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“You have changed everything, even me. I am no longer me. I know that you are very stubborn and will not agree so easily, but one thing is confirmed—I will not let you go anywhere from my life. I love you, Jhankar.”

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Jhankar notices very well that after cracking today's deal, half the staff had already left, and slowly the rest of the staff is also leaving, but her work is not getting over today because her superior has asked her to complete some files, which she has to complete immediately and show to her. She is also still present in her cabin; as a result, she starts doing her work quickly. After some time, her superior, Shalini, comes to her and, after looking at everything, tells her in a surprised tone:

"Jhankar, you are still here? The whole staff has left."

"You want me to complete this file. Just one or two clauses are left—let me complete them. After that, I am also leaving."

"Okay, let me help you..."

They both begin working quickly, and eventually, they complete their tasks. Shalini tells her after looking at the file carefully:

“Okay, you keep this file in my cabin. I have to go to the washroom. I will check it after coming back.”

“Okay, ma'am. Should I leave after keeping the file?”

“Sure…”

Jhankar goes towards Shalini's cabin. She puts the file in the cabin. Then Shalini comes running there and, taking her bag, tells Jhankar:

"Jhankar, my son has fallen from the stairs! I have to go home quickly."

"Ma'am, please don't panic..."

"How can I not panic? He is alone in the house. His hand is fractured, and there is no one to take care of him. I don't even know whether I will be able to run the car or not."

"If you don't experience any problem, I will come with you. You are not feeling well—it will be good if someone stays with you."

"Yes, of course. Come with me." She pauses and agrees.

Both of them quickly come towards the parking lot. Jhankar, looking at the parking lot, gets distressed and says to Shalini:

“Ma'am, why is it so dark here today? It feels strange…”

Jhankar is unable to complete her sentence, as suddenly she feels a sharp pain in her neck, and immediately darkness engulfs her eyes. She falls on the ground with a jerk. Shalini starts looking at Jhankar in worry, but Patil comes in front of Shalini with a smile, puts his arm around her shoulder, and tells her:

“Why are you so scared? You're behaving as if you didn’t enjoy the happiness given by us. Now go and enjoy being at home with your son. We all will enjoy this little cutie together.”

Shalini runs away from there without any delay, and Patil starts laughing loudly. Suddenly, the lights turn on, causing some people standing near the car to start laughing loudly at Jhankar; however, their laughter quickly fades away. Patil, who was facing them and laughing with them, suddenly turns back and looks atthem after seeing their laughter disappear. It seems as if all the blood dries up from his body.

“Sir…”

Looking at Jhankar lying on the ground, Vikrant starts coming towards her slowly. But by then, his bodyguards have caught the five people present there, and everyone knows that now a very big situation is going to happen to them. Everyone frees themselves, falls on their knees, and starts pleading with Vikrant:

“Sir, we have never given any important information outside the company. We have always been loyal to you.”

Vikrant sits near Jhankar and looks at her very carefully. He says to her softly while caressing her cheek:

“Give me a few seconds…”

He immediately stands up and suddenly takes out a knife. The very next moment, he catches hold of Patil's hand and cuts it off from his body. Patil starts crying in pain. He catches hold of his other hand and cuts it off from his body too. Everyone starts screaming in fear, but it seems as if no one is paying any attention to their screams. Vikrant keeps watching Patil writhing on the ground very calmly. Patil is writhing in so much pain that he faints after a while. Immediately afterward, his men place a chair nearby, and Vikrant promptly cleans his hands before lifting Jhankar into his arms. Sitting on the chair, holding Jhankar in his arms properly, looking at her face, he says to all of them:

"What did you plan…"

"Sir, look, we never cheated you. We only did this for our enjoyment, and everyone does something or other for their enjoyment. And if you like this girl, then you can…"

The man who was speaking suddenly falls silent when a bodyguard swiftly pulls out his tongue and cuts it off. There is such an atmosphere of fear there that no one wants to beg for mercy by speaking. Vikrant turns his eyes towards them and repeats his question again: