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HEREDITARY SHAMELESSNESS

Anika heard that Shiv's elder had come to see him but all she could see was Shivaay standing alone.

"Shiv where is your elder?" she asked

"Lower your vision" he scoffed.

Anika didn't have time to do that as a ball of softness tightly hugged her legs. It only reached till her waist. She gently picked the child up and smiled. 

The child enjoyed the warm embrace of the female before popping his head out and asking in the authoritative tone

"Shiv did you forget your manners?"

"Yeah Shiv introduce him and also where is your elder?" Anika asked eyeing the surroundings

Shivaay gritted his teeth and called out in a meeky voice 

"How are you Uncle?"

The child grew excited on hearing the endearment and immediately replied 

"Oh my darling nephew! I am all good"

The child soon got down from Anika's arms and stood up tall and proud and announced

"Hello everyone! I am Abhay Srivastav, my filial nephew Shiv's favourite Uncle. Thank you for taking care of him in our absence"

The audience ".."

Anika couldn't believe her own ears. The rest also couldn't digest it. 

Like how old was he?

The almost 10 year old child is Shiv's elder.

Are you kidding me?

All of sudden Shivaay sensed various stares on him. They were silently yelling for clarification. The CEO facepalmed himself and zipped his lips. He refused to talk. His family tree was messed up and he didn't want to vocalize the same.

Seeing him neither denying nor accepting, everyone formed their own theories.

The child continued to add on

"I heard that my poor nephew was hurt and as a elder I couldn't sit back that's why I personally came to see him"

Everyone were too shocked to react. Even though Shivaay was used to it he couldn't endure it in front of everyone. 

"Abhi shut up"

"Wuu Niece-in-law help me. My nephew is being fierce. He is bullying a child" 

Child?

So he finally remembers that he is a chil

The other three saw that the child changed his status from uncle to child according to his convenience. They matched his actions with Shivaay's and jointly voiced out

Hereditary shamelessness!

They would rather believe that he was Shivaay's child than his uncle because both had the same shamelessness.

The child ran back into Anika's embrace and vehemently complained crying. Anika was forced to face the reality when the little bun burrowed himself in her arms.

Anika shot a look of disbelief towards Shivaay and carried the child away to comfort him.

Wuhu

Shivaay shivered as the cold breeze blew. He was left alone in the spot. He couldn't do anything but watch as his uncle stole away his wife. From the same corner he peeked inside to witness Abhay enjoying Anika's company.