The next day—
Ayaan waited outside his school gate.
Aarav stood beside him.
"Papa, will you come tomorrow too?" Ayaan asked excitedly.
Aarav smiled faintly.
"If your mama allows."
Ayaan giggled.
"She will!"
But at a distance…
A pair of eyes watched them.
Cold.
Calculating.
Dangerous.
Inside a black car, a man smirked.
"So… you found her."
Raghav Malhotra.
His fingers tapped slowly against the steering wheel.
"And the child too…"
His smile darkened.
"This just got interesting."
Back at the school gate—
Ananya arrived.
Her eyes softened seeing Ayaan with Aarav.
For a moment…
It felt like a family.
But something inside her felt uneasy.
As if a storm was coming.
And she wasn't wrong.
Because far away—
Raghav picked up his phone.
"Keep an eye on them," he ordered.
"This time… I won't lose."