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Hello, Lovelies! [I had to keep this photo in the title 😂🤣]

This is my second update today!

I will try my best to update as much as I can today and tomorrow because I'll be busy till the weekend :(

Even on the weekends, I will be out so idk if I'll be able to update...

Just side info you can skip it: I will update more at the start of the months more than the endings due to my work patterns. The first week is great the 2nd week the updates are meh. So yeah, please support the book as I would like to be motivated to update after the month's end!

Anyway, back to the story! <3

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Author's POV

Her heart talked to her soul. 'Akshita! Why did you just say those things to him? You never talk about your past, or that place, then why, why did you say that? Oh, no- Akshu! Are you falling for him?'

Her feet stuck to the ground. He walked 2 steps ahead, but then stopped, looking back at her. "Akshita ji?"

The voice brought her out of her dilemma. "Huh?" he chuckles at her confused face, which he finds extremely cute, his hand itching to pull her cheeks. 

He tried to suppress the smile threatening to form on his face, biting his lower lip, his head lowering, but it was of no use as the chuckles escaped his mouth.

"You are a lost puppy indeed, Akshita ji," He says, bending down to her eye level.

She broke the eye contact and started walking. He followed, shaking his head. 

There was no way of getting out of this now. 

He was down badly for her, and as Abhi said to him earlier this morning, he was searching for a varmala to make her his and keep his little puppy hidden in his pocket, away from the world.

Akshita's crisis continued, 'Why did I (I- her heart)fly out of your chest just now? AKSHITA JI? Just 2 words from him and this is how you react? My god Akshu, you really are falling for him-' her heart started again, 'I AM NOT!' the logical side of her, her brain argued.

This was the way Akshita would make important decisions. Her soul was the judge and her heart and her brain were the lawyers fighting their cases.

"You ARE Akshu!" Her heart continued in a teasing tone, "Denial is a river in Egyppttt" Her heart sang teasingly at her soul and she bit her lip to avoid the smile dancing on her lips, to be noticed. 

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They soon reached the highway. Akshita called Trishna and asked her where she was and it turned out that she was 10 mins away. 

Ekansh was happy and Akshita was nervous.

Ekansh was unaware of his feelings being a love-sick simp whereas Akshita was a bit more aware and had acknowledged that she may have feelings for him. But that was still being processed in the court of her soul.

They were standing on the footpath of the highway. The beautiful pink flowering trees behind them provided them shade as they stood waiting. "10 minutes huh?" He asked, trying to start up a conversation. Keyword: Trying.

"Umhm," she replied, crushing his hopes of hearing her voice again.

"Tohh, who is Trishna?" He asked, desperate to hear her voice. "Oh, she's my da- Jashith Fufa's niece, my cousin considering far relations. She's coming back for the first time after she got married, that's why we are all so excited if that's what you're wondering." he nods, not missing the stutter on Jashith's name.

Suddenly, he remembers his conversation with Anumita, saying that Akshita was not aware of the rishta his family had put forward. 

After some thinking, he decided to tell her about it. It didn't seem fair that she didn't know about it. He felt it was selfish of his mother to do so.

Wanting to see her reactions, he took a deep breath, gaining Akshita's attention, "I want to tell you something..." he started. She looked at him with a neutral expression, but then her eyes caught something on the road. Her eyebrows furrowed as she narrowed her eyes, her head tilting to the road.

Ekansh's eye follows her line of vision. Turning back, he sees a white Lamborghini on the road. "Oh please, don't tell me this girl was a gold digger too," she says with a scoff. His eyes turn back to Akshita.

Her arms were folded, her eyebrows raised, and shaking her head in disappointment, she muttered a "Sayli" (Literally translating to let it/he/her die, a way of cursing, like f it) 

"She said 10 minutes, it's been barely 3..." He asks, confused.

She lets out a dry scoff and makes faces at the car. "I bet she's gonna get out of her oh-so-expensive car," she says wiggling her shoulder at each word, (oh-so-expensive car)

"and say, 'Oh my gosh, you know, my husband brought me this Lamborghini. I still can't wrap my head around how fast it is." She mimicked her in a high-pitched voice, with a hand on her chest, rolling her eyes. 

Ekansh laughs genuinely, after what felt like an eternity, surprised at her mimicking skills. She takes 2 long breaths and schools her expressions again. 

The Lambo parks in front of them and, as expected, a girl in her mid-twenties, comes out with her dark hair left out, in a pink crop top and trousers.

Akshita clearly remembered the invitation, saying the dress code was traditional. However, this special witch didn't get one.

Bold red lipstick, square pink framed sunglasses, a light pink channel purse hanging on her shoulders, and hot pink nails matching her heels. She stepped out of the car.

Ekansh was shocked.

Not at Trishna, but at Akshita, who looked dreadful to even look at her a minute ago, wrapped her into a bone-crushing hug and smiled brightly. "How are you?" Akshita asked in the sweetest tone. You could hear excitement laced in her voice, as Ekansh's jaw dropped slightly.

Her acting skills were top-notch. If he hadn't heard her 30 seconds ago, he'd think they were the best of friends. "I am great! How are you?"

"Great-" Before Akshita could reply, she took out her iPhone 15, or whichever model Akshita didn't care about, purposely flashing the logo on her face, "It's only been 5 minutes since I called you?" she said in her high-pitched voice, with a hand on her chest, just like Akshita did when she mimicked her. 

Ekansh bit his lower lip tightly, not allowing the smile on his face. Trishna hadn't noticed him yet.

"Oh my gosh, you know, my husband brought me this Lamborghini. I always forget how fast it is-"

Before she could finish her sentence, Ekansh let out a weird snort, which sounded like he was trying to control his laugh. He then tries to cover it up with a cough. 

Keyword: Tries.

He turns and faces his back to Trishna and Akshita till he controls himself. Trishna looked at him with stinky eyes while Akshita folded both her lips in her mouth, closing her eyes, looking down at the pavement, trying her best not to burst into laughter.

"And who is he?" she asks, pointing her finger at Ekansh, who had a hand on his mouth and one hand on his hip. His back facing them as he looked up at god to save him from this misery.

He's hot. Was the only thing Askhita could think of.

Trishna snapped her finger in front of her face. "Oh, um, he's my friend" She cleared her throat loudly. He turned around, biting his lip, trying his best not to brush into laughter.

"Trishna, allow me to introduce Ekansh, the son of Amma's best friend. Ekansh, this is Trishna, my Fufa's niece." Ekansh gave a nod, his cheeks hurting from compressing laughter.

"Well then, let's get going to pooja and cake cutting will start in a while..." she said and gestured to Ekansh to lead the way back. The walk back was way more draining than expected.

Trishna just kept on bragging about her husband, who apparently earned 12 figures, throwing taunts at Akshita, while she was just sad and disappointed.

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Hello Lovelies!

First things first I have a distaste for rich people who brag about their money and their status or whatever, insulting others. 

[It may have been my core reason to start this book 👀, but anyway- 🙄]

So of course my book is going to reflect that hate and my beliefs. And also my love for Hindy Culture and Tradition which we will get into later on 😁😁

As already said in the Author's Note at the beginning of the book, I love to write in detail and I can change some things in my writing style, but my pacing is definitely not one of them. 

So yeah, You may get a bit thrown off at why a stupid party is taking up so many chapters but that's how I am. 😁😎😂

Anyway, I keep editing my chapters so make sure to add this book to your library so you don't miss any updates! I did edit the last chapter too so read the edited one if you haven't! <3

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This is my 3rd update for the day! [One more left to finish off T-T My eyes are watering and my laptop is smokinggg 😂😭]

I Hope you enjoyed it! <3

Another Chapter will be Updated today! 

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