This is not happening... That was what Anika thought when the news of her being a reporter for Spy magazine spread like fire. Her image was caught in a surveillance camera near where she got evidence about a minor politician's wedding. There was not enough evidence against her but she was pretty sure it won't be difficult for the people in power to dig up information about her where she goes and what she does. When she was going through this, there was a person next to her who felt even more scared than her, she didn't hide anything when he asked her. She told him in one go from start to the end, how she joined in this to her latest sting operation, surprisingly, he didn't say anything but cupped her face and gave her a tight forehead kiss which expressed his fear and his support to her.

Now they are traveling to her office where her colleagues asked her to arrive as soon as the news spread, Anika wished to go alone but didn't speak back when he accompanied her. Even inside the lowest temperature in the car, she could see the sweat droplets on his forehead which he wiped off with his hand. She didn't wait for a moment to pick up his hand on the steering wheel. He turned to her for a second and concentrated on the road next.

"Don't worry, nothing went out of our hands, I will never let anything touch you. Relax..." He said she knew being a wife to a billionaire like him would be an added advantage, but her principles weren't ready to hear those words. But he held her hand tight which told her he was ready to do anything only because of his love for her. And their car headed inside their office, and they headed directed to the director's room where every important people who were part of Spy magazine was present, everyone looked so distressed, and Archana, who sat across was red and seemed like cried, but none of them were looking confident. She could feel the reason behind the distress on her face, her family, and her kids. More than anyone, she would suffer the most if her secret identity of her came out.

"Mr. Oberoi, Anika... Please take the seat." Aarav said in a tense tone. Anika didn't speak anything. There was a considerable pause from everyone around her. 

"Anika, I know how you must be feeling, but we can turn the plate that Anika was not involved with SPY, we can say, Anika went there as we got a scoop regarding it, but later decided to drop it." Rohan, one of the members of the core team expressed his view but Aarav and Archana remained silent.

"Anika, won't you be a little careful?" Mohit asked her. Her inner instinct asked her to revert because she could see the emerging jealousy from his eyes seeing her close to her husband, and he never talk to her like that. But she remained silent.

"Mohit, Let's talk about the present," Archana said to him.

"Before anyone could say anything, I want to say something. I am resigning." Anika said and there was a pin-drop silence in the room, nobody spoke anything for a while. She turned around to shivaay, who was also shocked to see it.

"What are you saying?" Aarav asked.

"I already thought about it, if you keep me in this firm, everyone's background will get checked and I don't want anyone to suffer for my one foolish act," Anika replied while holding her husband's palm under the table, he picked up her hand and squeezed it tight.

"Yes, I understand what made you take that decision," Mohit commented while looking at them.

"MOHIT." Rohan jerked before Anika could react.

"Anika. We are not okay with this decision. You can't resign just like that." Rohan said.

"No, Roh. I have decided, I will mail my resignation letter. Kindly do the needful. And whatever the legal charges are, I think I can handle it on my own." Anika said and stood up from the place, she was one of the pillars of this channel, and she never thought she will leave the company one day.

"Shivaay let's go." She said and left the office holding his palm. Shivaay didn't deny it but walked with her out of the office, but it was just 20 minutes there inside, and within the short period, there were people gathered outside the office hailing with boardings in their hands.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?" Shivaay questioned her. She stayed silent even though she knew what was happening. Rohan and others rushed to them and prevented her from going out.

"I think the party members are protesting against Anika. Wait for a while, we will arrange something for you both to leave." Rohan said while her husband's arm protectively held her shoulders close to her. They waited in the room, and soon Anika heard a glass breaking sound and scary howls from her employee, it seems they broke into the office. She turned around to shivaay who was puzzled to see what was happening around her, but he protectively pulled her to his side and wrapped his arm around her.

Archana walked outside to confront them leaving Anika inside only to get hit with a stone on her forehead, Anika saw everything through the see-through glass and trembling to go outside, but she was held by her husband and other two men, Rohan and Arav. Mohit went out to rescue Archana who in turn got badly stuck in between the party members who hit him with the tube light.

"Let me go! I AM THE RESPONSIBLE ONE" Anika struggled in her grip when she saw all her loved ones getting hurt because of her carelessness.

"ANIKA STOP" She heard her husband's voice in a high tone, she turned towards him and witness the most scared vision of him. Even that didn't calm her. 

"Archana! She's hurt. Let me go. Please." Anika cried in his embrace struggling to leave outside. But Shivaay's grip was very strong. She didn't do anything but helplessly cried on his shoulder looking at the chaos caused by her. 

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AFTER 3 DAYS

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It had been three days since that incident happened, and he was there right there with her, but she went into a mute mode, she neither cried nor spoke anything to anyone. But that day, he witnessed her helpless state and he couldn't do anything about it other than save her from that place, there was a huge traffic Jam, and hundreds of people gathered after the news got spread. Because of that, they had to move somewhere safer. He drove her straight to his old house rather than going to their penthouse. Anika didn't recognize anything, and neither he left with any words, still, he remembered how she held his palm tight while expressing her decision to resign from the job which she loved and was passionate about. But now, the decision was made, she had to leave everything. 

He saw her sleeping in his room, holding the pillow tight to her side, he opened all the windows in his room as if it will help her to wake up and witness the beautiful morning, but she didn't wake up but instead turned around and slept. But he didn't lose hope. He got into bed and lay next to her and hugged her from the back. She didn't snuggle but froze, he understood she wasn't sleeping the whole time but pretending to be. 

"Baby!" He called her while moving a little closer to her until his lips brushes her ear. She neither respond to it. 

"I know you're not sleeping..." He said, he felt a slight jerk in her body, but she remained in the same position. 

"Remember when I lost all hope, what did you say?" He asked her, but still, there was no response.

"Let's not give up, even if you want to give I will never let you give up on your dreams. - This was what you said, and we made it." He said in a comforting tone. There was still no response from her. 

"I think now the tables are turned." He said and she snuggled a little. But he waited till she absorbs his words, soon as he predicted, she around at him and her eyes were now staring at him. 

"You heard right, even if you want to give up, I will never let you give up on your dreams, for now, I don't know how, but I promise, we will sort it out together." He said, while then a lone tear crossed her eyes, he kissed her tears away. 

"Are you with me?" He asked her while moving further close to her, he held her waist tightly and this time she reciprocate while holding him back and moving close to him. 

"Now can you please end this mute mode and speak with me, it has been three days since I heard your voice." He said touching her nose with his nose, there was a slight smile on her face. 

"I didn't do it on purpose," Anika said while touching his face which was too close to her. 

"I know that, my firecracker." He said smiling. 

"Firecracker?" She questioned. 

"Yes, Firecracker. I never thought my smart, cute wifey will become this much rugged to expose the MP." He said while pinching her cheek her small smile widened a little, but she hugged him, it was a bone-breaking hug from her. 

"Like my father, you are also thinking I am not made for this Job?" She asked out of nowhere, he knew her father was always against her decision of working as a journalist, and he wished her to join his digital marketing team and head it but Anika never gave any attention to his decision and continued working as she want. And In his case, he had a similar situation, until his success was heard, his father thought useless about him. 

"Look at me..." He called her, and she slightly broke the hug and saw his face. He didn't say anything but he conveyed everything with his smile saying to her that he was on the same page, as she heard his thoughts, she busted to laugh. 

"Let's face it together, Okay?" He asked her while pulling her head close to his face. She nodded with a smile. 

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