Kalyani decides to keep the truth to herself. On her birthday, Nandini overhears Pallavi and Gautam discussing the incident and feels disgusted and betrayed, but she also feels that she has betrayed Prem. Kalyani makes Nandini promise her that she will keep this truth from Prem and the entire family and that she will maintain a distance from Prem. Prem's sister Prapti is getting engaged to Mayank and on the day of the ceremony, a series of events lead Nandini to recall the incident and that her rapist was Krushna. Krushna claims he loves her and brutally misbehaves with her, and continues to harass Nandini for many days warning her that her only option is to surrender herself to him or he will harm Prem. He creates misunderstandings between Nandini and Prem. Nandini decides to tell Prem the truth and confess her love for him by recording a message but Prem listens to half the message and rushes to Nandini. They embrace and consummate their marriage. When Prem hears the full message, he is shocked and blames Nandini for betraying. Kalyani defends Nandini and reminds everyone that it wasn't Nandini's fault that she was raped. The following day Prem realises that he was wrong but his father refuses to accept Nandini and forces her and Prem to leave the house. Prem struggles to find a job to support Nandini and himself, but finally accepts a job offer from Krushna, unaware of Krushna's truth. Tired of Krushna's threats, Nandini makes him confess while Prem and Sonakshi, Krushna's wife, overhear the entire the conversation. Prem gets into a fight with Krushna and a blast occurs in which Krushna dies. Prem is arrested for Krushna's death. Nandini and Gautam struggle to find a lawyer to fight Prem's case and eventually Sumati steps in to fight the case against Sonakshi's lawyer who happens to be Sumati's law professor. Sumati and Nandini try to collect evidence to strengthen their case against Krushna, however all of their efforts are ruined because Jayshree sabotages their case wanting justice for Krushna. Jayshree finds out that Krushna is alive and is now in hiding. Nandini is finally compelled to tell the court that Krushna raped her and made her life miserable. Nandini finds the doctor that treated her when she was raped but the doctor is bribed by Krushna and turns hostile in court.