Saras reflects on Kumud’s advice to share his feelings with someone who understands him. While Kumud remains in his room, he retrieves a shirt from the almirah, wears it, and silently leaves. Kumud watches him go, unable to say a word.Meanwhile, Ghuman calls Kumud’s landline.
Badi Maa answers, and Ghuman remarks sarcastically, “Your voice’s bitterness hasn’t faded.” She adds, “Did you think I would lose to you? Don’t forget, I am Laxminandan Vyas’s wife—Ghuman Laxminandan Vyas.” Badi Maa retorts, “Your voice still carries the same brazenness as it did before.”
Enraged, Ghuman counters, “I raised Saras better than his own mother. He sought my blessings every morning and even worshiped me. While you failed to take Laxminandan from me, are you now trying to take Saras?” She warns Badi Maa not to cause Saras pain, declaring, “If you hurt him, I’ll be worse than anything you’ve ever seen.” Badi Maa wipes her tears as Saras arrives and says, “I need to tell you something.”
Saras recalls a moment from his childhood when someone saved his life, though he never saw her face. Now, he realizes it was Badi Maa. Addressing her as “Maayi,” he shares, “I can’t forget my mother’s last scream, but I think you understand me.” Badi Maa, still troubled by Ghuman’s words, tells him, “You’re not Saraswati’s son anymore. You’re Ghuman’s son. I won’t help you.” Saras, hurt, leaves.
Outside, Kumud secretly observes him from behind a pillar. Distraught, Saras punishes himself by working in the fields, recalling his father’s insistence that he should marry. Kumud approaches him, urging him to stop.
Saras, still bitter, tells her to leave, but Kumud challenges him, saying, “You’re helpless and weak, clinging to your memories. You’re selfish, unable to let go of your pain.” Furious, Saras grabs her hand, declaring, “You’re right. I’ll correct your mistake. I’m leaving forever.”Kumud retorts, “You can’t break something that never existed. Our relationship was never real because you always saw it as a burden.”
Saras agrees, saying, “Not marrying you was the right decision.” Both exchange a heated stare before parting ways.As Kumud packs Saras’s belongings, her thoughts are consumed by his words, “Our relationship is like a cut kite, whose existence or nonexistence doesn’t matter.” Overwhelmed with emotion, she looks at the rotating fan and recalls his voice.
In Dubai, Ghuman revels in her perceived victory, boasting, “I’ve made Dugba believe that Saras is now my son. Whenever she sees him, she’ll think of me.”Back at Kumud’s home, Badi Maa tells Vidyachatur, “Saras is now Ghuman’s son. She’s clever, controlling him as a child and now as an adult. I can’t trust him anymore.”
Vidyachatur defends Saras, saying, “He still carries Saraswati’s values, which is why he respects Ghuman. For us, Saras will always be Saraswati’s son.”Ghuman schemes further, confident that all ties between Saras and Ratnagiri will soon be broken. Saras, lost in thought, realizes that Kumud’s voice and face drew him to Ratnagiri. The episode ends with Kumud’s saddened expression, hinting at her inner turmoil.
