Chanchal beamed at Rash as she arrived at Singhanias. She greeted Jeet politely but he could feel an emotional distance.
" Hello Angel", he greeted softly.
" Hello sir", her response was a mere whisper.
He said nothing just looked solemnly at her.
" Take care of yourself", he said to Rash. " I am making arrangements to get father here".
Rash knew he would visit but won't settle here. He has ideological differences with the Dragon. And Jeet was never the one to compromise.
" Visit often", she mouthed softly to him .
He hugged her and assured her with blinking his eyes. They touched their foreheads. He softly whispered
" I love you".
She just nodded and kissed him
When they separated after a while Jeet nodded at Chanchal and politely muttered a Goodbye.
She was equally polite.
" He treats you well", said Chanchal to Rash.
" Most of the time babes. But he has no choice. Look at me", said Rash.
" You are a darling ", said Chanchal.
They giggled..
Kashmiri came in with a few boxes.
" Rash you should have hired someone to move things. Why make him suffer", said Chi Chi. " Poor Kashmir".
" Don't you know her", Kashmir raised a brow. " She did hire people", he sighed. " This is mafam's shopping for coming here".
Chanchal looked at the shopping extravaganza Rash got.
" You all this.."she stammered.
" Ohh please! Jeet can afford. Now shut up and help me settle", she said dismissively.
Both her friends shook their heads and Chanchal showed her the room. They unpacked and as hired helpers arrived Rash got busy in giving orders and by evening she was settled though thoroughly tired.
Chi Chi got busy in kitchen and a grand meal was prepared.
" When is Dev arriving", asked Adhi to her.
" Tomorrow morning", she replied a bit subdued.
" Betaji let's not let his last days be sad", said Adhi. " We try to keep him happy".
He has already suffered enough thought Adhi as Sumeet's smiling face haunted him
Meanwhile
Jeet was sitting facing Shaun. They were in a deep discussion.
" Yes Josef. Did you examine her"?
Jeet squeezed a paper the only sign of nervousness in him.
" Zeenat", sighed Dhaun. " Yeah her cancer sure is terminal. She has more than a month to live."
" The child", queried Jeet.
" Is healthy and lively too", he observed his friend. " Do you want him in your house? They will attack again. He is an heir. Chanchal.."
Jeet looked at him.
" I don't like him around her. He brings danger. But she is too attached with him. After our daughter", he paused.." She is recovering with him. And my dad too. He is his blood after all".
He just stared at nothing.
Guru entered at that moment.
" What do you got Walia"?
" Kulkarni conveyed a secret code to Meet. He knew about an army infiltration of foreign elements."
"Was the enemy alerted"?
" No", said Guru. " Kulkarni was smart. Meet was vhis boss nobody found out. Panther decoded it. Someone ratted him out".
" What about the attack", asked Shaun.
" It was on Dragon Josef not him", answered Jeet.
Guru nodded.
" It was for the throne", he agreed.
" But it was not Kunal", said Shaun. " Zeenat I mean Grace has not lied till now."
" It wasn't him", said Jeet. " The f*cker really died". He fisted the table in frustration.
" Could be Savarkar", said Guru. " Zeeshu is pulling the footage from your house. We interviewed the son again. He informed they were born a family outing when Dragon summoned him", replied Guru.
" What date", Jeet raised a brow.
Guru mentioned it.
" Okay Sumeet never summoned him", said Shaun.
Jeet raised a brow.
" See the date. He was in the capital at that time. Deepak summoned all the Chief ministers. He just took over after Paras sacrificed himself. Dev uncle was in bad shape", Shaun reminded him.
" And it was Meet who attended", said Jeet suddenly remembering what happened four years earlier.
Past
" Asshole", said Sumeet. " It's not his duty to penance for his brother. He never wanted it. Why the hell is he joining politics"?
" Some guilts are not easy to let go", replied Jeet.
" He is not guilty Jeet", said Sumeet.
" Tell that to him. He is as stubborn as they come", said Jeet. " Remember how calmly he refused his father the PM seat. He will be same stubborn ox you can't budge".
Sumeet sighed.
At that time his cell rang.
" Yes Walia", said Sumeet. " Dad. Hospital. Damn it. He over works. Yes Jeet is with me. Yeah we are on our way".
Later
" How many times I need to tell you dad not to overexert", said Sumeet in seething anger
" The Delhi conference ", started Dev
Sumeet let out and expletive. Jeet a couple of them.
" You take rest you old man", admonished Sumeet. I am going to the conference in your place. No arguments and no more late nights".
" Okay I will brief you", he started to rise and winced in pain.
" Are we done being 30. Listen you old man you are in your fifties", hissed Jeet to his father. " Lie back. I am banning you from the office work. Meet take over his files".
Sumeet immediately complied.
" Your office have efficient admins. They can brief him. Now rest", said Jeet.
" Josef make sure no office work arrives here", said Sumeet as he glared at Dev.
" I am scared of them both", sulked Dev to Adhi as they laughed.
Present
" And he left the next day. And was in capital for next two days", said Jeet as realisation hit him.
" So he didn't make the call. Neither did you", said Guru. " Adhi uncle", he raised a brow.
" I don't think so", started Shaun... " No I am positive he didn't. He was mostly here with Dev uncle".
" Soo..."
" We need the footage", said Shaun.
" Good one Josef. Brilliant", said Jeet. " With these fresh news and information we can start anew with our search for the culprit."
Meanwhile
" The footage is gone", said Zeeshan. " I am not surprised though", he said to Manya, Megha and Usman.
" Whoever this is wants the Singhanias wiped out", said Usman. " I have a gut feeling. This is personal "
" Right now we are back to square one", sighed Megha.
Suddenly Zeeshan thought of an idea.
" Give all the footage, phone call records and all assasin information to me", he said.
Later that night
" This is everything we have", said Zeeshu to Rash.
She looked at everything keenly. He showed the photographs of all the family members and explained in detail what happened minus the Jeet and Sumeet swap.
" He is stuck but he trusts you ", said Zeeshan.
" I am on it", she said.
" We are counting on you my queen", said Zeeshan. " You think in a manner different from us."
" Okay ", she nodded.
Jeet entered Singhania house at that moment. He understood what Zeeshu was thinking.
" Okay I won't stop you", he looked at her.
" I can feel the BUT coming", she pouted.
" Just one rule", he said to Rash.
" Yes", she raised a brow
" No life threatening stunts and bodyguards", he said.
" That's two rules", she said cheekily.
"Argue with me and I put you on a house arrest", he said.
" That is my cue to leave", chuckled Zeeshan. He saluted Jeet and left.
" Bug", said Rash.
" It gives me peace of mind and keeps me sane to know that you are safe", said Jeet. "Is it too much to ask?"
" I love you too", she smooched him.
He lifted her up.
" Now we are on the right track", he said seductively.
She giggled as he carried her to their bedroom.
A fresh search began...