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Vikrant begins to look at him, while Ravindra, who had been sitting quietly, also starts to look at Viren. His eyes are fixed on his son, so Ravindra speaks first:

"Sonakshi likes another boy. Did she tell you this?"

"Look, Ravindra..."

"Yes or no?"

“This boy used to work in my office. They met there and liked each other. She told me. The boy even came and met me… On the same day, I wanted to kill him, but Sonakshi made me promise that she would never meet him again. It was clear from the beginning that Sonakshi would be Vikrant’s bride. This is a question about my daughter's life.”

“Is it really a question of your daughter’s life? Or was it more important to you that your son-in-law hold a high position in the mafia? You forced her to marry me. In the end, when she got a chance to escape, she ran away with him because she didn’t love me and wasn’t happy with this marriage.”

Vikrant asks him this with anger, causing Viren to look at him in shock and say,

“Love happens after marriage. And the most important thing I know is that you are perfect for her. Look, this is all useless talk. If you don’t interfere, I can bring Sonakshi to your feet today. But I respect you a lot. That’s why I’m telling you she’s no longer worthy of you. I’m still telling you, my younger daughter is very good…”

On hearing this, Vikrant immediately raises his blood-soaked hand in front of him, and Viren falls silent. Vikrant slowly moves his finger from left to right without saying a word, staring into his eyes, completely forbidding him from uttering another word. The warning is so intense that Viren is genuinely unable to speak. Vikrant turns and leaves, followed by Ravindra. Viren takes a deep breath and looks toward the door. Gazing at the blood left behind, he remarks:

“I’ve understood that I cannot get what I want, but I won’t spare the family of the man for whom all this happened, especially the girl you married. Today, you broke this man into pieces. I will cut that girl into many more pieces, and I’ll do it while she’s alive, watching death come closer with every moment.”

Vikrant is completely soaked in blood and, as per his habit, will first go to his room and take a bath because he doesn’t like to use any other washroom. So he quickly heads toward his room. Without any delay, as soon as he opens the door, Jhankar is standing in front of him. She turns around and looks at Vikrant. Seeing him covered in blood, she screams:

“Ahhhh…”

Vikrant had no idea that Jhankar could be there, so he was shocked. He closes the door and comes inside because he doesn’t want Jhankar’s scream to reach Sharda. He doesn’t want Sharda to say anything to him again. He quickly moves toward her, but the next moment, Jhankar collapses to the floor.

“Jhankar…”

Vikrant quickly looks at her, but she’s not responding. He starts rubbing her cheeks and notices the blood still on his hands. Looking at himself, he immediately realizes his mistake. Without hesitation, he leaves Jhankar in that state, rushesinto the washroom, removes his clothes, and stands under the shower. His entire focus remains on the room, though it’s difficult for him to keep an eye on it. He wants to remove every trace of blood from his body. After scrubbing for five minutes, when he feels he’s completely clean, he ties his towel around his torso and returns to Jhankar. She still hasn’t regained consciousness and remains lying on the floor. He immediately picks her up and lays her on the bed, gently patting her cheeks to revive her.

“Jhankar…”

Quickly, he sprinkles water on her face, causing Jhankar to slowly open her eyes. Seeing Vikrant leaning over her, she immediately pushes him back and moves away.

“Blood…”

Vikrant doesn’t respond and, standing in front of her, says:

“If you’re facing any problem, tell me, I’ll call the doctor for you.”

Jhankar looks at him with surprise, as if none of this matters to him. Her eyes are filled with questions, but Vikrant is unwilling to answer any of them. Looking into his eyes, it’s clear that he’s addicted to such violence. When she gets no reply, he goes to change into fresh clothes. Jhankar covers her mouth with both hands, trying to stifle her tears. She can’t understand anything anymore, but now she’s growing more concerned about her parents and brother. Without delay, she runs toward the door, but the next moment, she’s pinned against the wall with a jerk, Vikrant stands in front of her.

“I’m not creating any problems for your family, so my mother should not face any trouble because of you. That’s all I know. I understand that you’re scared, but there’s no need to goanywhere. Just relax… I am Mafia, so this is normal in our families.”

Jhankar is so terrified by the situation that she’s unable to speak. She just stares at him with frightened eyes. Vikrant usually enjoys seeing fear in others’ eyes, but today, seeing that fear in hers gives him a strange feeling. He would rather not look into her eyes. The girl he once wanted to scare is now actually terrified, and he doesn’t like it. He locks the room while looking into her eyes and leaves. Jhankar watches him go and softly whispers to herself:

“I have to leave as soon as possible.”

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Jhankar had an interview today, and she tells Sharda about it. Her interview went very well, but she is not very excited because she has been giving interviews continuously and not getting any results. Sharda, seeing her like this, encourages her.

“Don’t worry too much; everything will be fine. And by the way, you didn’t go to see your father today, he’s getting discharged.”

Jhankar starts looking at Sharda because she had definitely gone to meet her father with Vikrant in the morning. But because of Vikrant, she could neither talk to him much nor tell him anything. Vikrant was present there the entire time. Later, she went for the interview, and after that, Vikrant’s bodyguard dropped her at the hospital. But Vikrant called her in the evening and clearly told her that she would have to sit with Sharda for some time today because he would be coming very late. In such a situation, he didn’t want Sharda to feel any tension about him, which is why she came home.

“I had gone, but today Mummy is staying with Papa, and I was tired, so I came early.”

“If you are tired, then you should go and rest. What are you doing here? Go and rest. Anyway, both of you are very worried about your father, so in such a situation, you feel even more tired. You should rest.”