Bound By Love [Completed]

shot 30

"Don't lose hope Janani. Pray for the best"

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At Verma Industries ,Inder made a bee line for Armaan's cabin

"Maan"

"Hey Inder. What a pleasant surprise. When you told me you will drop by sometime soon I thought you would come home. You could have met Janani and the kids too" Armaan said and Inder looked at him in wonder

Janani and the kids. He is talking as if Janani is a part of their family already

And the Janani he saw today could be ,he thought

She looked very different from the cold detached woman he met a year back

"I saw Janani today. That's why I'm here" Inder said and Armaan frowned

"You saw her?? How??"

"She was there at the kindergarten. She is working there now. You know right??"

"Ofcourse I know"

"Well. She seemed different" Inder said and Armaan smiled

"She does. Doesn't she??" He asked with a lazy smile on his face as he relaxed on his chair

"What is happening Maan?? Two years ago I saw a cold detached woman. And we know about her morals through the reports you collected through private investigators" Inder asked still confused with the content smile he saw on Armaan's face

Armaan's lips thinned into a straight line as he heard Inder's comment on her morals

"There's two sides to a coin Inder. You don't know anything about her. So it would be better if you refrain from making such comments" Armaan said coldly and Inder was taken aback

"She stole your child. You forgot??"

"Maybe because she couldn't give up the baby. She adores Advi. As a matter of fact she adores Ava too" Armaan imparted

"And people do change Inder. Having a baby is a life turning event" Armaan added

Inder was still comprehending what he realized from the look on Armaan's face

Armaan Verma is in love!!

"Something doesn't add up Armaan"

"It doesn't matters. Past is called past for a reason. Now is what matters" Armaan said

"You are in love" Inder said in an almost accusing tone

"Being in love is not a crime" Armaan was immediately on defensive mode

Inder gaped at him

"But you..."

"And look who is talking. You yourself are in love. Aren't you?" Armaan asked smirking

"But I always knew I would fall in love when I meet the right woman" Inder argued

"Well! I didn't think there could be right woman for me until I met the one" Armaan said

"Wait a second. Why were even you there in the kindergarten??" Armaan asked and Inder gave him a sheepish look

"I went over to meet Ananya"

"Ananya Mittal?? You mean you are in love with Ananya Mittal??"

"Yes" Inder said and Armaan laughed out loud making him frown

"What is so funny??"

"You are the superman???" Armaan asked amused at the turn of events

"Yeah..kind of" Inder said rubbing the back of his neck

"Great! And I'm the spiderman" Armaan said and explained the toddler rivalry he witnessed today making Inder chuckle

"Back to the topic Armaan. About Janani...-" Armaan cut him off in between

"Your Ananya happens to like Janani very much. So it would be better for your love life to not talk ill about Janani" Armaan warned smugly

"Listen Armaan. What you said is true. Janani looked really different. Not at all like the woman I met a year ago. And yes ,people do change . I understand. What I don't understand is why she didn't recognize me" Inder asked making Armaan puzzled

"She didn't?? How could she not?? You accompanied her for all her check ups" Armaan frowned confused at that information

"Exactly. That's my point. There is something that doesnt add up.Please check into it once again."

"Did she have some accident or something. Maybe a memory loss??" Armaan asked

"Memory loss and she forgot only me. How is that possible??"

"Selective Amnesia happens right " Armaan argued his point

"Selective amnesia doesn't means she selectively forgets a person. Maybe a selective time period. And this is not some bad soap opera" Inder said frustrated

"Okay okay. I will ask Kamal Mishra to check into it. It doesnt hurts to know if she got into any accident of sorts" Armaan said and immediately called Kamal Mishra, his legal advisor to do the necessary

The next hour passed by both the friends catching up on the recent events of their life

Armaan's phone buzzed and he saw it was a call from Kamal Mishra.

So fast?? Armaam wondered

"I have the worst possible news for you. We've all been conned" Kamal Mishra announced with rare drama the instant the call connected. "Janani Trivedi is not the mother of your child-"

Armaan froze

"That's not possible" he declared

"I haven't got all the details yet and I won't waste your time with speculation but I believe that the mother of your child was one of an identical set of twins. She died in an accident a couple of months ago" the lawyer explained curtly.

Armaan was frowning darkly. "Which would mean-"

"That, at best, Janani Trivedi is an aunt to the boy and a con artist" Kamal Mishra framed drily. "I have a top-flight set of investigators digging into this right now and I expect to have the whole story for you by this evening at the latest."

"Why is it that this never came into attention of any of your top flight investigators before??" Armaan asked

"We have only been trying to locate the woman. Now that you have asked to check about any accidents this came into light" Kamal Mishra informed

"How sure are you about these facts??" Armaan prompted having a mental image of all the interactions between Janani and Advi

Not Advi's mother?? How could that be possible??

His brain ,usually so fast to adapt to new scenarios was struggling to find solid ground after this blow to his heart

"Take it from me-she's definitely not the woman who gave birth to the boy. I now have that woman's real name along with a copy of her death certificate. She called herself Saanvi Sharma. Matters are complicated by the fact that from the very beginning of your dealings with Saanvi, your son's real mother was using Janani Trivedi's identity to hide behind."

"But why? You believe this was a conspiracy from the start?"

"Who can tell? With one of them dead it's doubtful that the full truth will ever be known" Kamal Mishra pointed out cynically.

The phone fell off his trembling fingers when reality sunk in

He had been deceived by the woman he is in love with

A/n

So finally the truth is out

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