Karthik.

"Dad" I whispered, Taking his hand in mine.

Never have I seen him this helpless before, I always considered him as a superhero.

I watched as he was breathing with the help of machines. His heart rate was monitored and his body motionless on the hospital bed.

"We are Waiting for you...Amma and me...We are waiting for you dad, Don't make us wait for long.."

I wiped my eyes and Lowered to the chair beside him.

I was still talking to him when my phone beeped.

It was a notification from S-TV that I subscribed.

I moved to the side and switched on the TV. I changed channels and finally opened S-TV.

Sure enough, There was a breaking news going on.

I stared at the news and was caught off guard.

Surya group actually found a way to wiggle out, They just used Trisha's report against herserself, Even going as far as linking the two cases; Priyanka and my Dad's case together, Claiming that Abiram is the innocent party in both cases.

They are also claiming that Reporter Trishana is venting her personal grudge against Surya Group by falsely accusing them.

In order to prove their theory, They played each and every instances were Trisha had came forward against them-which was a lot!

If I didn't know better, Even I would have thought that She's going too far ahead with her accusations.

I took my phone and dialled her automatically.

"Yea, I saw it karthik" She said as soon as she picked up.

"They are going to sue you, Trisha, We don't have any evidence to prove the involvement of Abiram in this"

"Don't worry about it, Karthik, Let Arjun take care of it himself" She said dryly and I stilled, Now understanding that She's not in a "great" mood.

"Arjun?" I said, Now slowly processing the information.

"It must be his idea, Who else would think about turning the case back around? I think He was trying to get enough attention on this case" She said. "S-TV broadcasted it and the whole nation is aware of this now"

"Mm..I got it, He was actually trying to help you, But why are you so frustrated?"

"He just made it sound like I am a liar! Some of the mails I got from the readers were really colorful, You will be amazed at their creativity, Karthik"

I laughed at that.

"Don't read anything now and go to bed, Arjun will turn it back around like you said, let's just wait and see" I said.

"Mm..but are you okay karthik? You were not in a good mood when you left" She asked me.

"Mm..My mood elevated when I saw your Reporting, At Least we got the commissioner and the police department with this" I said. "Now I need to get that bastard who tried to kill him"

"Mm..we will surely get him, Karthik" I said. "I am glad that you are okay" she said.

"I never thought I will be jealous of anyone, Trisha" I said. "When I saw that mail my dad sent you, I was really jealous of you" I said.

"Karthik-"

"I know, I am being silly, But it was just that" I said.

"Then take care of your dad well and come back safe"

"Don't worry, Dr.Prakash is allowing only the trusted people inside, Surya group won't even guess that I am here"

"Even if they guessed, They are in a crisis now" Trisha said. "How's Your dad?"

"Recovering fine" I said. "Dr.prakash said that he responded to some stimuli, So we have hope"

"It is Suresh sir, Of course he will pull through" Her positive words conforted me.

"I know, Then good night, Don't go online and read those messages" I reminded her.

"I don't have to, Karthik, I have my own people to defend me" She laughed. "I just realised that I have a cyber army to back me up" She said and I laughed.

"I am still working" She told me matter of factly. "Now that my project room is intact, I am starting from where I left off " She said.

I understand that she's worried about Arjun now.

"Trisha, Arjun is an intelligent person, He won't put himself in trouble" I told her. "Don't worry too much" I added.

She's been overworking herself since ED Pramod was killed by Narayan.

"I know" She said. "But karthik, Working is the only way I could take my mind off the things now" She said.

"Mm..I know that" I said. "But take care Trisha, Don't overwork yourself"

So after disconnecting the call, I sat beside my Dad.

I really appreciate the way he thought of sending those details to Trisha. He was thinking like a police officer to the end.

"Karthik"

I turned around to see Amma coming inside.

"Amma" I said, getting up. "I told you to take rest, you were taking care of him all these days, Let me stay beside him today" I said.

"I want to stay beside him, Karthik" Amma came inside and took the seat near the bed. "All I have is you two" She said.

"Don't worry, Doctor Prakash said he's recovering" I told her.

Amma nodded her head and wiped her eyes.

"He..he told me that he has a meeting at home and asked me to...take my time that day" She said. "He said..that we will dine out when his meeting is over.."

Looks like dad wanted her to stay away that night.

"Then...I heard he was attacked..and..I was..I couldn't believe it" Amma's voice trembled and I put my hand on her shoulder.

"You were strong that time, Amma" I sat down in front of her and looked into her eyes. "I broke down that time and You were great strength to me, You are a strong woman, I am so proud of you" I said, Meaning every word. "Don't worry, Dad will wake up soon" I told her.

She nodded her head and wiped her eyes again.

She looked at me.

"Your girlfriend is strong and dependable, I like her" She said. "She was able to manage you at that time, Not everyone can do that"

"Er..We haven't defined our..um..relationship yet" I said.

"Bring her home when your dad wake up" Amma said. "I would like to thank her"

Trisha.

I groaned as my phone was ringing continuously.

I slept late at night and I am still tired.

"He..llo.." I said slowly.

"Trisha!" I heard the hyper excited voice of Nitin and opened my eyes.

"Guess what! Truth news portal has been called in to get a police declaration! We are one of the few who got the invitation"

"What?" I asked him.

"Sanjay is ready to talk! Can you believe that! He's finally opening his mouth against Abiram Surya Narayan!" He said and all my sleep went away and I was wide awake.

"He..He is ready to talk?" I asked him.

"Yes, Apparently he was poisoned by a fellow prisoner and Sanjay thinks that Surya group sent them to kill him to get rid of the evidence!" Nitin said.

"We are really lucky this time! His confession will prove that you were talking the truth yesterday! The whole nation will be against him today" Nitin said.

But I have a hard time believing that "luck" has anything to do with this, I know that a certain someone is behind this.

Now I understand why he did it, He used their own media, S-TV to get attention and it seemed to work well.

"That's great, Nitin" I said. "Do your best" I talked to him and disconnected the call.

I was in great mood and run down the stairs to tell my friends the news.

I am staying in Arjun's main house as I have decided to accept our relationship.

It was also more convenient for me as I am spending a lot of time in the project room here.

It worked well as my friends were nearby and I was not alone.

When I reached the east wing, Izzy and Shahid were the only ones who were awake and outside.

"Trichechi!" Izzy waved her hand. "Here" She said.

Shahid passed her the breakfast and turned to me.

"I thought you will be late-"

"Shahid! Sanjay is confessing everything, Abiram is trapped well this time" I exclaimed.

"What did you just say!?" Aditya looked frozen in the middle of walking to us. "Sanjay is ready to talk against Abiram?" He asked and I nodded.

"Whoa! That's the best news I have heard in some time now" Shahid said.

"Don't you think Arjun is hurrying too much?" Aditya walked to us. "He's moving too fast now"

"It's fine as long as he's not caught" I said slowly. "He need to get out there somehow"

"I just hope that Narayan won't suspect him until the end" Shahid said. "Unlike his sons, Narayan is really sharp"

"Arjun knows them" I said even if I was worried. "I believe he won't put himself in danger" I added.

Arjun.

Everything was turned upside down in a moment and everyone was in a frenzy.

A warrant was already passed against Abiram and he decided to hide.

"Arjun!" Father reached my cabin. "What's the chances for Abiram to get out of this?" He asked me.

"You know it" I told him. "His own PA talked against him, I am afraid Abiram is really stuck this time"

"What about Surya group!?"

"Our shares have gone down completely" I said. "It's the first time that our shares are plummeting like this"

"Shareholders are already calling us, Is there a way for us to get out of this?" He looked me in the eyes.

"I need to think" I said. "It's not easy, You know it too" I said.

"That's why I continuously told Abiram not to trust that guy! He was so sure that Sanjay was not going to betray him!" Father Said angrily. "This is why we need to get rid of useless weeds when they endanger us!" He exclaimed.

"Even if we cut Abiram completely off like Mahesh, I don't think the problems could be solved easily" I said. "Especially with the press conference yesterday"

"What was Sanjay talking about?" Father said. "Who poisoned him?" He turned to me.

I know this is the tricky part.

"Either he is lying, Or someone else is trying to slander surya group"

"Who could- palace group!" He exclaimed. "He was arrested by palace group officers, They did it! Their CEO Gangadhar has a grudge against me!" He said.

I know that both of them were working for my dad and while Narayan betrayed my Dad, Gangadhar had decided to stay with the company.

"If it's really Palace group, We are in more trouble" I said. "They won't let go of this matter and blow everything up" I said.

"What do you think we should do?"

"Let's arrange a meeting with our major investors" I said. "Or if we loss their support, It will be the end of Surya group" I said.

"I understand, I will ask them to arrange everything" Father said and I nodded.

"I will think about a plan in the meantime" I said. "But I really think Abiram should cooperate with the investigation or our reputation will be at stake"

"I know, But he's not even disclosing his whereabouts to me! He is convinced that He will be locked up just like Mahesh" Father said.

Well...it looks like I need to get him by myself..

Abiram.

"Did you find out?" I asked.

"Yes" Nakulan said. "Help my boss out of the jail first and I will give you the information"

"How the hell am I supposed to help him out!? I am already on the run, most of our officers including the commissioner is suspended because of that bitch, How can I help him?"

"You don't have to get him out of the jail" Nakulan said. "Mahesh sir said that he will somehow find a way to get out, But can you help him if-"

"Of course!" I said. "If he manages to get out of that place, I am ready to help him to get away and hide" I added.

"Then it's okay" Nakulan nodded and gave me a paper.

"What's this?"

"Do you remember the last time Thomas mathew got hold of Reporter Trishana?"

"Of course, We were supposed to trap her during the secret meeting with DIB and Thomas acted on his own and captured Trishana the day, We already talked about this"

Nakulan nodded.

"So many things happened that day. Arjun sir's cars were in an accident, Karan went missing for some days, Reporter Trishana disappeared from the Ice factory" Nakulan said.

My instinct is telling me that there is something fishy going on.

So many things cannot happen by coincidence.

"You think there's a connection?"

"I cannot think of a connection, At the same time, I cannot deny the things. When I visited Mahesh sir in the jail, He said that There's definitely a connection in this" He said and put down a paper in front of me.

"This is the details of the police officer that asked for backup that day" Nakulan said. "He said that Reporter Trishana was under attack and was fleeing while She reached for help from the patrolling officer"

"So...She was not faking that?" I said slowly. "She was under attack..? Who was she running from?"

"I know nothing of it, But She told the officer that someone was chasing her in the car, When the officer went to check, There was no one there, Even the cars were missing" He said.

My heart leaped at that.

"Arjun!?" I asked, "You think Arjun's car was in accident because of this!?" I looked at him in shock. "Was it him, Who was chasing her?"

Then my excitement diminished slowly.

"No way...Arjun is not someone who will do that directly, It will soil his perfect reputation, He will make others do everything for him" I said.

"And what about Karan's disappearance then? How do you explain it...wait a minute! It could be Karan who was following Reporter Trishana and he got trapped? Arjun must've tried to help him and caused that accident?"

Now that sounds more likely...Karan must've chased after Reporter Trishana and got trapped...

But why should they chase her?

Or Is the incidents not connected at all?

"I don't know Sir, But Mahesh sir want you to check all the CCTV footages on the highway" Nakulan said.

"Most of our officers are suspended because of Reporter Trishana and ACP Suresh kumar, Getting hold of the footage will be difficult" I said darkly.

"But Mahesh Sir said that it's the only way to know what happened that night"

Aditya.

Surya group shares is at the lowest position ever in the history and their shareholders are in a panic.

Arjun is still playing with fire in the Surya headquarters and Trisha is practically living in the project room.

Karthik is still with his dad, He said he's coming home soon as his Amma don't want him to stay there at the hospital where reporters are waiting for a chance to get inside and know about ACP Suresh Kumar.

Shahid is still decrypting the files. Izzy is already asleep in his room.

But what made me restless was the postmortem reports Arjun has asked shahid to give me.

I was able to relate the death of three totally unrelated people.

The depth, Shape, Type and position of the wound was terrifyingly similar, But what made me more uneasy was the fact that it looked very similar to the deaths of my family.

My instincts were sending me all the warning signals, But It was difficult for me to believe it.

No..that's not possible...How can he kill them..

But the way they were stabbed and the murder weapon is confusing me.

The psychopath who murdered my family is already serving his time inside the jail, How can he do that?

But then, Why does the method looks eerily similar?

I walked to Aditi's room.

She's the only survivor of his attack, I know that it's difficult for her to recollect that day, But it's the only way for me to confirm it now.

What if the person who's jailed is someone else and the real murderer is still roaming outside freely?

The thought alone made me shudder.

Why did Arjun ask me to review this case?

Did he think about it like this too?

"Aditi?" I knocked, No answer came in.

"I am coming inside" I said and opened the door.

I stilled at the trembling form in the bed, She was crying in the sleep.

"Aditi!" I was beside her in a flash and started to wake her when she hugged me tightly.

"Var..sha?"

I said slowly as the tiny light on the bracelet caught my attention.

I know that varsha keep some sort of light source near her when she sleep.

She was still trembling and I felt my heart twist in pain at her suffering.

"Varsha, wake up" I shook her gently. "It's just a nightmare, Wake up" I said more firmly while she trembled.

"Varsha!" I raised my sound slightly and she opened her eyes, Startled.

We watched each other in the semi darkness, The sudden panic in her eyes turned Shocked now, Probably seeing me there.

She struggled to get back and I wrapped her inside my hands.

She looked shocked as I brought her to my body and held her tightly.

She was stiff against me, But didn't push me back.

"It's just a nightmare, You are here, You are safe" I whispered as I patted her shoulder gently and she wrapped her hands around me slowly.

I still could feel the shivering of her body and the weakness of her mind, I feel the wetness of her tears too, But I just held her to me, Just held her tightly.

Aditi.

I don't know why I am not getting any sleep today.

Okay, I admit that I am thinking about Karthik.

I am worried about him and It looks like I am starting to get attached to him.

I was in the terrace of the house and I wrapped the shawl closer to me when the wind blowed.

Well...I will just call him once, Just once to get rid of this uneasiness inside me.

I took out my phone and dialled.

I heard the bell ringing and I came back to my senses.

It's very late! He will be slee-

"Aditi"

I nearly jumped at his voice.

Aditi?

Just Aditi? Not puppy? Not sarcastic? Not teasing?

"I was wondering about...about your dad, How's he?"

"He's improving" Karthik said.

Silence stretched as neither of us talked.

Something don't feel right..

"Are you okay?" I asked him before I could stop myself. "What's wrong? you don't sound good" I said.

There was a soft chuckle on the other side.

"I am unbelievably happy that you were thinking about me" He said. "I was thinking about you too"

"I was thinking about..your dad" I said quickly.

"At this time? Now, My mom will be offended to hear that, I know my dad is quite attractive, But I am more handsome"

"Karthik!" I warned him.

"I..love you, Aditi" He said and my heart leaped. "I think Shahid is right, People should express their feelings when they still can, Wasting the time is just stupid"

"Are you really okay?" I asked now. "Now that surya group is in crisis, why do you sound so..depressed?"

"I am not depressed" He said. "I am...I never thought my Dad will be hospitalised like this, Nothing is predictable in our life" He said.

Karthik sounds serious, I knew that he is talking from the heart.

"I guess" I said slowly.

There was silence at the other end.

"Um...puppy, Do you know that you are the person who understands me the most?"

"What nonsense karthik, I can't even think of a proper conversation we had together"

"But you knew me, Now that I Think about it, You knew the real me all along" Karthik said. "When I betrayed your trust when I joined the gang and reported Shahid and Varsha, You knew it was me, You said you were watching me"

"Well...you were overreacting at the sight of gun that time, Anyone could see that-"

"No Aditi, No one else suspected me until I confessed, It was only you" He said. "And the time when you took me out of this hospital after my Dad's accident, You talked like I was selfish for only thinking about my dad, You said that I don't value the friendship-"

"Karthik, It was-"

"I know, It was the only way for you to bring me out of there, You know what to do to make me do things against my will" He said.

"That was just..just.."

"And you offered me comfort that day, you let me hug you and stayed with me all the time while I was out of my mind with worry" He continued like I haven't talked.

"Karthik-"

"Do you remember the time you were taken away by Abiram from that library?" He asked me. "When I saw that you were hurt, I was so mad that I thought I will kill Abiram then and there" He said. "And the time you were put on that electric chair, It was like I was the one suffering that pain, Trust me when I tell you that I had undergone torture before, I was tortured until I was passed out, But when You were belted in that chair, Nothing compared to the suffering I had then, I get angry and affected even now" Karthik was talking about every simple silly things that happened and I just let him do that, Listening to him all the while.

I don't remember the last time we had a proper conversation, But nothing felt awkward or different to me.

It felt like we have been close all the time.

"You are sounding strange, Do you know that?"

"Aditi, Go on a date with me tomorrow" He said. "I will come back there tomorrow"

I didn't reply.

"I promise you, I won't do anything to make you angry or I won't-"

"We can't go out of Dreamland, Karthik" I said slowly.

"You..you are okay with going out with me!?" He seemed to hear only that.

"All of us are together all the time anyway, I don't think it makes much difference" I lied.

Even the thought of going out with him was making my heart going crazy.

"Then we will-"

"Karthik" I said slowly. "I cannot think of anything else now, All I want to do is to bring down Surya group, Now that we are closer to the target, I don't want to get distracted" I said.

There was a moment of silence while he considered my words.

"So, You are telling me that you will think about it when everything is over?" He asked me, Apparantly not ready to give up. "So...You like me, But you cannot start a relationship with me until Surya group is taken care of?" He asked.

May be I should just face my feelings and be truthful.

"Yea.." I said. "I hope you won't bring this up agai-"

"Aditi! You just confessed that you like me back!" Karthik exclaimed and it was hard for me not to smile at the excitement in his voice.

"Of course, I like all of you" I said quickly. "We are like family. Shahid, Trisha, You-"

"Playing with words, Huh?" He asked me. "But Aditi, I got my answer, You don't have to try and hide about liking me" He said.

I just kept silent.

Actually My heart want to admit it, But my brain is refusing to do it.

"Thank you" Karthik said slowly. "I love you, Aditi"

My heart trembled.

I better disconnect the call or I will say something that I will regret tomorrow morning ...If I already haven't..

"Good night, Karthik" I said.

"I love you"

"Good night"

"Good night, Aditi" He said. "Sleep well"

I disconnected the call.

What's wrong with me!? Why am I behaving like a different person!?

Karthik is starting to appear in my head now, No matter how hard I tried, I am starting to get worried about him and feeling hurt at his pain while I watched him taking care of his father.

I was already immune to the feelings of others after I lost my family, But as I watched Karthik's Dad covered in blood, Something had snapped inside me, making me weak and vulnerable.

I walked down the stairs after locking the door to the terrace.

I entered my room quietly and stilled, Now surprised at the sight in front of me.

Aditya was sitting on the bed, leaning to the wooden backrest of the cot while Varsha was leaning to him, her head rested on his shoulder and she was snuggled to him unknowingly.

Both of them were asleep.

Varsha would've cried out again in her sleep and Aditya must've tried to calm her down.

I turned back and walked to Aditya's room.

I hope Varsha will give him a chance. I know my brother well. He won't take a move until he feels that she's ready to accept him, He won't ever make her uncomfortable or uneasy, But He won't back down either.

Unlike me, He's blessed with a lot of patience. He is someone who's capable of waiting for a long, long time if he has to.

I hope Varsha will understand it sooner, That no matter what she does, My brother will stick to her like glue.

Arjun.

It has been more than 12 hours since Sanjay talked against Abiram and I am still stuck here at the Surya headquarters.

The whole day, I had to take care of the situation and Answer the major clients like Father expected me to.

As I reached back in my cabin, Karan was already waiting for me.

"Sir, I really can't locate Abiram, It looks like none of his gang know about his secret hideout" He said. "Nakulan disappeared with him too"

"A warrant is already out and Abiram won't risk anything now" I said.

Karan nodded.

"I will ask them to bring you food, You were busy all day today-"

"No need, I had dinner with one of the investors before coming here" I said while I took my seat.

Yes, It was one heck of a day today, But it was really gratifying to see the normally cold Narayan shaking.

"Sir..." Karan hesitated a little and I looked at him.

"The rumour is all over the place" He said slowly. "Just before Abiram disappeared, He had a meeting with all of his and Mahesh's men's " Karan said. "Abiram has announced to everyone that...Whoever..kill Reporter Trishana will be rewarded greatly" He said. "He said that the person who brings her dead body to him will be appointed as his new PA" He stopped. "Now that Sanjay is out, This is a golden chance to others"

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm myself.

There's a lot of private goons in Surya headquarters alone, If all of them decided to kill her, It will not be easy to protect her.

Especially with her reckless and stubborn nature, She will only make more enemies.

I got up and took my blazer.

"Sir?"

"Cover for me, I need to go home" I said and he understood it.

"But sir, I thought you were going tomorrow, I already told them that you are going there tomorrow" Karan said.

"Now that Abiram is in a crisis, He will be more concerned about his safety than knowing about my whereabouts" I said. "If father asked where I am, Just tell them that I am meeting a new investor or something" I added.

Trisha.

I closed the laptop and looked around the project room.

I just hope that Arjun can leave Surya group as quickly as possible.

Now that most of the Narayan's Officers including the commissioner is suspended, It will be easier for him.

I walked out of the project room and closed the door after me.

The hallway was only dimly lit and I felt movements behind me.

I slowly turned around and stilled.

I would have screamed my lungs out if it was not for his aura.

Arjun too stilled at the sight of me, probably surprised to see me here so late.

I stared at him for a moment, unable to believe it.

Arjun is here!

I didn't think of anything anymore and I ran to him and hugged him tightly.

"Arjun! you are safe..Thank God" I whispered as I tightened my grip around him.

My body was trembling and I realised that I had been tensed about him all these time.

From the moment Pramod got murdered, I had been tensed and worried about him.

I felt the warmth of his body and his heart beating against mine. I slowly calmed down.

"I am okay" Arjun said. "Don't worry about me, I won't do anything reckless like some people here"

Huh!

Why does he sound so...Angry?

I looked up at him, Sure enough, He looked angry.

"Arjun!?"

"What is it, Reporter Trishana?" He asked back and let go of me.

And it clicked.

Arjun is angry at me for going live!

I understand that it must've been upsetting for him to see, But that was the only way we could finish all of these faster.

"Arjun, I..I know I didn't discuss it with you" I said, Now following him back to the project room. "But it was the only way I had then, I couldn't contact you and-"

"You don't have to explain anything to me, Reporter Trishana" He lowered himself to the settee and opened the laptop.

"Um...Just Trisha is enough"

"No" He said stubbornly. "I should address you properly" He said. "But it's already so late, Why are you still here? I thought you were not staying at the main house"

"I am your wife, Arjun, I am supposed to stay with you" I said. "And I need to explain this to you because you are my husband"

I watched as he froze in between typing something and I know that I have his attention now.

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