IT WAS MEANT TO BE HIM

65-The pursuit of forgiveness

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Erica burst out of the  building, her breath ragged and her heart pounding. she scanned around for a moment there was no sign of Kabir. There was nothing. He was gone. Panick surge into her.

She turned to the driver,  "Take me to the mansion," she said, her words clipped with urgency. As the car pulled away from the curb, her mind was a blur. Anay’s harsh words echoed in her ears, but it was Kabir's face—twisted with hurt—that haunted her the most.

*How could I have been so blind?*

The realization hit her like a wave, and a knot of guilt twisted in her stomach. How would she ever apologize to him for everything she’d said? All the accusations, the mistrust, the anger. How would she even begin?

The mansion came into view, but even as she rushed inside, hoping to find him there, the servants' words crushed her: *He hasn’t come back, ma’am.*

Her heart sank. *Where was he?*

Smriti’s loud sobs filled the air as she rushed past, frantic and wild. Erica barely registered her presence. Smriti was devastated—news of Anay being shot had just reached to her....and she could fathom it , but Erica didn't pay any attention to it . Her priority was Kabir. She had to find him.

Without a second thought, she stormed back out to the car. "Take me to the penthouse," she ordered the driver. *He must be there,* she thought, desperate. But the penthouse was empty too.

Kabir was nowhere to be found.

In the haze of panic, Erica drove to his office, then the beach they had once visited. She went through the motions, but there was no sign of him. She was feeling  like he had disappeared from the world entirely, leaving her alone to drown in her guilt and fear.

The sun sank beneath the horizon, and with the night came an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. Erica sat in her room at the mansion, tears streaming down her face, feeling more lost than ever. *Where are you, Kabir?* unwanted thoughts were clouding her mind.....she didn't know what to do .....
She tried to call him the whole time...but his phone was off....the night went like that and next morning when Erica was crying and thinking what she should do ...a thought crossed her mind...

She picked up her phone and called saurav  Kabir’s PA.

"Hello , saurav!!" She said as soon as he picked up his phone

Saurav hesitated on the other end of the line. "Good morning, ma’am. You called me this morning, How can I help?"

She answered immediately, her voice cracking with desperation. "Please, Saurav, I need to know where Kabir is. I’m sure you know where he is."

A long pause followed. Erica’s heart thudded painfully in her chest. She could feel the distance in Saurav’s voice, the hesitation.

"I... I’m sorry, ma’am," Saurav said, the words awkward, unsure. "I don’t know where he is."

Erica’s frustration surged. "Saurav, please. Please, I’m begging you—tell me where he is! I need to see him. I know you know!"

Another pause, and then his voice, low and careful, spoke again. "Ma’am… Kabir sir has strictly ordered that no one tells anyone where he is. I’m sorry, but I can’t."

Erica’s eyes closed in anguish

Her voice broke. "Saurav, please. I’m his wife. what I am saying doesn't have any importance in your eyes .. please tell me where he is....I promise he won't say anything to you...that's on me...but please tell me where he is ... please!!!