Chapter Title: Midnight Feelings and Hidden Tears
Inside the second car, the atmosphere had finally become peaceful after all the chaos.
Kaashvi Roy slowly fell asleep while sitting beside Rudra Rathore.
A few moments later, her head unknowingly rested softly on Rudra's shoulder.
Everyone inside the car immediately started smirking seeing the scene.
Rudra first became surprised, but then a small smile appeared on his face automatically.
For the first time, he carefully looked at Kaashvi while she slept peacefully on his shoulder.
"She really trusts me…" he whispered slowly.
Abhi quietly clicked a picture and laughed softly.
Rudra glared at him instantly.
"Delete it."
"Never," Abhi replied proudly.
Everyone laughed while Rudra carefully adjusted Kaashvi so her sleep wouldn't break.
After some time, all the cars finally reached Singh Mansion.
Everyone slowly woke up and entered the mansion tiredly.
Adya looked toward everyone and smiled softly.
"Good night, everyone."
One by one, everyone wished each other good night and went toward their rooms.
Adya Singh entered her room and immediately laid down because of exhaustion.
Meanwhile, Shivansh Rathore also went toward his guest room.
The mansion slowly became silent.
At midnight—
A shadow quietly entered Adya's room.
The person slowly walked closer and kept staring at her sleeping face lovingly.
But suddenly—
Adya quickly grabbed his wrist and woke up instantly.
"Who are you?" she asked alertly.
The person chuckled softly.
"Princess… it's me."
Adya narrowed her eyes.
"Mr. Devil! What are you doing in my room?"
Shivansh shamelessly sat beside her and replied casually,
"To cuddle you and sleep."
Adya looked at him in disbelief.
"You are impossible."
Shivansh smirked.
"And still you love me."
Adya tried hiding her smile while Shivansh pulled the blanket over both of them.
At morning—
Everyone gathered in the dining hall for breakfast.
The elders were discussing business while the youngsters teased each other continuously.
After breakfast—
At Aksh and Kriti's side—
Aksh Singh noticed Kriti looked lost in thought since morning.
He walked toward her and asked softly,
"What happened, bachha?"
Kriti looked at him for a moment and slowly tried to say something.
But before she could speak—
Aksh's phone suddenly started ringing.
The caller ID displayed a heart symbol — "♥️"
The moment Kriti saw that, her expression changed completely.
Her eyes slowly filled with tears.
Aksh didn't notice anything and immediately picked up the call.
"Hii jaanu, how are you?" he said casually.
From the other side, a girl replied happily.
"I am good. And you?"
They talked for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, Kriti silently walked away from there.
When Aksh finally ended the call and turned around—
Kriti was gone.
His smile faded instantly.
He looked around the hall confused.
"Kriti?"
No answer.
For some unknown reason, his heart suddenly felt restless.
Without wasting another second, Aksh immediately started searching for her throughout the mansion.