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"You should come inside.", I suggested to Karthik as we made it to VIP suite of the hotel.

"No, sir. I prefer to stay here.", He nodded.

"You're not my bodyguard, Karthik. Your position is beside me.", I reprimanded him strictly.

"And I plan to keep my position there. Please, sir. You should go inside. They'll be coming here any minute.", He said and I shook my head. He's defying my orders a lot lately. May be I'm getting lenient. But I don't have heart to belittle him when he's being so loyal to me. I admire this man.

"Okay.", I mumbled and opened the door to suite with card key before sliding inside and closing the door shut behind.

The room was huge. Spacious and luxurious. One wall occupied the bay window, comfortable long couches adjusted there to make a luxurious seating area. The wall to my left had a huge wall TV and sound system taking up the space downside. A huge king size bed was lined up to the wall to my right, glamorous night lamps on the either side. The room was compromised of two colors. Purple and white. The hotel has a flamboyant architecture from outside but the rooms are modern and royal. I sat down on the rocking chair, waiting.

It was an hour past yet there was no sign of them. I was suddenly getting restless. Shouldn't they be here now? The room was enveloped in darkness but I was too busy in my thoughts to care about that. The sound of door clicking open made me sit straight.

A slender figure entered, I followed the silhouette until the darkness in room disappeared and her curvaceous frame cladded in Royal blue bodycon dress captured my eyes. She ignored my presence and walked up to half closed door, although I know she's very well aware of my gaze following her like a shadow.

"Come inside.", She said in a small murmur. Her voice a sensual melody to my ear, I closed my eyes and relaxed back. Waiting for my queen to appear by my side.

"I can't believe you're the one doing all this. Am I dreaming?", He chuckled, and I wanted to twist the throat from where that disgusting sound came.

"No. Step in.", She whispered and I smirked. She was inviting him in hell by appearing angel in his eyes. My devil wife.

She opened the door wide and he stepped inside. I waited for him to notice me. She closed the door and turned, her eyes meeting mine immediately.

"Wh-What!? What are you doing here, S-Sir?", I gazed back at the source of question, only to have him flinch under my strict glare. I can't believe this pathetic excuse of human is planning to seek revenge on me when he can't even look into my eyes without getting scared like a cat.

"You asked me so many times- uhm no- you accused me so many times of sleeping with the Boss. So I thought why not bring the Boss himself to answer all your questions.", Rivaah chortled before she strutted towards me and leaned down to peck my lips.

"What the fuck!?", I closed my eyes in annoyance. Good God! A man can't even kiss his wife without getting disturbed by some retard.

"Not 'What the fuck', Rishabh. Ask, 'How the fuck?' that may earn you an answer.", She shrugged innocently and I pulled her down on my lap. She gasped. "I was talking, Kabir! And let me stay in my form! I'm feeling like a bad bitch!", She snickered.

I rubbed her waist as I looked back at him to notice that his eyes were on the verge of popping out and crawling near us to take a closer look.

"I've never done something like this. It feels like we're in some action movie.", She whispered in my ear as she laid her head on my shoulder and played with my shirt button. I can't believe my wife is chilling on my lap as if she's on a beach.

"I've to leave.", He muttered to himself and trotted closer to door. The moment he opened it, Karthik stepped front and pushed him back inside before closing the door shut on his face. He was too shocked to react.

"What the fuck is happening!? Why have you brought me here!?", He demanded in screech.

"His voice is annoying.", Rivaah hissed before she sighed and got up from my lap.

"Okay, continue your game. I've a kid waiting for me at home. I'm a full time mother after all.", She pouted at me and I chuckled before getting up.

"I'll come soon.", I kissed her forehead and she nodded before turning and walking to him.

"All the insults you threw at me, all the dirty comments, all the humiliation you made me go through, my husband is gonna make you pay for all that with interest.", She snarled at him venomously. "Right, honey?", She added sweetly.

"Of course, dove.",

"Don't show him any mercy.", She said in despise.

"Your wish is my command, Dove.", I agreed immediately.

"This was fun.", She giggled before walking out of room after sending a small wave in my direction.

"I'm assuming you know now that I know everything about you Mehrotra siblings?", I asked as stepped closer to him. "Look, this is getting pathetic. I don't play with kids and you guys are surely acting like one.", I snorted.

"She was your wife!?", He asked shocked.

"She is my wife.", I gritted out. "And that is not the point here, tell me how do you plan to revenge me. I mean, you must have some strategy or something like that. Or do you siblings just decided one night that you'll revenge Kabir Raichand?", I asked looking scornfully at him.

"Why do you think I'll disclose our plan to you!? I'm not stupid!", He hissed as his eyes gleamed with hatred. "And I'm done with this drama. Let me go.", He said as he struggled to open the door.

"How about 10 Million Dollars?", I asked and he froze. "Do you still want to go?", The moment he turned, I saw greed embracing his eyes.

I just barked out a stupid figure. No way in hell will I toss even a penny at him. Also, I don't even have that much money. Not when I've decided to start my own business and hand everything of Raichand to Aarav.

"You're fucking with me!", He shook his head. May be trying to not fall for my words. Well, if he was intelligent then he would have been able to stop himself. But he's a dumbass. "Really?", See! I told you.

"Hmm hmm. But for that you've to wipe away a nuisance for me.", I said with a shrug.

"What nuisance?", He questioned.

"Your sister.", I said and his eyes widened to the size of saucer.

"What do you mean?"

"Look, you'll get nothing even if you try to play this pathetic revenge game on me. I mean, I'm a very old player in this game. I know the rules. You want to know what are they?", He looked dumbfounded. "Meh I don't remember. I don't play by the rules.", I said nonchalantly. "Sup? What do you choose? Money or sister.", I waited for his answer.

"Money!", Well, I didn't have to wait much.

"Good. C'mon follow me.", I said and walked out.

"Where are we going?", He asked as he tried to keep up with my large strides.

"Your house.", I shrugged and he looked at me in confusion.

I sat in my car and told the driver to go home. Rishabh drove me and Karthik to his house which was not that far away. Poor guy is preparing his own death bed.

The house was a bungalow. Their living condition doesn't seem to be that bad.

"She's not home yet.", He said and I nodded.

"Do you have a basement?", I asked and he nodded. "Lead us.", I said and he frowned but nonetheless agreed. Now I know why it was so easy for my wife to defeat him even after he stole her idea. This guy only has face, no brains. Or may be he has, it's just blinded by greed.

I looked at my watch as he led us downstairs towards the basement. It's already nine. Rivaah told me to come home by midnight. I've to hurry up.

"We've have to tie you up.", I said extending my hand towards Karthik. He immediately opened the briefcase and handed me the ropes.

"What? Why?", Rishabh scurried back.

"Dude, we've to give your sister a impression that you're stuck. Or do you want to show her your deceit. She'll be hurt.", I said waving the rope in front of him.

"Are you planning to kill her?", He asked.

"Me? No! My wife will kill me.", I said horrified. "You'll kill her.", I said smiling sweetly. "But don't worry, we'll make it seem like you were forced to do so she won't blame her death on you.", I added when he looked in conflict. "Karthik, is the 10 Million Dollars cheque ready?", I asked in a raised voice and that caught his attention.

"Ye-Yes, Sir.", Karthik agreed reluctantly. There's no cheque. It's hard for the guy to lie confidently. I can understand.

Rishabh sat down on an old wooden chair silently. "No wait!", He suddenly exclaimed. "What if you betrayed me!? What the fuck!? No no! I'm not doing this!", He moved away from the chair and to the corner with a frantic shake of his head.

I clenched my jaw. I knew this was too good to be true.

"What proof do you need?", I asked.

"Uhm, I-I want the money now! Right now!", He declared.

"What do you think? I roam around with that much amount in my wallet!?", I deadpanned.

"And what do you think? That I'll trust my enemy like this? So silently without any question? I'm not that dumb!", He snapped.

"Okay fine! Karthik, handover the cheque to him!", I said and Karthik rushed front to face me. He gave me a disapproving look. "The five million dollars cheque? That Mr. Vashisth gave us?", I asked in whisper and his eyes widened. Mr. Vashisth this morning loaned me the money after we signed the contract. He's also going to buy the stocks but this little amount was a token of friendship he offered to me.

"Uh- yeah.", He stuttered before walking out of the basement. Ten minutes later, he appeared with the cheque and forwarded it to him. Rishabh took it greedily like a little kid that was offered a candy.

"There. All done now?"

"It's just five million dollars!", He said in exasperation.

"How can I hand you complete amount without even getting my work done. Now Karthik will tie you loosely, just to show her. Sit down.", I commanded and he slipped the cheque in his pocket before sitting down.

As said, Karthik tied him loosely.

"Arrange a table and chair for me. I'll be back.", I tapped on Karthik's shoulder before walking out of basement and upstairs to the living room.

Hearing the clinking sound, I peeked inside kitchen and saw Lavanya bent before the open refrigerator. I moved inside, without announcing my presence.

"Hey..", I whispered teasing her with my fingers on the bare skin of her back and she shrieked before standing straight.

"You!? I thought it was Rishabh home! How dare you come inside!?", She hollered loudly as she moved away from the refrigerator and sideways towards the kitchen counter. "I'll call cops!", She hissed before grabbing her phone that was on the top of refrigerator.

"Shh! Shh, Lioness.", I chuckled as I stepped closer and placed my hands on the either sides trapping her. She stared at me awestruck and I knew the closeness was affecting her. "I want you to hear something.", I murmured softly in her ear and she shivered. Fishing my phone out, I played the voice recording that I had ended before getting out of that basement.

"Ho-How can he?", She whispered to herself as her eyes blazed with fresh tears after the voice recording ended.

"Well, what do you expect from the man who raped his own daughter? Do you really think he'll respect your relationship?", I asked incredulously. "He deserves to be in jail. Among the other criminals. He abandoned his girlfriend, snatched her daughter away from her and for what? To rape her?", I knew I was boiling from inside. I hate people who has the audacity and heart to do this to their own kids. My biological father was one of them. I can't even imagine what these type of people think like! I can't ever think of hurting my son even in the slightest.

"I was so stupid!", She whispered to herself.

"He's all ready to kill you. And for a man like him you gave wrong medications to your father? How pathetic!", I hissed. I knew I have to be all sweet talks with her, but these people brings out the worst in me.

"Rishabh said if he dies, it'll be only then we will get the money of insurance! I didn't want to, but we need money!", She screeched as big fat tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Well, then I'm offering them to you. Five million dollars. The cheque is right now in his right pocket. Kill him, get the cheque and leave this country. Never glance back! And if you don't want to do that, wait for him to do the same. Choice is yours!", I said as I moved away and leaned against the refrigerator.

"Bu- But-"

"No buts, darling.", I pulled her towards me. My arm curling up around her waist as I yanked her closer. She gasped at the sudden proximity we shared. "Don't think too much.", I said huskily as I pushed few tendrils behind her ear. "Get the money and fly away. Don't worry, you can call me anytime you want. I was actually beginning to like you, but you ruined everything that day in restaurant. I was really hurt.", I mumbled as I drew lazy circles on her waist.

"Really?", She asked breathlessly.

Bitch, of course not!

"Yeah.", I whispered hoarsely. "Now don't think too much. Do you have a gun?", I asked as I caressed her cheek. She closed her eyes and nodded.

"It is in his room.", She murmured, lost.

"Go get it. I'll be waiting for you here.", I kissed her cheek and she shuddered in my embrace. Gross! I've to wash my mouth thoroughly once reaching home. Thanks to Lord, my wife is not here. She would have killed me foremost after seeing me here like this.

She wordlessly nodded and walked out of my embrace. I wiped the back of my palm aggressively over my lips.

When she came back, I plastered a fake smile for her and led her to the basement. The moment we reached, I sat down on the chair Karthik arranged for me and waited for the scene to unfold.

"How could you, Rishabh?", She accused.

"No! He held me captive in my own house, Lavanya!", Rishabh cried out. As he slowly tried to unknot the rope of his hand behind the chair.

"I can't believe you! You said we're a team yet you go deceiving me like that!?", She shouted.

"What?", He looked at me shocked. Okay, I know he expected his sister to beg for his life to me but this was happening completely opposite to what he must have imagined. Well sorry boy, I don't play fair.

"You want to kill me!? Before that I'll kill you!", She screamed and he looked at her horrified. The gun pointed directly at him and I could see him panicking. He struggled to free his wrists from the ropes but I guess he was in too much terror to act calmly.

"What the heck! No! He's tricking us, Lavanya! He tricked us!", Before he could complete, she had already emptied the gun in his body. Okay that was ruthless.

It's not my fault. His greed ate him. And the betrayal she felt forced her. I didn't do anything. And moreover, these siblings looked a pair of asylum patients to me. Who trusts their nemesis?

Karthik was shivering and looked on the verge of passing out. I stood up silently, took the cheque out of Rishabh's pocket without looking at him and handed it to her.

"Have a great life.", I whispered to her and pulled Karthik out along with me.

"I'm scared, sir.", Karthik whispered as we made it out of the gates. "We've never done something like this.", He muttered as he looked down.

"He was a rapist, Karthik. Don't feel bad for him.", I said rubbing his back.

"But we had no right to-"

"He was fucked up in his head, Karthik. You know he ran away from the rehabilitation center when his father put him there ten years ago. Just put all blame on me if you want. But don't carry any guilt. Hmm?", I said and opened the door before nudging him to sit inside. He did silently.

I fished out my phone and dialled the number.

"I was waiting for your call.", He said immediately after picking up.

"I hope you know what you've to do.", I said and he hummed.

"Don't worry. I'll do everything soundlessly. No one would know. And that criminal deserved it anyways!", He spoke in disgust.

"I'm trusting you, Ranvijay.", I mumbled.

"I promise, Kabir. I'll close this matter legally and won't let a trouble touch you.", He said and I hummed before disconnecting the call and entering the offside. Pulling the car out of driveway, I was grateful that the house was in deserted area so there was no one to claim itself as witness.

I had no plan to involve Ranvijay in this. But I knew I would need his help and he'll actually consider my plan unlike someone else. In return, I promised him transfer to Dehradun. So neither of us was receiving any loss.

My plan was to frame Lavanya as a murderer of her own brother because she wanted money that he had stolen from me. For additional support, I've also planned to reveal her deception that she did to her own father so the netizens and public will believe the crime. Now in half hour, Ranvijay will catch her and seize the cheque. I have already registered a FIR about my cheque getting robbed by someone this afternoon. That will prove her crime. It was easy, now I'm hoping for it to be clean.

I dropped Karthik home and told him to take a day off. As I was driving home, my phone rang.

"Yes, Ranvijay?"

"We've her now. She'll be sent to court for her first trial next Monday. She's trying to pull you into this, but because of the FIR you registered this afternoon, we've upper hand. The case will be closed soon.", He explained and I sighed in relief.

"How soon?"

"May be a month or two? You know how court works. But I'll try to fasten the things.", He said tiredly.

"Okay. Thanks, Man. Really.", I said and he chuckled.

"Fancy coming from you. But it's fine. Take care of the transfer order though.", He added the last part immediately.

"Yeah, leave that on me.", I said before disconnecting the call.

I'm guilty. Not for the siblings but for the old man. He did built everything on his own and because of my drive to grab success in short period, I destroyed him when he deserved nothing of this. Although I can't change the past, I'm planning to transfer 49 percent shares of the pharmaceutical company back to him. But because Aarav is handling all now, I don't know if that is possible. However, I'm planning to shift him in private hospital rather than government. Karthik told me that they are planning to take off his life support, but I don't want that. His granddaughter, that bastard's daughter whom his son Rishabh raped, is in some kind of NGO. I'm planning to handover the shares to her only if Aarav allows me. Which I think he will. He's much more soft hearted than me.