Chapter 18: The Gulmohar Blooms

The air in the Rathod study, still thick with the echoes of confrontation, crackled with a new, potent energy. Adhiraj Rathod might have thought his secrets were buried deep, but a unified family, driven by a quest for truth and justice, proved an unstoppable force. Abhimanyu and Reyansh, combining their sharp minds and deep understanding of the family’s labyrinthine affairs, immediately went to work. Vikram, though emotionally raw, provided crucial insights gleaned from his fragmented memories with Avantika, and Avni, her conscience finally unburdened, guided them to dusty corners and forgotten files, remembering details Adhiraj had once dismissed as "unimportant."