Arjun was strolling around with his sweaty body in the garden after gym. He entered the garage and looked around for dumbbells .

He heard faint sounds of footsteps and turned back to look at his children who are looking at the cars with wide eyes..... Though they have seen many cars of their Alexander uncle ( in Russia ) , but their father's collection fascinated them .

Arjun smiled looking at his kids and asked if they wanted to go on a ride . To which the kids started whispering among themselves and said 'no' . He felt a little disappointed but pushed it aside .

" papa!

I want cycle!

Ride! " Neelu screamed pointing at a cycle and arjun turned over to look at it. He didn't have keys to open the grills but as he was tall enough, he raised it with his one hand and kept it in front of his daughter .

" Woow papa soo strong!! " Neelu exclaimed while noor was clapping seeing her dad. Kids were amazed by seeing how strong their father was ! The funny part here is that boys were looking around assessing what all their father does to have such a huge body while Neelu is thinking how much she should eat to become like her father 😂 .

Arjun lifted both of his daughters and placed them on either sides of his shoulder . Neelu was hooting while noor held on to her father's neck tightly with fear . He turned around and started walking while the girls started laughing and giggling...

As soon as they entered the garden, Neelu asked him to let her down.

" papa do hoosh'es " Neelu said remembering how her Alex uncle and her mumma used to train in gym.

Arjun was perplexed with what his daughter meant while utkarsh hit her head and said " push ups " .

" yah yah tha...that oly " she said goofyly.

Arjun started doing push-ups while the kids started counting. Soon Neelu jumped and sat on her father's back while he was doing push-ups .

Unkown to them, Lakshmi is watching everything from the balcony with dull eyes and no emotions in her face.

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As soon as arjun entered inside the palace, he said to kids that he would take a bath and join them back to which they nodded.

Anita saw noor walking behind her siblings slowly . She went and picked up little noor in her arms while asking the kids to follow her. She asked the maids to arrange snacks while she sat on the couch with children around her .

She wanted to talk to them... She yearned to talk to her grandkids .

The whole time except for Neelu, none of the boys talked actively other than giving one word answers. Soon the maid arrived with a tray in her hand and the kids feasted on them . Noor pointed her hand at a basket on the table and said " apepee " . Anita thought that she wants to go to washroom but stopped as soon as Ibbu handed her an 🍎 . She plopped beside her elder brother Ibbu on the sofa and ate her apple with her small mouth.

Soon manika's mom - sunita came down and saw kids with Anita . She knew that she has to repair the damage that stupid daughter of her's has caused .

She can't let people doubt her , that would only cause hindrance to her plans .

She sat on the couch opposite to the kids and looked at them with fake adorance in her eyes. Anita smiled looking at sunita and sunita did the same, while her face had only a facade beneath which she is cursing the kids.

The kids didn't even give her a face and left as soon as they completed their snacks.

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Neelu sat on her mother's bed while seeing her mother reading something seriously with glasses on her nose. Lakshmi didn't even turn to look at her daughter and asked "why are you sulking beside me?" to Neelu who has been pouting beside her mom .

" maa

I want to eat something yum !

Dadi gave only salads, juices

Let's order foooood " Neelu said while her little mouth started watered imagining them... Lakshmi kept the journal aside and looked at her daughter while removing her glasses .

" Acha what do you want to order? " she asked because even she was feeling hungry... Both mother and daughter only live to eat.

"paeer butter masala

Galic aans ? " Neelu said and lakshmi nodded thinking what if her daughter missed the other 'n' in naans......

" and gulab jamun too? " lakshmi said and Neelu nodded licking her lips.

" boys ,

Do you want to order anything extra?" lakshmi asked them as they were talking to each other sitting on the carpet.

" no mumma. " Rudra answered and lakshmi nodded while ordering food online.

The whole time they were eagerly waiting in the room and as soon as she got a call from delivery boy, she swiped the green icon .

The delivery boy informed her that they stopped him at the gate .

The delivery boy was shocked that the order was placed from the Royal palace. He had to checked the delivery address multiple times on his phone to make sure that it's the right place....

Lakshmi went out of the palace and stood near the huge gates as the gaurds didn't allow the boy to enter. She felt bad for him. She noticed the ID tag in his neck and understood that he is a college student....

She took the covers and paid him with extra money , especially after noticing that he might be a hardworking young man......She smiled at him warmly while the teen bowed his head in respect knowing that she is a memeber of Royal family.

Lakshmi walked fast inside the palace, took plates from kitchen and then sprinted on her legs up the stairs to her room.

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As soon as their mom reached, the kids took covers and plates from her while she went inside the washroom to wash her hands and legs.

By the time she came out, everything was arranged and she served them while sitting on the carpet.

" Mumma pass ulli (onion) " Neelu said and lakshmi passed her the cover while eating.

Soon there was a knock on the door and Abhimanyu opened it. He looked at his father who was standing there awkwardly .

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Arjun was stuck with an important call and he couldn't delay it . Buts as soon as he was done , he came down and looked around for his kids in the hall . He found none .

He asked the maids and then came to lakshmi's room for them . But after seeing them eating.......he knew that he has to leave but abhimanyu held his hand and asked him to eat along with them.

Lakshmi's hand stopped near her mouth while looking down at her plate. Arjun wanted to leave after seeing her reaction but Neelu pulled him and made him sit on the carpet in her place while she sat on his big warm lap. As there was no extra plate, she offered her plate for sharing.

Though arjun asked his daughter to eat and said that he was not hungry, but Neelu didn't listen to her father and asked him to eat. He took a bite and watched Lakshmi placing one of her naan on the empty foil which their daughter took and placed it in their plate.

His heart warmed up.

He is happy.

He cannot express how much that simplest gesture which lakshmi did quietly made his heart swell up....

Thinking that there is still a slight chance for him....

Lakshmi didn't do it for him, she did that because 2 are eating from a single plate and she thought that it wouldn't be enough. She didn't want her daughter's stomach to be unfilled.....

She ate slowly while arjun kept on building up hopes.

After they were done, he took all the dishes in his hands while Lakshmi took the covers and boxes. She opened the door and stepped out with him following behind her silently.

A maid bowed infront of them on the stairs while taking the covers and plates from them.

She murmured a small ' thank you ' to the maid and went to the kitchen to get a water tanker. I meant Water bottles for her kids. She hardly drinks a bottle of water while her kids drink atleast 3-4 bottles a day. Arjun took glasses and they both went back to her room.

Kids were eating sweet and lakshmi looked at noor who is still eating her sweet from the time they were eating naans. She looked behind Noor instinctively and saw an empty box behind her small back.

" noor " she called out staring at her daughter who smiled back at her mom while putting large piece in her mouth.

That was lakshmi's box which noor was eating ! and lakshmi couldn't do anything other than smiling at her daughter's cute antics.....

" Mumma eat from me " Rudra said while sitting on his mother's lap and placed a spoon near her mouth. She took it in her mouth and asked her son to eat he rest of it as her stomach was full.

Ibbu asked his father to have from his bowl but arjun denied saying his son to eat. Ibbu didn't go down until his Abbu atleast had a spoon.

" maa acher " ( water) noor said pointing at the bowl in her hand asking for jamun juice. Lakshmi denied utkarsh from giving but he still gave it to noor . She sighed thinking how her daughter will ask for washroom for the rest of the night.....

After they drank water, she removed the empty sweet boxes and went down along with bottles in other hand. Arjun followed behind her while holding bowls and glasses.

He just wants to follow her....

As soon as they reached the kitchen, she threw them in bin while arjun placed them near sink. Hearing no sounds from behind her , Lakshmi thought that he left and surfed through the contents in the fridge.....

Of course,

half naan wouldn't be enough for her , neither did she have the sweet... She sighed softly seeing all the healthy food...... though she is a doctor herself but who said all the doctors will eat healthy ?

She took an orange and turned around but stepped on her own saree and was about to fall but was stopped in mid air. She felt a hand around her bare waist and opened her eyes to look at Arjun . She gulped seeing the proximity and feeling his hand on her bare waist.

She pushed him away and left from there while feeling angry on herself. She doesn't know why she is angry.... maybe because she tripped over her own saree ?

Arjun stood there shocked for one whole second and the next second he is grinning like fool while staring at his hand which was around her waist before...

Those maids and servants who were silent spectators till now were shocked seeing their highness who has never showed an emotion on his face before,.....is now smiling like a love sick teenager. They knew the whole fiasco going in the palace but they dare not open their mouth outside the palace.

Here manika who observed the whole scene is burning in anger. She couldn't still understand what is so special in that girl that even when that girl denied his touch, he is still obsessed with her.

Manika immediately unlocked her phone and texted " okay " while gritting her teeth.

' wait arjun , until I get that girl out of your life.....

I shall be sitting beside you soon ' she thought while looking at the stairs in the direction of his room .

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Anita and saraswathi were in their own world... They have been selecting clothes from the kids clothing magazine since past an hour for children. Veer enetered his room and looked at how happy his wife is.....and smiled looking at her enthusiasm.

The same woman he fell in love with....and still in love with....

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It was half past eleven at night when Saraswathi returned back to her room after helping her mother in law with office work.

As soon as she shut the door, she felt him standing behind her and she stood still.

She didn't dare to move.

Fear was all she has...

He never abused her verbally or raised a hand on her, but his intimidating character was enough to spike up fear in her.....

As soon as she felt his hot breath near her ear followed by a kiss on the nape of her neck, she knew what was going to happen next.....

He carried her in his arms and laid her down on the bed while having his way with her for the rest of the night.

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" Mumma! You are drooling on my shoulder! " utkarsh yelled at his mom for the nth time in the morning but his mom was not ready to move away from her baby boy . She wiped her mouth and shut her mouth while hugging him more close to her.

" Mumma leave! " utkarsh yelled in his little voice. These kids dread those nights when their mother hugs them to sleep and squeezes them like a plush toys and drools on them most of the time. This is the reason why Noor and Neelu stay away from their mom at nights....and sleep with their brothers .

Lakshmi groaned and got up while rubbing the already wet shoulder of her son. She went inside the washroom and brushed her teeth. She and the kids bathed together in the huge washroom and then got dressed up.

Seeing her mom, Neelu too wanted to dress up so she ran into the closet on her little feet and wore a traditional dress and put on Goggles. { Rahul bought their luggage along with husky } .

She ran out of the room, descended down the stairs and entered the hall. She remembered where her dad will be at this hour of time and ran into the garden, she looked at her dad who was doing push ups and yelled out for him while running towards him.

Arjun looked up to see his daughter while she kept a pose in front of him and asked "how am I?" cutely...

His heart melted and he wanted to hug her tightly but refrained himself as he is sweating profusely after gym.....

" you look like an angel " he said while kissing her forehead and she ran off from there after kissing his cheek.

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Lakshmi informed Anita the previous night about 'visiting temple' to which Anita accepted after making sure that lakshmi goes along with Arjun and gaurds would tag along with her.

Lakshmi just wanted to go out to get some relaxation but all the more it burdened up. She knew that their mother in law has done this for their safety.....or hope so....

Arjun took a quick shower and changed into casuals. He dosen't want to be late as this is the first time he is going out with his wife and children.

He wants to thank the god for giving him back his wife....

For giving him another chance to mend this relation...

For giving him his life back....

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Lakshmi came out while rushing her kids outside. She looked at the log standing beside the car and scoffed looking at his hair. It irked her while looking at the way he was dressed up for going to a temple. Not that she wanted him to wear traditional pancha and shirt, but he could have wore something more decent...

Arjun smiled looking at his children and air blew by making his hair fall in front of his shoulders.

" papa your hair messy messy " Neelu said and Arjun pushed his hair back making lakshmi snicker at his actions.

" Mumma have rubber? " Neelu asked her mumma while Arjun lifted Neelu up in his arms.

Lakshmi was already irritated and Neelu's words just added more oil to fire .

" yah yah

Why only rubber band

Go apply some oil, pull his hair back and do a French braid too. " she said while murmuring ' Godzilla kahika '....

All the while arjun just stared at his wife helplessly with shock written all over his face. He is shocked but.....he is happy.... because she is scolding him....like the old self....

Lakshmi sat inside the car immediately followed by her kids while arjun sat in front with Neelu in his lap.

Arjun's car in the middle and 2 cars in-front and behind , with one car on each diagonal side guarding the main car . They have reached Masjid first and waited outside as Noor and Ibraheem went inside along with half of the body gaurds and Irmaan uncle ( PA of Veer) .

After 30 minutes, they came out and Lakshmi got out of the car while smiling at them . Noor suddenly started running away and lakshmi ran behind her while raising her saree a little up, and bodyguards started running behind lakshmi. This is nth time noor is making her mom run in public.

Arjun laughed along with his kids when utkarsh said

" mummy again running behind 🐓 " arjun agreed while looking at her running and crouching at the same time as if she is trying to catch a hen. He got out of the car to help her but stopped as soon as he saw her holding on to Noor .