"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
Chapter 27Samanvay Goenka cocked his head to the left side and looked at the man sitting in front of him with a narrowed gaze while clenching and unclenching his hands as cold fury ran through his veins instead of blood at this moment. He went into a frenzy while watching the video on his mobile phone. His wife was standing close, too close to her 'once upon a time Lover' and that lover was holding the face of Samanvay Goenka's Wife between his palms. And His wife had her eyes closed as if she was treasuring his touch. Treasuring Another Man's touch! Samanvay's eyes hardened as he listened to them talking when Neel Oberoi asked His wife to divorce Him. Samanvay's jaws clenched in naked wrath hearing His wife’s answer to Her old lover’s request that She had Her divorce papers ready. She was planning a divorce with Him! The dam holding the high tide of his fury creaked, it was close to breaking down all the walls of his patience but Samanvay somehow managed to keep that wild fury
“Thank you, If you had not helped me, I would have never been free of Riki. Thank you a million times,” Arya said once again reading the divorce papers she received from Riki a few minutes ago. She never thought he would free her this easily. Manya eyed the papers disgustingly. “I am not the one you should be thanking, Arya. He signed these papers because of Samanvay, not me. You should be thanking him.”“What does it matter? He is your husband, thanking you means thanking him, right?” Arya said with a small smile. She was ecstatic with the news that she was finally free from that abuser. Manya’s eyes curled at the corners. “No, it's not. My husband doesn't define my identity, Arya. I am a different person from him. And you should not be holding this kind of thinking after suffering domestic abuse for years,” Manya told her. However, she no longer wanted to be in Arya’s company so she told her leave. “Your family is waiting for you. You shouldn't keep them waiting.”Arya nodded and p
“You are approximately eight weeks pregnant, Manya. You can abort the baby if you want but I suggest you go home and talk about it with your husband. Think about it with a clear mind and then cide whether you want to keep it or not,” the doctor suggested and passed a prescription to Manya. “These are some multivitamins you need to take every day. The issues you are suffering from are nothing but morning sickness. It will pass in the second trimester.”Manya gave her a tight look when she mentioned the second trimester. “I have fixed your appointment for ten in the morning tomorrow. If you wish to keep the baby, I will have some more tests done and if not then we will proceed with your decision.”Manya gulped down the tightness which suddenly emerged in her throat. She took the prescription from her with a confused mind and left as soon as she could. Yes, Manya for the first time in her life was running away from a situation because she was bewildered at the thought of having a livin
“What are you doing here?” Manya asked Samanvay when she already found him sitting in the doctor's office. Samanvay smirked, seeing his wife’s astounded features. How he wanted to take her from here and punish her for the sin she came here to conduct. “I was talking to the doctor about our baby while waiting for you, My Sweet.” He answered controlling his rage. Manya’s fingers curled into tight fists hearing his answer. He knew about their baby. Taking a deep breath she walked further into the room. “You don't have to talk about it. I will take care of everything. You may leave.”The doctor silently watches the husband and wife interacting with each other. Samanvay’s eyes hardened hearing her cold words. He got to his feet, walked to her and grabbed her arm. Manya eyed his hand, she was about to snatch her arm away when he pulled her to him. “If you don't want to create a scene here, Sweetheart. Then silently come with me, we need to have a talk. A long talk or I swear to you, My sw
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
“I don't understand Dad. Why are you saying Lisa could break Sam Bro’s marriage?” Milan Goenka took his daughter’s hand in his hand and let out a deep sigh. “You know Samanvay has a protective instinct about the people in his life. Lisa is obsessed with Samanvay, she considers Viraj and Dylan as her own children. It was good that John called you here or she would have created a scene to name one of the boys as Jacob.”“But why? Lisa is a friend, she can't demand such things from Sam Bro. I know they are very close to each other. He loved Lisa as much as he loves me but still, Dad, Lisa needs to understand her limits.”“Samanvay needs to set some boundaries for Lisa too. If he keeps treating her with kid gloves she would act like that,” Milan said sharply, Kiara frowned at his words.“Talk to Samanvay if you can. I want Lisa and John to live in a separate house from this,” Kiara gasped. “Dad, Sam Bro would never agree to send Lisa away. You know him.”“That's why I am asking you to do
“Kiara?” Milan was astounded to see his daughter standing in front of him. He turned to Samanvay who gave his father a warning glare. Milan kept his mouth shut but decided to talk later about Kiara’s presence here with Samanvay. “Yes, Dad. How do you like my surprise?” She asked with a broad excited smile to her face as she went and hugged her father tightly. “I like it a lot but you should have told me before coming here.”Kiara looked at her father. “Where would have been the surprise in that, Dad?” she asked with a duh Look. “And anyway I have decided to stay here from now on. I am over with London’s climate.”Milan’s eyes snapped to Samanvay again in question who ignored his gaze and pulled Kiara to him. “Come let me introduce you to Manya and your nephews. The smile on Kiara's face widened but her eyes turned sharp and threatening as she asked: “Have you named your kids?” “No,” Samanvay answered, although he was frightened inside thinking about Lisa’s wish to name one of the b
“Mom?” Manya was stunned seeing her mother in her house. “What are you doing here?” Hina Sehgal gave her daughter a soft smile. “I came to meet my grandchildren.”Manya’s throat welled with emotions hearing that. She longed to talk to her mother during her pregnancy phase however, she couldn't. Her pride didn't allow her to take the first step not after what her Father and Brother did. Samanvay never talked but she was aware of how her father was creating issues for him. Manya loves her mother but she knew her father’s domineering nature would never let her mother talk to her. The fact that she was standing in front of her today, was not less than a shock to Manya. “What about Dad, Does he know?” She couldn't help but ask. Hina smiled at her daughter's questions and walked further in the room. “I thought you would be happy to see me here but you keep asking questions, Manya.”Manya held her mother’s shoulders lightly, “You know I am happy to see you here, Mom. But you know how Dad
“Her therapist has high hopes. She is showing positive results from the last few months. Her addiction to liquor is reducing.”Samanvay sighed in relief. He had Lisa’s therapy started immediately after he returnedfrom Greece. He was thankful to the lord for helping him in this. Now that she was showing positive results, He could gradually start hinting to her about his babies. She could be an aunt not a mother to them. Manya’s delivery date waa around the corner. The last seven months passed in a blink, with happiness and ease as Lisa kept her promise and maintained a difference from Him and Manya both. She was blissful about the arrival of the babies.“With God’s will, she will be fine soon, John,” Samanvay was optimistic about her getting fine but not John. He knew the truth behind Lisa’s liquor de-addiction. She was thrilled to get her hands on Samanvay’s son. She was adamant Manya would give birth to boys only and She had already claimed them as hers and Manya as nothing but