Heer POV :

"Di! Wake up di" my little brother is waking me up in low tone. "Harry! Why are you up so early? What happened?" I wanted to know what was bothering him.

"Di you should meet our lawyer today, I just want to alert you, Jassie Aunt should not know about it" Harry said sadly. I understood he is feeling bad for whatever is happening in our lives.

This court case, our so called aunt staying at home and controlling our lives has messed up our peaceful lives.

"Harry I don't want to hide it from you anymore, Jassie Aunt knows that I am going to meet our lawyer. She has full knowledge on every move of both of us. If I am not wrong she will be outside this room listening to us" I added last part after seeing that wicked lady hiding behind my bedroom door.

"Well this could be the reason why we lost in both the times" Harry blurted deeply thinking which surprised me.

At the age of twelve he is facing too much pressure and still he was positively searching for solution of our problems where I got stuck worrying about his future if we lose this case.

Jassie Aunt took responsibility of cooking from the day she came to our home claiming her rights on our property and custody of Harry. She is hell bent on marrying me soon to someone of her choice but I filed a case against her which she didn't expect.

"Heer! Heer.  . . Breakfast is ready. Come out" Jassie shouted breaking my eardrums.
"Why do you shout? I am not deaf like you" I shouted back angrily.

"Keep your anger to yourself girl, after you get married don't malign name of our family by this kind of behaviour. Your mother is soft spoken unlike you, I am sure you are Xerox of my angry brother" She said in a warning tone but with a pleasant smile on her face.

"Your mother is the one who tamed my angry brother, she is a lady with golden heart. I really miss her, if only she was there that Harry and his mother would not be there" she added last words with despise.

I wondered how does she know so much about my mother? Why does she hate Harry and his mother? Is there anything which I don't know? Or is this lady manipulating me?

I wanted to leave from there but Harry is sitting at dining table eagerly waiting for me. I can't let him go to school with empty stomach. "Your school bus will be here anytime and still you haven't started your breakfast" I said in fake serious tone.

"Heeru you can't act before me and you know that I won't eat without your company" he said laughing. I sat there shaking my head thinking when will I win before this young brother of mine.

I saw our pet Tommy sleeping and looked at Harry thinking what to do. We don't trust our aunt Jassie a bit, she may mix something in our food for this property. Tommy is trained so he smells our food before we eat or else we wait till Jassie Aunt eats.

Much to our relief she too joined us for breakfast and started eating. After Harry left for school Jassie stopped me from going out.

"Heer! Why do you give all your love to that Harry? Don't you remember he is son of your step mother?" She asked seriously.
I kept calm trying to know more what she has in her mind.

"I don't know why you are wasting your time with this court case, simply handover that boy to his mother's family and get married" she said irritatedly.

"You know that Sophie Ma's family stays in England, Harry is my brother and I won't let him go away from me" I said in finality.

"Don't you dare him call a Rathore, don't know what magic that foreign girl did on your father. Samar Singh Rathore maligned our family name by marrying her" she said carelessly.

"Jassie! Not a word against my father" I warned her which made her gulp. "Wait till I throw you out of this house" I warned.

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"Karan isn't there any way out of this problem" I held my head sitting in my lawyer's office.

"Ms. Rathore your aunt has all proves to claim her right. We challenged regarding this and she presented all required documents as if it's pre planned. Either she is really genuine or very cunning. You have to figure it out soon we don't have much time" Karan explained.

"What about Harry's custody? Will I get it?" I asked hoping a positive answer.

"Regarding custody of your brother we cannot say anything as of now. You are not earning as of now, unmarried and Harry's step-sister. So" he trailed off seeing my face.

"You know my cafe would be completed soon because of this case it's getting late" I tried to convince.

"Ms. Heer Singh Rathore don't mind me saying these bitter words, you don't even have money to pay my fee. All your resources are exhausted and still you hope for all this" Karan spat out with disgust.

Accepting the truth in words I left his cabin, "Ms. Rathore why don't you sell that old building of yours. It will help you come out of all these problems" Karan said shocking me to the core.

I came out in trance and started my vehicle deeply buried in my thoughts.

How does Karan know about our old mansion? He said your... So he knows it's on my name. But how?

Is he playing any double game?

How did Aunt Jassie appear after my father's death all of a sudden? I never knew about her.

Is my father's accident planned? That thought shook me and suddenly I fell down.

Lost in my thoughts I haven't seen the car coming in opposite direction. A girl and boy came out of the car, picked my bike and helped me to sit on near by bench.

"Sorry mam it's my fault, I applied brakes but don't know what happened" the young lad said sadly. "Is it paining?" the girl asked concerned about my leg. Seems like I have sprained my ankle.

"Let me handle it, don't panic" that guy easily bent my ankle and the pain is gone. I understood that guy is a medical student.

"Ayaan take the bike and get it repaired"
"Sure sis, I am sorry" he left taking my bike.

"It was my mistake, I came in wrong direction lost in thoughts. I should say sorry not you" I said profusely.

"Even we were talking, so it's a mutual mistake Heer" she said with a smile surprising me.

"How do you know me?" I asked curiously.

"You didn't recognise me" she asked in a teasing tone, I shook my head in negative.

"I am Aashna, your junior" she said "Your friend Aarush's sister" she said looking at my quizical face.

I hugged her immediately with a huge grin finally recognising her. "I was not in contact with Aarush, it's been so long. How are you? What is he doing now?" I asked excitedly.

We talked about many things which I lost track. She is such a lively, chirpy girl, I forgot my problems talking with her.

"Is there anything which is troubling you? Sharing your problems reduces the pressure on us, so I can help you by hearing" she winked at me.

Her brother Aarush is my friend from childhood moreover Aashna is a lawyer and may help me out. "What's there to hide from you?" I started my story.

You know my father Samar Singh Rathore was in army and I lost my mother at young age. Once my father was ill and bed ridden for few months, then Dr. Sophie treated him and cared for him like a family member.

She fell in love with my father and proposed to marry him. She promised to take care of me like a mother and my father agreed on my insistence.

Within few days my bond with Sophie Ma grew stronger. After few years Harry was born and our family turned against my father. They thought my parents will ignore me for their new born son.

Sophie Ma named her ancestral mansion on my name to secure my future shutting everyone's mouth. I joined training along with Aarush and Vijay then suddenly I got news about my father's accident.

After losing my father I joined my job with much difficulty, I couldn't live without my father. When I was on duty I came to know about Sophie Ma's death, at that time there was a hustle and I fell from rooftop. My hip got injured and later I became physically unfit.

I tried to control my tears "Sophie Ma could not digest my father's death, she became ill and we lost her. My life became shattered with all the incidents happening one after other" I had a sip of water from the bottle in my bag.

" Harry's Uncle wanted to take him away but he was my only family left. It's my Sophie Ma's wish that I take care of my brother till I get married. Later it's Harry's wish where to stay" I said the secret which no one knew.

"Then there comes devil in form of my Aunt Jassie. She claimed property rights saying that she is the only child alive of my grandfather. She is ready to give my share but not willing to give up on remaining. She is ready to take custody of Harry whom she hates the most" I said vehemently.

Aashna listened to all my rant and sat there thinking deeply. She promised to help me out in this "Your bike is ready mam" the guy came smiling.

"He is Ayaan my younger brother" she introduced both of us and we bid bye.

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One day after coming back from my cafe construction site I saw my Aunt Jassie feeding Harry. "One more bite hari.. one more please" she said sweetly shocking me.

"My name is Harry" my brother said while eating. "Heer this woman changed my name and suddenly showing all her affection on me" my brother complained.

After seeing her reacting the same I have decided to confront about her changed behaviour. "Heer I am ready to give up on all my rights and leave custody of your brother' I doubted on her words, "but on one condition" she added making me smile.

Yes there she is back to her original avtar which is masked these days. "What do you want?" I asked defiantly. "Give me whatever is on your name, you are smart enough to know what I mean" she said cunning.

Ancestral Mansion of Sophie Ma

I closed my eyes thinking why suddenly this mansion is being brought in discussion. Few days back Karan and now Jassie, how do they know about it?

I have decided to investigate the matter behind it, I just hope it's not that Vahin Chauhan

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A/N : I updated new chapter after 3.5 years, so sorry for grammatical mistakes. You may see change of words or way of writing from past chapters because of this long gap. HEER  is very strong and important character of this story.
I was not able to form proper plot for her introduction so wrote the storyline on my mind.

Will give you updates whenever possible, stay tuned. Lots of love

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