Hello dear friends, thank u all so much for ur tremendous support. So here is the next chapter pls do tell how this was. Kisses and hugs to u. Enjoy
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Chapter 17 – Closer To The Truth
Chic Office
Nandini went to the office earlier than usual and went straight to Piyaliโs cabin waiting for her, Piyali had an important meeting later and Nandini knew Piyali wouldn’t miss it no matter what happens. Piyali had always been a professional. Piyali entered along with Sam and went to her cabin only to see Nandini waiting for, Sam snapped seeing Nandini โdo u have any shame whatsoever… or do u want us to stoop to your level and kick u out of here…?โ Nandini didnโt answer and looked helplessly at Piyali. Sam picked up the phone to call security but Piyali stopped her. Sam retorted โbut mom… this woman…โ
Piyali:โlive me alone with her Samโ Sam left the cabin reluctantly but made sure to show Nandini how disgusted she was with her by the look she gave her. Piyali took her seat and looked at Nandini for some time โwhat is it that u want to tell me… let me guess… u want to apologize… for breaking my trust or spitting on my friendship…?โ
Nandini:โI know sorry would not be enough to justify what I did….but I cant say anything else but sorry….I also want u to know that it was all my fault….am ashamed to say it but yes I seduced Samratโ
Piyali:โso u seduced him and he let himself be seducedโ
Nandini:โI have always been in love with Samrat… from the day I met him… and I knew my love was impossible bcoz he was a married man… u were in Paris for the fashion week… I didn’t go with u bcoz I was sick and Samrat took care of me per your instructions… it was the best time of my life… and I wished to have that all my life… we got drunk one night and I took advantage of the situation… I regret what I didโ
Piyali stopped her from talking further โu know what… I also regret ever knowing u Nandini… I regret u being my friend… I regret ever trusting u… I regret welcoming u in my family… and one more thing…I don’t ever want to see u again in my lifeโ
Nandini knew there was no use crying over spilled milk,besides she had brought this to herself and so she left Chic and this time it was for good.
New Hope Hospital
Radhika was doing great,she was being discharged today,she was being discharged after spending three days at the hospital and was advised to take complete rest at home as well. She had also talked to her family in Rishikesh who were worried sick for her, Mala had cried terribly when she was told about the ordeal her daughter went through. Aditya, Arjun and Neil had come to take her from the hospital, Arjun and Neil were finishing her discharge formalities while Aditya helped her pack. Aditya was amused seeing her packing with so much excitement, she was eager to leave the hospital. Radhika took that chance that they were alone and told him that Malik didn’t know anything about the gold.
Aditya smiled โI know… but donโt tell anybody else about this… we found a note at that place that instructed Malik to kidnap u… but u leave all that… look what I brought uโ Aditya took a brand new cellphone and handed it to her โI have retrieved your old number… now u can take as many selfies as u wantโ
Radhika was happy and thanked him with a hug, Arjun entered and saw them hugging, he fisted his hand in anger and coughed to gain their attention. Radhika smilingly spoke โlook at my new phone… isn’t that cool?โ Arjun gave them an uninterested look and avoided talking to Aditya. Aditya knew that Arjun was still angry with him so he took leave saying he will wait for them in the car.
As soon as Aditya left the room Radhika turned to Arjun โwhat was that all about?โ
Arjun:โbcoz he is responsible for your conditionโ
Radhika:โbut he was the one who saved me as wellโ
Arjun:โam not a big fan of your so called bhai… neither of his so called ideas… what does he think himself to be Sherlock Holmes?โ
Radhika burst out into fits of laughter โu are just jealous…your life is not as thrilling as his… and yes my bhai is no less than Sherlock Holmesโ and continued laughing.
Arjun looked straight into her laughter filled eyes and said โmarry meโ Radhika instantly stopped laughing and stared at him with her eyes bulged out. Arjun continued โam serious… marry me Radhika… I don’t want to lose u again… especially not your brotherโs silly experimental plans… I want to spend the rest of my life with uโ
Radhika knew that Arjunโs feelings were genuine but this sudden proposal was fuelled with fear as well, she smiled at him and said โu are just scared….what if this fear u have wears off….would I have to get myself kidnapped every time u forget why u wanted to marry me?โ
Arjun took her in an an embrace โdon’t ever say about that again… yes I was terrified… but I want to marry u bcoz I love u… and I can marry u everyday of my life again and again without getting bored… I love u so much Radhikaโ
Radhika tightened her hold around him โwill u always love me like this?โ Arjun broke the hug and assured her of his love. Radhika smiled shyly โI will marry u but not right now… maybe ten or twenty from nowโ Arjun looked curiously at her and she chuckled โI have some goals in life… I need to achieve them first… then mom and grandpa have to approve u first… then u will have to talk to Adi bhai and ask him for my hand… if he agrees then u will have to seek permission from Neil and Sam… if all those things happens then I will think of marrying u or notโ
Arjun chuckled amused by her answer โu are one crazy girl… but I love u with all your craziness combinedโ and Radhika blushed. Arjun cupped her face and kissed on her forehead, Radhika closed her eyes and he smiled looking at her scarlet turned face. He kissed both her eyes and was about to claim her lips when the door opened and Radhika quickly distanced herself from him.
Neil saw the two love birds having their moment and instead of giving them privacy he entered just to annoy them โget a room peopleโ he spoke smilingly.
Radhika smiled shyly and had her head down in embarrassment that they were caught but Arjun had an irritated look on his face, he knew Neil had done that on purpose. He gave Neil an angry stare and spoke โwe are in a room idiot….u are the intruder so u should step outโ
Neil ignored his words went and hugged Radhika, picked up her bag and handed it to Arjun, he put an arm on Radhikaโs shoulder โletโs take u home chashniโ and left with her leaving Arjun behind. Arjun shook his head looking at the two leaving the room completely ignoring him and followed suit.
Adityaโs Apartment
Arjun was not happy with Radhikaโs stay at Adityaโs apartment but had no other choice but to agree with her decision. The four of them reached the apartment building and Aditya asked Radhika to open the door. The door opened to a beautiful surprising sight,the apartment was decorated with balloons and streamers and there was a huge โwelcome homeโ sign across the living room. Sam was standing in the middle of the living room smiling at her. Radhika ran to her and hugged her tight โthank u so much for the surpriseโ she happily exclaimed.
Sam after breaking the hug โthere more surprises…โ she turned towards the dining table and showed her a cake they had brought for. Radhika was overwhelmed and thanked her again for the cake but Sam was not done with the surprises yet. Sam covered her eyes with her hands and asked someone to come out. Sam took her hands off her and screamed โsurpriseโ
Radhika was ecstatic seeing the two people she loved the most in front her โwhen… did u… how…โ was all that she could manage to say. She quickly hugged both her mom and grandpa and expressed how happy she was seeing them. โwhose idea was this?โ she asked , Sam pointed towards Aditya and Radhika thanked him.
Mala lovingly caressed her face with tears in her eyes โlook how slim u have become… were u scared when those men…โ
Radhikaโs grandpa cut her in โbahu… why talk about villains…โ and pointing to himself โwhen the hero is here… choti is dieting thatโs why she has become thin… Its a new trend to be skinny nowadays… and why would choti be scared when I was the one who taught her karateโ The living room was filled with laughter at the old manโs comments.
Sam:โand aunty chashni was discharged early bcoz she was the only patient in the hospital who ate like she was training for an eating contest… If she keeps on like that she will soon look like a sumo wrestlerโ Radhika narrowed her eyes at Sam looking dangerously at her and Sam gulped in fear of what she will do to her later.
Mala:โnow letโs eat … choti needs to take her medicine and rest laterโ They cut the cake and fed each other enjoying the happy moment, all this while Radhika had noticed how Neil and Sam were avoiding each other and not even talking. She also noticed how Arjun was not able to look Sam directly in the eye. There was sure something going on that she didn’t know about bcoz she had been noticing the same from the past few days but decided to find out later.
Mala announced that it was time for Radhika to rest, Radhika who still wanted to chat tried to convince her with a puppy face but Mala was adamant. Sam took Radhika to her room, Radhika pulled her on the bed with her โam not sleepy… tell me a bedtime storyโ Sam said she didnโt know any bedtime story and Radhika asked her to tell her about what was going on with her and Neil instead. โcome on dish me the juicy taleโ said Radhika while poking Samโs belly.
Sam gasped โam not your gossip magazine…u better sleep or am calling auntyโ Radhika started tickling her to make her yield, realising that there was not escape from her Sam spokeโOK… OK… I will tell u… jeez… such a blackmailer u areโ She told her everything from her dadโs affair with Nandini to her fight with Neil, Radhika could see how hurt she was and hugged her tight comforting her.
Radhika:โu should be getting this hug from Neil too…โ Sam wanted to protest but Radhika stopped her and continued โdo u really think Neil will lie to u just for Arjunโs sake….he is not that shallow and he loves a lot….now take this as my order….make up with Neil first and when u are a little calm about this matter talk to Arjun and clear everything with himโ Sam chuckled at the way she was ordering her and promised to follow her orders. She stood up and saluted her before leaving her to rest.
Mumbai Airport
Two days after Radhikaโs discharge Neil was all set to go back home. Mala allowed Radhika to go see him off bcoz Arjun assured her that he will take care of her. Neil said his goodbyes to his friends but his eyes were searching for Sam whom he hadn’t talked with since their fight. Radhika saw Neil turning his head towards the glass door every two seconds and said โcall her… if she is stubborn it doesn’t mean u should too… call her or I promise u will regret it laterโ Neil took his phone out and ringed Sam but her phone was switched. He hugged both Arjun and Radhika and sadly started to leave.
โNeil…โ came in a running Sam โwait…โ Neilโs face looked like it was lightened by a thousand bulbs. Sam was panting as if she was coming straight from a marathon โmy car…. broke down… my phone… dead… taxi… rickshaw… police…โ jabbered Sam while trying to catch her breath. Neil smiled, hugged her tight and Sam hugged him back. Arjun dragged Radhika who was busy staring lovingly at Neil and Sam away to give the two some privacy. Sam after breaking the hug said โam sorry Neilโ
Neil: โam sorry Sammy….and I really thought u wouldnโt comeโ
Sam: โI was hurt… but am not stupid to not come see u off and besides chashni threatened to chop my eyebrows off if I don’t make up with uโ
Neil laughed โthatโs my chashni… I love u Sammyโ
Sam: โI love u tooโ
Neil hugged her again and then kissed her on the cheek, Sam reprimanded him for there were in a public place but instead Neil captured her lips in a long passionate smooch and Sam forgot were she was. The nosy people around started to clap for them, they broke the kiss and Sam shyly took leave soon after with Neil screaming โI love u Sammyโ to her disappearing back.
When Arjun and Radhika reached the parking lot, Radhika jerked her hand off his โwhy did u drag me away like that…I just wanted to see them say I love u to each other….u are so unromanticโ
Arjun:โu haven’t said I love u to me till date… u are the unromantic oneโ
Radhika wanted to give back but stopped for he was speaking the truth, Arjun smirked at her withdrawn reaction. Radhika with her eyes fixed to his went on her toes and lightly kissed his lips โI love uโ she said shyly. Arjun wrapped his hands around her waist pulling her to his eye level kissed her deep. Radhika who was now dangling in his arms kissed him back until they were out of breath. Radhika then warned him to not call her unromantic ever again and Arjun just kissed her again to his heart content.
Sam came to them and wished to speak to Arjun, Radhika got into the car to give them space. Sam without wasting any time asked โhow did u found out about the affair?โ Arjun told her what he saw at the hospital and expressed his apologies on his sisterโs behalf. Sam could see that Arjun was as much affected about the issue as she was and decided to clear things with him โI already lost one brother… I donโt want to lose another one… but your sister…โ
Arjun didnโt let her finish and gave her a comforting hug โam not asking u to forgive Nandu… I know itโs hard… but I will always be your brother… u can always count on meโ Sam thanked him for understanding and they promised each other to not let what happened come btwn their bond. Radhika was happy that Sam and Arjun had cleared the air btwn them.
CBI Office
Aditya and Karthik had been working day and night on the mystery man case, Aditya wanted to solve the case as soon as possible or before any more hazards took place. Aditya going over the list had found one manโs profile very suspicious. This man who went by the name Shankar Mahajan and was around fifty yrs old or more was working as a gardener in the Khanna mansion. He started living there exactly one month before Jaiโs death and had mysteriously disappeared on the night they had rescued Radhika, what made it all the more suspicious was the fact that he was around the Khannaโs residence on the time they had received a call from the kidnapper or the mystery man.
When he tried finding out more information from the agency that provided Khannas with that gardener he found out the agency did send a gardener but the man that reached Khanna mansion was not Shankar Mahajan for the picture of Shankar Mahajan provided to him by the agency didn’t match the description of the gardener that lived in Khanna mansion. He further found out that the real Shankar Mahajan has been dead for several months now and so he was sure that man who impersonated a gardener was either the mystery man or was working for him.
With the help of a sketch artist and the supportive staff of the mansion Aditya was able to get a picture of that imposter. He had a face and just needed a name to that face to ease his search. He went straight to Karthikโs cabin to show him the sketch.
Karthik observed the picture in hand for some time and smiled at the discovery he had made โwell I also have good news… there were four cheques deposited… they are from four different bank accounts… but all accounts have the same name Vijay Kumar… now look at the pictures of Vijay Kumar and that of the gardenerโ
Aditya looked at the four photos of Vijay Kumar from his four different accounts โthis man is a master of disguise…if u don’t look keenly u will think these are four different men with the same nameโ he compared those photos with the sketch he came with โbingo….I think we have found our manโ All five pictures were of the same man, they had found their mystery man but he was not a mystery any more for he was now Vijay Kumar.
Karthik:โindeed… but I ran his profile in the system and didn’t find a match… he has no records with the policeโ
Aditya:โI don’t know… but that name sounds familiar… am sure I read or heard it somewhereโ
Karthik:โnow u better remember soon… bcoz we have come to a dead end again… I don’t know where to start the search.. all the addresses he gave at the bank are fakeโ
Aditya laughed and wished him for the night, they now have a name and a face but they were still on a goose chase.
Adityaโs Apartment
Mala had noticed the closeness btwn Arjun and Radhika and was worried bcoz she also knew that Arjun was her boss. When Arjun came to drop Radhika home she saw them from the balcony hugging and kissing each other goodnight and decided to talk to her asap. Radhika found her mom waiting for in her room, she happily went to her and kissed her on the cheek. Mala asked her to sit down โwhatโs the relation btwn u and Arjunโ
Radhika realised Mala might have saw her and Arjun and told her that they both loved each other. โchoti, he is not of the same status as us… what will people think… everyone will say u are with him for his moneyโ
Radhika:โwho will say that… Saral?… did he say anything to u?โ Mala realised that Saral may have said something to her already and so told her about Saralโs accusations. Radhika sighed โdonโt u trust me mom?โ
Mala:โI trust u choti…but I don’t want u face Saralโs harsh words again… Or anybody else for that matterโ
Radhika:โpeople will always talk… but that doesnโt mean will should stop living… I didnโt plan to fall in love with him… I didn’t come to Mumbai with a plan that I will fall in love with my boss… but I did… and am not doing anything wrong… and papa always said those who do wrong should fear… not those who do rightโ
Mala hugged her daughter affectionately, she felt happy that her daughter had found so many people who love her and care for her, who will never make her feel alone. Her daughter had found a home away from home.
Precap: Neil gets the shock of his life, Aditya finds out who is Vijay Kumar, Radhika gets an unexpected msg.
41 Comments
Giannna… Excellent..fabulous.. all 3 patched up.. loved Nesam.,ArNeil scenes.. Its getting all interesting with Karthick n Adi.. Eager to read next update..
Thank u Jessie and with the next update all secrets will come to life loads of love to u ???
Gianna darling…you are too good with mystery…now who is this Vijay Kumar….and want Saral to get a tight slap ๐ he serves it ..waiting for the nest one ๐ loads of love ๐ stay blessed ๐
Saral will get all the slaps he deserves I will make sure of that. Vijay Kumar is the real deal he is the culprit and u will all about him in the next one. Loads of love to u ???
And thank u once again
U r jst amazing….beautifully written episode….??
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hope u will update nxt episode soon
Thank u Sanyu, will update soon. Loads of love to u ???
di……its amazing………loved watching Arjun burn in jealousy……….sis-bro scene at hospital ? was very nice ?………Arjun’s proposal fir marriage ? was soooo abrupt………..Neil’s entry was good and also his dialogues’ and actions……….I too loved Aditya’s surprise ?…………dadaji was as usual rocking……….rasam convo was also nyc………..nesam at airport was really and hot………ardhika too was no less…….Rads kiss ?………..Arjun teasing Rads to be unromantic………..I’m glad that Sam and Arjun patched up……….Rads and her mom’s convo was also nyc and I liked Rads stating her dad……………so all together it was blasting……….
Now I have some questions…..was ardhika scenes at airport frm ur experience di ???????? ardhika said goodbye to each other……is that the way you both say goodbye???????
Aditya almost found out the culprit……is he the real one ?????? Nandini’s acts are very shameful……..Samrat’s too……….will Piyali ever forgive her ??????? Is the shock Neil going to face a good or sad ?????? Are you going to stop this one soon ????? Don’t misunderstand……I don’t want to be over…..but will u promise ur lil sister that you’ll come back with another wonderful ff ??????? Di are you there on FB ??????????
Thank u Aastha, hope u doing great. Yes Vijay Kumar is the real culprit but who exactly is he that u will know in the nxt one ?. Piyali-Nandini really haven’t made any conclusion on them ? coz once trust is broken even the purest of relationship become sour. Yes this one will end in about 4 chapters more? coz u can’t drag these kinds of stories otherwise the fun diminishes. Can’t promise about another ff coz ur sis here knows nothing but mystery plots ?maybe if readers are up for another story I may think of writing. And no dear am not on fb or any other social sites for that matter, sorry?
Sweetheart ur other qns make me blush ???and badly I have been told that I am hopelessly unromantic ?not exactly at the airport though. Fill in the blanks urself for the other qn. ???
Stay blessed and loads of love to u ???
Mind blowing episode, I am predicting the real culprit could be Radhika’s uncle, I have a feeling that he killed his own brother assuming that Rahika’ father might know where the gold could be. Waiting to find out the real culprit. ๐
Thank u Brin, won’t make u wait for long the real culprit u will know in the next chapter. Loads of love to u ???
I have two suspects….but I won’t say….adi n Kartik I love them…saral idiot ,giu baby give him punches from radz…Vijay Kumar….trim tra tra la la…mystery gettin intense n my love increases…giu baby u r superb….wanna meet u…don’t will meet u on ur marriage…lol??
Thank u Rosie, I will give Saral punches, slaps and many more I promise. Everything will come to light in the next one we will see if we have the same culprit then. Of course we are meeting at the wedding. Loads of love to u and stay blessed ???
amazing dr..loved the epi..well narrated..waiting for the nxt one..post soon..take care
Thank u Ritu, will post soon. Loads of love to u ???
Fab epi ๐
Thank u Neetz…. ???
Gianna darling it z a masterpiece….. Loved it to the core……srsly you should start writing script for suspense movies or serials…..m sure they will become a huge hit….geez want this saral to get kicked atleast 10 times in a hour….plz update soon…..loads of love?
Omg Supriya masterpiece? Am on the moon now. Thank u so much. Saral will get his punishment don’t worry. Will update soon. Stay blessed ???
ohhhhh my darling Gia darling…what an update… full of thrilled… Aradhika convo as usual rocking… surprised plan by sam is lovely.. radz becoming sumo thought made me laugh hard..haha..still can’t stop….n suspense of this case making me more curious yarr..what shock will neil get..unknown msg to rads..oh m hell lot of curious.. haha..come soon dear..love you baby..tc
Oh my dear Deepu thank u so much. You don’t have to wait for long just in the next update everything will come to light. Will come soon. Stay blessed ???
interesting episode…………
Thank u Subha, love u….. ???
Hey Gianna dry i missed few epi to cmt……u rocked as always especially arjun& radz part was awesome…..i like nesam part too…..waiting fr next one luv u Dr ..,..
Thank u Gayathri, will post the next one soon. Love u and stay blessed ???
Awesome, marvellous episode giaaaaa..my darling sissyyyy….mind blowing narration n very lovelyyyyyy story….rads n sam bonding so lovelyyyyyy…rads threat to sam was really cute. ….nesam patchup n kiss……awwww….ardhika romantic moments n marriage proposal very awesoooooome. ….arjun n sam back together…wow…nandini nan piyali’s convo very heated…loved rads n Mala cute convo….precap is very shocking. ..you’re amazing gia…keeping us glued. …very interesting n exciting plots…keep it up honeyyy. eagerly waiting for the next episode, love you loads. . Muaaaaahhhhhh โกโกโกโกโกโกโกโกโก ๐ ๐ ๐
Thank u Roma my dear friend. Thank u for such lovely words. Will post the next one soon dear and there will revelation of the culprit in the next one. Loads of love to u ???
awesum episode dear actually i read ur epi morning itself but i couldnt comment i was in hurry srry dear
by the way epi was amazing ardhikas and nesam scenes were wonderfull
lz post nxt episode soon plzzzzzzzz
luv u dear muah muah
Thank u Natasha and there is no need to apologize dear. Will post it soon am halfway in writing. Loads of love to u ???
Hey gianna …….lovd dat all came 2gadr…..n nc epi…..gn buddy….
Love u lots….hugs….tc???
Thank u Dev. Love u dear and stay blessed ???
Gianna dear..Episode is awesome.. I just loved the way Radhika made a patch up between NeSam and her confession to Arjun.. ๐ Adi is so close to find the mystery man..Yayy!! Lovely update.. ๐ Stay blessed and keep smiling.. ๐
Thank u Sweetie. We are getting closer and closer to the truth. Stay blessed, loads of love to u ???
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Thank u Maandey… ???
Very interesting Gia darling…..finally adi find out the real culprit wow……eagerly waiting for next epi….keep rocking dear….love u …tc….
Thank u Susi will post soon. Stay blessed ???
Hi gianna sorry for d late comment but loved it . Pls update soon
Thank u Ramya will update soon. Stay blessed ???
lol…..a romance blaster….god!! thought of commenting the day u posted but thn i started sneezing and stopped….i was blushing reading tis update…hahaha…lol….parking and airport romance was damn hot!! and lol…mystry man found!!! heyyyyyyy…… we will soon teach him a good lesson….lol…..well…how r u di….fine na….
Thank u Feby am fine and i hope ur sneezing has stopped. Oh I made u blush LOL. Indeed we will teach him a very good lesson. Stay blessed ???