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"Maa, are you sure about this match?" Ira asked.

"100%." Arunima answered. "Prikshit loves her so much, Ira, and that's enough for me, and I am more than happy that he falls for a girl like Mihika. That girl is a gem. I know her very well." 

"Of course, she is a gem, and we would be lucky to have her as our daughter-in-law. I met her and fell for her in our first meeting, but the question here is whether this relationship would work between them. She is 6-7 years younger than Prikshit. It's all I am worried about." Ira said.

"Age is just a number, Maa." Veer said this and hopped in the bed, laying in his Nani's lap.

"Lee Ira ab to mera Veeru tujhse zada samjhdar ho gya hai. (See, Ira, now my Veeru is more sensible than you.)." Arunima said.

"I didn't mean that way, Maa....." Ira said.

"I know you were just worried if they had compatibility or not." Arunima completed her sentence, and Ira nodded.

"She is young, and I am sure she had many expectations from life, about her career, and......"

"Do you think I don't know that?" Arunima cut her off. ''I know how much her career means to her. How compassionate she is and......"

"Prikshit knows that too." Veer completed Nani's words. "That's the only reason he hasn't confessed his feelings yet to her. He doesn't want to scare her. He doesn't want to distract her from her goals. But Nani, how did you find out?" Veer asked.

"I have raised him, boy; then how could I not understand his feelings? Huh?" Nani asked, and Veer grinned. "I saw how he reacts around her and tries to steal glances at her. How his eyes lit up after seeing her. How he tries to hide from everyone what he feels for her. I understood it long ago and decided to reach out to Mihika's family when she came back from vacation, but little did I know that I would be coming to her and her family. See, what a small world! She turned out to be Samriddhi's sister, so I could not resist myself anymore and asked for her hand because I knew my duffer potta (grandson) would not ask her until she became a doctor, but what if until then someone else asked her out? I can't take that risk. I can't lose such a gem bahu (daughter-in-law) in my potte's (grandson's) stupidity. So I turned it into an arranged proposal as well. Well, in a way, her family's consent is necessary, so why not ask them first?" 

"Point." Veer agreed.

"I just wish her family agreed to this marriage proposal," Ira said.

"Well, if the main Yamraj is agreed, then the rest are not a big deal." Veer giggled.

"Who?" Ira frowned in confusion.

Nani smacked his head and replied, ''He is talking about Samriddhi." 

"Say this on her face, and she will tell you." Ira said it while hitting him.

"Pagal kutte ne thodi kata hai mujhe. (I am not bitten by a mad dog.)" Veer said.

"Daddaa wii yuu pey wii me? (Dadda, will you play with me?)" Aarna came running into the room.

"Sure baby." Veer instantly ran with Aarna.

On the other hand, Samriddhi and Henry came back home.

"Where have you two been?" Savitri asked them.

"Noor's home." Samriddhi replied while sitting beside her mother.

"At this early? Is everything ok?" Geetanjli asked.

"Yeah!" Henry replied while giving a glass of juice to Samriddhi and sitting with Nani.

"Ratti Arunima Aunty ne kuch puchya c us da jwab dain gai c. (Last night, Arunima aunty asked for something, so I was gone to give her an answer.)" Samriddhi replied while sipping her juice.

"Ki? (what?)" Her Nani asked.

"We wanted to discuss it with you guys, so when Massi came here, you could talk to her about this," Henry replied.

"Aunty ne apne Potte lai Mihika da hath mangya. (Aunty had asked for Mihika's hand for her grandson.)" Samriddhi replied.

''Jehda dil da doctor hai? (The one who is a cardiologist?)" Her mother asked, and Henry nodded.

"Kahda dil da doctor jisto apda dil ta sambeya ni janda. (What a cardiologist whose own heart is not under his control.)" Samriddhi scoffed.

"Tigress!" 

"What? I just. I don't know. It's about my baby sister. No matter how good the match was for her, for me, she is always going to be the best in front of any boy. That boy should feel himself lucky if he gets my sister." She replied.

"Of course, our Mihika is the best." Henry agrees, "and we have to make the best decision for her, and that boy actually likes our Mihika."

"He what?" Savitri asked.

"Prikshit liked Mihika; that's why his dadi (grandmother) proposed this marriage." Samriddhi replied.

"So what did you two say to his grandmother?" Geetanjali asked.

"Tigress said it's completely Mihika and Massi's decision. We will discuss with them, and the final decision will be theirs." Henry replied.

"And Mihika's answer is no." Mihika's furious voice came from behind.

"Shit!" Samriddhi cursed under her breath.

"And we don't have to wait to answer them. I will give my answer to him." Mihika said it word-for-word with gritted teeth and ran towards the main door.

"Mihii Stop!!" Samriddhi is screaming from behind to stop her, but Mihika doesn't listen to her or anyone else.

"Mihika!!" Their Nani is also calling her, but to no avail.

"Hann, what are you looking at? Stop her!" Samriddhi scolded him because he was just sitting dumbfounded. 

Thinking how similarly short-tempered these sisters are.

Samriddhi stood on her feet and followed her, but because of her baby bump, she can't even walk at her normal speed.

Henry followed Samriddhi, and both called Mihika to stop.

But by the time Mihika was out of the house,

The moment she came out, Richard also stepped out of his car.

"Richard bhaiya (brother) give me your car keys." She demanded impatiently.

"Why? What did happen?" Richard asked, confused.

"Keys!" She asked him, extending her hands in front of him, for keys.

"Mi....."

She took the keys from his hand and was about to turn to sit in his car when Henry and Samriddhi came out and shouted together.

"STOP HER!" 

Richard looked at them and then swiftly towards Mihika, who was already sitting on the driver's seat.

"No, no. Come out right now. No one is allowed to drive my baby." Richard panicked because he never let anyone, especially women, drive his cars.

"Then drive me where I will tell you to drive. Right now!" Mihika gave her final answer.

"What are you doing, bastard? STOP HER!" Henry is saying this while running towards them. 

As they are far from him. Samriddhi is also screaming while walking hurriedly towards them.

"Come out!!" Richard ordered her while trying to open the doors, which are locked.

"No!" Mihika answered while starting the engine.

"You can't take out my baby. You have to go over my dead body!" Richard warned her and stood in front of the car.

"Right now, I won't mind driving you the whole freaking way through New York City sitting on your car's bonnet. Better get in right now if you don't want me to abduct your baby." Mihika gave him the last warning.

Richard stomped his feet and sat on the passenger seat, defeatedly.

"What are you doing, you asshole?" Henry screamed and ran as fast as he could, but they were long gone. "FUCK!" 

"DAMN IT, HANN!" She hit his bicep. 

"What did I do?" 

''You can't even stop her?"

"How can I? After all, you two sisters won't listen to anyone in front of your anger." He threw his hand in the air in defeat.

"Get the car and let's follow them.....''

"No, Tigeess. It's her life and her decision. You said it yourself. So let her deal with it her way, and don't worry, we are always here for her whenever she needs us."

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