Success always creates enemies.
The factories Aarav saved…
the schools Ayaan built…
the respect they earned…
Someone was watching.
His name was Vikram Sethi.
A businessman who believed only in power and profit.
These Malhotras made workers kings, he growled.
If people start thinking like this, my empire will fall.
He planned quietly.
One night, a factory caught fire.
No workers were inside.
But machines burned.
Dreams turned to smoke.
Next morning, news channels shouted:
Was Aarav Malhotra's Return a Mistake?
Shares fell.
Trust was shaken.
Ayaan stood before the workers.
Fear is their weapon, he said.
Unity is ours.
Riya held his hand.
We won't run, she said.
Vikram sent a message:
Leave the factories or lose everything.
Aarav read it.
He remembered his old fear…
and his old courage.
He replied:
I already left everything once. I'm not scared now.
Another attack came.
False cases.
Police notices.
Dirty rumors.
Meera stitched till late night.
Why us? she asked.
Because we are visible, Aarav replied.
And truth always makes noise.
One evening, Ayaan was attacked on the street.
He fell, bleeding.
Riya screamed.
The attackers ran.
In the hospital, Aarav looked at his son.
I failed to protect you, he whispered.
Ayaan smiled weakly.
You taught me not to fear.
The fight was no longer about business.
It was about family.
And Vikram had crossed the line.