Shivaay was at the police station, early in the morning. He was sat waiting in Ranveer's office who came in with an iPad in his hands.

Ranveer: Bhaaiya joh gadi Chanda ko school se pick up kiya, kisi ne 2 din pehle stolen report kiya

Shivaay: iska matlab joh meri beti ko leker gaya, voh chori hui car ka istemaal kara tha?

Ranveer: ji, aur mushkil hai unhe dhoondhne ke

Suddenly Anika burst through the doors with tear eyes, disheveled clothing, messy hair and a bag in her hand

Anika: School ke aas paas CCTV check kar ke meine dekha Chutki ki bag

She was gasping for air as Ranveer took the bag from her

Ranveer: I'll send this for analysis, shayad kohi clue mil jayega

The police officer leaves the two there and Shivaay immediately envelopes her into a hug

Shivaay: shhhh Anika humari beti ko kuch nahi hua

Anika: Mujhe usse nahi bolna ki driver aara, then she would have never got into that car

Shivaay: look Ani tum jitni toot gayi, utna bhi mein toot gaya, lekin mein nahi roh raha hoon, nahi naa?

Even though tears did leave his eyes, he was much more composed than her. But he had to remain as the pillar to hold her up.

Shivaay: Tum kal raat nahi soyi, Hai naa?

Anika shakes her head negatively and takes a seat. Shivaay joins her and she rests her head on his chest

Anika: meine kaha nahi dhoonda

Shivaay: I've hired a private investigator as well, Chutki mil jayegi

Ranveer walks back into his office and takes a file from the table

Ranveer: Meine saare airports se bhi information nikala, just in case

Shivaay: border security bhi?

Ranveer: everyone Bhaaiya. I need to ask, aapke kohi dushmane ya enemies hai joh shayad aap suspect karte?

Anika immediately gets up hearing enemy

Anika: Daksh. Daksh Khurannah

Ranveer: Daksh?

Anika: voh pagal aadmi hai, kuch bhi kar sakta, mere saath dushmni hai

Shivaay: Tumhe lagta Daksh iss ke peeche hai?

Anika: ho sakta, pata lagana hoga

Ranveer: mein dekhta aur turant phone kar lunga jab kuch pata chal jata

Shivaay: okay thanks Ranveer

Shivaay: Bhaaiya, Bhaabi ko ghaar leker fresh karo

Shivaay: haa, challo Anika

Carefully taking her hand in his, they went to the car and drove back home. The silent car journey represented how both of them felt.

Anika, blaming it all on herself. A whole new level of happiness dawned upon her life when she saw her angel for the first time. From that moment on, she knew thag she wanted to give her the perfect life; the one she never got. Removing any kind of sorrow and worry, Anika made sure she didn't ha be any difficulties. Thinking of app the possibilities of what could have happened to her scared her even more.

Shivaay shares similar thoughts to Anika. They actually played opposite roles in the relationship when it came to parenting. Generally the mother is the one to scold the child, but in this case Anika kept on fulfilling her demands. Probably 5-6 times she refused something to her daughter, meaning she knew her limits. Shivaay as a typical father would, wished to pamper her as well, but he knew his limits and also stopped Anika from selling the whole world for her. Chutki was still his Princess, and he can't imagine what he works do if it turns out that they didn't get to say a proper bye to their baby. No, she's okay. She will be okay. She'll safely return home. Playing the role of the pillar to support Anika was very hard, extremely hard. He himself wanted to cry, shout, scream, let it all out. But he needed to hold his family up. Chutki developed a strong bond with the whole family, and it was evident how everyone was affected by her sudden disappearance

Shivaay: Anika

She turned her head slowly to see the car door open and Shivaay forwarding a hand to her. Taking his help Anika got out of the car and they walked inside.

Bhavya: Bhaabi, Bhaaiya

She got up and walked immediately to them. The fact she was pregnant slowed her speed and ability to help Anika, but bhavya still wanted to do everything in her power to assist

Rudra: Kohi khabar?

Shivaay: kuch nahi

Anika: Om Gauri gaye?

Rudra: kuch ghante pehle

Bhavya: Bhaabi aap pehle kapre badalo aur fresh ho jao

Shivaay takes her to change her messy dress into something more clean and presentable. She didn't stop for anything, simply went downstairs and sat with an iPad, analysing CCTV footage. She'd probably seen it for the 100th time, but she needed a hint.

Whilst she was deep in her thoughts, Khannah and Shivaay's shouts brought her attention the the door. Getting up and looking beyond the two men her eyes could make out the figure of a lady. She instantly knew who it was.

Anika: Tia

Anika got up, throwing the iPad on the couch, and ran in their direction. Her next move was a surprise for all; her arms swung around Tia and she found some sort of relief in her embrace. Soon enough she was pulled away by Khannah

Khannah: Di aapko dikhaye nahi skata? Yeh Tia hai

Anika: mujhe pata hai

Khannah: Anika Di, shayad aap bhool rhi hai, Tia ne kya kya kiya

His words made Tia bow her head in shame, and that's when Anika parted

Anika: Tia humare side per hai

Tia: mujhe pata hai ki meine bohot bure kaam kiye, lekin please mujhe maaf karo. Yeh sab meri Mom ka chaal tha

Shivaay: hume kese pata hai ki tum kohi chalaaki nahi karke chale jayegi?

Anika: mujhe pata hai

Her head turned to Shivaay as she spoke.

Anika: kyuki uss din, Chutki ki birthday per, mujhe Tia milli

Anika: aap? Dono? Teeno?

She looks at Tia, then the man beside her and lastly the young child, looking more or less the age of her own daughter

Tia: Anika....

Anika: Tia Di mujhe nahi pata aap kya raita phelane ke liye aaye lekin please kam se kam meri bachi ko chodo. Joh bhi karwa hat hai mere saath hai, toh please Chutki ko kuch mat kehna

She tightens her grip around her daughter whereas Tia simply keeps her hand on her shoulder

Tia: mein kuch gadbad karne ke liye nahi aayi, balli maafi maangne ke liye. Mere Mom ne kaafi stupid things kiya hai aapke saath, aur uske liye I'm sorry. Mein bhi brainwashed thi, joh uski baate sunti, lekin ek incident ne meri perspective ko badal diya.

Anika stares at her confused, then she looks at the young child and man beside her.

Tia: oh, mein introduction karna bhool gayi. Anika, yeh hai mere husband, Dushyant. Pyaar se mein inhe Robin bulati. Aur yeh chota prince, mera beta Aditya

Anika: beta?

Everything that was happening wasn't sorting anything out, rather adding to the pile of mysterious information and unsolved facts.

Dushyant: Mrs Oberoi...

Anika: mera naam Anika hai

Dushyant: Anika, Tia ko yakeen karo jab voh bolti ki voh badal chuki hai. She's genuinely sorry, aur meine samjhaya ki ek chota galatfehmi ke vajhe se hum kisi aur ke zindagi barbaad nahi kar sakte

Anika: galatfehmi?

They were suddenly alarmed when they hear the sound of footsteps approaching

Anika: aap sab ko jaana padega, kya hum baad mein baat kar sakte please?

Tia: yes Anika. Again I'm very sorry

Anika: hmm

Tia: oh haan, yeh humare taraf se ek gift hai, baby aur tumhare liye

Tia forwarded the gift bag to Anika as her hand hesitantly moved towards it. Tia reassured her before leaving. Luckily they were out of sight when Khannah came to them

Khannah: Anika Di aap yaha?

Anika: voh ek guest ne gift gadi mein bhool gaya, aur jaldi jaana tha, isi liye

Anika somehow managed to cover up

Khannah: Shivaay Sir andhar bulara hai

Anika: theek hai

Tia: please meri baat ek baar suno

Anika invited her in

Shivaay: batao Tia

Tia: meri aur Anika ke rishta kese bana?

Khannah: aapke Mom aur Anika ke Pita bhai behn hai

Anika: aur Sonam ke Papa bhi unke bade bhai hai

Tia: Mom jealous thi, ki Dono bhai la bohot banta tha. Uske alava, mein aur tum bohot kehlte the. Tum meri choti gudiya thi. Phir humari Chutki pedha hui, aur then ek din....

Tia paused and her face bent down with guilt

Khannah: bolo?

Tia: Sharam aati hai kehne mein, ki meri apni Mom ne accident karwaya

Anika: KYA?

She exclaims in shock, horror, what not?

Tia: uski jealousy ke vajhe se tumhai bachpan aur unke rishta hil gaya. Mom ne socha ki yeh sab karne se usse attention milega, lekin they drifted apart

Shivaay: Tia if you don't mind me asking, tere Baap kaun hai? Uska kohi mention nahi hai, isi liye....

He didn't know whether this was an appropriate question or not, but nevertheless asked, hoping for an answer.

Tia: mere Papa mere janam se pehle hume chod ker chale gaye. Isi liye Mom akeli thi. Lekim yeh matlab nahi thi ki yeh sab voh kari. Mujhe yeh sab kuch 2-3 saal pehle pata challa, jab I was in a relationship with Robin

Anika: phir?

Tia: Yeh sunker ki Mom kya kya kar sakti, mein unse saare rishte chod ker challe gayi unse dhoor. Phir mere bacha hua, sirf kuch mahine baad ki aapki Beti pehdha hui.

Vese, anika tujhe pata hai ji mere paas ek aur behn hai?

Anika: aab kaun?

Tia: alsi nahi, adopted. Humare friendship dekh ker Mom ne socha ki ek aur beti adopt karle. Voh mujhse badi hai, aur uska naam Swetlana.

Tia whips out her phone and shows an image to them

Anika: mein isse jaanti

Shivaay: ese kese ho sakta?

Anika: uss din, kab the

She tried to remember, going through all the memories in her head till it comes to her.

Anika: Naamkaran. Chutki ki Naamkaran ke din, ek ladki thi, purple dress mein. Jab mein dupatta lene gayi thi tab voh milli thi. Uske chehre per chot tha aur meine usse ointment diya

Tia: voh Daksh ke saath mili hui hai, mujhe kuch dehr pata challa. Lekin I don't know agar Mom ka haath hai iske peeche.

Shivaay's phone rang and he kept it on loudspeaker after seeing the caller ID as Ranveer.

Shivaay: haa Ranveer, bolo

Ranveer: ek hafte pehle Daksh ne America mein ek hotel mein booking kar vaya, Mr and Mrs Khurrana ke naam mein

Shivaay: Daksk ka shaadi hua?

Tia: nahi, yeh zaroor Swetlana hogi

Ranveer: anyways, a few days beck un dono ne flight liya America se, lekin kyu ki private jet tha, destination unknown hai

Anika's face fell, any hope was drained as they were back to square, not knowing anything.

Anika: ese kese kuch nahi pata?

Ranveer: We're trying to find out

Tia: Anika don't worry, Chutki mil jaategi

But these words satisfy none of the two in the worried couple. They just turn to each other. No one can assure these words are true, they just keep hope. Somewhere in their hearts they know that nothing can happen to their baby girl but reality doesn't leave them to keep thinking like that.....