To tear-off your dirty mask ✔

part 23

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Annika was shocked to see shivaay and bhavya together at the entrance of the trivedi mansion. What is bhavya doing here at her house? She wondered. Moreover, she saw shivaay smiling after a whole two days. What might have made him happy?! She wanted answers to her questions but she couldn't ask him anything. After all, she is on a mission, a mission to avoid him and push him away from her

H: who is this shivaay?

S: bhavya

H: Who to you?

Harsh did the favor to annika. He asked as he doesn't know anything. How innocent. Annika keenly waited to know the answer from shivaay who didn't spare a glance at her as she is invisible

S: dad, I've told you right, don't you remember?

Harsh took a minute to pretend as thinking something

H: ha! Ha! How could it slip out of my mind? Isn't she your fiancee and you had promised me to bring her here today to let us meet.

He exclaimed as approached bhavya and took her in a quick hug which she reciprocated nervously

S: Annika's father

Shivaay whispered to bhavya as she looked at him confusingly. Why does this man seem so happy to see his son-in-law's fiancee? Bhavya wondered. This family is strange for sure. Shivaay had told her about the issue between him and annika but unfortunately skipped the part of his biggest supporting system, his father-in-law

Annika was shocked to hell hearing harsh. They are not even divorced and he is gonna get married as he waited for a chance. A mixture of emotions formed inside her. She felt angry, hurt, betrayed. Where is the happiness which she is supposed to get when sees him with someone else happily?

Just staring at shivaay for a moment, like a lifeless body she disappeared inside, with her eyes filled with tears.

S: she is hurt
Shivaay whispered gazing in the direction she went

H: you are too.

Harsh sighed hard before
grinning ear to ear

'By the way who is this girl. Your friend?'

Slapping playfully on bhavya's shoulder he asked, she winced as the slap was quite hard. She looked at shivaay to give him a horrified look. How did he get to know they are acting? Did she spoil shivaay's plan? She was scared. Passing an assuring smile in return shivaay mattered 'He knows'. She sighed in relief though she was confused, why is he involved in this plan since it is only to hurt his daughter? She decides to ask this later and smiled at harsh

S: she is my would be sister-in-law

Wrapping his hand around her shoulder, he says cheerfully to which she blushed as harsh passed her kind of teasing looks

H: Rudra or Omkara

S: rudy

H: by the way, you need to be a little braver. I see you are sweating out of nervousness. My daughter won't eat you alive

Harsh laughed out followed by shivaay leaving her all embarrassed

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Harsh stepped inside Annika's room. Annika was standing near the window and her back faced harsh. Sensing someone's presence she rubbed her cheek to wipe the tears.

H: you can't even endure it and you are saying that you want to see him getting married to someone else

A: did I say something dad?