The next morning, Gauri stood outside an old house with Aryan.

Her hands were trembling.

After years of believing that the man who raised her was her biological father, she was finally about to meet Rajiv Sharma — her real father.

Gauri: “Aryan… what if he doesn't want me?”

Aryan gently held her hand.

Aryan: “He has been waiting for this moment too.”

Gauri took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

The door slowly opened.

A middle-aged man stood there.

The moment he saw Gauri, he froze.

His eyes immediately filled with tears.

Rajiv: “Gauri…”

Gauri's heart skipped a beat.

She had heard that name from everyone her entire life—but hearing it from this stranger felt different.

Gauri: “Are you… Rajiv Sharma?”

Rajiv nodded, unable to control his tears.

Rajiv: “I'm your father.”

Gauri stared at him.

For a few seconds, neither of them spoke.

Then Rajiv stepped forward.

Rajiv: “I'm sorry, beta.”

Those two words broke Gauri's heart.

She began crying.

Gauri: “Why did you leave me?”

Rajiv's face fell.

Rajiv: “I never wanted to leave you. I was forced to stay away.”

Gauri: “Then why didn't you come back?”

Rajiv looked at Aryan.

Rajiv: “Because I was threatened. They told me that if I tried to take you back, your life would be in danger.”

Gauri covered her mouth, tears flowing freely.

Gauri: “All these years… I thought my father didn't want me.”

Rajiv stepped closer.

Rajiv: “I thought about you every single day.”

Finally, Gauri couldn't hold herself back.

She rushed into his arms.

Rajiv hugged his daughter tightly, crying.

Rajiv: “My little girl… you've grown up so much.”

Gauri sobbed against his chest.

Gauri: “I missed you… even though I didn't know I was missing you.”

Aryan watched silently from a distance.

For the first time, Gauri had found a missing piece of her past.

But Rajiv suddenly looked at Aryan with a worried expression.

Rajiv: “Aryan… you shouldn't have brought her here.”

Aryan frowned.

Aryan: “Why?”

Rajiv's face turned pale.

Rajiv: “Because the people who separated us all those years ago… know that Gauri has found me.”

Gauri's smile disappeared.

The reunion she had dreamed of had opened the door to an even bigger danger.

To be continued…