When Shivaay saw tears in her eyes he held her in his arms. At that time He wanted to believe her but All the proof was against her. He himself saw everything with his own eyes. Then how is she not responsible for all the things ? He wondered.

When he thought about the things that happened three years ago, his anger empowered him and he pushed her away. She stumbled and looked at him. When she saw his cold face and red eyes she stepped back while he walked towards her

" Tell me Why did you push my mother that day ? " His voice was a mix of violence and sadness. He had always wanted to know the reason behind her actions. He could not figure out Why Annika turned so violently that day that she tried to kill her own Mother in law ? If he had not seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that she could do it.

Annika looked at him deeply " Why can't this man trust me without any evidence ? Wasn't he ever in love with her even for a moment in those six months ? Thinking about this Her heart broke. Sensing her silence, he got angry. He held her tightly by her shoulders and asked

" Why are you testing my patience, will you never answer me, huh " ? His icy eyes frightened her.

She shook her head..She did not push his mother. Then What did he expect her to say ? When Shivaay saw that she shook her head. He thought she was refusing to answer his question. Which made him more furious.

His grip on her got stronger and he pressed her against the wall. She winces out of pain but he doesn't realise it due to his anger. " Miss Richard It will do you no good to piss me off ! " He warned her furiously, squeezing her chin.

Annika slapped his hand from her face and pushed him away. " Don't touch me. You have no right to push me again and again. She shouted at him in an equally cold voice " He dragged her in his arms and said Ruthlessly

.." You are in no position to refuse me vicious women " I am vicious " ? Really Mr Oberoi ? She asked sarcastically.

" If I am this much vicious then why the hell are you arguing with me ? What are you doing here ? Instead of wasting your precious time here you should spend your time with your beloved Fiancee. Obviously She is so pure and innocent. Spare me " She mocked him and Shivaay's face turned grim immediately.

" He is such an Idiot. He is engaged with the girl who killed his child and here like a fool he is accusing the real victim "..Annika thought and gave him a bitter smile.

You know what, I'm glad that we are divorced now. because an egoistic person like you who can't see the truth only deserves a Malicious woman like Elizabeth. I don't want to have anything to do with you. Let me go. She shouted and turned to go while he stopped her by holding her wrist. She struggled and he held her more tightly

His eyes were only fixed on her. His face was full of anger. Everyone bowed their heads in front of him. Honored him, Respected him. He was endowed with incredible power and influence. But this girl always disrespects him and challenges him. Only she is the one who disobeyed him and insulted him again and again "

He thought and sneered. He folded her hands behind her back, squeezed her chin tightly and said. " Girl you are playing with the fire.

I gave You enough chances to prove your innocence but you every time touched my bottom line. You have done enough damage in my life. Now you will pay for it. You owed me a lot. This time I will not let you go so easily "

" I have no fear of you Mr. Oberoi.I said to you a hundred times that I am not responsible for anything. But you never believed me & now I don't want to say anything else. You can think what you want because I don't give a damn to you. In the past I was too kind to you and all. But now I will not.. You always got what you wanted with me. In the past you accused me of the things which I never did but now It's enough. I will not tolerate it anymore. I was always innocent but you never trust me and my innocence. You are the one who owes me a lot not me Mr. Oberoi "

Hearing this Shivaay Shook his head in disappointment. " I did give you my trust before. But you broke it. You tried to kill my mother. How Could I Believe You ? I saw with my own eyes. Before getting unconscious she pointed her finger towards you. She has been in a coma for the last three years. She is fighting between death and life. Then as a Son how can I trust you ? I was aware that my mother never likes you. But I can't believe that She will frame you like this. Maybe she was arrogant. But she was a good woman from her heart. She cant stoop so low that she will frame you in her murder " He reasoned while Annika was feeling so sad because she has no evidence to prove her innocence

I don't know why she pointed her finger towards me before closing her eyes. But I know that I never tried to kill her. If you really want to punish the culprit who's responsible for your mother's situation then instead of blaming me Just go and investigate the truth, Mr Shivaay Singh Oberoi " She told him sternly.

I am sure one day the truth will come out and you will be so ashamed of yourself for your false allegations." She said and made herself free from his tight grip

" You better pray that I can find out the truth. And if you are wrongly accused I will apologize to you and make up for you. You have my words " Said Shivaay honestly. He really hoped that there would be some kind of evidence to prove her innocence because He still had feelings for her.

Wow ! Will you ? She asked with sarcasm. " I do not need your apology. You have caused too much pain for me. Nothing can make up for the hurt and shame that you caused me Mr. Oberoi. But You mark my words. " The day I will clear my name. From that day I will never see your face. That day I will say yes to the marriage to the man whom my family chose for me. That day I will leave you for good " She did not need him and his obsession..She only needed his love and trust in the past which he never gave her

He always ignored her feelings and caused her sufferings. Whenever she needed him he was not beside her. Now she will ignore him for the rest of her life.

He was so pissed off When she said that she will marry another man. He pulled her in his arms tightly and told her

" You are just dreaming girl. Don't you ever think that in this life you can marry another man and run away from me. I will never allow it. You are forgetting that I can do all the things to force you to obey me. Come on You know me very well Mrs. Ex Oberoi. " He said and smashed his lips on her. He initiated the Kiss and snuggled close to her. Annika was reluctant to push him away with his hand inside her shirt. She was taken aback by his attitude.

Stop it ..she muttered, sounding angry. He didn't stop but kissed her softly until she carefully adjusted herself in his arms. He tasted so delicious. His touches and kisses made her feel weak in the knees. She couldn't help but play with his hair, subconsciously putting running her fingers in his soft silk hair. She found him irresistible.She couldn't ignore his advances even if she wanted to. His delicious kisses which made her mind run wild to his hands which started a fire each time he caressed her.

He didn't leave her mouth but ravished her. Things got heated when they ran out of breath. The need to break the Kiss and get some breath was imperative but the urge of kissing her overpowered him. He was not in control as he cradled her in his arms.

Three years had passed, He had been missing this woman days and nights for these years. " What spell did she cast on him to trap him ? " He wondered.

The office fell into silence; they could hear the faster heartbeats of each other. Shivaay's phone rang suddenly, hearing that Anika came to her senses and pushed Shivaay, separating herself from him she said angrily

" Behave yourself Mr. Oberoi, Now I'm not your wife so don't take advantage of me " After that she fled away from his office in seconds.

" Behave myself ? Really ? that I don't know. " He said, licking his lips and displaying an evil smile.

As She came out of Shivaay's office, she breathed a sigh of relief. Without stopping anywhere, she went straight to her car and leaned against her seat. As soon as she sat down, the driver started the car and they left Dobriyal Industries. It took her quite a while to calm down.

What the hell was she doing ? She told herself that she would ignore him like a plague, and take him as a passerby But as soon as he came close to her she forgot everything and let him take advantage of herself. How could she be so susceptible ! Shit ! She got trapped with that devil again for a while. But Thank God she came to her senses before things progressed further.

There was one more important thing. Shivaay should never know about Nicole ! If he gets to know that Nicole is his daughter, he would definitely take her away !

No way ! She would never let this happen. She will never get close to Shivaay again in future. She decided.

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When Anika reached home, she saw her daughter was waiting for her. When Nicole saw her, she threw herself into Anika's arms. " Mommy' Nicole called her affectionately while Annika took her on her lap and kissed her face.

Baccha, Mommy is very sorry that you had to wait. Mama was a bit busy today. I was also thinking about when I will reach home and meet my princess.

" No mommy you don't say sorry Nicole is now a big girl and she understands that Mommy works very hard to earn money so that she can give us a good life " she said in her childish voice. When Anika heard this, her eyes became moist. How well does her baby understand her. She thought. She is a little girl but her IQ is higher than children of her age. She always understands Anika and never complains. This makes Annika very happy.

She was feeling sad before meeting her daughter but seeing her daughter's face and talking to her made her happy. Nicole is really a stress reliever for her. She's her life. When Annika lost her first child she had no reason to live. But after the birth of Nicole, she found a reason to live her life. Annika can tolerate everything but she cannot bear to lose her child. Nicole is a world to her and she was determined to protect her from evil eyes.

Meanwhile Shivaay was sitting silently in a private restaurant and staring at his drink . While His friends Samartha & Justin were watching him continuously.

They exchanged looks with each other. They could sense that Something is bothering him and it is definitely related to his Ex. Wife. James was the one who broke the silence " Shivaay I heard that your Ex wife was also present in the meeting of DI industries "

' Yes ' Shivaay replied coldly with just one simple word. He remembered today's Argument between them. She was still not ready to accept that she had done something wrong. On the contrary, she was accusing him of not trusting her. Which bothered him deeply.

Samartha had a sip of his drink before saying " Shivaay from my point of view, between you and Annika, you are wrong here, she is not. It is your fault "

Hearing this Shivaay put his glass on the table. He glared at him and asked angrily " Really ? How ? Can you explain ? " Because you didn't give her a chance to explain consider her guilty " said Samarth

What do you mean ? asked Shivaay unbelievably.

" Due to your lack of trust in her, both of you suffered and your marriage ended with divorce. I can clearly see that you are not happy without her. Then why are you trying so hard to hide this truth? Why can't you trust her once over the evidence? said Samarth trying to put some sense into his stubborn friend.

I did give her my trust . But She broke it Even this time I would have definitely trusted her if only my mother was not involved in this case. I can't accept that My mother was lying. That too when she was fighting between life and death, " Shivaay snapped back in disapproval.

" Did you investigate the whole thing ? Or you only jumped on to the conclusion and considered her guilty ? " This time Justin asked him. Shivaay gave them a stern glance.

"Have you both gone mad ? Do you think I can ever believe that my own wife tried to kill my mother? She was my wife. Damn it! My wife! Not a random girl."

Of course I found out everything. Every evidence and witness was against her. For a moment, I don't believe in evidence. I admit that whatever I saw with my own eyes was also not the complete truth. But what about my mother, she himself pointed her finger at her. I saw with my own eyes that only she and my mother were present on the terrace. No one else. So how do I trust her ?

Shivaay himself does not believe that Annika can think of killing someone. Not to mention that the person was his own mother-in-law. This is the reason that he did not involve the police in this matter till date nor did he take any action against her.

His friends were also not ready to believe that a beautiful and kind hearted girl like Annika could ever do this. There must be something wrong. He also wants Anika to not have anything to do with this. Anika turned out to be right and he himself was wrong. That is why he is still trying his best to find the truth and that's why his investigation continues even today.

" Shivaay, the first thing you need to do is find out the truth as soon as possible. Start fresh with this matter and try to use your logic not your emotions " suggested Samartha.

He believed that Shivaay really adored Annika. Yes he agrees that Shivaay never showed his affection for her. But he saw with his own eyes that he really cared for her. That's why he Always gave her the best things in the world.

Shivaay picked up the bottle of alcohol, opened it and directly poured it into his mouth. His mind was playing crazy things on him. He really wanted to escape from all this. After sometime he stood up, picked up his coat, keys and went out of the room leaving his friends behind

In his heart He really hoped that there would be some kind of evidence to prove her innocence. He too wants her to come out clean from this mess. He took out his cellphone and quickly dialed a number.

Is there any progress ? Go and investigate all the things once again from the start. Hire new people if needed, change the entire security team, and hire more detectives, do whatever you can but the truth should come out at all costs.

I want results. He ordered someone angrily and hung up the phone.

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To be continued