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Chapter 164 : THE FINAL TWIST that No one Saw!
The cour troom was packed. Months of waiting, anxiety, and whispered strategies had finally led to this day. Nikkitha sat beside Jay, her hands trembling in her lap. Her heart hammered so loudly she was sure the entire court could hear it.
The ju dge entered. The case was called.
Nikkitha’s stepmother sat across from them with a smug, victorious smile — the kind that said she had already won. She had been watching their every move like a hawk for months.
The ju dge got straight to business. “Given the dispute over paternity and legitimacy, the court has ordered a DNA test. The samples were collected and sent to an independent laboratory. The report is now before the cou rt.”
Nikkitha felt the ground shift beneath her feet. This was the moment she had feared the most.
Sharmi’s husband had assured them the bribe matter was handled quietly. The lab doctor was supposed to “adjust” the report in their favor. But as the doctor — a stern, middle-aged man in a white coat — stepped into the witness box, Nikkitha’s blood ran cold.
The doctor cleared his throat and looked directly at the jud ge.
“Your Honor, I have come here personally because an attempt was made to bribe me and manipulate the DNA results.”
A loud gasp rippled through the courtroom. Nikkitha’s world spun. Jay’s hand tightened around hers, but even he looked shaken.
This is it, she thought. Everything is over.
Her stepmother’s face lit up with malicious delight. Whispers erupted. Nikkitha could already imagine the headlines, the shame, Jay losing face in front of everyone, and Tharun possibly claiming the baby — destroying everything they had carefully built.
The doctor continued, his voice steady and clinical.
“However… I rejected the bribe. I conducted the test myself along with my team and cross-verified it at two other reputed centers. Here are the original, untampered reports.”
He submitted a thick file to the co urt.
The judge examined the documents carefully. The entire cour troom fell into a pin-drop silence. Nikkitha felt like she was drowning. Her mind raced with worst-case scenarios — losing the assets, losing respect, losing Jay’s dignity, and the devastating fallout for Mithra and Tharun.
After what felt like an eternity, the jud ge looked up.
“Based on the DNA evidence submitted… the child is biologically the daughter of Mr. Jay and Mrs. Nikkitha.”
Silence.
Then chaos.
Nikkitha’s head snapped up in disbelief. Jay’s grip on her hand became almost painful. Her stepmother’s face turned ghostly pale — the smug smile wiped clean in a single second.
They continued reading the order with authority:
“Therefore, all allegations of infidelity and false reconciliation stand dismissed. The assets in question rightfully belong to Nikkitha as per her late mother’s will. The stepmother’s claim is rejected. This court also notes the malicious intent behind the prolonged litigation and imposes a cost on the petitioner.”
The gavel came down with a loud bang.
Nikkitha sat frozen, tears streaming down her face. Jay pulled her into his arms right there in the courtroom, kissing the top of her head as the reality sank in.
They had won. Sharmi’s husband who was there in the room, showed a thumbs up, which Jay and Nikkitha noticed, they just needed it, this was enough for them.
The publicly announced father was Jay.
But the real twist came later that evening.
When they returned home, Sharmi called Jay.
“You won’t believe this,” she said, laughing.
“The doctor who exposed the bribe? He was never actually bribed. My husband only pretended to approach him. The doctor was working with us the whole time. He played along to trap your stepmother — she had also tried to bribe him separately.
He recorded everything. That’s why he came to court personally — to expose her attempt too.”
Jay laughed in disbelief and put the phone on speaker so Nikkitha could hear.
Nikkitha covered her mouth, tears of relief and shock mixing together. The “betrayal” in court had been an orchestrated masterstroke — a cinematic twist designed to look like total disaster before delivering complete victory.
“But there’s something you need to know.”
Actually, it was a surprise.
Jay asked what?
I just said the Doctor was working with us from the start, but I didn't say we have altered the report.
Jay and Nikkitha were stunned.
Nikkitha asked What do you mean?
“Congratulations, you two!” Sharmi said, her voice bubbling with excitement.
Nikkitha and Jay exchanged confused glances.
“The doctor never took any bribe,” Sharmi revealed. “We never actually needed to manipulate anything. The DNA test was always going to come back positive. The baby really is Jay’s. We wanted to give you both a surprise — and honestly, we wanted to watch your stepmother’s face crumble in real time when she thought she had won, only to lose everything.”
Nikkitha’s knees nearly gave out. She covered her mouth, tears flooding her eyes.
Jay stood frozen for a second, then let out a disbelieving laugh. He pulled Nikkitha into a crushing hug, burying his face in her neck.
“She’s really mine…” he whispered, voice thick with emotion. “Our daughter is actually ours.”
Sharmi laughed on the phone. “We knew from the beginning but decided to keep it a secret. Consider it our gift. Now go celebrate properly — no more shadows hanging over your family.”
That night, as they lay in bed with their daughter sleeping peacefully in the cradle nearby, Jay pulled Nikkitha close.
“We actually did it, Life surprised us” he whispered, kissing her forehead.
Nikkitha smiled through fresh tears. “For a moment, I really thought we had lost everything…but I never know life had gifted you back to me through our daughter”
Jay chuckled softly. “Sometimes the darkest moment comes right before the light.”
“I can’t believe it,” Nikkitha whispered, tracing patterns on his chest. “All this time… I was so scared.”
Jay kissed her forehead, then her lips, slow and deep. “She’s our daughter. In every way that matters.”
The relief, joy, and love between them felt overwhelming. For the first time, there were no more doubts, no more secrets, no more fear.
They had won — not just in court, but in life.
He tilted her chin up and kissed her deeply — slow, grateful, and full of love. The kind of kiss that said they had survived the storm together.
Outside, the city lights twinkled like silent applause.
The cour troom was packed. Months of waiting, anxiety, and whispered strategies had finally led to this day. Nikkitha sat beside Jay, her hands trembling in her lap. Her heart hammered so loudly she was sure the entire court could hear it.
The ju dge entered. The case was called.
Nikkitha’s stepmother sat across from them with a smug, victorious smile — the kind that said she had already won. She had been watching their every move like a hawk for months.
The ju dge got straight to business. “Given the dispute over paternity and legitimacy, the court has ordered a DNA test. The samples were collected and sent to an independent laboratory. The report is now before the cou rt.”
Nikkitha felt the ground shift beneath her feet. This was the moment she had feared the most.
Sharmi’s husband had assured them the bribe matter was handled quietly. The lab doctor was supposed to “adjust” the report in their favor. But as the doctor — a stern, middle-aged man in a white coat — stepped into the witness box, Nikkitha’s blood ran cold.
The doctor cleared his throat and looked directly at the jud ge.
“Your Honor, I have come here personally because an attempt was made to bribe me and manipulate the DNA results.”
A loud gasp rippled through the courtroom. Nikkitha’s world spun. Jay’s hand tightened around hers, but even he looked shaken.
This is it, she thought. Everything is over.
Her stepmother’s face lit up with malicious delight. Whispers erupted. Nikkitha could already imagine the headlines, the shame, Jay losing face in front of everyone, and Tharun possibly claiming the baby — destroying everything they had carefully built.
The doctor continued, his voice steady and clinical.
“However… I rejected the bribe. I conducted the test myself along with my team and cross-verified it at two other reputed centers. Here are the original, untampered reports.”
He submitted a thick file to the co urt.
The judge examined the documents carefully. The entire cour troom fell into a pin-drop silence. Nikkitha felt like she was drowning. Her mind raced with worst-case scenarios — losing the assets, losing respect, losing Jay’s dignity, and the devastating fallout for Mithra and Tharun.
After what felt like an eternity, the jud ge looked up.
“Based on the DNA evidence submitted… the child is biologically the daughter of Mr. Jay and Mrs. Nikkitha.”
Silence.
Then chaos.
Nikkitha’s head snapped up in disbelief. Jay’s grip on her hand became almost painful. Her stepmother’s face turned ghostly pale — the smug smile wiped clean in a single second.
They continued reading the order with authority:
“Therefore, all allegations of infidelity and false reconciliation stand dismissed. The assets in question rightfully belong to Nikkitha as per her late mother’s will. The stepmother’s claim is rejected. This court also notes the malicious intent behind the prolonged litigation and imposes a cost on the petitioner.”
The gavel came down with a loud bang.
Nikkitha sat frozen, tears streaming down her face. Jay pulled her into his arms right there in the courtroom, kissing the top of her head as the reality sank in.
They had won. Sharmi’s husband who was there in the room, showed a thumbs up, which Jay and Nikkitha noticed, they just needed it, this was enough for them.
The publicly announced father was Jay.
But the real twist came later that evening.
When they returned home, Sharmi called Jay.
“You won’t believe this,” she said, laughing.
“The doctor who exposed the bribe? He was never actually bribed. My husband only pretended to approach him. The doctor was working with us the whole time. He played along to trap your stepmother — she had also tried to bribe him separately.
He recorded everything. That’s why he came to court personally — to expose her attempt too.”
Jay laughed in disbelief and put the phone on speaker so Nikkitha could hear.
Nikkitha covered her mouth, tears of relief and shock mixing together. The “betrayal” in court had been an orchestrated masterstroke — a cinematic twist designed to look like total disaster before delivering complete victory.
“But there’s something you need to know.”
Actually, it was a surprise.
Jay asked what?
I just said the Doctor was working with us from the start, but I didn't say we have altered the report.
Jay and Nikkitha were stunned.
Nikkitha asked What do you mean?
“Congratulations, you two!” Sharmi said, her voice bubbling with excitement.
Nikkitha and Jay exchanged confused glances.
“The doctor never took any bribe,” Sharmi revealed. “We never actually needed to manipulate anything. The DNA test was always going to come back positive. The baby really is Jay’s. We wanted to give you both a surprise — and honestly, we wanted to watch your stepmother’s face crumble in real time when she thought she had won, only to lose everything.”
Nikkitha’s knees nearly gave out. She covered her mouth, tears flooding her eyes.
Jay stood frozen for a second, then let out a disbelieving laugh. He pulled Nikkitha into a crushing hug, burying his face in her neck.
“She’s really mine…” he whispered, voice thick with emotion. “Our daughter is actually ours.”
Sharmi laughed on the phone. “We knew from the beginning but decided to keep it a secret. Consider it our gift. Now go celebrate properly — no more shadows hanging over your family.”
That night, as they lay in bed with their daughter sleeping peacefully in the cradle nearby, Jay pulled Nikkitha close.
“We actually did it, Life surprised us” he whispered, kissing her forehead.
Nikkitha smiled through fresh tears. “For a moment, I really thought we had lost everything…but I never know life had gifted you back to me through our daughter”
Jay chuckled softly. “Sometimes the darkest moment comes right before the light.”
“I can’t believe it,” Nikkitha whispered, tracing patterns on his chest. “All this time… I was so scared.”
Jay kissed her forehead, then her lips, slow and deep. “She’s our daughter. In every way that matters.”
The relief, joy, and love between them felt overwhelming. For the first time, there were no more doubts, no more secrets, no more fear.
They had won — not just in court, but in life.
He tilted her chin up and kissed her deeply — slow, grateful, and full of love. The kind of kiss that said they had survived the storm together.
Outside, the city lights twinkled like silent applause.
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