What if...??

18: Tears

"I'll be here, be ready we'll go together." He said and cuddled into her, keeping his head on her heart as she cosseted him.

She wanted to give him all the happiness in the world, and the idea of going to a vacation did see appealing to her. Soon sleep swamp over the two.

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"Yes, send the papers directly over to Kapoor Mansion. Thankyou." Ram spoke to someone over the call as he got ready for today.

"Priya, will you come with me to KM and talk to M...Mom." He asked dully, Priya noticed a new habit of his, he only ever takes her name when he is low or dead serious, and he was at his lowest after decades. She answered, "Yes, in this step and every steps." And intertwine their hands, and kissed it which he reciprocated with a tight smile.

Both made their way towards Kapoor Mansion with Shivina and Akshay on their heels. Tarun came and handed Ram a file. On entering the living area they all saw an obnoxious Nandani and mami.

"Ram! Where were you last night I was so worried." Nandani said bit dramatically. Shivina shouted before giving her brother a chance to reply, "Oh god! Just cut the crap already. Bhai knows your intention and so do I."

Nandani knew she was done for, hence didn't bother with any drama further, "Thank god I have been pulling the act for more than a decade, I was getting weary." She just admitted the her truth out loud. All the colour from Ram's face drained, he knew this was coming the moment Shivi told him the truth but hearing it out loud hurt in ways he never expected.

"Why? What did I ever did to you? I did everything I could just to make you happy. I know that you could never love me the same as Shubhu or Shivi but why couldn't you love me a little less? I never wanted anything from you except the fact to be loved and cared for." Ram said his voice breaking, proof of the amount of hurt it carried.

"See that's the point Ram. You did everything I asked you to do and more, and even after the marriage you did the same but the only difference was before the wedding you were only doing for me and my children but then you started to do it for Priya and that bothered me but my last string snap when you gave her 5% share of Shubhu's company. You started to rebel, began to defend her and crossed me; see where is this going? All I ever wanted was to insure my children's future and this middle class girl was getting between my goal. And Shivi you think of me as some kind of evil stepmom but don't I just wanted what was best for you, hence I never wanted you to marry Akshay because he has no money and that was also the reason I wanted him to be a businessman afterwards. But..." She paused and made her way angrily towards Priya, "But this swine, destroyed my plan into pieces. I am going to destroy you-" Before she could touch Priya Ram stood in front of her and stopped her hand even before she could lay her hand upon her and said with a deadly voice anger dripping from it, "Don't you dare to even touch her, Mrs. Kapoor. To get to her you ought to go through me."
"And me."
"And me." Shivina and Shubham joined him and stood as a shield before Ram.

After a minute or two with tension thick in air Ram finally spoke defeatedly, "You did all for money right? So there it is." Putting forward the file that was in his hands he continued, "Here, this file contains my will and every asset I ever hold till date is in the name of Shivina and Shubham. Neither me nor Priya wants a single penny." Saying he handed over the file to Nandani who was awestruck as her deeds finally paid off, she snatched the file and checked it for herself and let out a victorious laugh.

Shivina and Shubham seemed dumbstruck while mami and mama laughed. Than suddenly Shubham pulled Shivina in the corner and whispered something in her hear, after a while Shivina said, "Bhai are you sure you want to transfer everything in our name, when you are the one who work day night equally?" To which Ram just nodded unable to form any word, his dad's dream tearing up right in front of him.