Kiara was in Nikhil’s arms. Her eyes were tightly shut when Mishka forcefully took her from him and inspected her body, and she was relieved when she didn’t find a single scratch on her. “Wake up,” She cupped her face and tried to wake her up, but she didn’t open her eyes. “Where was she?” She looked at Nikhil for an explanation.“She was playing hide and seek with some kids. I found her sleeping under the bed in one of the guest rooms.” Ivaan spoke and Mishka gazed at him before looking back at Kiara.“But why she isn’t waking up?” She tried to wake up Kiara again, but she was in a deep sleep.“Must be tired. She was playing around since we stepped in here,” Ivaan said as he watched Mishka hugging Kiara dearly as if her life depended on her. Mishka rises to her feet, holding Kiara in her arms, and tripped, but Nikhil supported her.“Give her to me,” He said, taking Kiara from her and the latter wrapped her small hands around his shoulder. “Come, I’ll drop you all home.” He said and M
“Mrs Berry Mathews is not here,” The doctor said, closing the file and Jake’s face dropped. All the excitement of meeting his mother died in an instant.“Where is she? I mean, when she got discharged?” He asked, and the Doctor looked on the laptop screen to search her records.“Mr Leo Knight signed her discharge papers. The case is closed seven years back. Apparently, there was no improvement in her health after months of treatment. Maybe Mr Knight admitted her in some other asylum!” The doctor replied, and Jake nodded, rising to his feet.“Thank you so much, doctor,” He said politely and turned to leave.“Your bouquet,” the doctor gestured to the big bouquet of white flowers that Jake brought for Berry.“Please, give it to some other patient and wish her a speedy recovery,” Jake said and walked out of his cabin. He sat on the bench in the garden opposite the mental asylum and held his face in his hand. He didn’t want to meet the Knight family just yet, as he knew he wouldn’t be able
It was late evening, William, Leena, and Andrea joined the Knight and they were currently sitting in the living area discussing the wedding preparation. “This wedding is going to be remembered for ages!!” Leena exclaimed and Rony, Rose, and Vera smiled briefly in response.“But the wedding in the next three days? What’s the hurry?” Luke questioned William, who was sitting in front of him with a glass of wine.“Oh, come on, Luke! Kids love each other, so why should we delay things!! The sooner, the better,” William said, and he saw Christian stepping down from stairs in a crisp blue shirt and black fitted trousers.Andrea blushed in a deep shade of red, looking at him taking place on the couch next to her. “So everything is finalised?” He asked.Vera opened her mouth to say something, but Leena cut her off. “Oh yes, my dear. This wedding is going to be remembered for ages…” She trailed off as Christian cut her off this time.“I want a simple church wedding, no extravagant preparations
“Kiara is going to get a good beating tonight!” Ivaan said. He was sitting next to Nikhil in the passenger seat and they were heading home. Nikhil didn’t respond to Ivaan’s statement, and the latter looked at him.“Dad, are you listening to me?” Ivaan asked again and this time Nikhil glanced at him.“Yeah,” He responded casually.“You know, she proposed this idea to me when she came to our house with Riya and then today again. Kiara will get some peace of mind this time, Mishka auntie was so angry, I could literally see her boiling in anger,” Ivaan said, widening his eyes and Nikhil raised his eyebrow.“What?!? She said this before as well?” He asked, and Ivaan nodded.“Yeah, but I said no!” He answered.“Why did you say no?” Nikhil asked and his question confused Ivaan.“What do you mean?” He asked but Nikhil shrugged it off.“Nothing, let’s get you home. You’ve school tomorrow.” He changed the topic, focusing on the road.***Next Morning,Kiara and Eric stepped down with schoolbags
“Yeah, we were just reminiscing about the past.” Danny gazed over Andrea to answer Christian. “Good old time,”Christian knitted his brows, but shrugged it off. “Okay, Andrea, be ready at eight. I’ll come to pick you up.” Christian said and looked at Danny, “Let’s go,”They left the store, leaving Andrea behind, and she stared at their retreating back. “Christian didn’t even hug me or pecked me on the cheek before leaving,” She thought about the distance between them, and Danny’s words were ringing in her head, but the next moment a store assistant appeared to help her with evening gowns.***Nikhil was in deep thought, staring out of the window, when Riya walked into his cabin to get his signature on the contract papers for their upcoming association. He signed all the papers and Riya was about to leave when he stopped her.“Come, sit for a while.” He said, and she sat, dropping the file on his desk.“Is everything alright? You seem tensed?” She said, “Do you want strong coffee?”“No
“I am already very much ashamed of what I have done, but certainly I cannot go back and correct my actions,” Lia said. “I never knew this will wreak havoc in so many lives. I just tried to claim what was once mine,”“Of course, barbie doll, you are as innocent as a new born baby,” Danny said sarcastically. “You and Christian dragged me into your mess as well and made me villain in front of grandpa Leo. He doesn’t even look at me. Fuck, why the hell you came back to his life?”“Can we please talk without you being sarcastic and I tried to tell them the truth, but they kicked me out without giving me a chance to explain. Even they didn’t trust Christian’s former assistant Ana and kicked her out as well. According to Mr. Leo Knight, we three were in Christian’s plan to trap Mishka. What’s my fault in this? I came when you called me to clear Christian’s name, but when his family isn’t ready to trust me, then what do you want me to do?” Lia shrieked, and Danny raised his eyebrows mockingly
“You said you’d never publish that book and that you wrote it to let your pain bleed through words?” Riya asked Mishka while shifting boxes into the house. “And you had no plan to tell me, right? I got to know about it through social media. Why did you do that?”“Eric and Kiara wanted to go to summer camp. Aryan and I needed to visit India, the orphanage needed some renovation, I had no other option. Kids are growing up, our expenses are increasing. I have to marry you off soon, so I gave the manuscript to Warren, a month back. How will I manage so many things at once?” Mishka said as she dropped the boxes on the floor.“Mishka!! That book holds your and Christian’s story and now the entire world is going to read it!!!! What if Christian finds out you are Scarlett?” Concern laced over Riya’s face.“As if he would care!!! Anyway, I have changed the major part in the book, just included contract marriage, his cheating, trapping me in his fake love and my exit,” Mishka said as she took o
Danny and Christian reached the jewellery store, as Christian needed to get a ring for Andrea. The store manager came to their aid and presented the gorgeous rings to them. “Why did you bring me here? I assigned Aunt Rose for all these petty jobs.” Christian said as he looked at the collection.“Oh, why? You love Andrea so much that you couldn’t wait to marry her, so you should be the one choosing a ring for her,” Danny pouted and Christian narrowed his eye at his sarcasm.“Ring size, sir,” The store manager asked.“Umm… I don…” Christian trailed off, scratching his eyebrow and Danny answered for him.“It’s N,”Christian smirked. “Looks like you still remember minor details of your ex-girlfriend. I wish I could see Maya’s face this instance,” He said and Danny rolled his orbs.“Which one, sir?” The store manager asked, showcasing the latest collection.“Which is the costliest one?” Christian gazed over the collection.“This one,” The manager pointed.“Pack this,” Christian said withou