Tu muskuraye har jagah

55

[Annika - A, Shivaay - S, Rudra - Ru]

Sweety: How can you accuse me like this, Shivaay? I'm your Masi, I love you like my own, why would I do all of this? (She scoffed) Why am I even surprised, you are Shakti's son after all, it's in your blood, to blatantly accuse people of things they haven't done. Like father like son

Shakti: Shut up Sweety. How dare you say that? Shivaay is nothing like me, he knows better than to repeat his father's mistakes. I'm sure he has proof.

S: Yes I do. I'll show you proof. Exhibit A, here's yesterday's footage from the kitchen when Prinku was baking that cake. You didn't think that we'd have cameras in the house?

He played the footage on the tv and everyone saw Sweety adding powdered walnuts to the batter

Jhanvi: What the hell, Sweety! You tried to kill Annika.

Om: And that too through Priyanka! You didn't even think about your own daughter

A: Why masi? You hate me so much that you were going to kill me!

Priyanka looked at her mother questioningly

S: There's more guys. Exhibit B, this is the footage of the kitchen during the halwa incident

Once again, everyone saw Sweety put an entire bottle of salt in the halwa when Annika had gone to the temple

Shivaay walked back to the place where Annika stood.

S: Give me your phone, Annika

A: why?

She handed him the phone. Shivaay connected it to the TV

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Flashback

Last night, Shivaay had heard everything when he came looking for everyone on the terrace. He immediately asked Khanna to send him the kitchen footage.

And then earlier this morning when Annika was in the washroom, her phone rang. Shivaay saw Khanna's name on the screen so he received the call. Khanna started speaking before Shivaay could say hello, so Khanna didn't get to know that he was speaking with Shivaay

Khanna: Ma'am I've sent you the footage and we've got a confession from the employee also. You were right, it was someone from the family. Should I inform Shivaay sir?

After he disconnected the call, Shivaay saw the footage and the ground beneath his feet shook.

End of flashback

He played the footage for everyone.

Sweety stood outside while a member of the hotel staff placed an unconscious Annika on the floor of the utility room. He locked the room and Sweety gave him a bundle of money. While leaving one of her earrings got loose and fell, which was later discovered by Annika.

Sweety knew her game was over, there was no point denying now.

Daadi went ahead and slapped Sweety

Daadi: How could you do this? Pinky loved you so much, Shivaay loved you so much. You've put your sister to shame today.

A: Why do you hate me, masi ji? What did I do to offend you?

Sweety: I did this for you, Shivaay, to protect you from her (she pointed at Annika). She's not good for you. You deserve better. This girl, she's nothing, she's nobody. I know so many girls from good families and good backgrounds, who are much better than her. This girl started a business with Your money, she lived in that tiny apartment that wasn't even hers. She has nothing, she has no family, who knows if she has even told the truth about her parents.