Riddhima was bewildered by the sudden appearance of Pranav in front of Kabir's house. Mystica Dixit was standing along with him. Her face was dull which was noticed clearly by Riddhima.

"Riddhima! You should go out of Mumbai immediately! Don't ever have an idea of going in front of Vansh. Just leave the city." Pranav declared.

"I will go and meet Vansh. Today! Right now!" Riddhima screamed looking directly at his face.

"Then He will kill you!" Pranav denoted making her completely blank.

"Pranav is correct. Please leave the city. He is hell-angry with you." Mystica uttered.

"How did you know that he is angry with me?" Riddhima doubted them.

Pranav's gaze met with her sister, he gestured for her not to tell Riddhima with his hand but she refused his opinion.

"Niya gave us this information. She was happy to the extreme when she came to know about Vansh's rage against you. It all started happening when Vansh was talking about you with his grandmother. His grandmother did something and made you his enemy. That much we know, we don't know the correct reason why he is angry with you. So only we are telling you to leave the city immediately." Mystica Dixit pronounced with care.

"If I go out of the city, It will be a clear indication to him that I had done a mistake. So I am not leaving the city." Riddhima conferred firmly.

"Ok, Fine. Do whatever you want, I have other news. My brother and your brothers might be alive." Pranav shared the information he knows.

"What! It is impossible. I know about my brothers there are not alive. You didn't tell me that you have a brother. " Riddhima doubted.

"Riddhima, I have an elder brother. I thought he died with my parents but..." Pranav stopped by gazing at the ground.

He didn't have the guts to tell everything to Riddhima but Mystica pressed his shoulder to continue it.

"Riddhima, I couldn't tell you everything. Niya jabbered in her unconscious state that the heir of the water clan and earth clan is under the control of the space clan and fire clan. So I guess that my brother and your brother might be alive under their control." Pranav ended his speech.

"I could not believe your words and I do not have time to talk regarding this in detail. I will consider this information. You and Mystica try to collect the information regarding your brother and my brothers." Riddhima completed by starting her bike.

"Riddhima, Why are you not believing me? At least consider me as your well-wisher and leave the city immediately." Pranav Exhaled.

"Pranav, we will talk about it tomorrow, I have an important work now." Riddhima raised her accelerator and decided to go to Vansh's office.

It was late at night, the sky had darkened, and there was no sign of rain. However, she could hear thunder and see lightning as she approached his office. A few staff were staring at her peculiarly. She was unconcerned about it. She raced towards his cabin, but he was nowhere to be seen when she entered. She decided to leave the cabin and look for him at the office. She was certain Vansh would be at his office this time. She sensed something on Vansh's table while pressing the doorknob to open it.

She was puzzled to see three medical files on the table. She heard someone opening the door. She turned and witnessed Vansh entering like a furious lion accompanied by Angre. Vansh didn't have eye contact with her, he came closer to her. Angre signaled her to sit on the seat as per Vansh's eye contact with Angre. But she didn't respond to him.

"Boss, I have something important to tell you. You will be happy after knowing the truth. I have found who is that Niya. Niya is none other than Ragini. Also, Ragini was the red-masked person who tried to attack us at the masquerade party." Riddhima stated.

Vansh didn't react to her words, he held her shoulders and made her forcibly sit on the chair. Riddhima had a little pain in her arms, but she managed not to show it in front of him. He took the three medical reports from the table and placed them in her hand.

"Why are you giving this to me? These files seemed to be old. I came here to alert you halfway without having my dinner. Are these files more important than Ragini?" Riddhima expounded.

"Yes, these files are really important to me. I have a doubt. Are you studying for medical? " Vansh queried raising her anger level to peak.

"Fine, What should I have to do now to make you proof that I am studying medical?" Riddhima queried in her series tone.

"Simple, just check these three reports and tell me whether the persons in these file reports are alive or not," Vansh uttered.

She started to read the three reports one by one slowly. Vansh was glowering at her when she was busy reading the files. Angre could understand Vansh's anger towards Riddhima.

Today morning, Vansh went to talk to his grandmother about marrying Riddhima and leaving the mafia world. Angre also accompanied him to show the proof of Ragini. His grandmother and Vansh had a huge argument. Vansh explained his love for Riddhima to his grandmother.

But his grandmother took three files from the wardrobe and handed them over to him. The last file made him completely deviate. Angre witnessed to see the pain in his eyes for the first time. But now, Angre observed complete fieriness in his boss's eyes which will be anytime ready to burn Riddhima.

Riddhima was startled to see that the patient's name in the medical report was hidden with a sticker about it. Riddhima didn't bother about it. She seemed to focus on the other details in the files.

"In the first report, the patient had undergone ten bullets in his body. So he can't survey. So this person must be dead on the spot." Riddhima denoted handling the file to Vansh.

"Yes, you are correct. You can open the sticker above it and read the name aloud." Vansh insisted by again returning the file.

"Guru Raisinghania!" Riddhima announced pulling the sticker gently from the file.

Riddhima was perplexed when he considered the name. She is well aware that it is Vansh's grandfather's name. But she had no idea why Vansh was so eager about this file. She decided to tell him about the second file.

"In the second report, it was about a leg injury in an accident. The person must be alive and the injury in the legs can be cured by modern technology in the medical field now. I think it is Sia's old medical report." Riddhima predicted it correctly even without removing the sticker from the report.

"Correct!" Vansh announced by harshly removing the sticker, Riddhima felt something weird with Vansh.

"In the third report, the patient was in stage 3 of the brain tumor. According to me, The patient's health condition is unpredictable. Because 15 years before, I couldn't predict the surgery details given to him. But if he had undergone the surgery now, then he can be alive for the next two years. So before 15 years, the treatment was not that advance so the patient must be 90% dead according to me. The remaining 10% depends on the willpower and immunity of the person." Riddhima declared.

"So you are sure that person is dead. Open the sticker." Vansh demanded her.

Riddhima gently unwrapped the sticker; after seeing the name, she was unable to reveal it. She gulped her saliva from her mouth to her throat. Her fingers began to quiver horribly. The file she was clutching landed on her lap.

"Read the name!" Vansh roared in front of her.

"Viha...Vihaan Raisinghania!" Riddhima said in her soft voice.

"Louder, Ms. Riddhima. I want to hear it from you." Vansh screamed in such a way that the next room can even hear him.

"Vihaan Raisinghania!" Riddhima panicked while telling the name.

"At the age of 14, my brother had a brain tumor. I came to know today from my grandmother. Even I don't know whether he is alive or not. But seven months, when you told Vihaan is hiding from the mafia world and exploring the world, I believed your words. I was satisfied to hear the words from you that Vihaan will return to Mumbai. But you played with me. Now, I will show who I am." Vansh exploded as his gaze went towards Angre.

Riddhima recognized Pranav's advice now. She couldn't able to react when the bodyguards of Vansh entered his cabin and tried to pull her out.

"Mr. Firestorm, On that day, To save me from that situation. I used your brother's name. I even don't know whether your brother is alive or not. Give me a chance and I will prove myself. Now, the most important matter is to deal with Ragini. She is dangerous." Riddhima orated defending the bodyguards who tried to pull her out.

"Do you think I will still listen to you? I am not going to believe you again." Vansh voiced by turning his face.

"Give me a chance. I will show her true colors in front of you and prove myself to you." Riddhima pleaded.

"Ok, Within two hours prove to me that Ragini is the red-masked person and She was acting as Niya. I will decide whether should I believe you or not." Vansh growled at her.

He stormed out of there. Angre was upset, yet he still managed to assist Riddhima in discovering the truth. Riddhima dialed a number for someone she was certain was the correct person to deal with Ragini. She went over her entire strategy for exposing Ragini to that individual.

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Ragini was happy to know that Riddhima was captured by Vansh. She was excited to the core that her engagement with Vansh is going to happen soon. She was preparing her engagement dress. Suddenly a call came from her phone. She picked it up. But no response came from the opposite side.

"May I know who is the person calling me in this nighttime?" Ragini asked admiring her dress.

"My information is not important, Ms. Ragini Pratap. Sorry, I pronounced your name wrongly. Your name is Niya, am I right?" The male voice from the other side shocked Ragini.

"Hey! Do you know whom you are talking to?" Ragini panted in her serious tone.

"Yes, I know whom I am talking with, you are the one who wore a red mask at the masquerade party and try to destroy the fire, air, and earth clan leader. I know every detail about you. I am going to send the proof against you to the fire, air, and earth clan leader." The male person in the phone call echoed with joy making Ragini's dread increase.

"Don't do that! I am ready to give whatever you ask for." Ragini replied.

"Just money! Give me one crore with your hands, I will hand over the proof to you. I will share the location. Come soon within half an hour." The voice declared making Ragini agree to the demand.

Ragini reached the location with her cash bag, she didn't know why the blackmailer called her to that unfinished constructive building. She couldn't see anything as it was dark. She used her phone's torch light. She heard a shoe sound of the person, she speculated Aryan's face in her phone's torch light. Ragini was astonished.

"Aryan! How could you even blackmail your brother's soon-to-be wife?" Ragini accused him.

"Hey! I know about you very well. Don't act like you have done nothing. How could you be this much smarter by cheating Vansh, Kabir, and Pranav at the same time?" Aryan questioned her, she was flying high after listening to his appraisal words.

"It was easy to trap Kabir and Pranav showing some desired words to them. But Vansh was not like that he was like a rock. So I decided to use Kabir and Pranav in my game plan to destroy Vansh. But somehow they escaped. The masquerade party was the biggest opportunity for me to kill Vansh, Kabir, and Pranav at the same time. But Riddhima spoiled my entire plan by hitting me. Now, I am happy that Riddhima will not come between these three to save them." Ragini concluded her speech.

"What do you get from doing these things to Vansh, Kabir, and Pranav?" Aryan asked her directly.

"I will destroy them and become the queen of the mafia. My dad wants me to rule the mafia in Mumbai. I wanted a smart and handsome king now. You are looking perfect to play the king role in the mafia." Ragini was trying to trap Aryan.

"Niya, You are great at trap men with your words," Riddhima denoted walking behind the pillar where she was hiding

Ragini was astonished to find Riddhima and Aryan together in that building. Ragini noticed someone twisting her hands behind her back and handcuffing them. As it was Angre, she turned her head and observed. He forced her to kneel, and she saw Vansh standing in front of her like a demon.

"Take her to VR mansion. Put her in the adjacent cell where Ajay and Uma are residing." Vansh denoted gazing at Angre.

"Vansh! I love you! Don't do this to me!" Ragini whimpered in her voice, as a result, Vansh raised his gun and placed it on her head.

"Don't make me kill you, right here." Vansh exhaled.

Ragini remained silent, she was tugged by Vansh's bodyguards from that place. Riddhima stared at Vansh with the hope that at least now Vansh will believe her. Vansh didn't show any emotion toward her. Riddhima came closer to Vansh to speak with him. But he ignored her.

"Angre! Handcuff this girl too. Put her in the same cell where Ragini is going to reside." Vansh announced.

Riddhima's eyes welled up with tears as Angre put the handcuffs on her hands. Vansh wondered as tears streamed down her cheeks. She did not plead this time. Vansh couldn't look at her crying eyes. He had several fantasies about his life with Riddhima. However, it quickly vanished due to a falsehood spoken by Riddhima. With a heavy heart, he moved away from there immediately.

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One day passed, and no food or water was given to Riddhima and Ragini. Riddhima was thinking about how to escape from the situation while Ragini was dreadful thinking about her future. Suddenly some guards pulled them out of the prison and forced them to sit inside the car.

While sitting inside the car, thousands of things were going through Riddhima's mind. Suddenly she realized the place had arrived, it was the same place where the mafia roundtable conference was held.

Riddhima noticed Pranav and Rishab were standing in that room when she entered the room. Ragini and Riddhima were forced to kneel in the center of the room. Within a minute, Vansh joined the meeting room. Mahendra Pratap nervously entered in fear of losing his daughter in Vansh's rage. His forehead was sweating. Riddhima was disappointed that no one is for her to feel in this situation.

Mahendra Pratap tried to reach closer to Ragini but Vansh protested Ragini's father's idea just by his gaze. Everyone was stunned to see when Kabir enter with Tagore Sharma. Tagore Sharma smirked glancing at Riddhima sitting in his wheelchair. The six men were looking at each other's faces.

"Mr. Raisinghania, We know the reason why you have called us. Anyway, what we should do with these two ladies? Should we kill them for their mistake or send them both to an isolated island and make them suffer." Tagore Sharma asked playfully earning a glare from Riddhima.

"Before talking about their punishment for their mistake, I am interested to see Ragini's boyfriend's interaction with Ragini." Vansh declared. Riddhima took a relaxed breath as it was Ragini's inquiry section.

"Why did you do this to me? Why did you show your desired words to me? Why did you try to kill me?" Pranav asked her in disappointment, but Ragini's gaze was on her father.

"Pranav! Don't pour your sympathy towards her, She doesn't deserve that. How well you have played with us?" Kabir asked pointing a small knife on Ragini's neck.

A bullet firing sound was heard followed by Mahendra Pratap screaming in pain. Vansh had launched a bullet in Mahendra Pratap's shoulder area as Mahendra Pratap raised his gun to shoot Kabir for having a knife in his daughter's neck.

"Why did you shoot my father?" Ragini complained before everyone.

"He tried to kill Kabir. So I shoot him with my gun. Do you know I have taken an oath that I will take Kabir's life with my own hands? So in obsession towards Kabir's life, I shot your father." Vansh replied sarcastically.

"What is the main reason for shooting him?" Kabir asked.

"Mr. Mahendra Pratap was the one who created this idea to destroy us by using his daughter," Vansh announced increasing the hatred for Mahendra Pratap.

After seeing blood gushing from Mahendra Pratap's shoulder, Riddhima began to sob internally as she considered her predicament. Riddhima thought that Mahendra Pratap confessed to his guilt and begged everyone to free Ragini. But no one cared about his begging segment.

The security workers dragged Ragini away from there and forced her closer to her father. Riddhima realized it was her turn now. Every eye in the room was on her.

"I told you before itself to leave the Mumbai city. But you were stubborn to meet Vansh. Now, look at your situation, you deserve it." Pranav mocked laughing hard by holding his belly.

"I agree with your words, She had played a very good blind game in making a dead person alive for us and We, the ruthless mafia leaders believed her speech on that day. We should be ashamed." Kabir blurted.

Tagore Sharma was waiting for Vansh's opinion but he didn't speak. His hands were already turned into fists thinking about Riddhima's lie. Rishab didn't even support her, he also taunted her for the mistake she did.

"Vansh, You know everything about Riddhima better than us. I too agree with you for whatever mistake she did but consider all the things she did in your life and give her the punishment she deserves." Tagore Sharma suggested making Vansh think deeper and Riddhima gasped.

Riddhima focused her gaze on Vansh, his wrath palpable. He could have shot her with the gun he was holding, or he could have punched her face with the fist he had made with the other hand. Vansh shut his eyes for a moment.

The first surgery she did for him, dancing with her at a masquerade party, bike ride, eating cotton candy, listening to her wild jokes, and ultimately the dawn forehead kiss.

Seven months rushed across his mind, and he realized how happy he was when she was around. Yes, she had lied about her brother's presence. But that deception had only brought him happiness and protection. He opened his eyes and moved towards Riddhima, passing the gun over to Angre. His hands reached inside his pocket for the key. Vansh unlocked Riddhima's handcuff using the key and everyone was astounded by his sudden caring attitude of Vansh. But none of them in that room doesn't know that Vansh is going to lock her permanently into his life.

"Riddhima must marry me!" declared Vansh.

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