Abeer looked at Ayana and said, "I've given you so much pain, way too much pain. I left no stone unturned to torture you. Even after all that, you still have feelings for me. You're not even angry with me. Why? I've taken everything from you, and yet you still care about me. Why? You should hate me, right? How can you love someone as heartless as me?"
Ayana gently held Abeer's face in both hands, looking into his eyes as she spoke, "You hurt me because you were hurting yourself. I've only been enduring pain for a year, but who knows how long you've been suffering. Your pain is probably far greater than mine. Compared to your pain, mine is nothing. And as for you being heartless, no one is born like that. It's the loneliness, the pain, the wounds that force someone to become cold-hearted. That's what happened to you."
After saying this, Ayana removed her hands from his face, took his hand, kissed it, and then went to the room. Abeer stood silently, Ayana's words echoing in his mind. He couldn't understand what he should do. Until today, no one except Adil had ever truly understood him. But today, Ayana's words tugged at him, drawing him toward her. If he stayed away from Ayana, he'd also have to stay away from his child, and he couldn't bear to lose them both. Ayana was his first love, his first choice. But if he stayed close to her, both she and their child would be part of a world filled only with sin and danger. Every step would bring risk. People would try to use Ayana and their child to weaken him.
Thinking all this, Abeer took a deep breath and walked out of the room to see Adil.
Adil was busy on his laptop, looking serious as he worked. He looked up and noticed Abeer entering the room. Abeer stopped in front of him and said, "What are you doing, Adi?"
Adil stood up, facing Abeer, and replied, "Just trying to get Tasveer's video. We should have it by tomorrow. After that, we won't spare that 'Abhi.'"
Abeer lit a cigarette, took a drag, and said, "I'll make 'Abhi' suffer so much that he'll beg for death, but it won't come so easily."
Adil replied, "That's fine, but did you need something?"
At Adil's question, Abeer shared everything that was troubling him and said, "I don't know what to do, man."
Taking the cigarette from Abeer's hand, Adil took a drag and replied, "You've hurt her so much, yet she still loves you. And now you're telling me she's pregnant. You'll never find anyone like her. Even when you were causing her pain, she didn't leave you. And the most important thing is, she's seen your pain, felt it, which no one else has ever done. If anyone can bring happiness back into your life, it's Ayana."
Abeer sighed, "But you know I have many enemies. Ayana and the baby could be in danger at any moment."
Adil responded, "No one can enter Abir Rajvansh's villa without his permission, right? No one can break your security system, so they'll be safe there. And if there's a threat outside, I know you'll handle it. Just keep the wedding simple, no grand gestures. Don't forget, she's pregnant."
Abeer nodded, "Okay, thanks, man, for showing me the right path. Alright, I'll go now." Saying this, Abeer left the room.
He returned to his room and lay down on the bed where Ayana was already resting.
Abeer looked at Ayana lying next to him, and she looked back. They silently gazed at each other for a moment, and then Ayana opened her arms, signaling him with her eyes. Understanding her gesture, Abeer moved closer to her, kissed her forehead, and nestled his head against her neck. Ayana wrapped her arms around him tightly, planting a gentle kiss on his forehead, and they both closed their eyes. In a short time, they drifted off to sleep together, in peace.
It was the first time they had been this close with mutual consent, finding solace in each other's arms. Before, Ayana had never been ready for such closeness, and Abeer had only approached her to inflict pain.
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The Next Morning
Abeer opened his eyes and saw Ayana sleeping peacefully. He gently kissed her hair and thought, "For all the pain I've given you, I'll bring you even more happiness. I'll give you everything you deserve, and I'll free you from the label of a mistress that I forced upon you. I promise, Ayana, I'll make everything right."
Thinking this, he carefully placed her head on the pillow and went to the bathroom.
A while later, Ayana woke up to find Abeer getting ready in front of the dressing table. She got up from the bed, walked over, and hugged him from behind.
Abeer took her hands, which were wrapped around his waist, gently turned her to face him, tucked her hair behind her ear, and said, "Get ready. I'll bring you something to eat." He kissed her cheek and walked out of the room. Smiling, Ayana made her way to the bathroom.
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