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Story: Tainted Bride

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Aashi is becoming more happy after roaming outside, and due to the presence of a gaming zone in the mall, she is becoming even more happy. Prakram leaves her there to play comfortably, and as a result, she has started running around and interacting well with other children. When Avishka sees her playing like this, a very gentle smile appears on her face. She starts smiling more when she witnesses Aashi's smile, due to which Prakram's attention goes to her smile.

Avishka is always by Aashi's side, helping her with whatever she wants to play, which leads to Aashi playing a lot and jumping with joy. Aashi is so enjoying playing there that she starts shouting and calling her parents with joy.

"Papa…mumma…"

Observing her play, Prakram begins to smile continuously, causing Avishka to see him smiling without any inhibitions for the first time. In the next moment, she fixes her gaze on Aashi, diverting her attention from him.

"Papa, I want to sit on that bike."

Aashi tells her father about the installed bike game, which Prakram begins to explain to her.

"Sweety, that game is for older children; you cannot play it."

"However, I am eager to participate; you will engage in the game; I will derive pleasure from it; you will accelerate the bike; and I will provide encouragement."

With a smile on his face, Prakram immediately pulls her aside, instructs her to sit on the bike, sits behind her, and begins the game. As a result, Aashi becomes extremely happy and begins to clap and jump excitedly on the bike.

"Yes, Papa... yes, we are first... Fast... Fast."

Seeing her enthusiasm, Prakram starts playing very well, and there is a constant smile on his face. Avishka smiles softly after seeing the father and daughter playing like this because this scene is very relaxing. While playing, Prakram kisses her cheek and occasionally her forehead, expressing his love for his daughter and making Avishka feel very emotional.

After playing the game, they begin choosing some dresses for Aashi. Avishka meticulously examines each dress, prompting Prakram to scrutinize her even more, as he is taken aback by her words.

"This dress has rubber wires whose knot is on the inside. This will cause numerous issues when the child tries to put it on."

"No, mam. Nowadays, children like to wear such fashionable clothes, and your daughter is so beautiful that she will look even more beautiful after wearing this dress."

"After wearing the dress for a while, she becomes very upset and starts crying. There is another dress; you show it to me; I will select it myself."

Avishka takes great care of everything towards Aashi, due to which Prakram is very surprised to see her like this because whenever he went to get something for Aashi, he ignored all these things and just bought the thing. If he found something he liked, he would buy it. Avishka is meticulously examining each dress on Aashi and soliciting her feedback, enabling her to choose the clothes she prefers.

“Papa, I am sleepy."

After a lot of playing and roaming, Aashi is very tired, due to which she starts rubbing her eyes, and both Prakram and Avishka know that if she does not eat food, she will sleep hungry. Avishka takes her from Prakram's arms and tells her while explaining.

“Aashi, let us quickly eat your favorite food, and then you go to sleep.”

“No… I want to sleep."

"Aashi…”

Prakram signals Armaan to get whatever dress she has selected, and he immediately holds Avishka's hand so that he can quickly place the order in the nearby food court area and allow Aashi to eat the food. It is not her usual time to sleep, but after being tired from playing, she wants to sleep. As soon as Prakram holds Avishka's hand, she sees him in fear, but she knows very well why he has done this, so she also starts walking quickly with him, but because she is holding Aashi in her lap, she is unable to do so. Due to which Prakram quickly takes Aashi in his lap and holds Avishka's hand, he goes to the nearby food court and sits and tells the waiter standing there.

"French fries for the kid... Make it fast; after that, I will order for us."

Aashi likes French fries a lot, but despite that, she starts sleeping with her head on her father's chest, due to which Avishka moves her chair near Prakram and tells her.

“Aashi's princess dress was looking very nice, so I thought that today Aashi would have a princess story."

Suddenly, Aashi sits down and looks at Avishka, expecting her to share the story, but Avishka tells her instead.