At the Hospital
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Devika and Prerna were sitting with Aanya. Aryan was there as well.
Suddenly, Aryan's phone rang.
He answered the call.
"I'll come now."
After ending the call, Aryan looked at his mother.
"Mom, I need to go."
Devika looked at him.
"Where?"
"It's nothing, Mom. I'll come back soon."
Before Devika could ask anything else, Aryan left.
Aanya watched him leave silently.
A few moments later, Prerna handed Aanya a glass of juice.
"Bhabhi, please drink this."
Aanya slowly sat up and took the glass from her.
She drank the juice.
Prerna smiled.
"Now how are you feeling, Bhabhi?"
"Much better."
Aanya looked around the room with a displeased expression.
"But I don't like the hospital. I want to go back home."
Devika and Prerna laughed.
Aanya looked at them.
"I really don't like the smell of hospitals."
Prerna laughed.
"Bhabhi, you'll be discharged within two days."
Aanya made a sad face.
Prerna then looked at Devika.
"Mom, did you notice how Bhai has been taking care of Aanya?"
Aanya immediately looked at Prerna.
Prerna continued teasingly,
"I mean, he's hardly coming home, he's not even going to the office properly, and he isn't sleeping well either."
She then looked at Aanya with a smile.
"What do you say, Aanya?"
Aanya became slightly awkward.
"Well..."
Devika immediately interrupted.
"Prerna, stop teasing Aanya."
Prerna laughed.
"Mom, I'm just kidding."
Aanya didn't say anything and looked away.
Meanwhile
Meanwhile, Aryan drove to a secluded place.
He stopped his car and stepped out.
A few of his men immediately approached him.
Aryan looked at them seriously.
"Where is he?"
One of the men replied, "Sir, he's inside. We tied him up."
Aryan nodded and walked inside.
He entered a dark room.
There, he saw Kunal tied to a chair. His face was bruised, and it was obvious that he had already been beaten.
Slowly, Kunal lifted his head.
The moment he saw Aryan, his eyes widened in shock.
"Aryan… you?"
He stared at him in disbelief.
"Did you do all this?"
Aryan looked at him coldly.
"Yes. I did all this."
He stepped closer.
"Now, first tell me—where is that auto driver?"
Kunal looked confused.
"What auto driver are you talking about?"
Aryan's men exchanged glances.
Kunal continued, "Even these people have been asking me about some auto driver. Who is he? I don't know anything about him."
Aryan stared at him.
"So, you don't know?"
"I don't know, Aryan."
Aryan looked at his men.
One of them immediately said, "Sir, he has been saying the same thing from the beginning. He keeps asking us which auto driver we're talking about. He says he doesn't know anything about any driver."
Aryan slowly turned back toward Kunal.
"So, even now, you don't remember?"
Kunal looked frightened.
Before he could answer, Aryan grabbed him and hit him.
"Now do you remember?"
"Aryan, please… stop beating me!"
Aryan grabbed Kunal by his collar.
"Two days ago, didn't you follow Aanya?"
Kunal tried to remember.
Aryan continued, "Didn't she get into an auto?"
Kunal suddenly remembered.
"Yeah… I remember."
Aryan pulled him closer.
"Now tell me. Where is that auto driver?"
"How would I know where that auto driver is?"
Aryan was about to hit him again when Kunal quickly stopped him.
"Aryan, please! Wait!"
Aryan stopped and stared at him.
Kunal hurriedly continued,
"It's true that I followed Aanya, but then she got into that auto. I swear to God, Aryan, I don't know that auto driver. I really don't know anything about him."
Aryan silently stared at him.
For a moment, he said nothing.
Then one of his men walked closer.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
Aryan looked at him.
"Find that auto driver by this evening."
"Yes, sir."
The man then glanced at Kunal.
"What about him?"
Aryan looked at Kunal coldly.
"Torture him."
Aryan turned around and began walking away.
Kunal's eyes widened in fear.
"What? No, Aryan!"
Aryan continued walking.
"Please, Aryan! No! Don't do this!"
But Aryan didn't stop.
At Aanya's House
Radha was sitting with Naveen. She looked tense and worried.
Radha suddenly spoke.
"Something is wrong."
Naveen looked at her.
"What happened?"
"For the past two days, I've been calling Aanya and messaging her. But she hasn't even read my messages, and she isn't answering my calls either."
Naveen tried to reassure her.
"She must be busy."
Radha shook her head.
"Even whenever she's busy, she at least sends me a message saying that she's busy. And I also called Devika ji, but even she isn't answering my calls."
Naveen sighed.
"Radha, you know Prerna's wedding is coming up. Of course, they must be busy with the preparations. That's probably why they aren't answering."
Radha still looked tense.
"Still… I have a strange feeling. I'm worried about Aanya."
Naveen looked at her.
"Oh, no. Why are you stressing yourself? Call Aanya's friends and ask them where she is. You can also ask why she isn't answering our calls. Problem solved."
Radha suddenly realized.
"Yes! Why didn't I think of that?"
She immediately picked up her phone and called Tara.
After a few rings, Tara answered.
"Hello, aunty."
Radha smiled slightly.
"Tara beta, how are you?"
Tara replied in a sad voice,
"I'm fine, aunty."
Radha then asked,
"What about Meera and Nisha?"
"They're fine too, aunty."
Radha paused for a moment before asking,
"Well, Tara beta… is Aanya with you?"
Tara was shocked by the question.
Radha continued,
"She hasn't been answering my calls, and she hasn't even replied to my messages."
Tara looked confused.
"Aunty… you don't know?"
Radha frowned.
"Know what?"
Tara hesitated before finally saying,
"Aunty… Aanya met with an accident."
Radha froze.
"What?"
Her voice suddenly rose.
"Aanya got into an accident?"
Hearing this, Naveen immediately stood up and looked at Radha in shock.
Radha continued anxiously,
"When? How? Where is she now?"
Tara quickly replied,
"It happened two days ago, aunty. It was a car accident."
Radha's face went pale.
"What? Two days ago?"
She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Why didn't Aryan babu or Devika ji tell us?"
There was a brief silence.
Radha then asked anxiously,
"Where is she now?"
"She's at the hospital, aunty."
Radha immediately ended the call.
Naveen looked at her with fear in his eyes.
"What are you saying, Radha? Aanya… accident?"
Radha nodded, her eyes filled with worry.
"Yes. She had an accident, and it's been two days. We didn't even know about it."
Naveen became worried as well.
"Oh God…"
Radha quickly stood up.
"We don't even know how our daughter is right now. We need to go to the hospital immediately."
Naveen nodded.
"Yes. Let's go."
Meanwhile
Meanwhile, Aryan was driving when his phone suddenly rang.
It was the police.
Aryan immediately answered the call.
"Hello?"
The officer spoke.
"Sir, we are still searching for Ravi."
Aryan's expression became serious.
"How much more time do you need?"
"Sir, we went to his house, but he wasn't there. Some of our team members are keeping an eye on his house, while the others are checking the CCTV footage from the roads nearby."
Aryan tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
"Officer, I don't know what you have to do, but at any cost, we need to find him today."
"Yes, sir. Don't worry. We will definitely capture him."
"Okay."
Aryan ended the call.
After some time, he reached the hospital.
He got out of his car and quickly entered the hospital room.
As he opened the door, Devika looked at him.
"Aryan, where did you go? And why did you take so long?"
Aryan looked toward Aanya.
She was sleeping peacefully.
He then looked at his mother and was about to answer.
But suddenly, he thought,
Maybe Aanya wouldn't like me to tell Mom about what happened.
So, he decided not to say anything.
"Nothing, Mom. It was just some office work."
Devika walked closer to him and gently placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Aryan, I know you really care about Aanya. But look at you…"
She looked at him worriedly.
"You look so tired. You're not even sleeping properly."
Aryan didn't say anything.
Devika continued,
"Tonight, I'll stay with Aanya. You go home and take some rest."
Aryan immediately shook his head.
"No, Mom. I'll stay here."
Devika looked at him.
"Aryan, I promise you, I'll look after Aanya. You don't have to worry."
Aryan looked at his mother.
"It's not like that, Mom. Even if I go home, I won't be able to sleep peacefully. I'll just keep thinking about Aanya."
Devika became silent for a moment.
Then she gently smiled.
"Aryan, you can sleep peacefully. Nothing is going to happen to Aanya, okay?"
Aryan looked at her silently.
Devika continued,
"I'm here, right? Trust me."
She smiled reassuringly.
"And if you really can't stop thinking about her, then come back to the hospital."
Aryan didn't say anything for a moment.
Finally, he nodded.
"Okay."
Devika smiled.
Later, Aanya slowly woke up.
As she opened her eyes, she saw Aryan sitting beside her.
Aryan noticed that she was awake and looked at her.
"Aanya, I need to tell you something."
Aanya looked at him.
"Yeah, tell me."
"Tonight, Mom is going to stay with you."
Aanya didn't say anything.
She lowered her gaze and thought,
Maybe Mr. Aryan is feeling tired of staying with me.
Aryan looked at her.
"Well… if you want me to stay, I can—"
"No need, Mr. Aryan."
Aryan became silent.
Aanya looked at him.
"Aunty is staying here, right? You can go home."
Aryan simply nodded.
Meanwhile, Aanya's parents reached the hospital.
They went to the reception desk and asked about Aanya's room.
While they were talking to the receptionist, Devika noticed them.
She was shocked.
"Radha ji… Naveen ji?"
Both of them turned toward her.
Radha immediately walked toward Devika.
"Where is my daughter? How is she?"
Devika quickly reassured her.
"She's fine, Radha ji. Please relax."
Naveen asked,
"What is her room number?"
Devika replied,
"Come with me."
Radha and Naveen followed her.
When they reached the room, Devika opened the door.
Aanya and Aryan both looked toward the door.
The moment they saw Radha and Naveen, they were shocked.
Aanya thought,
Who told Mom and Dad?
Radha saw Aanya and immediately rushed toward her.
"Aanya beta!"
Aryan immediately stood up and gave them some space.
Radha looked at Aanya with tears in her eyes.
"What happened to you?"
Naveen also came closer to her.
Aanya looked at them in surprise.
"Mom… Dad… you guys are here? How did you find out?"
Radha replied,
"I started getting worried because you weren't answering my calls or replying to my messages. So, I called Tara, and she told us everything. That's how we found out."
Aanya understood.
Oh… Tara.
Radha gently touched Aanya.
"How are you feeling now, beta?"
"I'm fine, Mom."
Naveen asked worriedly,
"But how did this happen?"
Before Aanya could answer, Aryan spoke.
"Car accident, Uncle."
Everyone looked at him.
Naveen then turned toward Aryan.
"At that time, what were you doing, Aryan babu?"
Aryan became silent.
Radha looked at Devika.
"You didn't even inform us, Aryan babu. Nor did you, Devika ji."
She turned toward Devika.
"Why didn't you tell me about this, Devika ji?"
Aanya became irritated.
Radha continued,
"We are her parents. Don't you think we have the right to know about this?"
"Mom, please stop."
Radha looked at Aanya.
Aanya continued,
"I was the one who told them not to tell you."
Radha and Naveen were shocked.
"What?"
Naveen looked at her in disbelief.
"What are you saying, beta?"
"Yes. I told them not to tell you because I felt that my injury wasn't serious. Okay?"
Aryan looked at Aanya.
Radha and Naveen looked at each other in confusion.
Aanya continued,
"So, please stop."
Radha looked at her angrily.
"Not serious? Aanya, you had a car accident, and you've been in the hospital for two days!"
"Mom, please stop shouting."
Aryan noticed that Aanya was becoming stressed.
Aanya continued,
"Yes, I had a car accident. So what?"
Radha and Naveen stared at her in shock.
"I didn't let them tell you because I knew you both would become overly worried, even though everything is fine now."
Radha looked at Aryan.
"She is still a child, Aryan babu. Don't you know what is right and what is wrong?"
Aryan remained silent.
Radha continued,
"Why didn't you inform us?"
"Mom, please stop!"
Everyone looked at Aanya.
Aanya took a breath.
"I'm not a kid, okay?"
She looked at her mother angrily.
"And if you think I'm a kid, then why the hell did you marry me?"
Radha immediately became silent.
Aryan noticed that Aanya was getting more stressed.
"Aanya…"
But Aanya interrupted him.
"And don't say anything to Mr. Aryan. This has nothing to do with him. Whatever I told him, he just followed."
Radha and Naveen listened silently.
Aryan walked closer to Aanya.
"Aanya, you shouldn't take stress. Calm down."
Aanya slowly took a deep breath and began to calm down.
Naveen gently spoke.
"Aanya beta, we are your parents. Of course, we are going to worry about you."
Aanya didn't say anything.
After a moment, she looked at him.
"I'm fine, Dad. You don't need to worry about anything. I'm getting discharged the day after tomorrow anyway."
Radha then asked,
"Who is staying with you tonight?"
She looked at Naveen.
"Tonight, your father and I will stay with you."
Aryan immediately spoke.
"Aunty, only one person is allowed to stay overnight."
Radha nodded.
"Okay. Then I'll stay with Aanya tonight."
Aryan looked at Aanya.
After a moment, he nodded.
"Yes, aunty. As you wish."
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End Of Chapter 99.