When Veer came down the steps hale and hearty, revealing that he has made Shivaay a bewakoof on the phone. He realized that someone heard him.
He wasn't stupid enough to shrug it off. No, he led the eavesdropper to a remote location of his choosing. Even Saumya got annoyed at being summoned to some place at short notice.
Of course Annika followed and Veer found out who had overheard him. Created an illusion of a traitor Oberoi, a sabse bade dushman from inside the Family for her to overhear some more.
Then someone frightens Annika and who should chase her but Veer? Saumya has vanished, her cover intact. And the elusive imaginary traitor Oberoi, conveniently escapes detection too.
Veer corners Annika. Shocks her by revealing all of his deeds in Goa to "separate Shivaay and her" , that he worked so hard on it, even sacrificed his wife for it.
Why is he doing all this? What did Shivaay ever do to him? Why is he after their lives like this? All Annika's fevered questions.
"Tch tch, you need to put in a little more effort to find that out. As much effort as I did..."
Then he lets her run out, calmly following with no real urgency. Or extreme tadi who knows 😒. She stumbles , gets up and runs some more.
They run amidst ppl. Veer pushing away symbols of love in his way, the big red heart blocks him from seeing Annika.
Then she senses Shivaay as he does her. Their souls met somehow, their love connected them. She leaned on him, found courage and smiled bravely in relief. Then she walked away without looking back. As though she is safe. Veer vanishes.
Veer's aim is to not let Shivika meet and speak, as she was going to die first. She was stubborn, that if she were to die, she'd die with Shivaay, in his arms.
(The death is staged. I'm sure of it)
Shivaay looked tense and worried after that heart meeting. Unsure and a bit scared for her. He turned back once but resolved as he didn't see her.
I think the plan was to go along and see who are the players in this web of deceit. Why would he suddenly feel this heart pain out of nowhere?? She wasn't it any danger at that point. He feigned it so the trap would consume him into it.
He stumbles in shouting for Annika, and sees the cloudy water.
Lots happens here until the point he meets her at their safe place for Valentine's Day.
He finds out the secret. Sees who the enemies are perhaps. Realizes the big picture.
Super sure Annika and him staged the shooting and she'll return incognito 😎