Aastik was leaning close to Surya's ear, his voice a menacing whisper: "Tell the one behind you, the mastermind of all these games, that Aastik Raichand has entered the fray. Until now, I had been letting you go, thinking, 'Why bother with children?' But when children start misbehaving beyond their limits, the father has to act like one."

But then, Surya also turned his face slightly toward Aastik and began to laugh. He was looking at Aastik, and seeing him laugh, Aastik was taken aback. Even in this near-death state, this man was laughing—that’s what Aastik was thinking. But Surya, laughing, looked at him and said in his raspy voice, "So, you’re trying to teach me a lesson... Good, go ahead. What’s the harm in trying... And you’re right, I’m not alone in this game. There’s a much bigger, much more dangerous man behind me. That man has only one goal: your ruin, your destruction—or rather, your death. And not just your death, but also the death of your dear wife... Did you forget about your wife’s kidnapping?"