Ashok learns Kiara has last-stage lung cancer and must be treated within 3 days. A nurse mistakenly tells Kiara that Ashok is the cancer patient, making her panic—not for love, but for money. She insults him, refuses to help, and breaks up. After a time jump, Simmi wins a prestigious science award linked to ISRO, but Raman Raizada and his son Sam sabotage the ceremony, calling her a fraud and trying to snatch the trophy. Ashok fights back, revealing his influence.