The preparations for the reception were going in full swing.

They sat for breakfast,

Aditi served dadi and her mother.

"Aditi where is veer?"

"Dadi he received a call so he's having a talk  in the study, I'll call him you start with breakfast..!!"

She nodded and aditi left.

"Shikha ji are you comfortable here?" Dadi asked.

"Yes I am very comfortable, thanks to veer, I don't know how to thank you for this favour, I can't repay it if I want"

"Shikha ji, this is not a favour, we are family, as much as this is veer's house it's aditi's too, don't ever think that"

She smiled.

Aditi was going to enter the study when she remembered again a dreadful memory of her past.

Flashback:

Aditi entered her father's study to give coffee but without knocking.

The sight in front of her broke her heart, her father was kissing a woman.

Her heart got broken, due to which the tray in her hand fell down.

The woman spoke,

"Darling, didn't you teach your daughter to knock"

"I taught, but maybe she forgot, let me remind her"

"I am sorry pa..pa... I'll n..not..do..it..again..."

"I know, princess, because next time you will remember to knock."

Before she could say anything a tight slap landed on her cheek, she closed her eyes in pain.

"So..sorry pa..pa...next time I won't do it"

"Better, clean all this now"

She nodded.

Flashback over.

She clutched her palms remembering it.

Her breathing got heavier.

She was about to go but the vase fell down and was broken.

Veer came out and saw her shivering in fear.

"Aditi..!!"

He took her in his arms.

"I am sorry veer act...actually..."

"It's okay, calm down, nothing happened."

She calmed in his arms.

He felt her shivering, he picked her in his arms and took her to their room.

He sat on bed and made her sit on his lap.

He cupped her face,

"What happened, jaan, kya hua, something got triggered?"

She nodded.

"Want to tell me? And if not then just stop crying."

"On..once I entered his study room with cof..coffee, I saw him ki..kiss.. kissing a woman"

He clenched his fist controlling himself.

"You know mumma always loved him, whatever he did, mumma never stopped loving him, she always kept fasts for his safety and success, but he never cared about her, never cared about me, seeing him kissing a woman in front of me, I felt like I lost everything, being a daughter when I was unable to bear such sight, I thought how my mumma was bearing it, the tray fell down from my hands, he...."

"What happened, what did he do?"

"Slapped me for disturbing them"

At the moment, he only wants to kill keshav Malhotra.

"I am so..sorry veer I am not comparing you both, it was just..."

"Shh, calm down, I know you can never do that, and remember one thing, this house belongs to you also, you can go wherever you want anytime, and your husband also belongs to you"

He said smirking making her blush.

He kissed her forehead.

"Let's go for breakfast now and stop crying"

She nodded.

They went down.

"We are already done with our breakfast, where were you both?"

"actually an important call was going on sorry."

"Have your breakfast, both of you till then we will see the preparations"

They nodded.

********************************

In evening,

Veer paced back and forth, his heart racing with anticipation.

He was in the finest black tuxedo.



he couldn't wait to see Aditi all dressed up.

He glanced at the clock for what seemed like the hundredth time, wondering where she could be.

He went near the closet.

"Aditi are you ready?"

"Veer I need your help"

"Ya please say it....!!"

"Please come inside," she replied.

He was shocked for a moment.

"Are you sure, Do you really want me to come inside?"

"Yes please"

he composed himself and stepped inside the closet.

The moment he laid eyes on her, his breath caught in his throat.

She looked absolutely breathtaking in her elegant dress, her hair cascading down her shoulders in soft waves.



He couldn't tear his gaze away from her, mesmerized by her beauty.

She looked at him and got nervous seeing his gaze.

"Veer..!!!"

Her voice snapped him out of his trance.

"Sorry, what happened?" he asked, a nervous smile playing on his lips.

"My zip is stuck. Can you help me?" she asked, turning around to show him the back of her dress.

"I've called mumma but she is attending guests with dadi"

His felt his palms grow clammy at the thought of touching her.

But he nodded and stepped closer, his hands hovering over the zipper.

As he carefully worked on the zip, his fingertips brushed against her bare back, sending a jolt of electricity through both of them.

She closed her eyes, savoring the sensation of his touch.

His heart was pounding in his chest, the intimacy of the moment overwhelming him.

With a final tug, the zipper slid up smoothly, sealing her dress. She turned around to face him, her cheeks flushed with a pink hue.

"Thank you, Veer,"

she whispered, her eyes locked with his.

He couldn't resist the pull any longer. He reached out and cupped her face in his hands, his thumb tracing the line of her jaw.

"You look stunning,"

he murmured, his voice thick with emotion.

A red hue arrived at her face.

In that moment, everything else faded away, and th

ey were lost in each other's gaze.

A phone call brought them out of their world.

He received the call.

"Ya dadi we are coming"

He hung up the call.

"Let's go..!!!"

She nodded...!!!!!!