Note:  This is the third update for the day so please give a read to chapters 37 and 38 before proceeding into this.  The next update will be on Tuesday. I hope the chapters will reach the reads and votes like usual before I publish the next chapter.

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Recap: Shylaja blackmails Goutham to marry Raghini but he cut his wrist denying to her request.

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Mithra and Ravi sensed the wrong move from Goutham and before they could take a step towards him Goutham made multiple cuts on his left wrist and blood oozed from the cuts. Mithra screamed and rushed to him as the first person holding his hand.

Mithra: What have you done Goutham ? Sir please get me water.

Mithra wrapped her pallu around his cuts and said Ravi to dump the water to wet the pallu covering the cuts. Everyone surrounded him but Mithra and Ravi pulled him out of the room. Mithra saw Rehman on call with someone.

Mithra: Rehman, get the car now.... to hospital

Rehman saw Mithra holding Goutham's hand with her wet pallu and understood everything. Without any question he stormed out of the place to get the car to the entrance. When everyone was stressed about the situation Goutham was smiling from the way Mithra cared for him. When they reached entrance Rehman was already waiting for them and opened the door for them. Mithra led Goutham first and got next to him. Shylaja was about to sit along with them but Ravi stopped her and closed the door. He got in the passenger seat and Rehman started driving to the nearest hospital.

Mithra was crying and Goutham as usual picked his hand key and wiped her tears with his other hand. Mithra now looked into his eyes and spoke in a very low voice.

Mithra: Why did you do this Goutham ? You hurt me today by doing this.

Goutham wrapped his other hand around her and she was shocked and checked Ravi who was looking straight into the road.

Goutham: I m fine darling. Stop crying.

Mithra shook her head and averted her gaze from him. Goutham leaned to her and pecked her cheek. Mithra was still sobbing and wiped her cheeks trying to show her anger. Ravi was raging and controlling himself from lashing out on Goutham for pulling out such a stunt to stop the marriage. Rehman saw Shylaja following them behind in her car and informed Ravi and Goutham which they ignored. As soon as they reached the hospital Mithra dragged Goutham and more than him she was a mess.

Goutham was taken into the emergency room and Mithra stood outside facing away from Ravi since she didn't want to show her crying face and pour oil into already burning flames.Within few minutes Shylaja reached the hospital and saw Ravi, Rehman and Mithra waiting outside the emergency room. Rehman was standing next to Mithra and informed her about Shylaja's presence. Mithra quickly wiped her tears and turned to face the elder couple.

Shylaja: Mithra, I think you should leave. This is our personal and still you rushed him to hospital. Thank you.

Rehman held Mithra's hand and took her outside the hospital. Mithra's heart was getting shattered to leave Goutham and tried to get out of Rehman's grip but he gestured her to follow him quitely and she did. As soon as she was out of the hospital she burst into tears.

Mithra: Rehman, please I can't go without seeing him. Please let me stay here. 

Rehman: Even I m not telling you to leave this place but please get in the car and wait for me. I will come get you to meet boss somehow.

Mithra nodded and Rehman returned inside and got to see Ravi and Shylaja in a heated argument.

Ravi: why do you have to be cruel to that girl when she had helped our son when he took such a drastic step because of your stupidity ?

Shylaja: She is an employee and she will stay as one.

Ravi: You will never change afterall wolf is always a wolf.

Shylaja: so now you will taunt me for that girl ? Tell me Ravi, will you ever give importance to my thoughts and wishes ?

Ravi: Ofcourse if it doesn't involve destroying anyone's life. Today you have dared to kill our only son or should I say my son ?

Shylaja: I m his mother Ravi.

Ravi: Then behave like one and the least I want now is you out of this place. I don't him to get into another problem with you being around him. so get the hell out of here before I say something which we both might regret later.

Shylaja: I will leave once I hear that my son is doing good.

Rehman coughed letting them know his presence which made them stop their argument. A long 30 minutes later the door opened the doctor came out and Ravi quickly stood before him.

Ravi: How is my son ?

Doctor: The cuts are deep and there was lot of blood lost and upon that he looks extremely stressed. Cuts has been taken care with sutures but he needs to calm down so better keep him away from whatever that is stressing him out. 

Ravi: Can I meet him ?

Doctor: Just one of you and please don't stress him.

Ravi nodded and once the doctor left he sternly said Shylaja to leave from the hospital from after what the doctor said. Shylaja left without a word and Ravi entered the room and saw Goutham on the bed with cuts bandaged.

Ravi: how do you feel ?

Goutham: So good paa. did I scare you ?

Ravi: Not at all, I was just having fun seeing my son doing all crazy shits. Be happy that you are in the bed or I would have dragged you by ear and punished not minding that you are a grown up.

Goutham: Come on paa, I m not that bad. I m doing good. You should go home and take some rest or I think you will have clear all the shits that mom had caused. 

Ravi: How will I leave you all alone ?

Goutham: Rehman will stay with me so don't worry.

Ravi patted his shoulder and left from there informing Rehman to stay by his side and to call him anything urgent. Once Ravi had left the hospital premises Rehman called Mithra to the emergency room. Mithra rushed inside and saw Rehman opening the door of the emergency room. She entered inside and saw Goutham on the bed smiling at her. She lunged herself on him and cried holding his collars.

Goutham pulled her completely above him and kissed her forehead.

Goutham: I thought you will reward me with a long kiss but here you are crying ?

Mithra: How dare you to do this Goutham ? You promised to be with me forever but you broke your promise today. Why do you play with my emotions idiot ? do you think I can live without you ? 

Goutham: Mithra look at me.

Mithra: First you let me out of your grip. I don't want to hurt your already hurt arm.

Mithra wiggled out of his grip but he stopped her and kissed her eyes that were still shedding tears.

Goutham: Though these tears are screaming your love for me I hate seeing them so please stop crying and let me talk and you will listen.

Mithra nodded and wiped her face on his shirt tainting it with her eye liners and makeup. Goutham smiled and pinched her nose making her glare at him.

Goutham: Fine, now hear me out. I m perfectly fine. I m not a fool to risk my life and I will never leave you alone in this world, not even in my dreams. Let me make it clear. I wanted to threaten my mother not only to stop the forced marriage she was trying on me but also make it clear about my stand on marrying the girl I m in love all these years so I made cut sure enough not to disturb any of the nerves so all the cuts are very minor that there was no need for sutures too. Infact I already checked the bluntness of the knife so I was confident that it won't make any serious injury. Doctor has just cleaned and treated with antiseptic so you need not worry about my cuts anymore. They are more like scratches thats it.

Mithra: You did that to show your love for me and determination to marry me ?

Goutham did not answer and pecked her lips but Mithra smiled feeling astound from the way he loves her. He removed the gauze and showed the more like scratches on his wrist and she pulled him by collars and smashed her lips on his and he happily kissed her back giving in to her dominate the kiss. When they pulled back panting for air both smiled and she laid with her cheek on his chest.

Mithra: Why did your mother do such thing ?

Goutham: hmm, she found that you are the girl I m in love with. Raghini had doubt that you are the girl when she met you in office that day. My mom contacted Rehman to know about you and I faked your details to distract her but when she met you with your mother her doubts got cleared that you are the girl. 

Mithra: Again, where did Chandru go ? Why did he not turn up when he said Raghini is the girl he is in love ?

Goutham: I don't know but I sort expected all these dramas. I need to deal with him later and find exactly what happened. 

Mithra: What will happen next ? I mean Raghini was left in the wedding hall and your mother.. whatever little bit of doubt she might have had must be clear after I rushed with you to the hospital. She was clearly mad to see me here and Rehman took me to the parking until she left from here. Did you meet her ?

Goutham: No, I did not meet her but I did meet dad. He was mad but he too doesn't know that the cut was not something to be worried. About Raghini, she is no one to us to be worried so get her out of our system. 

Mithra: The first saree you gifted me got drenched with your blood. I m so sad.

Goutham: It was actually a very little blood which could have been arrested with a tissue paper but you were scared and acted immediately to save me so don't worry we can buy 100 sarees similar to this. I m such a unlucky man else I could have got to kiss you when I met you dressed up like a bride. But I m happy we did though a few hours late. See we are lying in the bed like we are together celebrating our wedding night...arghhh ok wedding day.

Mithra bit his chin and he flipped her getting her beneath him. He kissed her cheeks and was about to move to her pulse but Mithra stopped him.

Mithra: Mr. husband we are in a hospital room not our home. Now get off me.

Goutham smiled and gave a gentle bite to her cheek and stole a quick suck of lower lip.

Goutham: Rehman is waiting outside and he will not allow anyone inside unless I give orders to him. Now tell me what did you feel when my mom asked me to get married.

Mithra: I was scared, a fear that I have never felt in my life so far. It may sound cheesy but my heart would have stopped if you had agreed to your mother's words. Though a part of me was sure that you will not leave me I wanted to hear it from you that you will not marry anyone other than me.

Goutham: Are you happy now ?

Mithra: Goutham ..

Goutham: hmmmm

Mithra: Kalyanam pannikalama ? ( Shall we get married ?)

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