Chapter 40: Whispers, Envy, and a Quiet Exit

1 Chapter 1: “I won’t divorce him!” 

2 Chapter 2: He’s so handsome… 

3 Chapter 3: Money, huh? Well, you’ve come to the right guy 

4 Chapter 4: A New Path 

5 Chapter 5: A Step Toward Independence 

6 Chapter 6: A Clever Compromise 

7 Chapter 7: An Unexpected Ally 

8 Chapter 8: Tangled Motives 

9 Chapter 9: A Desperate Hope 

10 Chapter 10: The Healing Touch 

11 Chapter 11: A Grateful Feast and a new Bike 

12 Chapter 12: The Rise of the Modern Ninja 

13 Chapter 13: Echoes of the Past 

14 Chapter 14 Shadows Closing In 

15 Chapter 15: The Warehouse Reckoning 

16 Chapter 16: Underworld Oath 

17 Chapter 17: Sweetness and Strife 

18 Chapter 18: The Fiancé's Folly 

19 Chapter 19: The Lieutenant's Reckoning 

20 Chapter 20: Opportunities & Rising Fortunes 

21 Chapter 21: A New Haven 

22 Chapter 22: Seeds of Celebration 

23 Chapter 23: Masked Breakthrough 

24 Chapter 24: The First Frame 

25 Chapter 25: Shadows of Leverage 

26 Chapter 26: A Night of Triumph 

27 Chapter 27: Triumphs Unfold 

28 Chapter 28: The Confrontation at the Ancestral Hearth 

29 Chapter 29: The Severed Ties 

30 Chapter 30: A Beacon of Hope 

31 Chapter 31: The Ten-Lakh Shock 

32 Chapter 32: Flats, Offices, and a Birthday Invite 

33 Chapter 33: Ten Lakhs, Eight Bags, One Secret 

34 Chapter 34: Signatures and Sunrise Views 

35 Chapter 35: Ink, Keys, and a Balcony Sunrise 

36 Chapter 36: Keys, Rent, and a New Address 

37 Chapter 37: Suits, Studios, and Sunset Deals 

38 Chapter 38: Lights, Cameras, Connections 

39 Chapter 39: Shadows at the Bar 

40 Chapter 40: Whispers, Envy, and a Quiet Exit 

41 Chapter 41: Twenty Thousand Rupees for Mother’s Smile 

42 Chapter 43: No More Silence 

43 Chapter 44: We’ll Meet Soon 

44 Chapter 45: Midnight Cleanup 

45 Chapter 46: Four Hours 

46 Chapter 47: Equal Footing 

47 Chapter 48: The Garden Chair 