" Why is Krishna Rao coming now," fumed Esha to her brother Sunil Madhavan.

" He is coming because you failed big time Esha. You couldn't make a man make love to you. What use your vaastu and knowledge of energy manipulation? You had used lavender perfume that day so that Raghav mistakes you for his wife. Still nothing happened," Sunil laughed mockingly at her and he was joined by her father and elder brother Ajith.

"I failed because that woman Pallavi had not allowed him to make relationship with her. First he got too much drunk; second he was blabbering he would have husband wife relationship only when she allows him. He said he knows she is not ready. Her trauma is not healed. Then that fool fell on the bed and began to snore. So I had to call receptionist and fake all things. Energy won't work with him, it never had worked. Understand it. Raghav Rao is unlike any other man. In college I had used his need to have a partner to get close to him and then break him."

Before her brothers could reply a servant came and announced Krishna Rao has come with Mandar and Dr Ramya. Immediately Esha's father Madhavan Nagesh went to receive them.

After the initial pleasantries were over Krishna Rao directly came to the topic.

"See I want to tell you all Raghav Rao's present status as Pallavi's widower is a threat to all of us. Till now no one knows who is he and what he is entitled to. If we know who is Pallavi's twin brother we can finish him off. But we need Pallavi's husband to get what we want. Raghav Rao has to marry and he has to marry you Esha. I don't care how it happens. It has to happen. Then I will move things in such a way so that Mandar becomes eligible for being Pallavi's widower."

" But sir why you want me to marry him. We can try to make him marry some other girl right. Then also we can achieve same result," asked Esha and Krishna Rao gave a terrifying look to her and she fell silent.

"Foolish woman do you know what an accident on the day of Mandar and Pallavi marriage has cost me. My carefully drafted plan of destroying Raghav Rao from his childhood went for a toss. You are aware right I ensured Raghav's family remains eternally poor, I ensured his father had to lick like a dog. I made Dr Ramya do his psychological profile from childhood to use it and break him. I ensured he was made responsible for the death of his dad and brother. Then I send you to take away his remaining sanity and the fearsome Raghav Rao was born who hated marriage and women.

This man ended up marrying the very same woman from whom I had kept him away. Most importantly this woman gave him his sanity. I don't want that. Why he needs to marry you. Because I want to prove to the world he cheated on Pallavi. It was always about you and him. He is a cheater, womanizer. So buckle up and be ready to be Mrs Raghav Rao at the earliest by hook or by crook."

Krishna Rao then turned to Ajith Madhavan. "Ajith have you done the profiling of Maithili Arora. Are you hundred percent sure she is not Pallavi. Somewhere I still don't believe Pallavi died."

" Yes sir full profiling has been done. She is the daughter of Deepak Arora and his ex girlfriend Shalini Deshpande. Shalini.."

"Shalini, wait a second are you sure this woman is dead, are you sure this woman is real. Have you seen her photo?" interrupted Krishna Rao

"Yes Sir. Here it is." Then he showed news clipping that had the picture of Shalini Deshpande with an obtuitary note. Krishna Rao observed the picture very closely and then gave it back giving a curt nod that he was satisfied. Soon they discussed other things about their business plans, how to get release for Mandar and also on how to find Pallavi's twin brother. Soon lunch was served and as Krishna Rao was parting he said in the next three to four months he wanted to hear the news of Esha and Raghav wedding. Madhavan nodded and Krishna Rao along with Mandar and Dr Ramya got into the car.

As the car started moving he remembered the words of that dying woman, "Krishna Rao you won't succeed in your mission. If I did my duty to the nation with honesty, son of Jaya Rao will ensure the justice is served and the power reaches the right person. Vande Mataram,"

He opened his eyes. Shalini was her name. Belatedly he had known she was part of Intelligence Bureau. Before she died she had done the damage. She had poured water in her carefully crafted plans and even today he was running around closing the loopholes.