instead... But now don't worry..... I and you are going far away form here with our baby. " Akash said scaring Payal.

" Am not going anywhere with and my baby...... You are unstable and am not letting you get anywhere closer to my baby. " Payal yelled at him and Akash fumed in anger.

"Fine then...... I gave you an opportunity and you refused so now get ready because am taking my baby away with me. "

Payal was confused  and Akash called out to someone and an elderly man entered confusing Payal.

"Cut her up and take my baby out of her. "

Payal panicked and started begging for him to stop but he stood there giving her a cold look as the man prepped to start.

"Please Akash....... You will hurt my baby....... I am a week to my due date and the baby is not fully matured..... Please tell him to stop...... You will kill him or her.....please Akash stop. " Payal begged in tears but Akash glared at her.

"I did my research and such babies can come out without any problem and after I take my baby from you, I will also kill that Aman and you know I mean it. " Akash said sternly.

Payal watched at the man lifted and her blouse and applied a jell on her abdomen and was about to cut when the door barged open and in entered Aman.

He rushed up to Akash and punched him making him fall on the floor.

He moved to Payal and shoved the old man and removed the restraints and freed Payal who hugged him crying profusely.

The police entered after a few seconds and grabbed and cuffed Akash.

"Aman how did you find me? " Payal asked as she broke the hug.

"Am sorry but I caught Akash spying on us and I knew he was going to do something to get you and as a precautionary measure, I had a tracker installed in this. "
Aman revealed touching her necklace.

"That's why you gave me this necklace and told me not to take it off?. " Aman nodded and Payal hugged him again.

"She is mine you hear me. " Akash yelled as the broke the hug. "You won't take her away from me you hear me. "

Aman signalled the police and the dragged yelling Akash out.

Ooty, Tamil Nadu.

A woman jerked out of her nap sweating profusely.

"Hey devi Maiya...... What kind of dream is this?...... I hope everyone is okay especially babuji...... I better call jiji. "

She stood up and called Payal but she wasn't picking.

She then called Aman and luckily he picked.

"Hello bhai...... Have you heard from jiji. " Khushi asked and she took a deep sigh of relief hearing Aman.
"Thank you so much Aman...... Please tell her to call me when she wakes up okay. "

Khushi cut the call and entered her kitchen to fetch water for herself.

She caressed her belly and looked up hearing a name on the television which was on and smiled.

"Look at that baby...... It's your dad...... Always winning. " Khushi smiled as she saw Arnav receiving an award.

Delhi.
City Hospital.

Aman looked at the family he had come to love and accepted as his own and vice versa.

"I hope she doesn't realize we lied to her and I have called Arnav and he would be here soon. " Aman said making the women nod.

"Thank you so much for not telling her the truth...... She would worry if she finds out. " Garima said and Aman smiled.

"Now that man won't bother us anymore because he is going to stay a long time in prison for trying that stunt on my Payaliya. "
Madhumati said and immediately she was down she felt a wet sensation on her feet and looked down to find water  dripping on the floor and looked up to find a shock etched on Payal's face. "Your water broke."

To be continued.

Precap: Akash gets away.
Present day.

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