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Story: Tainted Bride

“How many times have I explained to you that you should not give place in your heart to strangers; they are not your own? And you know he didn't like it."

"And you know I've never done that. There are very few people whom I consider to be my own. I like her, and this is not your concern at all.... And about him, I don't care..."

"What's the matter? Today, Shekhawat Ji's daughter appears very angry.”

"Whatever mistake you make, it would be better if you never called my father in this way. And anyway, he is no longer in this world... So stop your nonsense."

"Okay, sorry for this. Tell me, what are you angry about?"

"You don't know what I'm talking about."

"Look, Sandhya, after a few days, our Aashi turns 3 years old... And it will be three years since Divya died. I don't want to see my son alone anymore, so I want him to get married as soon as possible. So what is wrong with this?"

Sandhya turns, stands in front of him, and tells him straight, looking into his eyes.

"You are not thinking about your son's marriage but about your own benefit; whatever your son is doing in the underworld at this time, you are only thinking about increasing your business, so all the girls you have chosen for him are related to the mafia family, and marrying any one of them will only benefit your business."

"Again, what's wrong with that?”

“Last time also, you got Divya and Paraakram married; both of them did not refuse to marry because both of them agreed to marry according to the wishes of their parents as they knew each other, but this time I do not want anything like that... I want a girl in Paraakram's life who understands him, who loves him, and who cares for him."

Digvijay smiles and turns her towards the mirror, and while touching her vermillion, he kisses her forehead and says,.

"I believe that love happens after marriage, regardless of whether the boy and the girl marry according to their choice or not. The most important thing is that if we benefit from marrying such a girl, then there's nothing wrong with it. According to you, in terms of love and care, I know very well how to get it from anyone. Anyway, I believe that after marriage, one falls in love, and after love, one automatically starts worrying about each other. I have only two objectives at the moment: firstly, to take my business to great heights and to see Paraakram handling Asia's largest Mafia network; secondly, I have to see Paraakram's son, who will take over our business in the future.”

Without saying much, Sandhya picks up those suits and looks back at him.

“Do what you have to do, because, as far as I know my son, he is not going to listen to you."

Digvijay is getting very angry after hearing this from his wife, so he comes a little closer to her, bends down to her level, and looks into her eyes.

"You don't think you're saying much today."

Sandhya takes a deep breath, very comfortably stands in front of Digvijay, and says nicely, raising her face and looking into his eyes.

"Till the time I was Digvijay Bundela's wife, I used to have a lot of fear, but now I am Paraakram Bundela's mother, and the fear in me has completely gone."

She turns and leaves immediately, and Digvijay's eyes are still fixed on the door because he did not like his wife's words at all. He loves his wife very much, but he can't see anyone else dominating his life.

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The convoy of cars stops right in front, immediately stands in front while handling her head scarf very well, and her eyes are only looking for her little bundle of joy, Aashi, in all these cars, which is only for a while but gives her a lot of happiness.

"Aaavvvuuuuu"

As soon as Avi hears this sweet, melodious voice, her face immediately turns to the voice coming from the front. She quickly takes her steps toward the car. A bodyguard opens thecar door while staring at her. She immediately turned her face down to hide. Sandhya walks out with a smiling Aashi in her arms, and as soon as she comes out, Aashi immediately jumps into Avi's arms; both hug tightly. Aashi wraps her small hands around her neck, and Avi closes her eyes for a while to feel immense peace of heart. Sandhya smiles at both of them and tells Avi.

“She always calls you by your name. I forbid her to do this, but she does not listen to anything; she listens to your words, then explains some good things to her. I know that you love her very much and teach her everything very well, but you never stop her from taking your name.”

As always, she just smiles and nods her head, but she doesn't respond in words. Aashi is much happier with Avi, who is simply telling her many things in a soothing voice that she is constantly listening to. All the people move towards the temple and start worshiping. Avi and Aashi sit very comfortably in the temple, and Sandhya looks at both of them smiling while doing the circumambulation.

After 3 hours, when all the rounds are completed, she is sitting next to both of them. Avi notices that she is tired and immediately grabs a glass of water. Sandhya smiles, starts drinking water, and says so to herself right away.

"I want my son and my granddaughter to always have happiness in their lives, so this time I have decided to do a 40-day circumambulation for their well-being."