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Story: Tainted Bride

Aashi definitely wants to sleep, but she is smiling after listening to Avishka's words and is eating food very well. Aviksha has lovingly taken Aashi into her arms, and as she holds her close to her chest, she continuously smiles and speaks to her while feeding her properly. He appears to fix his gaze on both of them. After feeding Aashi, Avishka takes her in her arms more lovinglyand makes her sleep while caressing her hair. The smile on her face is a sight to behold.

She realizes quite well that Aashi is asleep, takes her very carefully in her arms, and, as if embracing her lovingly, looks at her face and smiles even more. Her eyes are fixed on her angelic face, which she loves to watch all the time. Once she lies down on the bed, she carefully positions a pillow around her to prevent her from falling off if she turns. She also covers her well with the duvet, caressing her head and kissing her forehead. In all these things, Avishka's face remains constant, with a very small smile.

She turned to leave, and within a few moments, her smile vanished from her face, and she covered her face properly before leaving the room. Prakram continues to watch her walk towards her room, her leg limp with pain. Prakram starts looking at her feet, and within a few moments, she disappears from his sight. He turns and stares at Aashi. He comes into the room, puts his hands in his pockets, and starts looking at Aashi very carefully. The one who is in very deep sleep also sees the pillow and thick sheet on her body very clearly. He states.

“Impressive. “

CHAPTER 17

There is an atmosphere of happiness in the whole house because today is Aashi's birthday, so Prakram has decorated the whole house in such a way as if someone is getting married today. Everyone knows how much his daughter means to him. Both Sandhya and Digvijay know this day is not less than a festival for him. They are very happy to see his happiness, and anyway, it is their granddaughter's birthday, so there can be no greater happiness than this for them. He has specially made a dressfor his daughter, with which he comes into the room. Avishka is sitting there, doing something with flowers. He immediately tells her that he saw her.

"Where is Aashu?"

"Maya is giving her a bath.”

"Hmmm, she's wearing this dress, and she also has to wear a diamond crown in my room. After getting her ready, come with her to my room.”

Avishka just nods her head after seeing everything carefully. Prakram is also extremely busy today, so he doesn't want to ask any additional questions or make any comments. He immediately goes to his room so that he, too, can get ready to go to the hotel as soon as possible. He quickly gets himself ready by taking a quick shower in the bathroom, and as soon as he comes out of his closet, Aashi is there waiting for him, smiling.

“Oh my god, you look so pretty."

"Papa also looks pretty."

"Aww… Where is your nanny?

“Avu…"

"Yup, your nanny..."

"She is Avu..."

"Yes, she is Avu, but she is a nanny."

"But she is not Nanny; she is my Avu."

"Ok, girl, where is your Avu?"

"She instructed me to proceed to Papa's room, and she is bringing some pins to ensure the crown fits properly on my small head. Papa, what is this crown?”

"My princess is a princess, so to give her a more princess feeling, her father has made a crown for her, and it looks like this."

Aashi is not feeling very happy after seeing that crown, and she starts looking at her father. As a result, Prakram sits right in front of her and asks her questions in a very loving manner.

"Don't like your father's gift."

"Avu's tiara is more beautiful.”

Prakramis is very sad to hear that she did not like his gift, but he knows very well that she is a small girl who does not understand the difference between diamonds and flowers, and most importantly, she likes flowers very much. He simply smiles lightly. Avishka, who had just entered the room, heard all of this and noticed Prakram's sad expression on his face. She extends her hand, and Aviksha tries to ask him for the crown, but he says no to her, looking at the crown with disappointment.

"Let it be. She likes flowers; just style her with flowers as she wishes."

"Some things look very beautiful after you wear them... She is a kid who doesn't imagine everything; she needs to look at everything physically."

Avishka effortlessly conveys her thoughts to him, prompting him to place the crown in her hands. She places her Barbie doll in Aashi's hand, prompts her to sit on the couch, and meticulously combs her hair. While doing this, she fixes the crown, and at the same time, she hangs the braid of flowers thatshe had made well in the open hair at the back with the help of the crown itself. Prakramis looking after her work very well, which is done in a very short time, and Aashi is looking very beautiful. A smile automatically starts returning to his face. As soon as Avishka's work is complete, she informs Aashi.

"Just go and look at yourself in the mirror; you look like a very lovely angel.”

Aashi initially glances at her father, who is beaming at her, before sprinting away and gazing at herself in the mirror. She starts jumping and clapping, and the smile on her face is worth seeing. Prakram starts smiling a lot, and he immediately picks her up in his arms.