Tell me, Mr. Aryan," Aanya said angrily.
Aryan looked at her and said,
"Don't you know why I pulled you away from there?"
"I don't know. That's why I'm asking you."
Aryan turned his face away in frustration.
"By the way, you're unbelievable."
Aryan looked back at her.
"First of all, didn't I tell you not to come?"
"And even you told me that you wouldn't come. Then why did you come?"
Aryan remained silent.
"And second," Aanya continued, "you dragged me away in front of everyone."
Kunal was there. My parents were there. Kunal's parents were there. Everyone was there. Didn't you think about that?
Aryan looked at her for a moment before replying,
"Should I tell you the third thing?"
Aanya frowned.
"You are speaking so loudly that everyone can hear us."
Mr. Aryan, don't try to act smart, Aanya snapped. "First tell me why the hell you came."
Aryan sighed.
"Even I didn't want to come. But trust me, Aanya, my mom—"
"Trust?" Aanya interrupted.
A bitter laugh escaped her lips.
And that too on you?
"It's impossible."
Maybe I can trust my enemy, but I can never trust you.
Aryan's expression hardened.
"And second thing—"
"The second thing," Aryan interrupted, "is that everyone could clearly see you were uncomfortable."
Meanwhile...
Tara looked around nervously.
Why haven't they come back yet?
Meera frowned.
What if someone sees them together? We have to do something.
At the same time...
Radha walked toward Kunal.
"Beta, where is Aanya?"
Kunal replied casually,
"She went with Mr. Mehra."
Radha looked confused.
"With Aryan babu?"
"Yes."
"Oh."
"I'll go bring her back."
From a distance, Devika and Prerna heard everything.
"Mom!" Prerna whispered. "Look! Radha Aunty is going to look for Aanya. Do something!"
"First, get away from here," Devika said quickly.
"I'll handle it."
Prerna immediately left.
Devika hurried toward Radha.
"Radha ji, what happened?"
"I'm looking for Aanya."
"Oh, Aanya?"
Devika smiled.
"She and Prerna were talking in a room. They'll be back soon."
Radha looked confused.
"Prerna?"
"Yes," Devika replied quickly.
Then she changed the subject.
"By the way, we fixed Prerna's marriage."
Radha's eyes widened.
"What?"
The two women became busy talking.
Meanwhile...
Aanya looked at Aryan and said,
"What do you mean by that?"
"And how can you say I was uncomfortable?"
Aryan answered seriously,
"While the pictures were being taken, anyone could see from your face that you were uncomfortable when Kunal put his hand around your waist."
"Mr. Aryan, I know whether I'm comfortable or not."
"And if I'm not comfortable, I can speak for myself."
"I don't need anyone's help."
"Really?" Aryan asked.
"Then what did you do?"
"You were just talking to him instead of removing his hand."
"Mr. Aryan, enough."
"You've already said too much."
"If I'm uncomfortable, I can tell Kunal myself."
Aryan looked away.
Aanya continued,
"Anyway, what's your problem if he puts his hand on my waist?"
Aryan suddenly looked at her seriously.
"Why do you even care about me?"
Aanya continued,
"He is my fiancé. He can put his hand on my—"
Before she could finish, Aryan suddenly pulled her closer.
His hands gripped her arms.
Aanya froze.
Her heartbeat instantly sped up.
Aryan stared directly into her eyes.
"why are you asking me?"
Aanya couldn't look away.
Their eyes remained locked.
"When you saw me, why did you suddenly stop dancing?"
"Tell me."
"Why did you stop?"
"And why do you care whether I'm there or not?"
"Why did you keep looking at me?"
"Why does it matter to you if I come or not?"
Aanya's eyes filled with tears.
The pain in her eyes immediately softened Aryan's expression.
He looked away and slowly let go of her.
Aanya quickly wiped her tears.
Then she looked at him.
"I told you not to come because I hate you."
Aryan silently endured every word.
"No one can stay happy when you're around them, Mr. Aryan."
Suddenly, Aryan remembered his father.
The memories hit him all at once.
Meanwhile, Aanya continued scolding him, but after a few moments, she realized something was wrong.
She stopped.
"Aryan?"
Aryan didn't respond.
"Aryan?"
Still, he said nothing.
Just then, Aanya heard someone calling her name.
"Aanya!"
She turned around.
It was Tara.
Tara walked toward them.
"Aanya, what are you doing here for so long? Kunal and everyone else have been looking for you. Let's go."
Aanya didn't move.
She just kept looking at Aryan, wondering what was wrong with him.
Tara noticed and frowned.
Then she looked at Aryan.
"Aryan, why are you still upsetting my friend? Please leave her alone."
With that, Tara grabbed Aanya's hand and started leading her away.
As they walked away, Aanya turned back several times to look at Aryan.
He was still standing there.
Motionless.
Lost in thought.
While they were walking back, Tara said,
Aanya, why did Aryan come anyway?"
"You know everyone was looking for you, and here you were talking with him."
"What are you going to tell them?"
Suddenly Tara noticed that Aanya wasn't listening.
"Aanya?"
"What's wrong?"
Aanya looked down.
"I think I said too much to Mr. Aryan."
Tara rolled her eyes.
"Seriously, Aanya?"
"You're still thinking about him?"
"You were the one who told us that you've forgotten him."
"But you're still worried about him."
Aanya's eyes became moist.
"I don't know."
Tara listened quietly.
"I still don't know why."
"I don't know why I'm caring about him."
"I don't know why I'm feeling bad for him."
Tara sighed.
"Aanya, I understand your feelings."
But you need to stop thinking about him and move on.
Day after tomorrow is your wedding.
Aanya lowered her head.
Suddenly, they heard a voice.
"Aanya!"
Both turned around.
It was Radha.
She walked toward them.
"What are you two doing here?"
"Devika ji told me that you were with Prerna."
Tara quickly covered up.
"Yes, Aunty. She was with Prerna until now."
Radha nodded.
Then she looked at Aanya.
"Aanya, what was so urgent that you left your photoshoot?"
"Come on. Let's go."
She took Aanya back to the main hall.
Tara let out a deep breath.
"Thank God Aunty didn't hear anything."
Back at the event, Devika and Prerna immediately noticed Aanya.
"Mom, Aanya is back," Prerna whispered.
"But where is Bhai?"
Devika looked around.
Aryan was nowhere to be seen.
Meanwhile, Radha brought Aanya back to Kunal.
Kunal looked at her curiously.
"Where did you suddenly go with Mr. Mehra?"
"What were you two talking about?"
Aanya froze.
She didn't know what to say.
After a pause, she replied,
"We were talking about—"
Before she could finish, the photographer interrupted.
"Sir, we still need to do a lot of poses."
"Oh, right."
Kunal nodded.
"Let's continue."
Meanwhile, Aryan walked over to Devika.
Mom, let's go.
Devika looked surprised.
"What happened, Aryan?"
"I mean, the event is almost over."
"I think we should leave."
Before Devika could reply, Nandini spoke.
You're right, Aryan.
"We should leave."
How long are we going to stay?
"It's not like they're our close relatives."
"Sister-in-law, please," Devika said.
Nandini immediately fell silent.
Aryan spoke again.
"Mom, let's leave."
Devika looked at him for a few seconds before nodding.
"Okay."
Prerna didn't understand what was happening, but she followed them.
Soon, they left the Sangeet.
A while later, Aanya looked around the hall.
Her eyes searched for only one person.
Aryan.
But he was nowhere to be seen.
Just then, her grandmother noticed her.
"Aanya, what happened?"
You look worried.
Aanya hesitated.
Then she asked,
"Dadi... have you seen Aryan?"
Her grandmother looked surprised.
"Aryan?"
"Did he come?"
Aanya nodded.
"Yes, Dadi. He was wearing a black suit."
Her grandmother thought for a moment.
"Wait, that boy. Is he Aryan?"
"I saw him."
Aanya's eyes brightened.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"He already left."
The smile instantly disappeared from Aanya's face.
"He... left?"
"Yes."
"I saw him leaving a while ago."
Aanya looked down.
For some reason, disappointment settled heavily in her heart.
Then her grandmother asked,
By the way, why are you looking for him?
Aanya quickly replied,
Nothing, Dadi. I just wanted to know whether he was still there or not.
At the Mehra house, Aryan went straight to his room with a serious expression.
Devika and Prerna noticed this.
After a pause, Prerna said,
"Mom, what have we done? Weren't we planning to ask Aanya?"
"But we came back without asking her anything."
"And we also don't know what happened between the two of them earlier that made Bhai drag her away in front of everyone."
I'm sure it wasn't good. Otherwise, Bhai wouldn't have suddenly said that we should leave.
Devika sighed.
Prerna, even I was waiting for the right moment to talk to Aanya.
But didn't you notice? Every time I tried, someone was with her.
Prerna listened quietly.
And when Aryan pulled Aanya away, I thought something good might happen.
Devika shook her head.
Anyway, tomorrow is still there.
"This time, I will definitely talk to her."
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Meanwhile, at the Sangeet, Kavya walked over to Aanya.
Aanya, let's take some selfies together.
"Sure, Aunty," Aanya replied.
The two of them took several selfies.
Afterward, Kavya looked at the pictures and smiled.
Look! They came out so good.
Just then, someone called Kavya from a distance.
Aanya beta, it's Kunal's phone. Please give it to him.
"Okay, Aunty."
Kavyw left.
Meanwhile, Aanya started looking through the selfies they had just taken.
From a distance, Kunal noticed that his phone was in Aanya's hand.
His face changed instantly.
Oh no... Is that my phone? What if she's looking at my chats?
He quickly walked toward her and snatched the phone from her hand.
Aanya was startled.
She looked at him in surprise.
Kunal immediately forced a smile.
Aanya, why is my phone with you, by the way? I mean, I gave it to Mom.
Aanya replied,
Me and Aunty took selfies, and I was just looking at them.
Kunal relaxed slightly.
Oh, okay.
Then he quickly walked away.
Aanya watched him leave.
She found his reaction strange.
The way he had snatched the phone from her hand felt unusual.
That night, Aanya told her grandmother everything that had happened between her and Aryan.
After listening quietly, Dadi said,
Aanya beta, don't think about him anymore.
Aanya listened silently.
Dadi continued,
"Why are you worrying about whether he is upset because of your words?"
If he is upset, then let him be.
Don't think too much about it.
"Tomorrow is your Mehendi and Haldi, right?"
You should get some sleep.
And don't stay awake all night thinking.
After saying that, Dadi left the room.
Aanya lay down on her bed, but she kept thinking about how rudely she had spoken to Aryan and felt bad about it.
The next morning, it was the mehendi ceremony.
Everyone was laughing and enjoying themselves.
Aanya kept a fake smile on her face so that no one would suspect anything. At the same time, she kept looking around, waiting for Aryan.
Suddenly, Aryan and his family arrived.
Meera noticed them and signaled Aanya.
Aanya looked in that direction and saw Aryan.
Meanwhile, Radha walked over to them and said
Just then, Aanya's Dadi walked over to them.
Radha said,
"Devika ji, I forgot to introduce her yesterday. She is Aanya's Dadi."
Devika smiled.
"Namaste."
Aanya's Dadi smiled back.
Then Radha continued,
"And this is Aryan, her son, and this is her sister-in-law, Nandini ji."
Aryan smiled politely.
However, Aanya's Dadi looked at him seriously and then walked away.
Radha and the others didn't understand her reaction.
Trying to ease the awkwardness, Radha said,
Prerna beta, go and get mehendi applied.
Prerna smiled and went to apply mehendi.
A little later, Aryan looked toward Aanya.
Aanya was already looking at him.
But Aryan immediately turned his face away.
A little later, Kunal arrived.
One of the guests teased him,
"Kunal, find your name in Aanya's mehendi and tell us where it is!"
Hearing this, Aryan looked in their direction from a distance.
Kunal took Aanya's hand and started looking for his name in the mehendi.
At that moment, Aanya suddenly looked at Aryan.
Aryan, who had already been watching them, immediately turned his face away.
A few moments later, Kunal pointed at the
design and said,
"Here it is!"
Everyone smiled.
Kunal and Aanya looked at each other.
Seeing this, Aryan felt a pang of jealousy and walked away from there.
Aanya noticed him leaving and quietly watched him go.
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End Of Chapter 81.