The village

Vinay was heartly welcomed by the caretaker of their hometown which was refurbished for the new couple. 

He led the family in their huge mansion to let them refresh for their line of program that had been planned by him and Arjun for the new couple. Deepika took in the suggestions given by the youngsters of the house to arrange a surprise for the couple.

Mrunal was loving the ambience which reminded her of the time that she spent with her grandparents in their village.

"...Buji?!...refresh and come...we are planning for the week...." Veena called her out from the door while getting pulled by Rahul.

At the living room, the family gathered around for their plan and discussed on how they would utilise their time in the village around the temple visit.

"...Hey...where is Raj?!!..." Vineeth came to sit beside the cousins when he found the groom missing.

Prisha looked over Dino who shaked his head over the tension arising in the family without their knowledge.

In the garden area.

"...are you sure?...I don't want any mistakes?!!!...." he growled at the person who confirmed on the genuinity of the video he had send to the String-Breaker.

As he went to check the video,

"...Raj?...they are waiting for us?..." Mrunal back hugged him who got relaxed at her soft caress but suddenly remembered.

He removed her hands making her question his actions, who turned around to explain

"...you go ahead...I will come...hm?..." Rajeev then went towards the front porch and glanced through his phone searching for something.

'...the office must have some issues?!...he needs rest...I will make him some of his favourite kheer...maybe that will cheer him up....' Thinking positively Mrunal left him to handle the office problem.

In the afternoon, Sonia was cheering up on the taste of the kheer made by her daughter-in-law who was getting tensed.

"...Buji?...it's not the first time he has eaten the kheer made by you?!!...remember you used to always send them on his birthday...out of all the dishes that is made...he would always taste yours first..." Sonia consoled her who saw the girl finally relaxed and taking the dish outside for her Raj.

The family were chattering on the dining table with only few members being silent and tensed.

Prisha was not able to eat much because of her nausea and opted to have light food. Sanal was telling her to have a brisk walk in the evening to reduce her nausea.

Niti offered to help Veena with the kids who were getting hyped on being able to finally play around the big area in comparison to the compact city space.

Trishna however, didn't want to tire Nimya who was still taking the treatment and would often get breathless.

Namith told her to at least let her be around the children playing to cheer her up.

After the therapy had been successful, still she had some weakness which the doctor said to observe and note down in case of any changes in her health pattern.

Mrunal waited for Rajeev to have his lunch as he had been gone the whole morning from the mansion.

Sonia told her to have her lunch but she insisted to have it with Rajeev.

The other family members had gotten busy in their own work, leaving the waiting Mrunal near the dining table.

Prisha came out of the kitchen clutching the water sipper and saw the way Mrunal was continuously glancing over the front door waiting for Rajeev.

She tsked shaking her head on the liar's drama and went away to not take her acting.

"...and tell them to check before sending the order...ok?" Rajeev entered the mansion followed by Dan who was taking in his command.

"...come and have your lunch?..." saying so Mrunal tried to serve him the lunch when

"...I had...with Dan here..." Rajeev replied looking over her and went to his room continuing his discussion with the bodyguard who saw the way Mrunal's face turned sad.

In the evening.

After dinner, Mrunal kept his portion of the kheer in the fridge to let him have it in the morning.

As Rajeev went outside with his cousins to check out their friends in the village. He didn't even ask Mrunal once on whether she would want to join them.

Latha felt bad at the way the cousins didn't take the bride and enjoyed their time without her.

"...Buji...its ok...we all will go tomorrow...after the temple visit...just wait till he arrives...I will scold him nicely for not taking you!!!...." Sonia caressed Mrunal's shoulder who replied that it was a boy's trip and she was jet lagged with the trip.

"...exactly!...it is a boy's night out...Rajeev didn't get to have his bachelor party...he is having it now...as Aunty suggested we all can go to the amusement park tomorrow..." Prisha clarified Rajeev's intention of not taking any of the girl cousins along with Mrunal.

Mrunal then looked over Sonia pacifying that he did tell her about it...which was a lie.

She didn't know why he suddenly left her alone with no reason.

The den house.

Rajeev was carefully watching the clips that he had received from the Raccoon which as Prisha stated had Mrunal walking beside the Papi as not a captive. Raccoon was able to provide him the actual CCTV footage from the harbour itself, as compared to the clippings being hacked by the Gamer. There was the slight issue of the video clarity which helped the Capo to minutely study the gestures of the people.

But as he zoomed he could notice that Mrunal was not in her normal stance, she was rather walking like the dead. Being not having much proofs in hand, Rajeev had to depend on his skills of kinesics (study of gestures).

Was she drugged?

Or was she forced?

He needs to find more evidence to clear his Mrunal out of this mess that would unnecessarily drag her into the Mafia world.

The Nair hometown mansion

Mrunal was sitting on the backyard stairs, listening to the words of the old lady who had visited their family. The old lady was the nanny for the Nair family from a long time, and would seldom visit the mansion upon the family's arrival. 

"...that's the thing!!! You have to wring your husband in your little finger to not let him go from even your shadow!!! These men! They just want us ladies to be young and beautiful always! Humph!! And what about them?!! they can grow a bear's pouch, huh?!! But the minute we have a post pregnancy weight gain?...that's it!! All the love and shove gone down the drain?!!!, humph!!!"

Mrunal chuckled at the old lady's words along with Sonia who was making some payasam for the lady and her family.

Veena came towards the kitchen area bringing in some warm clothes and daily necessities to the old lady who would get fully satisfied with the family's love and support for her.

As the old lady blessed the new bride with her long peck on Mrunal's forehead, Mrunal smiled at the small but truthful gesture of the elder for her.

"...give the family an heir asap!...and also maintain your health...remember what I said..." Mrunal smiled at the old lady's whisper as she moved out of the house.

However, her smile faded at the thought and remembered the dreaded tragedy that had tainted her for life.

But was she?

It was not her fault?

She did punish her sinner?

But was not lucky enough to...? She gulped her dry throat to not let unwanted thoughts invade her head and went back to her loving family.

In the evening

As the family reached the temple to perform the rituals for the new couple, Rajeev was still in a daze at the turn of events.

Mrunal worried about his behaviour towards her and thought to ask him after going back to the mansion.

The priest chanted the holy mantra to bless the new couple standing in front of the god. Sonia was teary eyed to finally see her son get the long-awaited happiness for him and his Buji.

Prisha was not liking the way things were moving at such a slow pace. Sanal had warned her to not interfere in the new couple's life and give Rajeev time to do his side of the investigation.

But being the possessive sister, she couldn't help but watch over Mrunal like a hawk; monitoring her every move in and outside the house.

In the evening,

The family youngsters arranged for an entertainment program for the family and friends before their departure to the city the next morning.

Rajeev kept the call from the Raccoon who had send another set of files for him to monitor.

He thought to deal with it asap but the cousins called him from across the hall.

He went back to the voice of Vineeth calling him for the special performance directed by his girlfriend along with the kiddos of the house.

https://youtu.be/8Me1Fu6bibI

(Kindly imagine Niti dancing with Nimya and Preethi)

All the while, Trishna's heart was racing thinking about how her baby would be able to perform in her weak state. But Nimya enjoyed her little happy time with her new friend and cousin.

Sanal cheered the loudest for his daughter who he thought to be the best dancer in the world. Prisha was giggling at the way Sanal tried to match to the words

Rajeev felt the soft voice of his once student who was humming along with the dance performance.

"...I had practiced this song for your practical. But couldn't do it...*soft chuckle* as you threw me out..." Mrunal whispered back to him who was in a fix on whether to follow his heart or head which pointed to her as the perpetuator.

He didn't reply and went back to the performance, making her shrug off his ignorance.

At the dinner table,

Vinay told that Sonia and the Menon family would join him to visit their relatives in the village to discuss some matters to the ancestral land issue.

Rajeev offered to stay back but Vinay refused and told him to proceed to the city. Vineeth had planned some trips for the new couple with his cousins in the city.

So, the elders didn't want the children to disturb their trip to which Xavier replied

"...Uncle, we can always go for the trips. The family needs you now...Vineeth we can plan after your return during the summer holidays...is it, ok?"

"...No problem, Bro!...I can plan during that time...and it will be fun to make it as a camping trip...you know instead of some resorts...what say?!!" The youngster's face glowed with the mention of camping trip, making the others agree to it.

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