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She was standing there closing her eyes tightly, clutching the curtain. She knows she has to face this situation, she can't run or hide forever from them. 

But what will she say??

How will she explain herself??

What if they won't accept her?

What if he won't accept her??

Her eyes filled with warmed tears again, thinking about all the upcoming possibilities. 

She was busy fighting her own turmoil that didn't realize when the door got opened with a thud. 

She gasped. 

Abhimaan entered the door furiously and looked around to spot a figure hiding behind the curtains or trying to hide. 

Which was clearly a failed attempt. 

"So you think after cheating us, you can hide from me." He roared to her. She shivered hearing his loud and angry voice. 

I didn't cheat them. 

He fished hard, not wanting to do something wrong with a girl. The moment his mother told everyone about this, he got furious. 

How can someone dare to cheat on him and his family??

He saw her in the morning sleeping on the couch but her face was not visible to him, as her hairs were all over her face. And, he was not interested to see his one-night old wife. 

But this is not tolerable?

A sob escaped from her mouth. She was chatting all her prayers. 

"Fine, let me call the cops. That will be the best place for you and your family." He said greeted his teeth hard. 

"No, please...I didn't do anything. Please.....I swear.......It....was not my fault..." She said reluctantly. Hearing about all this. She couldn't control herself. 

He stopped for a nanosecond hearing her low, sweet voice filled with fear. He shrugged off all his thoughts and picked out his Cell from his pocket. 

These type of people deserves to be in jail. 

"Abhi no stops, ...how can you do this??" Her mother came and stopped him in middle. 

"Why not Mom?? They cheated on us and I never spare cheaters" He said angrily. First, this arranges marriage and this.

"Your mother is right Son, if this news got out of this mention then it will create a huge disaster. We need to be calm before doing anything." His father said thinking about all the possibilities. 

They have to think about their every step before doing anything before their step would turn tomorrow's headline. 

They can't risk their reputation. 

He closed his eyes to control his inner rage. 

"Fine... do whatever you like to do. I'm going to Germany but I want this mess to be clear when I came back."

Without thinking anything, he is calling his wife a mess. Unknown to the fact that would hurt someone. 

" And Mom this time I'm serious" He announced to his parents and stormed out of the room angrily. 

This is too much. 

He loves his parents but sometimes he wants them to understand him also. He easily got agree for this arrange marriage when his parents asked. He did have a relationship with an actress but they both were not serious. It was just for their pleasure. But he did leave his bachelor life on his family's wish and here what he got betrayal. 

He got cheated.

And he can forgive anything but not this. 

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It was noontime, still, the whole house was silent. Gautam and Arunima were sitting with Intrajeet Rajvansh, the head of the family. He was not there in the morning when everything happened. 

He is a very strict person who still follows his tradition and cultural values. 

It was his pressure on Abhimaan for this marriage. 

They were just sitting silently thinking about the situation and the girl who is now their daughter in law. 

"Call Ishwar Singh, I want to talk to him. How dare he.. to hide this to us?" He said to his son Gautam. He nodded. 

Here Arunima was feeling devastated. His only son married yesterday and now this is happening. 

She thought to go and check on that girl. 

She entered the room and saw her sitting on the floor near the bed. Her head is on her knees. They're a plate of food which she sends to her by some maid which is still kept untouched.

"You didn't have food," She said. 

Samaira looks up to the lady, who came in the morning and saved her. 

She didn't reply. But her puffy eyes and pale face were saying so much to Arunima. 

Her heart ached to see her condition. 

She seemed young and innocent. Before reaching any conclusion, she needs to know the truth. 

"Come sit here," She said to her, putting her hand on the bed. 

Samaira hesitates first but got up slowly and sat beside her. 

This lady seems to be kind. 

She was still looking down. 

"What's your name? And how you are related to Dhriti?" Arunima asked her calmly. 

"Samaira...My name is Samaira.....Dhriti Di is my cousin." She replied without looking up. 

"What happened yesterday?? I want to know everything" Arunima asked. 

Samaira's eyes filled with warm tears but she blinked twice. She is tired of crying now. 

She doesn't look like a pathetic weak girl. 

But her tears are supporting her, Long tear escaped from her eye. 

"Don't cry beta. No one will hurt you. You don't need to be afraid." She cupped her cheek. 

"But he said....he will hand me over and....my family....to cops......It's not my fault. I swear....." She said between her hiccups. 

Finally, someone is talking to her calmly. She couldn't control himself anymore. Her tears burst out. 

Arunima hugged her and rubbed her back lovingly. Samaira felt so good after long. Maybe for the first time, she is feeling the love of a mother. 

Arunima gives her water and whipped her tears. She can see the innocence and truth in her eyes. Her tears were saying everything. 

"Dhriti Di run away and it will harm our family's respect. So, Aunty decided to marry me." She continues. 

"And you got agree???" Arunima asked shockingly. 

"They have done a lot of things for me. I can never repay them. The first time the uncle asked me to do something. I couldn't say no." She finished saying her truth. 

Arunima gasped with so much information. The girl they choose to run away and here another girl, who is now their daughter in law is sitting in front of her. 

"You don't need to my afraid of anyone. You are my daughter in law and my Abhi's wife, I can never let anyone harm you. " Her soothing words giving Samaira silence. Her heart got calmed finally. 

"You take rest and I'll call you when your family came." She caressed her hairs. Samaira nodded. 

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In the evening, Ishwar Singh came with Damini and was standing joining his hands in front of senior man, who has all the powers to ruin him any second. 

Samaira was also there standing quietly. She can feel the influence of them. Her eyes were wet seeing her uncle. 

She wanted to run and hug him but couldn't move in front of them.

"Do you have something to explain yourself?" Abhimaan's granddad asked. 

"No Bade Sahab, I'm ashamed of my daughter's deed. I can't even look up now. She has completely ruined my respect." Ishwar said feeling guilty. 

Samaira felt bad watching this. It was not her uncle's fault. 

" You should have told this yesterday, before this marriage. Before marrying your brother's daughter in place of your daughter." He yelled at him. 

Abhimaan's parents were also standing there. They didn't say anything. Arunima was just worried for Samaira. And her Son's marriage. 

Whatever was the situation, but the fact is...This girl standing quietly here is Abhimaan's wife. And marriage is not some kind of joke. 

They know how to respect relations. 

"We are very ashamed Bade Sahab. But we didn't want to harm our family's reputation. The whole city knew about this marriage. If there would not be any marriage happened yesterday, then everything must have gone ruin."

" we thought to save both family's respect, we married off our other daughter. " Her Aunt said in middle. Only her clever brain and sugar-coated words can save her and her husband. 

"Who gave you this power to took decision here??" He roared to them. 

Samaira's got flinched hearing him. He can sense his anger just like the man yelled at her in the morning. 

Her husband. 

"I have nothing to justify but I can assure you, my daughter Samaira is a beautiful soul. She is an honest person and a great daughter to me, I hope she will be a great daughter in law to your family also."

"She is far better than my own daughter. Trust me, give her a chance." Ishwar said looking towards Samaira. His eyes have trust in her. She can feel it. 

"She is our daughter in law now, it's our family matter now." 

"But no one can play with my family. You have to leave this place forever and never try to contact her. " Indrajeet Rajvansh just announced his punishment.

They nodded without arguing. How can they argue to them?

No one can play with them. 

Samaira got stunned hearing him. She bites her inner cheeks to control her sobs. 

How will she live here?

In a second, she became a daughter in law of the most powerful and rich family and lost her only