Originally posted by: inlieu
Arya is overwhelmed and confused about the entire situation. It's especially hard on him thinking that he had a son who grew up without a father for so many years, considering the issues he has with his own father. He had clearly said a few times that's what made him attached to Kian, he was able to relate to his longing for a father and wanted to give him that love, something he personally missed too. Now he feels like his world is upside down and he's inadvertently hurt the kid he's loves so much.
Anushka's story is full of holes. If indeed Arya is the father, then he had the right to know about the baby and could have raised him. She was worried about being unable to do this alone but the Bundelas are a rich family and could have taken care of the child. What was her excuse for not approaching them and instead choosing to send a Bundela heir to an orphanage?
Actually, I feel like Janvi's the only one who can be clear headed in this situation because she's seeing her sister's selfishness, just like Dadi and Reva are. The fact that she prioritizes Kian above all else is exactly what makes her skeptical and will help her figure things out later on. She's a practical person and put two and two together the moment Anushka showed up asking for her kid. She dealt with the blackmailer and the cops so once things calm down a bit she definitely needs to investigate further what happened. I think Suyesh is using this as an opportunity to make sure his son gets the Bundela name and privileges and is raised as one of them, instead of hiding away somewhere. He very conveniently saw the sandal, and was the one to wake Arya up. Janvi trying to tell Arya the truth about Kian was a contrived scene they used for drama. It never sat well with me because it goes against her character, which tends to be straightforward. I hope she'll try to figure that out too. Normally, Arya would be proactive and get to the bottom of it, investigate Anushka's claims thoroughly, and redo the DNA test. We've seen him do that in the Sandhu case. Deep down he doesn't believe the latest 'truths' and instead of being happy about Kian being his blood he's understandably devastated, but he's in no frame of mind to think logically at the moment.
Janvi's probably the one who's going to lose everything, her kid and her husband because she's in the weakest position legally and biologically but she had the mettle of mother who will protect her son at all costs so it won't be that easy for Anushka to succeed.
As for her relationship with Arya, I think she's in love with him but has been mainly following his lead since his confession. There's a part of her in awe and disbelief that something so amazing could happen in her life that she'd meet and marry this wonderful, decent, and supportive man, who enabled her to trust a man for once in her life. She feels a great sense of gratitude and admiration for him. Aside from the fact that she still calls him sir, there's a part of her that hasn't been able to embrace him fully and think of herself as his equal in this relationship. We saw it when he asked her to be with him, when he asked her if she wanted to marry him and she responded just with hmm, when she was in despair and ready to go away from Arya after the blank check fiasco, when she felt undeserving of the love he showered on her and the he right for her with his father, as though she's afraid this is all a beautiful dream that she may have to wake up from. Arya's already accepted their trio as a family unit, as we saw in the lunch scene and others but a part of her is still holding back. It's been Kian and her as one unit all these years ago it accept Arya into it took her time. The "main hoon saath tere" should be from both sides. He's done a lot for her and Kian, and stood by her through tough times. Now it's her turn to step up, and in doing so she'll be able to bridge the gap and feel like an equal partner, assert her right over Arya, which she still hesitates to do.