Gayatri calls out for Siddhant and Purva and all of them come to the living room. Seeing their children's faces, both Neeta and Gayatri's hearts get filled with immense pride.
"Aapko pata hai Gayatriji, aaj mujhe yakeen ho gaya hai ke mein ab budhi ho gai hu. Itane bure waqt mein mere baccho ne jis himmat se sab kuch sambhaala hai, usse dekh ke maan gai hu ke ab mere bachhe bade ho gae hai. Sab kuch khud handle kar sakte hai." Says Neeta.
Gayatri agrees, "Woh toh hai Neetaji. Bade toh ho gaye hai sab."
Srikanth looks at his mom and says, "Ma, hum ab aur yeh sab logo se nahi chupa sakte. Media aur Reddy corporation ke stakeholders jawaab maangege. Kaise handle karenge sab kuch?"
Before Neeta can say anything, Siddhant says, "Agar sab jawaab maangege toh hum jawaab denge."
"Kya jawaab denge Siddhant?" Agitated Srikanth asks.
Siddhant says, "Yeh hi jawaab denge ki KK Reddy cardiac arrest hone se chal base. Aur Reddy corporation apni normal capacity se hi aage bhi waise hi chalega jaise hamesha se chalte aaya hai."
Srikanth, Karthik, and Neeta are shocked hearing this but Anushka understands what Siddhant is getting at.
She interrupts and says, "Nahi Siddhant. Appa ne yeh sab innocent logo ko maar ke khada kiya hai. Anna aur Karthik ka pata nahi lekin mujhe iss corporation se ab koi connection nahi rakhna."
"Mujhe bhi. Jo hoga dekha jaaega. Lekin ab Reddy Corporation aur iss daulat se mera bhi koi lena-dena nahi." Says Srikanth.
"Aur mujhe bhi yeh sab nahi chahiye." Adds Karthik.
Seeing the stern resolve in her children's eyes, Neeta feels so proud of them. She looks at Riddhi and asks, "Riddhi, tum Sri ke iss decision se khush ho?"
Riddhi smiles and says, "Of course Ma. Maine yeh bada ghar dekh k Sri se shaadi nahi ki thi. Maine usse dekh k shaadi ki thi. Hum sab saath hai na bas itana bohot hai."
Neeta gets up and proudly hugs her daughter-in-law. She looks at Siddhant and says, "Humein yeh sab nahi chahiye."
Siddhant gives a small smile and says, "Woh toh aapke bina kahe hum samjh gaye the saasuma. Lekin hume lagta hai ki aap sab galat hai."
They're all shocked hearing this. Gayatri asks, "Yeh tu kya keh raha hai Siddhant? Yeh paap ka paisa hai. Iska saaya bhi ab humaare parivaar pe nahi padna chahiye."
"Paap ka paisa uss coal mine ka tha Ma! Uss airline deal ka tha! Reddy corporation ko iss unchaai tak pohochane mein Pita Shree ke bhi toh din raat lage hai. Aur jab tak woh KK Reddy ke saath the, unhone kuch bhi galat nahi hone diya. Sab kuch sahi tareeke se sahi raaste pe chalaaya."
He looks at Srikanth, Karthik, and Anushka and says, "Aur aap logo ne bhi toh bohot mehnat ki hai Reddy Corporation ko yaha tak pohchaane me. Aur aapne toh sab kaayde se kiya hai. Toh aap apni mehnat aise hi jaane denge?"
"Toh aur kya kare? I feel sick jab mein sochta hu k iss sab ki shuruaat kaise hui!" Srikanth says.
"Toh iski shuruaat ko mita dijiye. Reddy Corporation mein liye gaye har galat kaam ko sahi kijiye. Aur ek reformed Reddy Corporation ko duniya ke saamne rakhiye!"
"Matlab?" Asks Karthik.
Siddhant says, "Coal aur Natural Gas companies ko bech do. Airline deal ki bid phir se open karwaake usko lawful bidder ke paas jaane do. Board of Directors change karke sahi aur imaandaar logo ko usme shaamil karo."
Srikanth is about to argue when Siddhant says, "Dekhiye Srikanth, Reddy Corporation bhale hi KK Reddy ne shuru kiya ho lekin usse aage badhaane mein kai saare honest aur sahi raaste pe chalne waale log bhi shaamil the. Unhe aise beech raaste mein chodna humein sahi nahi lagta. Baaki Corporation aap ka hai, aap ka decision hi final decision hoga."
[24/09/2018]
Srikanth, Karthik, and Anushka give it a thought. Seeing them in deep dilemma, Siddhant says, "Waise saare faisle aaj hi thodi na lene hai? Araam se soch ke decision lena."
Gayatri agrees and says, "Abhi hume humaare parivaar ke baare mein sochna hai."
She looks at Neeta and says, "Neetaji, ab hum chalte hai. Koi bhi baat ho ya na ho, aap humein kabhi bhi call kar sakti hai aur ghar aa sakti hai."
Neeta hugs her and says, "Thank you Gayatriji."
Gayatri steps back and goes to Anushka. She sees the sadness on her face and kisses her forehead and says, "Bachhe agar tum yaha kuch din aur rehna chaho toh reh sakti ho."
Anushka says, "Nahi Ma, mein ghar chalungi."
She goes to her Mom and hugs her and her brothers and bhabhi. They are about to leave when Neeta stops Siddhant and says, "Siddhant, Anushka ka.." But Siddhant doesn't let her finish and hugs her.
He says, "Hum uska bohot khayaal rakhenge Saasuma. Vaada karte hai."
Neeta feels relieved and touches his face. He takes her blessings and hugs Srikanth and Riddhi. He walks upto Karthik and Purva gets tensed. Much to her relief, he puts a hand on Karthik's shoulder and shakes his hand before leaving.
Seeing Siddhant with her family, Anushka's heart gets filled with even more love and respect for him. As Neeta looks on after them, tears start rolling down her cheeks. Riddhi sees her and hugs her from the back followed by Srikanth and Karthik.
Outside, Siddhant asks Gayatri, Purva, and Anushka to go in the car while he rides his bike.
Gayatri and Purva agree but Anushka says, "Mein tumhaare saath bike pe chalu?"
Siddhant's heart breaks looking into her pleading eyes and nods in agreement.
Gayatri puts a hand on Anushka's head and says, "Sambhal ke aana!" She and Purva leave in the car.
Siddhant gets on his bike but realizes that he doesn't have Anushka's helmet. But before he can say anything, Anushka gets on the bike and wraps her arms around his waist. Siddhant looks at her sweet face and holds her hand for a moment. As they head back home, Anushka tightens her arms around him a bit and rests her head on his shoulder and closes her eyes.
At home, after dinner, Gayatri and Purva go to their rooms and Anushka goes to freshen up. When she comes out of the washroom, she doesn't see Siddhant and goes downstairs to look for him. She goes to kitchen and sees him preparing coffee. She remembers their conversation about the late-night coffee and smiles. She walks up to him and hugs him from the back. Siddhant smiles and puts his hand on hers.
"Itana pyaar kaha se laate ho Mr. Bihaari?" Anushka asks.
Siddhant says, "Yeh toh tum khud se pucho! Humne toh saalo pehle tumhe apna dil de diya tha! Uspe humaara koi zor nahi!"
Anushka smiles and raises on her feet and kisses him on his cheek. Siddhant turns and kisses her forehead. Anushka closes her eyes and lets herself soak in his love. Siddhant looks at her beautiful face as she opens her eyes. A cool summer breeze makes a strand of hair fall on her face. He gently runs his finger on her face and tucks it behind her ear and wraps an arm around her waist. She feels the closeness to her bones as he slowly pulls her for a kiss. She rests her one hand on his shoulder and other on his waist and leans in. As they gaze into each other's eyes and are about to kiss, they hear a shocked gasp and quickly step back to see Purva facing away from them with both hands covering her face with embarrassment.
"Sorry Bhai.. hume nahi pata tha ke aap log.. Hum toh bas paani lene aaye the. Humne kuch nahi dekha. Hum chalte hai." Purva says and starts walking out.
Siddhant stammers and feels extremely embarrassed to say anything but Anushka feels funny and calls her out and says, "Purva, it's ok. Paani lelo."
Purva gets a mischievous tone and says, "Are you sure? I mean hum kabaab mein haddi bankar aapko disturb nahi karna chahte."
Anushka looks at Siddhant's embarrassingly red face and can't help herself as she lets out a laugh.
She feels bad for her dear husband and says, "Purva, tum paani lene aayi thi na! Toh paani lo aur jaao!"
Purva quickly replies, "Paani toh hum le hi lenge bhabhi! Par yeh bhai jo sharm se paani paani ho rahe hai uska kya?"
Anushka laughs again. Siddhant gets irritated and says, "Tu jaati hai ya nahi? Sona nahi hai tujhe?"
"Aree.. humpe gussa kyun ho rahe ho? Humne kya kiya? Khullam khulla toh aap log.."
Siddhant gets embarrassed again and stammers. Seeing her brother so rattled, Purva continues teasing him and says, "Wiase bhai, jab aap single the tab toh har waqt apne room mein room lock karke baithe rehte the. Aur ab aapki shaadi ho gayi hai toh yun khule mein..? Achha lagta hai kya?"
Siddhant keeps getting more and more red and says, "Chup! Chal bhaag yaha se!"
But with no intentions of going back to her room, she goes to Anushka and says, "Yeh toh accha tha ke hum aa gaye. Agar Ma aa jaati toh..!"
"Toh? Toh kya karti?" Asks Anushka.
Siddhant gets more annoyed and turns around to focus on the coffee.
Purva replies, "Aree Ma kya karti? Woh toh muh ghooma ke chali jaati lekin bhai.."
Siddhant pays attention now and Anushka asks, "Bhai kya?"
Purva glances at her brother and says, "Bhai Seeta ban jaate! Zameen faad ke usme sama jaate sharm ke maare!"
With that both her and Anushka burst out laughing. Siddhant turns off the stove, walks upto Purva, and says, "Bohot smart ban rahi hai?"
"Iss mein bann na kya hai? Woh toh hum hai hi!" She replies and hugs her Bhai. He hugs his baby sister back and pulls a smiling Anushka in his arms, too.
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