19"Is this…is this you?" Manya frowned hearing a small stuttering female voice from the other end of the phone. "Who is it?" Manya asked with a frown as she closed the book she was reading and straightened her posture on the sofa."Are you the lawyer?" The woman asked Manya , whose eyebrows raised as she understood who the girl was. "Yes. I am. And you are the woman I met in Mr Riki's party, aren't you?"The woman was silent for a few seconds before letting out a sob. "Yes, I am.""Your phone call means you have decided to stand for yourself, Miss. Correct me if I am wrong?" Manya inquired. The girl sniffed. " Yes. Yes, I have. I want to get out of this marriage but will you be able to withstand my husband's power? He is not an easy man to deal with." Her voice turned even smaller than before. Manya chuckled at that. "What's your name?" She asked standing up from the sofa and walking to the window as she watched the calm sea but she knew it was nothing but an illusion. The big w
"As per your order, I booked a table in the said restaurant. Is there anything else you want, Sweetheart?" Samanvay asked his wife as he came out of the walk-in closet all dressed up in his usual black suit and blue tie for their lunch date. Manya pinched her brows together, she couldn't get her mind off what John had said to her. She had been thinking about it since yesterday. John's words about Samanvay and Lisa's closeness were disturbing her. "I am asking you something, My sweet," he said, coming behind her and clasping her thin waist in his arms.Manya frowned at his touch and turned around. "Get your hands off my waist," she ordered him. Samanvay raised his eyebrows at the sudden change in her attitude once again. Yesterday she wanted him to book a table for them and today she was acting cold out of sudden."Is there some kind of switch malfunctioning with you, My Sweet?" He asked, raising his chin at her. "Excuse me?" Manya asked as her eyes curled at the corners. Samanvay
"What is Mrs Riki doing here, My Sweet?" Samanvay asked his wife when he returned home with Mr Riki who was forcing himself to act normal and calm but the harshness of his eyes was betraying his act.Manya gave a small smile to her husband before turning her attention to Mr Riki. But his attention were fixed on his wife who was trembling under his hard gaze. "You should have asked me before leaving Arya. You know how worried I get with your safety," His eyes hardened even more in anger while his words were laced with honey when he spoke. Arya looked at him with anxious eyes, her heart was already beating faster than normal in apprehension. She knew he was angry and if he found out what she was planning to do, he was going to destroy her father. Arya's determination to get away from him depleted as she thought about her old father and what Riki could do to him. She looked at Manya for help but Manya gave her an empty look. She was not going to fight Arya's battles for her. Manya wa
"What is that woman doing in my house? How can you allow anyone to stay in my home!" Lisa asked as she barged into Samanvay's room not caring about knocking. She was enraged when she found Mrs Riki in her mansion. Everyone knows that Lisa doesn't like outsiders in her home. That's why she never let Samanvay host dinners here. The business dinners were always hosted on the other side of the garden. Never in the main mansion. Never. And today, someone was staying in her personal sphere. This was unacceptable to Lisa.Samanvay ended his call the moment Lisa entered the room and stood up. "Fuck," he cursed when she questioned about Mrs Riki's presence in the mansion. Her eyes were wild in anger and Samanvay didn't understand how to calm her. "I am asking you something, Sam!" Lisa snapped at him as she shoved him in the chest. Samanvay raised his hands in the surrender gesture. "Calm down, Darling. I will tell you everything. But calm down first." Lisa once again pushed him hard. Samanv
"But where? You said I am safe here. Now you are asking me to come with you?" Arya's eyes went to the luggage bags in Manya’s hand. "Are you sending me somewhere? But Riki will find me," Arya’s hand went to her throat in apprehension as she asked him. "I am not sending you anywhere, Arya. I am leaving this home forever. Now, if you don't mind, shall we leave because I don't want to stay here for a single minute more" Manya stated calmly meeting Arya's anxious eyes with her confident ones. Arya looked at her with a dumbfounded expression on her face. "I don't understand, Mrs Goenka. Why are you leaving your home?"Her questions tired Manya. She inhaled deeply while looking at her firmly. "Arya, you don't have to understand my problems. Now please dress up, we are leaving right away. " She said sternly, her gaze sharp and ordering which left no place for Arya to question further. Arya nodded and changed into the clothes she came here wearing and they both left.But John stopped her
"Bark again!" Samanvay snapped at his friend John when he told him about Manya leaving his house with Mrs Riki. “You were with Lisa, I came to tell you. But she doesn't like to be disturbed when she is with you. So I waited until you come out."The God of Hell roared inside him in pure rage. His eyes darkened, eyebrows furrowed and nostrils flared while lips set in a thin line. Samanvay slapped the desk in his home office so hard that the things on it faltered and jumped with the action. Some of the things on the table were knocked down on the floor. "Why didn't you stop her?"John stood straight seeing Samanvay's angryself. He knew Samanvay was enraged but he was himself responsible for it, no one else. John didn't answer for a moment but then he nodded curtly, "I asked her where she was going but she said that she doesn't find it important to inform me about it. And I didn't use other methods to stop her because she is your wife. I did not want to disrespect her."Samanvay closed
Manya handed the divorce papers to Arya. "Your freedom is just a sign away," she said, nodding at Arya to take the papers from her hand. Arya hesitantly took the papers with shivering hands and read them. A relief welled her heart but the relief turned into sorrow immediately. She gazed back at Manya with a sad face, "He won't sign them. He won't divorce me this easily."“Sign the papers and let me handle your husband. I am calling him for a meeting," Manya said, offering a pen to her. But Arya didn't take it, fear gripped her heart and her features paled. "No Don't meet him. He is a dangerous man, Manya. He will take me back. He will hurt me."Manya let out a tired sigh as she looked at the woman standing in front of her firmly. "He won't. Trust me, Arya. Now please Just sign these papers, I don't want to delay this matter anymore."Arya gulped and nodded. She was still scared but chose to trust Manya and without thinking twice, she signed the divorce papers and handed them back to
Manya clutched the table hard as she suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous. She took a few deep breaths to stop the dizziness. After a while, she felt a little better. Manya didn't understand what was happening to her but she didn't have time to understand the situation. Mr Riki would be here in a few minutes and she had to remain strong in front of him. Might it be possible that the smell of fresh paint was making her feel like this? She had rented this small office for herself two days ago through a broker she had been in contact with for a month. The timing couldn't be better than this when she got her first client. Her budget was small, and so was her office. But the location of the office was not what she wanted. But again, she didn't have a huge budget so she had to take what was being offered. However, Today her health was taking a toll on her. Manya couldn't allow her health issues to make her look weak in front of that abuser. She glanced at the time on her phone. One minut
“You are wasting your time, Mr Goenka. Your son is a criminal, And I am not talking about his illegitimate businesses. He is my criminal. I can't forgive him for what he did,” Manya told Milan Goenka who once again came to advocate for his son. His presence was not less than the turmoil she left behind. It's been a year since Manya left Goenka Mansion and shifted back in with her parents. She was hesitant to join her father's business again but it was offered to her as a job. Moreover, she was pursuing her law career along with it. She had decided that in a few years when her children grow a little more, she would quit this job and focus solely on being an advocate. But for now, her priority was her children. Viraj and Dylan. And for them she could make a few sacrifices with her pride. Milan's hands clenched into tight fists. His eyes flashing with a mix of anger and sadness. “Yes, he is a criminal. And I get it, Manya, that his initial intentions regarding this marriage were n
“Welcome back, Manya,” Anav greeted his sister. “I am delighted to see you back where you belong.”Manya swallowed the humiliating thickness in her throat and nodded. She chose another wrong man to love.But again, that love gave her her sons and she didn't regret her children. They could be the symbol of revenge for her husband but not for her. To her, Viraj and Dylan were symbols of her love. She wouldn't regret them ever. But now she wants to thrive in her career. She returned to her father's house but she would never be financially dependent on him. She needed to think about the future of her and her children. “Manya, let me show you your room. I will send all the things you and your children need,” Hina Sehgal said, caressing Manya’s hair. Niam nodded at his wife in happiness. The home minister residence never looked so lively that it looked now to him. “Anav, come to my office. I have something important to share with you.”Hina watched her son and husband leaving before she
“Don't!” Samanvay whispered holding Manya’s arm when she started packing her and their sons clothes. Manya shook his touch away and silently kept packing. This man, he didn't deserve her words, she reminded herself. She needed to get out of this house with her children or she might commit her first murder. Neil hurt her pride but Samanvay crushed it. And Manya could live without a heart, a soul, but not without her pride. Samanvay's heart was pounding hard in fear. Fear of losing his wife, his children. His family. “Manya. Whatever Lisa said it's partially true. I will tell you everything but at least allow me to clarify this misunderstanding.”Manya gritted her jaw as she zipped her bags and went to her children to take them and leave from here silently. But Samanvay wouldn't let her go this easily, not without a fight.He grabbed her arm and pulled her to him. “Manya listen to me!”And that was the last thing she could tolerate right now. Him touching her with his dirty and lyin
Independence! It feels great. Samanvay Goenka was finally freed from the Jail. The inspector who arrested him was fuming, he couldn't do anything to stop Samanvay’s release. “Don’t be too joyful, Samanvay. You are coming back here again. And very soon,” The inspector gritted out. His frustration and anger made Samanvay chuckle in sarcasm. “This time, I will invite you to my place, soon. Very soon, inspector,” Samanvay said with a promising look in his eyes. Veer maintained eye contact and nodded in defiance. Samanvy didn't like the fearless look in that Inspector’s eyes. He wanted that man to cry in fear. Fear of SAMANVAY GOENKA. THE MERCILESS RULER OF HELL!“Let's go, Sir. Your family is waiting for you,” Mr Handa, Samanvay's lawyer said to him and he finally snapped his eyes away from inspector Veer.The time to punish that inspector would come. But it was not today. Right now, he was focused on reaching home to his wife. Samanvay checked the time. Only half an hour left to r
Samanvay was stunned. Oh, all his anger vanished and in its stead pride and lust took over his senses. His wife looked hot showcasing her authority like this. Fuck! He wanted to be alone with her. But first, he needed to witness his wife's bossy avatar a little more. Manya gave Veer a warning glare. “I want to talk to my husband alone.”“You can't. Only his lawyer could do that, if you want to talk to him, bring me the permission of the judge,” the inspector said and Manya’s eyes turned sharp around her corners. “I am his lawyer! Now leave, I want privacy with my client!”Veer fisted his hands angrily as he gave Manya a nod. “Twenty minutes.” “I will decide that not you,” Manya answered sharply and gestured at him with her chin to get out of there. With one angry look at Samanvay, Veer walked out of the cell along with the constable but not before untying Samanvay's hands with anger filled eyes. Manya took a deep breath and finally set her aflamed angry gaze to her husband who wa
“Samanvay Goenka. The Don of Syndicate, The Big Bad Wolf, The king of Darkness, Hades,” Inspector Veer said, pacing around the chair Samanvay was tied to. His voice dripped gravely as he put weight on every syllable describing Samanvay’s dark and shady personality. Samanvay chuckled. “You got one thing wrong, Inspector,” he said in a proud and taunting manner. “I am not a wolf but a Lion,” his words stopped Veer’s pacing around him and he grabbed Samanvay's jaws tightly. “I remember one more thing about you, Samanvay Goenka,” He hissed and got into Samanvay’s face. “The Bastard. You were found in a dumpster right?” Samanvay's eyes darkened as clouds of anger formed in his gaze. “Inspector. Why do you want your future children to bear the fate I bore as a child? Don't you love your life, hm?”Veer’s nose flared when he mentioned his unborn baby. He left Samanvay's jaw only to punch it hard! “Never mention my family again from your disgusting mouth you son of a whore or I will make
John’s eyes froze on the screen of his phone and blood drained off his face. He could see his family crushing under the weight of this news. Lisa would never be able to handle this, and Kiara. Jesus! Everything was ruined. Everything!Manya massaged her temples with her fingers to ease down the pain in her head. “John, will you start the car? I want to go home right now.”“Manya…” John’s stiff voice made her raise her eyes at him. “What?” She asked, her voice careful because from the look on John's face she could see something bad had happened. “What happened John?” she snapped when he didn't answer. John punched the steering wheel of the car hard and Manya stiffened at the violent act. “John?” “The news went viral! The police are doing a press conference telling the world about Samanvay’s arrest. They are trying everything to hype this issue so that Samanvay’s bail gets denied.”Manya clenched her jaws tightly as she glanced at the Home Minister’s residence through a narrowed ga
“The bail is denied,” John informed Milan, whose face contorted in anger and eyes blazed with anger as almost a decade later, Milan Goenka held a gun in his hand again. Not for the show this time, but to use it on someone. “You promised Samanvay not to hold a gun again. Don't break your promise. He would never forgive himself,” John reminded his adopted father. “I am not ready to lose another son of mine!” Milan snapped at John. “Niam Sehgal didn't put Samanvay behind the bars, He threw my reputation behind them!”John raked a hand to his tired face. “Milan, I am already tense. Don't increase my tension. Samanvay will go berserk if anything happens to you. Niam Sehgal is the Home Minister of this state. You can't fight him with guns, Dammit! Do you think anyone could have touched Sam had it been a gunfight!”“Then you tell me what I should do!” Milan all but screamed in frustration. “I Can't lose another son. I can't lose Samanvay. I can’t see him in this condition, John!” Manya'
“Bark again!” Samanvay lashed at John who looked down towards the floor. He knew that if he said something, Samanvay’s anger would only spark further. “I am asking you something, John!” He commanded brusquely. “Five casinos are sealed here and three in Goa. Two more liquor licences were cancelled by the government, this month.” John informed him again and Samanvay’s eyes turned livid. “Have you called the Chief Minister?” He inquired, his voice tight with barely controlled rage. John blew out a breath and shook his head, “Not accepting the call. As per my sources, He gave free hand to Niam Sehgal to ruin your business and reputation.”Samanvay’s eyes went as hard as stones as his anger reached the boiling point. “Manan Raj!” He seethed out as his fingers clenched tightly into a fist. “Samanvay, I think you should leave the country for a while. As things proceed, I can see an ugly faceoff. Niam has political power in his hold. He is dangerous for us right now.”Samanvay’s eyes went