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Aishani looked and spotted rudra. She didn't tried to guess why he was here as she also saw the news .

Aishani was calm. Rudra looked at her and spoke "Marry me aishani" .

Aishu widened her eyes. Rudra and aishani kept looking at each other. Aishani came back from the shock and said "Are you mad rudra ?! What kind of nonsense is this ?!"

Rudra replied saying "it's not any nonsense aishani. I'm serious" and moved to the couch present in her cabin and sat there.

Aishani looked at him as if he has grown horns on his head.

Rudra looked at her and spoke "you know that the information got leaked. I messaged manhar on the way to check who leaked it ."

Aishu scoffed and said "what do you mean information got leaked. It's not even truth to get leaked Rudransh."

Rudra calmly looked at her and began talking .

"Look aishani , i know someone is trying to tarnish the reputation of both Miracle beauty & RR group of companies and-

Aishani interrupted him saying "so what rudra , we can find them and send them to jail . It's simple".

Rudra controlled himself as he doesn't like when someone interrupts him .

Rudra spoke " i know we can do that aishani. But how are you gonna deny about the engagement ring video?

What will you say to the media ?! That 'i just accompanied rudra . Actually the ring was for vachi. ' ?! They will question vachi and Hridev aishani .

They will hate them , you know how the toxic fans will be right ?!

Remember when Hridev was just spotted talking to with a side character actress and how she got hate and is now in depression ?! "

Aishani began to think . And she knew what rudra said about fans is correct .

Rudra resumed and said "and what will happen to vachi ?! Have you thought that ?! Vachi is sensitive .

Will she be able to bear it ?. She can't even take someone's scoldings.

We know her since childhood aishani. So we can't risk her life . And they will keep hridev's career at stake once the truth will be out .

They will start hating vachi for betraying me at last moment " rudra spoke the last lines slowly .

"But rudra , there is manhar . He's top hacker in the country. He's our friend an-

"Yeah . I know but , as far as i know about his hacking skills , the culprits information should've been on my table now . So that means he didn't got any information." rudra said .

"How will ME marrying YOU solve this issue rudra ?! Aishani questioned him .

Rudra looked at her and started saying " you know right that vachi's parents will never accept them ? So let's just go to them and say that what they've shown on the news is the truth.

And let's say to our families the same thing. They won't hate them. Vachi is the only daughter to her parents. I saw how shameful uncle was .

And imagine him going through the pain" rudra spoke .

"But what about your pain rudra ?" Aishu asked him directly looking into his eyes.

Rudra's cold eyes changed into the sad ones . All aishu could see was the pain and vulnerability in his eyes .

Rudra quickly masked his emotion and said " i can do this for them. They deserve to be happy aishani. "

"They or VACHI rudra ?! You want vachi to be happy. Not both of them. " Aishu spoke the truth like spitting venom .

Rudra's face deciphered an emotion as if he was caught red handed stealing something .

Rudra nodded his head in a yes . And began "YES . I WANT VACHI TO BE HAPPY . WITH HIM . If he won't be happy then she won't. And if she won't ..."

"Then you won't" aishani completed his sentence.

Aishani went near rudra and sat next to him and started " i can't agree to this rudra. I can never. I can't see my other bestfriend in pain "

"You are already witnessing that aishani" saying that rudra let out a small chuckle".

Aishani just looked at him sadly. The Rudransh she knew was long gone.

Rudra started "we'll just say them that vachi tried to save us . So that she married Hridev then everyone will forgive them. " Rudra ended his sentence.

"Hear me out rudra." "I WON'T MARRY YOU. MARRIAGE IS NOT A FUVKING BUSINESS DEAL OKAY . I really care about my friends. I do Rudransh. But marriage is something respectful to me . Though I don't believe in love, i literally respect marriage . So DON'T and it's a NO . "

Rudra heard this and soon his face changed into furious one.

Rudransh looked at her dangerously and kept his hand in his pocket and threw something to aishu's desk .

Aishani went and saw that it was ring . The same ring that they both selected for vachi .

Rudransh started "you know, i have my ways to make you say yes. By night , when you will step out of office , that ring will be on your ring finger."

Aishani went near him angrily. She looked at rudra furiously and questioned "What if i won't?"

Rudra gave her a smirk and bent down to her level and said "I'm a billionaire aishani. I know how to get things done.

They can feel each other's breath. Both of them were breathing heavily.

To anyone who will watch them now will misunderstand them and will assume that romance is going on.

But here , they are breathing heavily . Only their eyes were displaying with how much anger they both are looking at each other and breathing furiously.

Rudra dashed out of her office.

Aishani furiously walked towards the case that's kept on her desk and threw it at the wall.

Time skip to 1hour from the encounter of RuShani.

Aishani was thinking how to ignore this media issue. She called manhar .

Manhar said the same thing what rudra said earlier.

Soon , her PA Stacy , barged into her cabin with a phone in her hand.

Aishani was about to shout at her when her Stacy spoke "mam , a call from Paris delegates".

Aishani's eyes widened and she snatched the phone from Stacy and began talking .

All Stacy heard from aishani was " yes sir" , "no it's no-" , "but sir", "will you please let me explain?" .

And then the phone went dead. Aishani clutched her head.

Stacy asked her "mam what happened ? What did they say ?"

"They said they won't give us the shares that are required to open miracle in Paris" aishu spoke.

"But mam , everything is fine till yesterday . And just few days back you spoke to them right ?! " Stacy spoke slowly.

Aishani didn't replied . So Stacy muttered courage and asked "mam is this because of the news that came out today morning ??"

Aishani replied "no Stacy it cannot be because of the news that came out about me and rudra. Because one of the major head in the Paris delegates had a case on him for about 3 years regarding domestic violence on his wife. But later he was proven not guilty . So obviously it can't be because of this tiny news".

Stacy left after that as aishu said that she needs some alone time.

It was 2pm . Afternoon.

When aishani was deep in her thoughts and Stacy called and said her that her friend vachi is there to meet her .

Aishu without thinking told Stacy to allow vachi .

After few seconds there was a knock . Aishu knew who it was . So she told to come in .

Vachi entered. She looked like she was crying.

Aishani assumed that vachi believed the news so she hurriedly spoke "vachi Jo news mein dikha rahe hai woh sach nahi hai. Okay ?! Mein aur Rudransh went to buy a ring for your engagement."

( Vachi what they were showing in the news isn't the truth . Me and Rudransh went to buy a ring for your engagement.)

Vachi heard that and began crying. Aishu looked at her and spoke "please vachi believe me . Tu jaanti hai na mujhe . Mein aisa kabhi nahi kar sakti tere sath."

( Please vachi believe me . You know me . I can't ever do that to you . )

Vachi looked at her friend and just hugged her. Because she knew what she was about to say and ask is out of aishani's kindness.

Vachi broke the hug and looked at aishu vulnerably. Aishu just looked at her.

Vachi got down on her knees and held her dupatta in her hand. As if she was asking her something. Like how beggars will open their hands and ask .

Aishani looked at her in horror . And quickly held vachi and tried to make her stand up . But vachi didn't budge.

So aishu sat with her on floor on knees.

Vachi began speaking "please aishani. Ab tak ke dosti ka bheek maang Rahi hu. Mujhe ye bheek Dede." and cried.

( Please aishani . I'm begging you on the verge of our friendship till now )

Aishani smiled at her because she thought vachi was being childish.

Everyone in squad will always be ready to do anything for anyone.

So aishu spoke "pagal hai kya vachi ?! Tum mujhse kuch maango aur mein tumhe woh na du ?! Bas meri company ko mat maangna. Mujhe bhi life ko jeena hai" and smiled .

( Are you mad vachi ?! You ask me something and i wouldn't give it to you ?! Just don't ask my company huh . I want to live the life )

Vachi looked at her with pain in her eyes. She held her dupatta tightly and said "please RUDRANSH SE SHAADI KARLO" vachi spoke this and closed her eyes tightly.

(PLEASE MARRY RUDRANSH)

Uttering those words hurted vachi more than she could think . Because konsi ladki hogi duniya mein jo apne mohabbat ko kisi aur ko Dena chahegi ?!

(Beacause which woman will like to give her love to another woman ?)

All aishani could hear was "PLEASE RUDRANSH SE SHAADI KARLO ." repeatedly in her head .

Aishani looked at vachi with tears in her eyes. And spoke "pagal ho kya vachi ?! Do you even have an idea of what you're saying ?! I think you're drunk ." saying this aishu came closer to vachi to find reek of alcohol.

(Are you mad vachi ? )

But Aishani found none. So she looked at vachi's eyes to check what she heard is correct . And indeed what vachi uttered is right .

All aishu saw in vachi's eyes was pain and vulnerability.

Aishu quickly got up from the floor and spoke "sab kuch de dungi vachi . Even my company. But not this . I'm sorry ."

( I will give you everything vachi . Even my company)

Vachi shown her dupatta in her hand and didn't spoke anything indicating that she is begging her.

Aishani tasted something salty. She realised that they were her tears and she was tearing up .

Aishani looked at vachi and asked "kyu ? Why vachi ? Why are you doing this to me ? " .

Vachi replied saying "Morning when we saw the news we knew it wasn't the truth.

I and Hridev both knew that you guys went to select the engagement ring for me.

And Hridev even got ready to come to you and give you support. But .. but before that Rudy appeared.

We thought rudy came to give the explanation. So Hridev started talking to him in an assuring way and said that we both believe him and you .

But , rudra came and told us what he explained to you.

The plan about how he will take the blame. How marrying you will solve everything.

How my dad will be guilt free. Hridev didn't accepted this aishani. But i knew what rudy was saying is the right thing to do.

You don't know aishu . But i didn't slept peacefully from days. And yesterday just became worse.

All the incidents that took place didn't gave me an ounce of sleep. I know that i don't deserve that , but even my body was craving for rest.

But after you guys left morning , i sat and read the comments made by hridev's toxic fans aishu.

Though Hridev was trying to comfort me, he couldn't. By reading those comments i just wanted to get out from everyone's life .

I guess Hridev understood that. So he quickly called manhar and asked him to delete most of the comments.

Manhar did as he said. And i thought that everything's gonna be fine. But then , i saw the headlines of you and rudy.

It broke me aishu. How just because of me all were suffering. Just because of me.

I want to do everything right aishu. So i agreed with rudra's plan. And i can't risk hridev's acting career aishu .

We saw how he struggled in his past .

While most of the actors and actresses entered into the industry with reccomendations , he didn't even took your mom's or rasha auty's and his dad's help ". saying this vachi began to sob loudly.

Aishu who was listening to all of this suddenly spoke "then what about me and Rudransh vachi ?! You know if this plan works then all will see me and Rudransh as cheaters when him and i didn't even did anything to be called as cheaters ."

Vachi didn't had an answer for that. Aishu started "stop being selfish vachi. Please.

Think about everyone around you . I know you and hri love each other .

But please acknowledge that me , keshavi , rudra , and manhar will also come along with you guys when a topic arises."

Vachi looked down guilty .

Aishani spoke " i know going according to rudra's plan makes 100% sense .. but you already know that what he's going through vachi.

You can't put him in more pain and did you thought about what aunty and the whole family is going through ?!

They are worried vachi . For their rudra.

From what I knew from childhood, aunty just worried about him engrossing in work and not having his meals properly.

But now, she is worried about his whole life vachi. Think , if she was worried about him not having meals , then how worried she must be right now knowing that he's mentally, physically drained ??" aishani shouted.

Vachi flinched beacuse of her shout. Quickly vachi composed herself.

Aishani started "you know vachi. But why you are still asking me to do this ?! Why me ?! aishu spoke slowly.

Vachi didn't replied.

(The below few lines which will be in this font will be from the reel i uploaded on Instagram. If you haven't checked please check them out )

Aishani just looked at vachi sadly and spoke " please vachi . I can't do this . He LOVES you . Not me ."

Vachi finally looked into aishani's eyes and said " i know he loves me . But i can't keep him happy . And i don't find anyone better for him than you".

Aishani clutched the desk and said "i can't do this . I can't risk all our friendships".

Vachi just smiled internally , thinking how gem kind of a person she is . She is thinking about all of them. But then there was herself, who is being selfish.

Vachi knew , only doing one thing will make aishani agree. So she stood up and walked towards aishani and stood infront of her.

Vachi suddenly took her hand and placed it on her (vachi's) head and said "tumhe meri Kasam hai aishani . You have to marry him ".

( So here ends the sentences i posted in my insta acc ).

Aishu didn't said anything. She just kept looking at her.

So vachi took that as her weakness and spoke "tumhe pataa hai na agar koi Kasam todega toh kya hoga".

( You know right , if someone breaks the promise made on someone's name , then what will happen ?)

Aishani looked into her eyes with no emotions and said "haa . They will die".

Vachi sadly smiled and started saying "isiliye ye kasma todna mat aishu. Tumne mujhe waada Kia hai. Agar ye Tod doge toh mein mar jaungi. Mujhe zinda rehna hai aishani . Abhi toh meri shadi Hui hai".

( That's why don't break this promise aishu . You promised on me. If you break this pormise then i will die. I want to live aishani . Just now I got married).

Just then Hridev barged inside aishu's cabin. He looked at vachi who was crying silently . And at aishu . And her tears that were flowing silently.

Hridev went to aishu and hugged her saying "aishu . Mein jaanta hu . Tu Aisa kabhi nahi kar sakti okay ?!. Rudra came to me with some foolish plan. Don't accept to his plan. Everything will be fine aishu."

( Aishu .i know . You won't ever do something like that . Okay ?!)

Aishani didn't hugged him back. She just stood there as a rock.

Hridev broke the hug and looked at vachi. He questioned her "vachi what happened ?! Why she's being like this ?!"

Vachi didn't replied him anything . She just stood there crying.

Soon aishu spoke shocking Hridev and vachi.

Aishu said "I'll marry Rudransh". emotionlessly .

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