The Binding String

S E V E N T Y - F I V E

I tried to find about her using my contacts but the results were none. Two days passed in a same way, on the third day we received a video message from Samaira, Amaaya was crying aloud sitting in a dark room and Samaira voice came from behind.

I am sorry for doing this to Amaaya but you forced me to do the same. I will return back her to you Vikram but I need my happiness in an exchange of her, RKB.

Raman, my daughter wellbeing depends on you.

Her cruel voice is still resonating in my ears Ishita. Amaaya wails were heartbreaking to bear, I was already in the middle of my work. Those days were crucial for me and Samaira naggings were irritating to bear. The only way to save Amaaya was to get them divorce."

Ishita nodded her head understanding their decisions were right that time.

"How do you tackled the same?" Ishita asked further, intrested to know how the two men handled this entire chaos.

"Bhabhi, divorce was the only option for us but it was not easy for me to get divorce. My most of the property including our lands were named under Samaira. We needed to start this plan strategically. Also she was continuously threatening Raman to send his pictures to you and also ruining his image in the public. Well we knew she cannot contact you since your image was hidden but we know she can go any extent to get what she wished.

I requested him to pose as old friend to her and make her believe that you're ready to give this friendship a chance. Raman was not willing to do it but this was the only way we had. Raman has started to turn soft with her but he didn't agreed to pose as fake lover. It continued till three months until he became CEO, you might have seen her in the official party where she posed along him with some fake claims.

Since he was talking softly to her she believed he is just pissed with her and will come back to her with time. In January, her delusion broke when Raman tweeted his picture along you. She startes to harass us again, this time she targetted my parents and arrested them under domestic abuse charges. Later she had seen your one of TV show and got a lead to contact you, we realised she has started trapping us. I requested Raman to convince her to divorce me, this time he has to agree on my demand since we were left with no option. Two months later, she somehow agreed to divorce me and Raman came back to Zurich. Along the divorce papers we also prepared property papers, we thought we will get both the papers signed from her but........."

"But?" Ishita narrowed her eyebrows looking at Vikram and Raman.

"She signed property papers but not the divorce and custody. We were trying to get her signs by fooling her but she saw those property papers which she signed. She cannot do anything about property but she denied signing divorce and custody papers."

"You guys have tried to befool me. I will not leave you this time. Raman, you're going to see the hell. My father is going to destroy you."

"Samaira contacted her father and blamed Raman for every chaos going on in her life. Her Father was Chief Minister of Gujrat that time, Raman was under immense pressure and he needed to sort out everything with her father before he damage his reputation. Raman fixed another meeting with her Father in month of August when he was in the Zurich. It was not easy to convince him but he is a noble man and when we explained him Samaira reality and all the proofs related to the same he agreed to support us and by the October of 2016 we were divoeced and I got permanent custody of Amaaya. Raman continued to fly between Zurich and Delhi and in order to save us three from troubles, he missed beautiful moments of his life.

His daughter birth."

Ishita eyes welled up as Roohi birth mentioned. The pain and agonies of those months resurfaced infront of her eyes in form of tears. She couldn't help to stop herself from shedding her tears thinking she and Roohi underwent everything which they never deserved.

"Indeed Raman saved me and my daughter but Samaira vouched to make his life hell. She shifted back to India and started working in a Page3 magazine and started using unethical ways to ruin his life. All the pictures of Raman with random women were either morphed or captured in a wrong way. Her motive was simple, she wanted to make you believe that your husband is not trustworthy."

"But why she never contacted me in all these years?"

"Because you and Raman weren't staying together. She was relieved that even Raman is not staying along his family but things changed when you guys came along and Samaira started to use ethical and unethical ways to seperate you from him. But I am so glad to see the way you both came together even after facing so many hardships. Raman saved my family, god saved his." Vikram had tears in his eyes when he hugged Raman taking him aback. He patted his back with a soft smile and sat back on his usual spot.

"I thought I saved my family from miseries by seperating Samaira from the picture but in reality, I lost you Ishita. Will you ever be able to forgive this man who is reason of all your pains?"

Ishita blinked her eyes allowing tears to flow down, she left thr chair and went at the farthest corner of the rooftop terrace to deal with her inner turmoil.

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And here the past associated with Samaira and Vikram ends. I know all of you wanted to know about Ishita reaction but this phase needed to be finish before jumping on another one.

Frankly speaking, even I am confused with Ishita reaction. What do you think about it? What should be Ishita take on this meeting? I am still really confused with Ishita reaction, it would be great if you guys spare some time and drop your words in the comment section.

I think it would help me in planning the next chapter.

Anyways, thanks for reading
Love & Regards
Aarohi ❤️