Suvarna's POV.

I can see Raghunath uncle is far from being pleased at the tight spot he has been put in. Since he had just got new assistants he had been given an hour to brief them and discuss developments.

He kept throwing disapproving looks towards Paresh and I can sense even if he is not showing it, this is worrying Paresh. I hope he does not get into any trouble for this.

We were all seated in Shishir's office as per him, he is not carrying the keys to the adjoiming room as he did not expect to use it. I think he did not open that room intentionally so that uncle has no option but to come into Shishir's room.

These guys are doing everything to corner Uncle . He has been allotted the room by the council of lawyers association and he cannot even access it. Of course Danny has one too but apparently he does not remember where he has kept the keys to his room.

Shishir and his group has cornered their opponent even before the case hearing can start! If they are like this with someone close to them then how ruthless and shrewd they must be with actual criminals and wrong doers. I cannot help the small shudder that runs through me.

I steal a small glance towards Shishir - I am still pissed with him for his dumb mistake day before yesterday, so am not talking to him much. As soon as my eyes reach his face my heart gives a jolt. He has his eyes on me!

My eyes lock with him over the heads of the other occupants of the room and his intense gaze seems to bore down on me. He just stares at me intently. I want to look away, break the eye contact but am not able to.

Suddenly he stands up, breaking eye contact with me. "I will be back when it is time to go in." He announces to the room in general sand strides out of the room without even sparing me another glance.

What just happened? Where did he go? I felt a pang in my heart that he did not tell me directly or even ask me to go with him.

'You would not have gone with him.' My subconscious mind piped in and bit my lower lip. I know that is true. Had he asked me I would have given him a cold shoulder, the way I have been doing since past couple of days!

I keep looking at the door. He has been gone for so long I think glancing at the clock on the wall!

45 seconds?? That is all the time that has passed since he strode out? No has to be longer. I glance at my mobile to confirm - and it has indeed been less than a minute.

I drum my fingers on my mobile screen for a long time trying not to think of the tall sinfully distracting man.

I look at the time once again- 50 seconds?? Why is time not moving ahead?

Finally having had enough I stand up. "I am going out to stretch my legs a bit." I tell Paresh quietly not wanting to disturb the other three. Raghunath uncle has been anyways shouting at them asking them to stop referring Aditya as Sunny Kapoor.

I am almost certain they are doing this intentionally to annoy uncle. These guys and their devious plans!

"You want me to come with you?" I heard Paresh ask me and I shook my head. "I will not go far." I said and stepped out.

I ran my eyes around at the vast corridor. It was almost empty with multiple sessions going on in the courtrooms.

Where is Shishir? Why did I have to be so silly with him since past two days? "Now he is pissed with you Suvi and serves you right." I muttered softly leaning my back against a cupboard.

My eyes widened in horror as the door slid.open and I felt myself fall in- backwards. Something stopped my fall and I gave a gasp as I felt myself be pulled inside.

I realised two hands had stopped my fall and now had pulled me inside the cupboard.

I felt my heart stop beating for a moment as fear gripped me. I opened my mouth to scream out but a strong hand covered my mouth.

I watched in horror as the other hand reached out and pulled the cupboard close.

Oh God! Who is this man? Suppose he is an escaped convict and plans to use me as the cover to escape?

I tried to remove the hand on my mouth with my hands but was of no use. I tried to hit the man but now it was pitch dark inside and I could hardly make out the body outline of my captor.

My panic increased when my fists were captured by one large hand and I was pulled up against a hard body.

I felt my whole body quiver in that moment - in relief.

"You could not stop yourself from coming after me, could you?" the laughter filled voice said softly in my ear as the hand moved from over my mouth.

I put my head on the strong chest, my heartbeat still not normal.

"Do you know how scared I was?" I managed to say as I finally found my voice.

"I scared you? Now that is not good of me. I should make amends." he laughed not sounding sorry at all.

I felt him reach out and a light came on as he switched on his mobile's flashlight.

"Where are we?" I asked trying to make out my still quite dark surroundings.

"Broom's cupboard." He answered and I giggled.

"Really?" I could not help but remember all those stories I had read about people getting into broom cupboards.

"Was this on your bucket list? Getting locked inside broom's cupboard?" Shishir laughed and I giggled harder.

"No of course not!" I laughed "Shishir why-"

"Shhhh-" he made me stop with a gentle finger on my mouth.

He placed the phone on a small shelf on one side before lifting my one hand and placed it on his chest, right over his heart.

His gaze on my face intensified in intensity as he whispered "My heart." My own heart was beating so loudly that my eardrums seemed to ring with their rhythm.

Almost memorised I looked back into the eyes that even in this almost dark surrounding seemed to see right through me, into my soul.

I felt him lift up my other hand and hook his finger on the charm bracelet. I looked on in a daze as he took out something tiny from his chest pocket and unwrapped it.

It was so small and in the dark I could barely make out. "My heart." He repeated softly as he fixed it on the bracelet. I caught a glimpse as it shone with a glint in the faint light. Shravan lifted up his phone and brought it closer and I gasped as light shone on the object.

A tiny heart, made of ruby clasped in gold and outlined with diamond dust shone back and glinted in the faint light.

"My heart is yours, only yours Suvi . Always was, always will be." Shishir whispered and I had to bite my lower lip to stop a sob escape me as I felt my heart squeeze tightly at his words.

"I love you." I managed to choke out after a moment.

"You have no idea how much I love you." He said and pulled me close and I felt myself melt in his arms.

Sudden ringing of his phone jolts me and I suddenly remember where we are making me flush.

I hardly paid any attention to what Shishir said into the phone.

"We need to go. That was Paresh." He told me and I nodded. Slowly we stepped out and I felt my cheeks warm up in excitement a well as worry of somebody seeing us sneak out of a cupboard.

I felt Shishir's arm go around my waist "I don't believe we did that! You actually pulled me inside a cupboard." I said softly and sighed in relief when I saw no one was around in the corridor.

Shishir grinned at me and I felt my lips pull into a smile, my anger towards him having evaporated.

"You two are impossible."

I jumped at the sound and to my horror saw Paresh lean on a wall a short distance away.

He grinned at my expression before turning around and walking away.

"He knows!" I squeaked out looking at Shishir  who did not seem bothered at all and grinned at me unabashed.

"Shishir we just stepped out of a cupboard-" a horrified gasp made me look up and I saw an old lady give us a stunned and quite disapproving look.

I felt my cheeks go warm realising not only she heard me babble, but she was imagining- oh God!

She must be thinking of what not we did- I groaned in despair while the madman beside me chuckled harder.

"Don't think too much Sui." He whispered. "You loved this mini adventure, confess it."

I turned my face away not wanting him to see how right he was by seeing my expression.

Shishir's POV.

For the first time in my life my mind was not in the courtroom proceedings. I kept stealing glances at Suvi who was sitting a short distance away with Charles and Rita.

Rita was also supposed to confess about her role however Suvi had insisted her name and involvement be kept away from the case.

I felt my heart warm up thinking about her kindness towards all. With monumental effort I tried to shake my head clear of thoughts of the woman I love and tried to focus on what my father was trying to put forward.

He did not really have much to defend Aditya with and now with Danny as his assistant and Rahul helping him, his defence was falling apart. I and Danny had already been prepared for such a situation and had acted accordingly.

Neither Danny nor Rahul were being unfaithful to their profession. On the contrary .their being honest was Aditya's biggest weakness. He knew he could not make up any tale that they would not catch on, due to the past they had shared.

I almost smiled when my father effectively tried to clear Aditya's name clear from Ricky's traveling to India. They kept steering the discussion to the fact that I and Aditya are cousins and he had just been trying to pull a friendly prank at me by pretending to be Sunny Kapoor.

Time to end this courtroom hogwash. I have enough witnesses to prove that it was not a prank but I did not want to take that long route.

I saw Danny leant back on his chair as soon as he saw me stand up. He knew I was going for the kill. "So Mr. Mehrotra as per you your client had nothing to do with Ricky's traveling to India under a false passport and also what ever happened in Delhi there after?" I asked approaching my father.

"It is not as per me Mr. Mehrotra  that happens to be the fact." He shot back.

"In that case Mr. Saxena should not have any difficulty is explaining how a button of a shirt I had never worn, found at the scene of crime does not bear my fingerprint but has his?" I looked at the paling features of Aditya satisfactorily.

"Just a button, can be of any shirt." My father trie to brush it off.

"A limited edition shirt sold by Mr. Saxena to his aunty, who happens to be my mother and gifted it to me. And for reasons that are personal I had never worn it." I said this time relishing at how my father's expression changed. He had not been aware of my mother trying to reconnect with me over the years.

The damage had ben done. I had made the cut, now I just had to shred them piece by piece.

"I don't know why w are talking about a silly button." Aditya said trying to distract the attention as the magistrate examined the details of what I had just said. "It is far more important to find the details of Ricky's disgusting attack on a poor helpless girl."

I tried not to lose my temper and bash Aditya right here in the courtroom.

"The girl was in a very bad shape-" he continued and I fisted my palm in an attempt to contain my fury. I heard Ricky lokk devastated and tried to say something. I turned towards Aditya with the intention of shutting him up when I saw him look at a particular direction with a strange look on his face.

I followed his line of vision and saw Suvi was standing and pointing towards Ricky and Charles was trying to make her sit back down.

I see Aditya stare with a pained look in front. His eyes meet mine across the room. I feel my eyes widen in slight shock.

He knows! I can sense it. He has guessed the connection between Suvi  and Ricky.

I see his jaw clench and he shuts his eyes close tightly.

I don't know what is going on in his mind and I don't care. I will most certainly not let Suvi come up and speak up in the witness box. I know he is already cornered and can only delay with excuses and also try to mislead the court.

"Your honour-" I heard my father start to say something but could not complete as Aditya's voice rang out in the courtroom.

"I confess. I confess to my wrongdoings and want to give my statement."

He is confessing? I hear a murmur of shock run through the courtroom.

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I hope the chapter has been a good read. Shravan can be adventurous and knows how to bowl over his lady love. LOL!

Aditya confessed. What do you think made him do it?

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Pre cap Chapter 72.

Suvarna's POV.

"Shishir!" I shouted at him irritated. Nanu and Dadaji are now teasing me asking how much do I care about puppies!

This is all his doing.

I gasp when he comes up from behind and lifts me up.

"Put me down!" I shout angrily "Why did you have to be so silly and desperate that day?"

My eyes widened as he took my hand and put it under his jacket, under his shirt directly on his bare chest.

I could feel his heartbeat under my fingers. "You feel that?" he asked pulling me to him. "It threatens to stop beating even at the smallest thought of you not being a part of my life."

I felt my breathe hitch at the love that shone through his eyes for me.

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