Almost twenty-four hours had passed since Alok Ji's surgery, yet the forty-eight-hour observation period was still ongoing. Although the surgery had been declared successful, Alok Ji had not regained consciousness yet. However, according to every report coming from the ICU, there was no immediate danger. His vitals were stable, his body was responding positively, and the team of doctors monitoring him remained satisfied with his progress. Because he was still under strict observation, no family member was allowed to meet him, which was why the entire Rai Singhania family had finally returned home after spending countless hours at the hospital. Even then, nobody was truly at peace. The tension that had gripped everyone before the surgery was gone, but it had been replaced by a quieter kind of anxiety the anxiety of waiting. Waiting for Alok Ji to wake up. Waiting for the doctors to give another update. Waiting for certainty.