Illusions and Realities

After a deep and long silence, starting the conversation, Maya looked at the boy with teary eyes and asked in a choked voice, "Why did you leave me, Pratham? You knew very well how much Ayansh and I needed you. Even then, you left us."

Hearing Maya's question, Pratham smiled gently.

Seeing Pratham's attractive, calm smile, Maya closed her eyes.

Pratham extended his hand, gently stroked Maya's head, and said, "Stop accusing me falsely, Maya! And tell me this, when did I ever leave you, hmm? I'm with you. I'm right beside you."

Hearing Pratham's words, Maya didn't say anything, but her grip tightened firmly on the corner of the bench. Perhaps Maya was restless inside.

With Maya's silence, a deep silence spread between them.

Finally, Pratham rested his head on Maya's shoulder like a child and restarted the conversation in a soft voice, saying, "No matter what happens, never let the goodness inside you die, Maya!"

Hearing Pratham's words, Maya opened her eyes. She looked at Pratham with emptiness and said, "All the goodness inside me is gone now, Pratham. I won't be able to fulfill this wish of yours."

Hearing Maya's response, Pratham stood up with a smile.

Coming right in front of Maya, Pratham gently stroked her cheek and said, "Stop lying to yourself, Maya! You were good, you are good, and you always will be."

Hearing Pratham's words, Maya's beautiful face darkened. She quickly removed Pratham's hand from her cheek and looked away from him.

Seeing Maya's dark expressions, Pratham put his hands in his pant pockets and said to Maya, "Maya! Give Vidyut a chance. Believe in the word 'love.' You will realize who you truly are."

Hearing Pratham's words, Maya lifted her head and looked at him. The corners of Maya's eyes had turned slightly red.

Maya said with bitterness, "Pratham! Where do you get so much courage from, huh? The word 'love' made me lose my mom, and I lost you. And now you're asking me to believe in that word again."

As soon as the word 'love' came on her tongue, Maya's eyes filled with immense hatred.

In reality, Maya didn't hate; she was disgusted by the word 'love.' And why wouldn't she be? Just because of this one word, Maya lost the two most important people in her life—her mom and Pratham.

Seeing the hatred in Maya's eyes, Pratham changed the topic and said, "Alright, I'll be going now. Take care of yourself and our son, Maya."

Hearing that Pratham was leaving, Maya quickly tried to grab his hand out of restlessness. But as soon as Maya tried to touch Pratham's hand, his body dissolved into the air.

In despair, Maya pulled back her hand. He wasn't real; he was just an illusion. Pratham had died a year ago.

In frustration, Maya rubbed her face and closed her eyes. Two drops of tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

Maya was entangled in her own emotions when suddenly she felt a strong vibration in the ground.

After quickly wiping her tears, Maya looked at the ground. At that moment, she heard the sound of many cars approaching.

When Maya focused on the sound of the cars, she realized that all the cars had stopped with a sharp drift right in front of her villa.

At first, Maya was confused about this, but then something hit her mind.

Taking a deep breath, Maya stood up from the bench and said to herself, "Now, only they were left to come."

When Maya entered the villa's living area, she saw a lot of bodyguards in black suits standing there.

While staring at the guards, Maya's eyes fell on an old man entering the living area through the main gate.

Seeing the old man, Maya stepped towards him and said, "Dada! You're here? Why did you come here? You could have called me. I would have come to you. You didn't need to trouble yourself."

Hearing Maya's words, the old man said nothing.

The old man walked calmly and entered the living area.

After sitting on the couch, the old man scanned the entire villa with his stern and serious eyes.

At that moment, Sumit came running in.

Respectfully greeting the old man, Sumit quickly whispered in Maya's ear, "Madam! Vidyut Sir has gone to Arya Mansion."

"What...? Why has Vidyut gone to Arya Mansion?"

Hearing Maya's surprised question, Sumit hesitantly lowered his head and said in a soft voice, "Madam! Vidyut Sir probably wants to take Little Master with him. Their DNA also matches."

Hearing Sumit's last words, Maya's mind went numb.

Maya was thinking, how is this possible? Ayansh is Pratham's son, right? Then how can Ayansh's and Vidyut's DNA match?

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What will happen next…?

To be continued…