Savior Of Her Heart

Chapter 13: Ch.12/ She Is Our Daughter

Alessandro's POV:-

The atmosphere in the car is completely tense. No one is saying anything because of different reasons. I don't know about others but I am feeling betrayed by that family. How can they hide something from me? Especially Mr. Sengupta, I never knew that a father can be so cruel to his own daughter. Just thinking about how Anhuphama has to live without seeing her daughter is making me more furious. I look at her seeing that she is playing with the little baby who is giggling her heart out. Unknowingly a smile makes its way on my face but clearing of a throat divert my attention.

Bianca is staring at me with a mischievous smile while Samuel has a smirk on his face. This sibling duo is definitely planning something. Suddenly, the car stop making me look outside the car to see that we have reached the airport. I get out of the car first before taking the baby in my arms because Anhuphama is having problem getting out of the car with the baby. After that, we get inside the airport to complete all the necessary formalities. When we get in front of the private jet I see that the pilot is standing in front of the jet to welcome us. I introduce Anhuphama to him and other staff before one of them ask me about the baby. I look at Anhuphama to see that she is looking nervous by the question.

"She is our daughter." I reply shortly before getting inside the jet. I can feel Anhuphama's eyes on the whole time because of what I have said about the baby. But it's the truth and I am not ashamed to admit it. If she thinks this baby as her daughter then she is my daughter too from now on as we are officially married. After getting inside the jet we take our seats before one of the staff offers us some drinks in which we all denied. When the plane starts to take off I notice that Anhuphama is looking very much scared but Bianca holds her hand tightly to make her feel comfortable.

I feel a little hand tapping me on the cheek and see that the little baby is the one who is trying to get my attention. I have to stop calling her little baby but I really can't pronounce her name correctly. Again she taps my cheek and I look at her.

"Yes, how may I help you?" I ask the cutie. She narrows her eyes at me while her lips form a little pout.

"Play." Oh so miss cutie is a demanding little thing. From the corner of my eyes, I notice that Anhuphama is panicking and try to take the cutie from me.

"It's alright she is not troubling me." I reply to her unspoken question. She looks hesitant but still gives me a little nod.

"Don't worry Anupama. Alessandro is a very good babysitter and my daughters are fond of their Sandro uncle." Bianca tries to assure Anhuphama but I can hear the sarcasm in her tone making me smirk at her. I let the baby stand on my lap before she starts to pull my tie. I open the knot of the tie so that while she plays with it I don't choke.

"I have a question, Alessandro." Bianca says from her seat.

"I know what you want to ask. Not only you, but the other two are also curious about my meeting with Mr. Ganguly's fiancee." I answer in which they nod their heads. I look at the baby who has her brows furrows while playing with the tie before starting to tell them exactly what happened.

Flashback

"Hello?" I asked on the phone.

"I want you to meet me as soon as possible. Before you ask me anything about who I am or how I have gotten your number, just know that I am someone who wants to help your wife. Her family is hiding something serious from you so I want you to hear me out for once. Please kindly meet me asap. I am sending you my location so please come as soon as possible." The lady replied from the other side. I didn't know if it's a trap or not but I decided to go and meet her. So I instructed the driver to stop the car before hailing a cab to meet the unknown lady who called me. When Bianca asked me who had called I told her a lie that I had to meet a client.

After getting inside the cab I got a text where the lady had sent me her location, I showed the location to the cab driver who drove me there in 15 minutes. It was a small park where not many people were present. After paying I got out of the cab before looking around.

"Mr. Bianchi." A lady was coming towards me and she seemed familiar to me. When she came in front of me I remembered where I had seen before.

"You are Mr. Ganguly's fiancee, right?" I asked her.

"Yes, you are correct. I am Subhodeep's fiancee but today I have told you to meet me because I want to talk about Anupama." She replied while taking off her sunglasses. I got curious because what's so important that she had told me to meet like this.

"I know what you are thinking Mr. Bianchi. You want to know why I have asked you to meet me so urgently, right?" She asked back. I nodded my head in answer.

"Anupama's family mostly her father, her grandmother, and her aunt who is her father's sister are hiding a big truth from you. Her grandmother has threatened her not to open her mouth in front of anyone about it." She replied looking angry.

"What truth are you talking about?" I asked her because I didn't want to have any secrets between my wife and me. She told me to wait for a minute. I saw that she went to what I assumed her car and opened the door before taking a baby in her arms. I was totally confused by now. Soon enough she stood in front of me with a cute baby girl who couldn't be more than two or three years.

"Why did you bring this baby here?" I couldn't help but ask the first thing that came into my mind. She looked at the baby before looking at me with sad eyes.

"Because this baby is the truth that Anupama's grandmother has been trying to hide from everyone." She replied. What this supposed to mean?

"Look I don't have much time in my hands, so please tell me what you have to say," I told her impatiently. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"Her name is Advira and she is Anupama's daughter." Shock should an understanding but what I was feeling at that moment was something I could not describe. I looked at her like she had lost her mind.

"I know you think that I am bluffing but it's the truth. This baby here is Anupama's daughter, not by blood but by heart. Advira's biological mother was my friend who died during giving birth to little Advira. As my friend's husband had died a few months before Advira was born, so his family was not ready to accept Advira. As for my friend's family, they also thought that baby Advira was the reason for every horrible thing so they denied to even see her face. The hospital was ready to hand over the one-week- old baby to an orphanage but I was not ready. I was the one who failed to save my friend's life so I took the decision to raise her by myself. I was the one who named her Advira and started to look after her. But being a doctor, I needed to leave her often with my parents who loved her dearly. However, they

were also getting busy with our family business so taking care of Advira was becoming a hard situation for us. So I went to Anupama and asked her if she could take care of Advira for some time. She was very happy but her grandmother and aunt were not ready because they didn't want people to say that an unmarried girl was taking care of an orphan baby. However, after a lot of insisting they accepted my request. But that didn't stop them from taunting Anupama or Advira. Anupama started to take care of Advira like her own daughter and I had no heart to separate them from each other. Advira grew fond of Anupama very quickly and started to call her mum-mum. Her grandma and aunt scolded her for letting Advira called her mother but she didn't listen to them. Everything was going good but then you asked Indrajit uncle, Anupama's father for Anupama's hand in marriage. But Riya couldn't handle this that you didn't choose her to marry, she asked Anupama to reject your offer. But Anupama denied it saying that if she didn't marry you then her father would lose the company. By getting angry with this revelation Riya made their grandmother believed that they should not keep Advira at their house anymore. I didn't have any choice left but to take Advira with me otherwise they were going to give her to an orphanage. Their grandmother didn't even let Anupama see Advira after that." She explained to me.

"Why didn't Anhuphama oppose her grandmother if she loves this baby so much? Why not fight for her?" I asked.

"You don't know Anupama Mr. Bianchi. She can do anything for the well-being of her family. Yesterday, before the wedding I had told her to get away from here and live with her daughter but she didn't agree with me. But She chose her father over Advira. That's how she is. She can sacrifice her own happiness for her family but not everyone from that family understands her value." She answered back. I ran my hands through my hair in frustration.

"I know I am asking a lot from you but I know Anupama. She can not live without her Advira. She will not show it but she will be hurting inside every second without the most precious being in her life. I am requesting you, Mr. Bianchi, please don't separate them. Please take Advira with you and Anupama. Please" she was pleading by now while tears were pouring out of her eyes.

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"After knowing everything I can not even think about leaving this babygirl here. Thanks to that lady otherwise Anhuphama's Grandma and Miss Ganguly were successful in their plan." Bianca and Anhuphama have tears in their eyes while Samuel is ready to kill someone after hearing everything.

"Can I get Advira for some time?" Anhuphama says in a timid tone. I hand over the sleepy baby to her before taking out my laptop to do some necessary work because we have a lot of time to reach LA.

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Anupama's POV:-

Nothing can be predictable and it has been proved from time to time but still we humans think that we have the power to do things our way. Who could have thought that I would be able to see, to touch my Advira again. However, what Jasmine Di did it's unbelievable. While I am happy about being with

Advira but by thinking about Jasmine Di, my hands and feet are sweating badly with anticipation. By knowing Thakurmaa and Pishimaa, they will definitely create havoc in Jasmine Di's life. They can separate Di and Dadabhai. Oh my god! No, I can not let it happen. I can not let anyone harm Jasmine Di's life because of me. But how will I be able to help her? How will I be able to even contact her without a phone? What- "Anupama the jet is going to lend soon, come and sit down with us." Bianca calls out to me from outside the bedroom door making a stop at my thoughts.

"Yes, coming." I look at Advira who is sound asleep on the bed before going inside the washroom to freshen up. I never knew that a private jet can have so many facilities, also I am not feeling so scared about being in a plane anymore. After using the washroom, I take Advira in my arms before getting out of the bedroom. I get near the single couch where Bianca is sitting and take a seat beside her on a nearby single couch before putting Advira on my lap. I put a light blanket on her because I have heard that the weather in LA is a little chilly at the night time and If I am not wrong then I am sure that it's evening in there. I notice that Mr. Bianchi is still working on his laptop like before. I haven't gotten a chance to thank him for the huge kindness he has shown to me. However, I don't know how to thank him because he is very intimidating to talk. It's not like he has talk harshly with me but still, I feel scared of him.

Soon enough the pilot announces that we have landed safely. Just like before Mr. Bianchi takes a sleepy Advira from me when the door opens and one by one we all get out of the jet. The first thing I notice after coming out of the jet is that there are at least five cars waiting in the runway but what surprises me the most is Bianca's happy squealing seeing a tall and muscular man. She runs to him before jumping on his arms and starts to kiss him on the lips. Immediately I turn my head on the other side not wanting to see more of their romantic display. Instead, I follow Mr. Bianchi who is walking ahead of me with Advira in his arms. When we reach near an expensive-looking shiny black car, he

opens the passenger door before strapping Advira securely in a car seat. He then signals me to get inside the car beside her and I do that without a word. He takes the front seat of the car beside the driver and the car starts moving forward. I try to keep quiet as much as possible but can not help but ask the question that is on my mind for some time.

"Ummm, Mr. Bianchi." I call out shyly.

"Yes." He replies without turning around.

"Where is Bianca and Samuel? Why didn't they come with us?" I ask timidly.

"Samuel is in another car with my other bodyguards and Bianca has gone with her husband whom you saw at the airport." He answers before looking out the window. I don't say anything more not wanting to disturb him. So I also look out of the window and try to enjoy the beautiful view of LA.

At least twenty minutes later the car comes near a big gate and the driver dial some code before the gate open to reveal a very huge mansion, actually it's more like a palace.

I am in complete awe by the beauty in front of me. The car again start moving before stopping in front of the big Palace like mansion. Mr. Bianchi get out of the car first before opening my side of the door. I get out of the car and start to open the straps of Advira's car seat. She has waken up a few minutes before so she is rubbing her eyes with her tiny fists. I kiss her forehead earning a cute smile from her. I take her in my arms before closing the car door.

"Let's go inside. Melody is very eager to meet you." Mr. Bianchi says while gesturing me to walk.

"Who is Melody?" I ask him while walking beside him.

"She is the head cook of my house." He replies but I can hear the hesitation in his voice as if he is wanting to say something else. Soon enough we reach the front door but before Mr. Bianchi can ring the bell, the door open by an old lady who has a bright smile on her face. She can not be more than sixty years old but her eyes held a warmth that can make anyone around her feel loved.

"Welcome home Alessandro." She says before looking at me with a welcoming smile.

"Welcome home Dolcezza." I look at her in confusion not understand what she calls me. But I think she understands my confusion.

"Dolcezza means Sweetie in Italian. I hope you don't mind me calling you that." She tells me with a soft smile on her face.

"It's not any problem," I answer with a smile.

"Melody can we please come inside now? You can talk to her after that." Mr. Bianchi says tiredly.

"Oh, you hush up boy. I need to perform a ritual before welcoming the new bride in the house." She says and another what I think a maid handles her a plate full of things. I realize what she wants to do when she starts to look at the things in her hand. It really touches my heart seeing her with an 'aarti' thali to welcome me.

"What's all this Melody?" Mr. Bianchi asks looking irritated.

"She is from India and I know how much Indian people give importance in this ritual. I might not be an Indian but I have seen a lot of videos to practice this ritual. Your wife has the right to be welcomed by performing this ritual." Melody replies before she starts to do the ritual correctly. My eyes become moist seeing the respect she has for my country and culture. She completes the ritual in a few minutes before welcoming us into the house.